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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
ANOTHER SHANGHAI SHARE CASE.
REVERSED POSITION OF LITIGANTS.
CLAIM FOR TLS. 4,590.
TUESDAY,
MAY 17, 1927.
BOLD ESCAPE.
PRISONER'S DASH FOR
LIBERTY.
HIS LADY FRIENDS.
ASSAULT CHARGE FAILS. Charged before Mr. R. E. Lind- sell, this morning, with striking an old woman with a pair of scales, and causing injuries which resulted in her detention In hospital for three days, a fish- monger from the Western Market denied the offence, suggesting that the, woman received the injuries through a full,
A Chinese who was being con- veyed in a motor bus in police custody from Aberdeen to the Contral Police Station, anceceded in making an escapo yesterday.
The man was arrested on 2 charge of larceny from a house in Aberdeen. Through some means he managed to slip off his hand-that he gave short weight to the cuffs and onco, his hands free he made a bold bid for free-complainant but a young woman whom he produced as a witnesa stated that the old woman was greedy and would endeavour to run off with a slice too much.
Two of the litigants in the re- cent sharebrokers! case, again came before Judge Peter Grain in 11.B.M. Supreme Court on Friday morning, but the positions were reversed, Jack Behar, stock and sharebroker, being the plainti dom. and Ellis & Co. (represented by Emmanuel E. Ellis, also a member of the Shanghai Stock Exchango) being the defendants.
The plaintiff was represented by Mr. R. N. Macleod of Platt & Co., while Mr. M. Readers Harris of When you have renson to sus-White-Cooper & Co., appeared for pect, that your child has oaten the defendants. fruit of a doubtful character the best course is to administer
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The plaintiff, in his Statement of claim, pleads that by contracts in writing dated respectively; November 29. December 2, Decem- ber 3 and December 14, 1926, de- fendant agreed to purchase the
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When the bus was nearing the main entrance to the University he sprang up from his seat in the bus and dived through the window. The bus was immediately stop ped and the Chinese detective who was escorting the man got off and gave chase. He kept the fugitive in sight for some time but the man finally managed to elude the detective and was last seen disap- Pearing into Water Street.
another, issues an invitation to the debter to do further business and agrees not to 'raise the question of
There was nu accusation also
His Worship asked this witness if it was purely in the interests of justice that she put herself to the inconvenience of coming into court. She replied that gossip passed around that the fishmonger had been arrested, and she felt it would be the right thing to do to state before the court what she herself. had seen.
Hia Worship, to defendant: Well, you are lucky.. Have you any other girl as a witness?
There was a stir in the back of the court, where the spectators were scuted... The Magistrate
"Are you also a witnesa?" his
Worship queried.
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and bowels, and can be given with the Ewo Cotten Mills, Ed., at Tls. new business, he cannot be heard | dered to be brought forward.
9.80; 1,000 shares in the Ziangbe in a claim that the old accounts Rubber Co, Ld, at Tls. 1.90; 1.000 be settled firat and "I submit,
counsel. "that judgment shares in the Tanah Merah Rubber said- Estates, Ld., at Tls. 1.90; 1,000 should be given for the present shares in the Tanah Merah Rubber claim to be settled. It is grossly Estates, Ltd., at Tis., 1.87. De unfair to a broker not to have a fendant also agreed to make play-settlement on settlement day, as it, bring calm, natural, health-giving ment on delivery of scrip and to some, extent, prevents him from her into the case, and said: I carne23 Used in road making. MASSAGE HALLsleep and promote regular deve-transfer on March settlement day, carrying on business with other up for a job as an earth-carrier.
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Plaintiff's Evidence,
On March 26, the defendants
"The plaintiff, My. Behar, de- instructed the plaintiff to resell, and the plaintiff did resell the posed that on March settlement 1,000 Ziangbes at Tis. 9.05 for payday, he delivered the Ewe shares ment and delivery on the said to Emmanuel Ellis at the latter's March settlement day and defen-office and that Ells refused to dants further instructed plaintiff accept thein, giving no to resell the 1,000 Tanah Merahs at Ts. 1.625 and the other 1,000 Tanah Merahs at Tls. 1.65, all for Payment and delivery on March settlement day. These instruc-and
On March settlement day the defendants refused to accept de livery of strip and transfer of the 1.200 shares in the Ewo Cotton Mills, Ld and failed to pay for same. Pintiff recordingly re sold the said shares at the market price of Tls. 6.35 per share. The plaintiff therefore declares that he has suffered damage amounting to Tls. 9,590 and claims this amount together with costs.
tions were duly carried out.
The Defence.
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"Yes, I am an earth-carrier, but I saw what happened at the ments. market."" replied the girl.
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nger. His Worship: Here, in this 25 Lair. court? You know defendant? A 28 Afternoon meal. friend of yours?
28 Liquors. In the end, Mr. Lindsell said 30 Short poem. " that he could not convict the de- 31 Muddle. fendant, as he had two witnessos and the complainant had none. Defendant was discharged.
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"He told me that he was not in Behar," said witness, "that yuu a position to take delivery of the have to place this against what shares." continued witness, "and you owe me, because you owe me that 1 should No out such big amounts and have always Bell them at the best put off from paying. He said: T 53 price I could get. I asked shall sell the shares, and I told Organ of hearing.. him about the difference and him that, if you do sell them. y 56 he said he would do his best do so on your own responsibility. to pay me in a few days but would Moreover, continued witness, busi- not give me a post-dated cheque."ness had been done in Ewe's on 61 Witness went on to say that he the day before. settlement day at 63
Tis 7,25,- offered the shares to two or three
Cross-examined, witness said brokers and at 3 o'clock in the afternoon (on Settlement day) sold that Behar made no reply when 70 them to Gensburger & Co. at Tls. he told him this. Asked whether 7
he suggested that plaintiff and 72 6.35.
Mr. Weil were not telling the truth. 73 Witness said: "They are friends and naturally help one another- they can say what they like."
Cross-examined by Mr. Reader Harris, witness said that there was a nominal rate for the shares that day, and that Genaburger & Co., were the people from whom he had originally bought the shares on behalf of Mr. Ellis.
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. Defendants, in their defence. plead that if the plaintiff. re-sold the Dwo shares, such sale was not a genuine ope and did not take
In reply to His Lordship. Mr. place in the open market and that
Macleod said: "I have nothing 10 Tls, 6.35 was not the price of the
"I was in default, continued more to add, but ask your Lord-11 shares on March settlement day witness," I had to pay the Cens-ship to disbelieve the witness." Defendants further state that hurgers, and was in a hole. Four Settlement Day Rates. the plaintiff is indebted to the de- thousand odd taels is not a paltry Mr. Ellis. Hayim, Chairman of fendants in the sum of Hongkong sum to me. Mr. Ellis has put the Shanghai Stock Exchange, was $161.812.06 being the price of cerme in a hole more times than I can then called by counsel for the de- tain shares sold by the defendant. remember."
fendant firm, and deposed that on to the plaintiff and one H, O.
Counsel-Was not. Mr. Ellis March settling day, his firm were i Odell for which sum action has great friend of yours?-He was buyers of Ewon' at Tls. 7. "Being already been commenced and thence, at least, I thought he was settlement day" continued wit defendant claims to art eff against Do you dislike him now?-I cerness, there were no quotations
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witness
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issued and I did not hear of any shares being offer-
Mr.
the plaintiff's claim an equal amount of the said debt due to the
hate him, but I would not try to edi during the day." defendant.
Mr. Macleod in outlining theuin him, it is not my character. Bekar had made inquiries as case for the plaintiff said that Mr.
Re-examined by Mr. Macleod, to the price of the shares on that Emmanuel E. Ellis (of the defen- dant firm) wrote a letter to his mother master outstanding bday and was informed by the client on November 30 as fol- tween the parties which involved witness that the price was Tls. 7.
In reply to His Lordship, witness about $25,000 in which Mr. Ellis said that it was not at all unusual endorsed a promissory note as for shares to be sold at a sacrifice guarantor.
This concluded plaintiff's evi-on settlement day and set:ling day might be described as a "squeeze dny."
Counsel for the plaintiff briefly. address His Lordship, remarking: "I do not think that your Lordship will believe that Mr. Behar and Mr. Weil have-invented their story. I think it is rather a monstrous. suggestion on the part of 'Mr. Elila."
"As you have severed your con- nexion with Messrs. Odell and Behar, in Hongkong, and com- mencing business on your own dance. account here, I would like to assist Mr. F. Weil stated that he was. you whenever possible in the way in the office when the shares were In this tendered to Mr. Ellis and heard of doing more business. connexion, I would like to say that Mr. Ellis say that he could not whatever business we do together take them up at that time. from now onwards either in my
own name or in the name of Ellis Sale On His Own Responsibility. & Co.. is not, in any way to be
Counsel for the defendant firm confused or mixed up with any old outstanding matters of Odell then briefly addressed His Lord-
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Witness said that he admitted of any old accounts outstanding.""
Continuing, counsel said that if that the shares were brought to him for acceptance. "I told on having old claims
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His Lordship intimated that he deliver it at the same time as his judgment in the case heard on Tuesday and Wednesday last, in which Tls. 161,821,06 is involved.
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