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ALLEGATION OF FRAUD.
FULL COURT, APPEAL,
Samc
THURSDAY, MARCH
to meet. The allegation was that the appellants did certain things which induced the mortgagees' to: sign the mortgage.
Wrong In
Interpretation?
Mr. Justice Wood intimated that he had been under the impression that moaning to that was, that may ingro not parties uns til they had paid the money..
1928.
CHANGING CHINA.
TWENTY FIVE YEARS AGO.
AND TO-DAY.
Few men can boast of having vi nited China during three stages ne widely different on the China of 28
spcoalless. They could novor dis agros. They could mayer speak their mind. Anything might hap pen to them if they failed to regard the oficial suggestion as the final word of wisdom.
THE MAN OF MIDDLE AGE.
The averago man of 45 is rË- luctant to admit that his powers. of resistance to the strain of daily. affairs has diminished. Ho fat ters himself that he retains the No Lack of Experts Now.
energy of youth, and is according Even in those days, the Chinese prone to overtax nerves and
were muselo. inarchants anil bankets vero ont-Again, his resistance to the pro-
Years ago and the China-to-day on events, but they would not go
cesses that insidiously undermine
Allegations that two solicitor's interpreters were to arrange an estate settlement, nud that one of them withheld the fact that the two youths concerned were under åge in 'order that no
Mr. Potter sald, with deference, Yet, Professor Jeremiah W. Jenks, into the Government and they health is weakened. It becomes hitch should occur, were made in that no auch interpretation could Research Professor of Politics at ought to remain as far away from more and more difficult to shake the Court of Appeal yesterday be put on it and he did, not argue New York University, has had just officinis as possible. Twelve years of oven a common cold.
To, reinforce:waning vitality by whon Mr. Eldon Potter, KC, on that basis in the court below such an experience. His first visit go, I noticed that they had come opened an appeal against a fudgif: they put that construction on to China was in 10034, when he forward in a surprisingly rapid man- such means as are calculated to ment delivered by Mr. Justice it then they might as well wipe came as representative of the Mone-ner and wore beginning to partiet stimulate without having any un- Wood, who refused to grant an out the whole meaning of the lan-ry Reform Commission, with the pate in government affairs and to in- desirable after-effect is the part object of placing China on a gold tordst themselvos increasingly in of wisdom. Dr. Williams' Pink Injunction restraining the guage: mortgagees from disposing of pro-
A discussion ensued between basis. In 1910, Professor Jouks re-public business. Now apparently Pille for Pale People over re perty until the mortgage of the judges; after-which Sir Henry turned as an advisor of the Peking they have a vivid civic sense and are commend themselves as a simple Government His present visit has having quite.a voice in the govern yet elicient tonic, building up $500,000 had been paid.
Gollan said. Mr. Justice. Wond de
no political significance, says the ment. This is a change for the blood and nerves, and thereby Sir Henry Gollan, Sir Peter finitely understood that the mort N.C. D. News, as Professor Jenks good, for it brings the Government assisting the system to ward dif Grain and Bir. Justice Wood form gayees did not become parties to travels as a tourist and an old-timer closer to the economie middle class, disease and premature old age. ed the Court.
the mortgage until the payment come to see it all again...
which is bound to be the back-bone To bo had of all chemists, or The appellants were Loo of the money,
"The startling facts of changing of the economic life of any country post free, at $1.50 per bottle, & Kwong-lam, 57 Caine Road and Mr. Potter replied that that was China besome evident the moment "Twenty-fivo years ago when bottles $8.00 from the Dr. Wil- Loo Kwong-hin, of the new to him. No lawyer would one sails up the Whangpoo. The came to discuss the gold standardliams Medicine Co., 60, Kiangse address, an infant and the respon- rend the words "induced the de devolopnient of this tremendously with Chinese officials, I found that Road, Shanghai. dents were Li Koon-chun and fondante to become parties to the vital city, from what was even 12 thore was no one in the country who Wing Fat-shing, 61 Wing Lokald mortgage" as meaning to pay years ago a comparatively small bad any conception of the science Street, and Kan Tong-po, the chief the money. They were parties town and 25 years ago a mere vil of money. It was often like lectur manager of the Bank of East Asia and could be compelled to pay lage, into an enormous, modern meing to novices when I spoke to the Ltd., ID Des Voeux Rond Central.
ever the money. "Supposing they tropolis is little short of astonishing highest officials. It was different 15 Mr. Eldon Potter, K.C., together refused to pay" asked Mr. Potter Even 19 years ago, after one reached years ago. I found that there were with Mr. H. G. Sheldon, appeared "why should we not sue them?" Bubbling Well Road, one struck a number of men who had expert on behalf of the appellants and
Sir Henry Gollan said he was small houses and the ends of road knowledge on this particular subicct Mr. F. C.Jenkin was for the hot deciding the point but was but now Shanghai soems to stretch For instance, Dr. Chen Chun-tai was respondents.
interminably I remember going to one of the best informed students of merely pointing it out.
St. John's University in 1904, a loug, monetary science in the world and arduous trip from, the city, We when we were at a conference, in stumbled along country roads and Europe at which exporta of many of were almost upset into a ditch as the principal nations were present, we came upon alumbering cows in his pre-eminence in this particular the path. There are probably no field was noted. The appearanes of cows in the streets of Shanghai to the expert in Government must have day. I remember the Antor House produced notable changes, which when it was considered the finest shall be intorented to see on my hotel in China and yet was little
présent trip. enough of a hotel with a garden in front and not a very large building inside the garden.
The respondents, formerly do- fendants, alleged that the plain- tiffe had fraudulently represented themselves to be adults,
Mr. Potter remarked that Mr. Justice Wood had not found that point in his judgment.
Sir Henry Gollan said that in a mortgage the mortgagees do not sign and they did not sign in the present case.
Deed of Released. Speaking on the question of the signing of the release as affecting
Mr. Potter agreed and went on Hin, Mr. Potter said, after read-i
to sny that paying money could ing through evidence relating to
one A partner to a the mortgage, that they could not not make
a mo- and the release was explained to document. Could it for the appellants. They emphati-ment, he continued, be seriously cally denied that there was any said that if a man paid mones explanation in the strict sonne of tnder a contract by paying money the term. There was, he said, in the ordinary sense he had be very little evidence to support the come a party to that contract? judge's contention that the release That, he contended, was not a fair was read to them, He did not know meaning to put on the words in city roads were upate and in rainyfu to Kaifeng. In spite of all our.
question.
how the learned judge could make
Mr. Justler Wood said that was such a sweeping statement in his judgment that among these docu-his view at the time when he gave ments was the deed of release his original judgment but it did After referring to other evidence not appear in the judgment.
Mr. Potter said he remembered on the point Mr. Potter contended
Peking Sul Ancient.
Before the Kin-lan. Came. "Shortly after the Boxer Rebel- lion, before the Paking-Bankow line; " Poking in those days there was completed, I set out with some friends, to travel from Peking to were almost no ronds at all, except Hankow. We made practically the the stone roads leading from Liten route that the railway now city to the Summer Palace. The covers, diverting only from Honan. weather one might almost have own appréhensions and those of our sunk in them. The rieshan were friends, we found very little visible pulled along the walls, for fear the anti-foreign feeling. There was na- should be thrown into the wide and turally much curiosity at a yellow- full ditches into which the roads haired traveller. passing through drained. There were just a few their villages in a sedan chair, but,
that there was not sufficient to speaking on the point in his sum-motor cars in Shanghai 25 years ago except in Kaifeng itself, there word lead a jury to believe the allegaming up in the court below and and in Peking there were only two low cries against us. The people restored in the Palaco, which an enbowed to us no wo passed and then tion of fraud, that the appellants asked. Mr. Jenkin whether he
terprising agent had presented to rapidly rose to get a look at the had the deed of release interpret-membered.
Mr. Jenkin replied in the nega- the Dowager Empress, But event in blonde traveller, who looked on ed to them, that they fully appre
Shanghai they were inefficiently run, different from them and who was ciated and understeed the legal tive.
Mr. Potter Well, I may have mostly by owner-drivers. In Peka different. There has undoubtedly effect, that they knew they were described as being 21 years of age forgotten. Perhaps I am wrong.ing, only the hotels and a few such always been an under-current of Mr. Jenkin affirmed that the in places had electric lights. The anti-foreign feeling, which was not or over and that therefore they fraudulently represented interpretation held by Mr. Justice streets were dark at night and in the evilent in the large cities and which probably Wood was the correct one in con-houses amps and candies were used the foreign individual
"When I came 12 years ago, the sellom experienced, for he was formity with their pleadings.
Sir Henry Gollan said Air. Jus-roads had buen paved and were well with the utmost courtesy-but the streets vore not only lit, but the treated, particularly in those days, kept up and there were traffic police feeling was thore. The younger on all the principal, corners. And man, 25 years ago, were not without now, I understand, there are roads it, particularly some who have now directions, leading far out become great leaders. They saw into the country.
selves to be 21 by signing the document with me query in nay shape or form. He ventured to
say that the sweeping statement in the judgment was entirely un- supported.
Mr. Potter went on to revie the evidence given by the plain- Wiffs, from which also they could
tice Wood was clear on the point and Mr. Jenkin said he himself had argued it.
Regrettable Happening..
Mr. Potter replied all he could not gather any evidence to show say was it was regrettable from that the document was interpret- his point of view that Mr. Justice ed to Hin. It was not surprising Wood did not say so to him (Mr. that the boy should be given docu-Potter) and did not say so in his ments to sign on being told that judgment,
naked Mr. Potter.
.י
in
The Outer Significance,
little hope of saving their country A Sheep Before his Shearers,
from foreign aggression, except as they became increasingly anti "One of the most interesting po- foreign. But those idens did not litical changes is the attitude of the affect individual relationships at all merchants toward the Government and therefore had no superficial as- and politics. Nowadays, thero pects. if he did sign he would get his Concluding his story with regard seems to be a keen interest in poli- share and if he did not he would to Hin, Mr. Potter and he submitt tios and a desire to participate in
It is impossible for me to die get nothing. "Did the Courted that there was no evidence that Government by all classes of the think that the elder brothers would I heard the question in the people When I was here 25 years cuss current China, na I have been go out of their way to explain it solicitors' office with regard to his ago, the merchants had only one de-here only a few days. The physical sire and that was to be let alone development is immediately visible all to the younger brothers?" age and, if he did, he did not ap by the Government and to keep a The growth of factories and mills, preciate the meaning of it. There far away from the officials as pos- the apparent prosperity of all was no evidence by which the court aible.
clanson in a city like Shanghai, the could find that Hin had fraudulent- 1 can recount an interesting ex-building of roads and the money There was not the slightest evily represented himself to be 21perience. When I made my pro- that is agent in their upkeep, aro dence that the release was inter-years of age or over.
posal for placing Ohina on a gold indicative of a great physical preted to them and brought ex-
The The appeal was adjourned until basis, the suggestion was made that growth.
modernization of pressly to their minds. With re- this morning when Mr. Potter will a National Bank should be establish Ching, the political and intellectual spect, he would suggest that the speak on behalf of Loo Kwong-od. It was part of my plan that development that is bound to ac judge was under a misapprehen-lam.
the Board of Directors should con- company, or, at any rate, follow sion that there was evidence given.
sist of hibe members, seven elected upon, physical developments such da when in truth and in fact there
by the shareholders and twojap we wiluers hero, may be assumed. was nope.
pointed by the Imperial Govern- It will be interesting to visit the At Norwich Assizes Robert ment. When I discussed this ques-North and to see whether the pro- Mr. Potter went on to deal with Hiner Plumb, aged 42, rate collection with two Chiness bankers in gress there has been as rapid and as the alleged express fraud when a tor, of Ely, and a captain in the Paking, one the representative of full as it has been, in this great solicitor was stated to have asked Cambridge Territorials, was son the Shansi an interpreter whether Ilin was oftenced to 12. months' imprison- other the
Judge Mistaken.
Bankers Guild, the city." compradore of the
age and to have received a reply ment for drawing money for pri Hongkong Bank, they both said in the affirmative from the ivates in his company, forging the that terpreter, the evidence being that receipts, and appropriating the would make
the presence of officials Clogher, Co. Tyrone, Regional the whole pro-Education Committee.allowed 478. Hin, who could speak English, proceeds to his own use. The position impossible, The Govern-for clothing and boots to a family might have heard the question. defence was that it was Plumb's ment might appoint inspectors or of father, mother, and seven chil- Mr. Potter said that was irre intention to pay the money over supervisors but they could not ex-dren who were reported to be levant as the mortgage was al- when he met the private at drill | peet merebants to sit on one board occupying one room, the children ready signed and that was the ac- and that he had domestic and with officials, for, in the presence of being without either food or cloth- cusation of fraud that he had financial trouble.
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