MORTGAGE APPEAL
CONTINUES.
COUNSEL ARGUES ON MINORS' KNOWLEDGE.
PREVIOUS BIG DEAL.
ROUGH SEAS ON
THE PRAYA,
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
UNUSUAL CONDITIONS CAUSE
'EXCITEMENT...
There was considerable excite" ment on the Praya West water- front laat evening, when shipa and sampana lying at anchor, or moor ad at wharves, experienced un- usually rough seas. Almost with- aut warning, huge waves dashed
Mr. F. C. Jenkin.continuod his arguments on behalf of the rog- pondents in the mortgage appeal case when the Full Court of Ap-in to the wharves and the seawall, peal resumed this morning...
TUESDAY, MARCH 6, 1928.
AMERICA AND THE MOTOR CYCLE TRIAL
PHILIPPINES.
NOTABLE INAUGURAL
ADDRESS.
MR. STIMSON ON FUTURE OPPORTUNITIES.
and several bonds were soon in VALUE OF U.S. CONTACT considerable distress. People on
Mr. Jenkin reminded the court the waterfront at the time state
Some striking utterances were that at the end of yesterday's that the conditions were most un-mide by Governor-General Henry proceedings he was reading corres-usual.
L. Stimson on the occasion of his pondence which passed between It was ascertained this morning inauguration at Manila last week. the respective solicitors for about that, the mooring lines of vessels
In the course of its speech, Mr two months prior to the settlement. secured at wharves snapped off Stimson said it had often seemed to Ile had endeavoured, by that cor- while the wharf structures were him that sometimes in their insist- respondence, to establish that the much shaken. The disturbance fence upon political development, respective legal advisors were lasted only about three minutes, they overlooked the importance of aware of the fact that three docu- during which time considerable the economic foundations which were to be brought into damage was done to sampans and must underlie it and upon which it existence, an assignment, a re-junka lying inshore.
necessarily rested. By some of lease, and a mortgage.
them, industrial development had even been dreaded as if it were in- consistent with the liberties of the people.
ments
It was evident that those three documents were so dependent on each other that no point could be made of the execution of one, with- out bringing it to the others. For all practical purposes, they might be treated as one.
The mortgagees would not id- vance money until they were satisfied that anyone had п title to the property. The three depend for their value legally, on documents would therefore have to
the exccution of all three.
:
An eye-witness states that the vessels at the wharves were rolling to an angle of about 30 degrees, while sampans and junks were piled on top of each other." The Steamboat Company's wharf at Wing Lok Street and Connaught Road suffered damage, while other structures show the effects in a lesser déurec.
A Great Error.
ON SUNDAY:
THE RESPONSE EXTREMELY GRATIFYING.
The motor cycle raliability trial, organised by the Molor Cyclo Section of the HK.V.D.C., will be held on Sunday next, the first com petitor leaving Volunteer Hend- (quarters at 2.30 p.m., the re mainder following one another at minute intervals.
All competitors have been invit ed to attend, at the Volunteer Headquarters to-morrow night from 6.30 to 6.30 p.m. when route cards and number plates will be distributed and when members of the Committee will be present to clear up any paints on which com petitors are doubtful:
RECORDS BROKEN
AT FAIR
PRACTICAL BENEFIT TO BRITISH INDUSTRY,
PLANS FOR FUTURE.
London, Mar. 5. Captain Hacking, the Under for Oversena Trade, Secretary stated in the House of Commons. that the result of the British In- dustries Fair in London, and Birmingham, had been eminently satisfactory.
-
There were 256,000 square feet of exhibition space in London, and 120,000 square feet in Birmingham.
Both figures beat.the previous re. cords and represented a total in- crease of 130,000 square feet over. last year,
In view of the fact that at this meeting instruction will be given with regard to the fixing of num-
The attendance was also à record, bar plates it is particularly desir-being in London, 103,686, and in A large able that all local motor cyclists Birmingham, 103,000.
amount of space had already been who have entered should attend.
Competitors are expected to booked for next year. assemble at Volunteer Hend-
This year's exhibition had been quarters at 1.45 p.m. on Sunday, of real practical benefit to all acc- though the time for the actual tions of British industry and he was start is not until 2.30 p.m. During antifled it would lead to an Increase "As a general proposition," said the interval, however, all machines of business.
Asked if he would consider whe- Mr. Stimson, "i bolleve that no will be subject to a brake test, greater error could be made. His conducted by the Traffic Depart-ther the Fair could not be put on It was deemed necessary last tory shows that it has been the ment of the Hongkong Police a more permanent footing, and be held for a longer period, Captain Following Home practice, a Hacking replied that this was being night to send the S. Lungshan great commercial and Industrial Force. after the discharge of her passen- individual liberty and free institu- competitor's steward will be in considered. British Wireless, out to anchorage off Stonecutters nations which have first developed gers, but with better conditions tions and which have most tenucl- attendance before the start of the Mr. Jenkin went on to say that prevailing this morning, she was ously clung to them. It has shown trial to whom competitors should when one investigated the nature borthed at the Canton Wharf at 9 further that within such countries address any questions they wish
It has been the middle artisan class, to put with regard to it.
fifily Over of the settlement itself, looked at a.m. the evidence contained in the corres- Arrivals generally report ad-produced by industry and com-
the response to this first venture pondnece, and the evidence of soli-vorac weather conditions and a merce, which has been the pillar and signified their 'intention of riding,
"The industrial guild, in ancient being
gratifying. very
The cilors, It was established that the number of ships were overdue at support of their free institutions." solicitors were in consultation with 9 o'clock this morning.
times, was a birthplace of common general public is promised some- their respective clients and that It was learned this morning that rights, and in latter days the trade thing entirely new and. It is ex- final drafta were passing between when attempting to take a line union brought forth by industrial pected that various pants of the from the a., Sui An last night development has often been a bul- route will be well lined with After reading from the evid during the bad weather, a sampan wark against governmental oppres-
spectators.
During the week, points of van of Mr. Davidson, Mr. got into difficulties, with the re-uion, On the other hand, those Jenkin remarked a fair insult that the master was severely nations which have depended solely tage from which the trial can beat ference to be drawn was that injured when his craft overturned upon agriculture and the tillage of be seen will be outlined. It seems when the draft documents of He was conveyed to the Govern- the soil, where there was no comcentain at any rate that there will the suggested settlement were sent ment Civil Hospital with a commerce or industry and no middle be a large crowd in Statue Square
class of citizens engaged in them, to him by Messrs. Wilkinson and pound fracture of the left leg.
have been the ones most prone to Griat, he convened a meeting be-
drift into the abuses of serfdom tween himself and his clients nt.
and peonage and other varying which Soong was present, and the
forms of servitude. matter was discussed,
them.
ence
Must Have Understood. Mr. Jenkin read parts of Mr. D. H. Blake's evidence after which he put it to the Court that the plaintiff Lam, must have understood the exact nature of the settlement. It was not a very complicated matter. Dealing with Lam's evidence, Mr. Jenkin said that at the start Lam took up the attitude that he knew nothing about it, but he was in the witness box for a long time and his evidence "tapered off a lit- tle" towards the end.
TO MARINERS.
HONGKONG MOORING AREAS.
Th following notice to mariners has been issued by the focal author- Ities under date of yesterday:
The Danger. "If there is danger to-day of the loss of personal freedom in these Islands, if for example the threat of the usurer overhangs any class It is hereby notliled for informn-of your citizens, it la the tillers of tion that from March 8th, until-fur-your rice paddies who are subject ther notice, no vessel may anchor to the danger rather than the artisans of your shops and fac- with the following area:
tories.
(a) Western Boundary-The Eastern boundary of the Cable Ground between Victoria and Hong- kong.
(b) Northern Boundary-The foreshore.
(c) Eastern Boundary-A line drawn 210 degrees from Blackhead Point.
As the evidence went along he was driven to admission of much greater knowledge than professed In a letter written on his behalf.
Lam admitted, he knew what (d) Southern Boundary-A line the mortgage was, but denied drawn parallel to and 120 yards he knew what the other docu-south of the north boundary of the ments were, Another part of man of war anchorage.. Lam's evidence showed that he
Anchored Recovered.
·
"In short it is the simple truth not only that individual freedom and the practice of self-government are found to be most prevalent and firmly held in those communities and antions which have a highly de- veloped system of industry and com merce as a foundation, but it is also true that only in such communities and nations can the average citizen attain the degren of individual com fart, education and culture which modern civilization is coming to-de- mand..
What Filipines Lack,
entrants
have
CANTON'S FALLEN
SOLDIERS. .....
BIG MEMORIAL SERVICE PLANNED.
In memory of the many Canton soldiers who perished during the December Communist coup in Canton and during the recent fiting on the East River with the "Ironsides," Marshal Li Chal-sum that a big memorial proposes to see the riders before they start service should be held at an early on the last lap which is being run date, in darkness.
Yesterday morning, there was n There is every indication that meeting of high officers of the the trial will be an unqualified Canton armies at the Headquarters auccess and should prove the fore-of Marshal Li to discusa pro- runner of other similar, trials, parations for this service. bringing Hongkong into line with almost every other place in the world where such sporting trials. are held regularly.
SMUGGLED GOODS.
SEIZED ABOARD AMERICAN TRANSPORT.
San Francisco, Mar. 1. Customs officials seized undeciar- ed bales of rugs and silks and an assortment of liquor aboard the upon the arrival of the vessel here US. naval transport Chaumont, to-day from the Orient.
Customs officers boarded the transport near the Golden Gate, had received property under the A notice to mariners, No. 3 of
and with the finding of the unde- same estate situated in Macuo 1923, is issued by the Commissjoner
clared, articles, all baggage was seized for search. Even mail was some years prior to the present of Customs at Shanghal under date settlement. Lam had handled February 28th as follows:
"Is there any reason why the Fil-opened in an effort to find cluce that
himself, had properly
Notice is hereby given that an ipino people should not attain such as to the identity of the smugglers. Mani- Two members of the crew, sald mortgaged it, and had admitted anchor with 70 fathoms of chain an economic development? that deeds had to be brought into attached, has been recovered from festly it lacks it to-day. Manifestly to be potty officers, wore question
point from its attention during the past genera-ed at length, but no charges have existence in relation to it. It was the river at a
South East Knolltion has been more concentrated beon filed yet. not as though he went to a soli- which citor's office on February 10, 1925 the date of the nigning of the deeds) without any previous knows ledge of the class of document which was attendant; as a rule, on dealings in properly.
The evidence indicated, said Mr. Jenkin, that Lam was alive to the great amount of detall con- nected with the settlement.
Discovered 10 Months Later.
Buoy hears
N. 24 W., disupan political than economic deve- The Chaumont, instead of dock- tant one mile, and is now stored lopment, with the result that pro-ing at San Francisco, was taken un the Whangros Conservancy progress in the latter field has not to the Mare Island Navy Yard. perty at the mouth of Kao Chino kept pace with the exceptional pro- Creek where it may be inspected,, gress made in education and public
The anchor is a patent one, of affairs.
about three tons in weight," with a
But the Philippine Islands to-day mark "42 A.X." on the fluke. There possessed of a political connex chain is 21⁄2 inch Hingley's studion with the foremost industrial link.
nation in the world the nation If on the expiry of 30 days from where not only has mechanical in- the date of this notice, the anchor vention made the greatest advance
Ottawa, Feb. Viscount Wil ingdon, the Governor General, and Lady Willingdon, were greeted by.
a thousand ski-runners to-day on Gatineau Hills, North of Ottawa, after following the trails for sev
It was a curious thing, comment, und chain remain unclaimed, the but where the organization and me guided down one of the sleep traile
ed Mr. Jenkin, Lit although living with Wal, an elder brother, and being in touch with, his younger brothers, Lam declared he had never asked anyone what the docu- ments were, and had discovered .what they were for the first time
ten months later.
Counsel continued that, with regard to the release, Lam said he only saw that deed when he signed it, and he was "ignorant as to its actual purport. His evidence re- garding the assignment was that Soong showed him a document telling him it was the assignment; Lam handed it to his solicitors. Lam claimed that he then did not. understand the position.
Mr. Jenkin argued that the plaintiff was not as ignorant as ho would have the Court belleve.
The case is proceeding.
A now Association, called the Northern Ireland Liberal Associa- tion, has been formed with a view to contesting the Ulster sents at the next elections for both the Imperial And the Northern Parliaments. The Belfast Telegraph hints that some of the Lloyd George Party funds are to be made available under certain conditions for fight- Ing these seats. A circular calling further meetings in Belfast for the present week to appoint officers, as- serta that the majority of the people of the North are historically and traditionally Liberal in principle.
salvage on them unpaid, they be
come the property of the salvors.
(Continued on Page 11.)
eral miles. Lady. Willingdon was by Captain Pliske.
HOW MUCH DO YOU KNOW?
TO-DAY'S QUESTIONS., The following general know- ledge paper has been taken from the Daily Express.
Answera, for those who need them; will be found on Page 14 of.this issue.
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1 What famous Victorian writer foreshadowed the submarine? Why is a miniature so called? ... ? What period in necessary to acquire a title tq, a right of light! 4 How are these names pronounced: Home (Scottish), Abergavenny, Colquhoun!
5 What English wild flowers smell respectively of (a) mice, (b) aniseed?
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• Of what English industriee these towns the centros Munches" ter Birmingham, Leeds, Sho fields
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When was the first full moon of the New Year?
What is the capital of Western Australia? How long, approxt mately, does it take to transmit mails there from London? What is an "option" on properly? Who are the authors of the poema beginning ae folimus: (a) Slie walks in beauty; (b) My true love
hath my heart; (e) Fair stood the
wind for France; (d) Who is Sylvia?
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What in the difference between "ho" and "when"?
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What is the firat recorded mur
der in the world's history?
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The above group, shows some of those who attended the luncheon given at Government Hobsb last week in Hondur Lampson on his right(Photo: Moe Cheung), we
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