POULTRY DISPUTE IN COURT,
SUPPLY OF "OLD PUNTI CHICKENS."
DENIAL OF CONTRACT.
Damages for breach of contract. for a daily supply of "ald
chickens" to a restaurant.
were
claimed in the Summary Court This morning before the Puisac Judge (Mr. Justice Wood). The plaintiff, the Wo Ping Tung Kee Restaurant Co., Ltd, alleged that the Fook Kee Lam poultry stall, No. 54, Central Market, had broken
2598. 80.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, AUGUST 1, 1929.
MORE DOG-OWNERS THE REPARATIONS
SUMMONED.
KOWLOON TONG CASES HEARD THIS MORNING.
RESIDENT'S LOSSES.
Mr. Albert Young, of - No. 91. Kowloon Tong, who was summon-
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CONFERENCE.
THREE BRITISH DELEGATES APPOINTED,
"Final" Reparations Conference at the Hague,
AMAZING SCENES AT LIVERPOOL.
BOY SCOUT RALLY LEAVES DEEP IMPRESSION.
"RED" SLOGANS ON
THE PEAK,
CASE AGAINST HOUSE COOLIE IS DISMISSED.
FOOLISH CONSTABLE,
OPENING NEXT WEEK. | AUDIENCE'S TRIBUTE.
London, July 31.
London, July 31. "This man is an utter fool," Punted before Mr. T, S, Whyte Smith Snowden, the Chancellor of the presenting forty-two nations and the Central Police Court this mor
It is announced that. Mr. Philipi
Fifty thousand Boy Scouts, re-observed Mr. E. W. Hamilton, at at the Kowloon Magistracy this Exchequer, MacArthur Henderson, thirty-two parts of the British Emning. In commenting on the con morning for allowing a female dog the Foreign Secretary, and Mr. pire, gave a big yell of welcome duct of a police witness in the case to be abroad without a muzzle, William Graham, the President of when the Duke of Commught arriv-in which Tseng Fook-lam, a house- pleaded that it had became neces-the Board of Trade, will represented at Arrowe Park, Birkenhead, to evolle employed at No. 169, The sary, on résunt of numerous the British Government at open the International Jamborec,
the
Peak, was charged with painting larenuirs, to leave the animal in
The day was cold and chilly, and Communistic slogans at Jardine's the garden without a muzzle dur-
rain fell heavily.
Bridge, on the Peak. ing the, night.
The Conference is expected to motor coaches and private cars, and hast week he was on duty at the Crowds arrived by ferry bonts,"
A Shantung constable said that The defendant, in admitting the pen on Monday or Tuesday next, some oven by air, from early morn Children's Playground, and from the great where he was standing he could - a contract for supply of chickens,g, said that last year he had and its principal task will be con-ing, and settled round
a muzzled dog staleh from the sideration of the Young Plan for arena where, from the Royal box, causing loss to the restaurant of house and on Christmas Eve two Reparations," agreed by the Con- the Duke of Connaught in the after-see two men, one of whom was the revan which he had reared werd mittee of Experts in Paris recently, noon gave the signal for the show accused, writing something on the Jost, while on June 10, a quantity
In addition, the question of the to begin.
transformer box situated on day- The case for the plaintiff was
servants' chithing
evacuation of the Rhineland is of the
The rain censed and the sundine's Bridge, and on the sides of
the bridge. conducted by Mr. F. 11. Laseby, stolen, Since then, he had left likely to be raised early, and it shone when the Duke of Con- was stated in the House of Com- naught, wearing Scout garb, enter-
Witness was questioned as to while, 31. M. K. Un, whose defence, the dog in the garden during the
mens some days ago that theed the Royal Box accompanied by how he could have kept the men night without a muzzle. Thè ani- was that the chickens were
British Goverment not mal, by some means or other, had
would be Sir Robert. Baden-Powell, the under observation when going to pucid for, was for the defendant.
managed to climb over the gor-greatly disappointed if it proved Massed Hands of the Irish and wards them, seeing that, to reach
impossible after a few days, to Seottiah Pipera- into the
playing the them, he had to go down-hill and Mr. Læseby explained that the den wall and wander
announce that the withdrawal of National Anthemt after the Duke would in that case have his back defendunt agreed to supply the streets.
was to be carried out with the Jamboree open | foreign troops from the Rhineland of Connaught had declared the towards them. plaintiff with oid Punti chickens for the term of one year. The
utmost despatch.
Dissatisfied with the evidence, Sir Robert Baden-Powell sound-his Worship said the constable contract stipulated that a sufficient
In addition to the countries ed the Scout rally call on an his was not a dependable witness Bud quantity was to be supplied for use every day, at the agreed price
chielly concerned, Britain, France, torie Kudo horn, which Sir he must dismiss the east, Germany, Belgium, Italy. of 44 cents per enttic.
and Robert captured from a Zulu Chief Jain, it is anticipated that during one of the Zulu Ware. Greece, Rumania, Yugo-Slavla,| The immense roar from the Portugal and Poland will also be Scouts which followed electrified the vast concourse of spectators. who rose and stood harcheaded in tribute to the unparallelled ova-
Price Goes Up.
The defendant, and Mr. Laseby, supplied From March 18 until April 9, which was the end of the second II. On the first day of the third moon, April 10, no chickens were supplied. It would be given in evidence by the plaintiff that al
about that time the price of chickens went up and the contrari was unprofitable, which was the reason why the defendant refus ed to supply any more under this
fcontract.
In consentence, the plaintiff hought from day to day while the price was high,
and when the to normal he price went back
in another
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His Worship remarked that he would have to impose the usual fine of $6.
case of allowing a female dog to be abroad without a muzzle, a lady
From No. Kowloon Tony was informet by his Worship that the fine in rea pect of bitches was always more than for dogs. The defendant was fined $6.
represented. -
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The United States Government has also been invited to particl pate-Renter.
tion.
Then began the great march past-Reuter.
The defendant in another case told his Worship that his servants bad allowed his dog to be abroad without a muzzle. In imposing a fine of $5, his Worship said that WOLVES AT WEST END}" he was sorry but he was afraid the defendant would have to take the responsibility for the acts of his servants,
A Chinese who had a dog and a bitch was charged with keeping both animals without fences and with allowing the bitch out with
PARTY.
GUESTS BRING BEAR AND SNAKES.
A brown bear and soue Siberian wolves took part in the "eireus
DIVORCE PROBLEMS.
'MAN "MARRIED TO A DEAD WOMAN."
bought against the contract at the ont a muzzle, was stated that party" which Mr. Normah Hart-occupying, the courts, A
lowest price he could get,
The manager of the plaintif restaurant said that when the
short
Budapest. June 24. Two unusual divorce cases are a report had been reenived that holl gave to 250 guests in Bruton-time ago a widower living in Buda the bitch haul bitten a small girl. street, W.
: married again, the lady being a On the charges of not having a ence for the two dogs, the depanied by a white pony, ayd Miss After the marriage the bridegroom Lady Eleanor Smith was accom-spinster and thirty-nine. Soon supply ceased he telephoned to the fendant was fined $5 on each, and Olivia Wyndham brought snakes, became perturbed over the and- defemilunt, who promised to send (a further 86 for the charge of not mere chickens, but he did not deproviding this bitch with a muzzle. gold and silver gauze. There bride, and, as the marriage proved Inside the house was inung with denly aged appearance of the 0,. The restaurant's redire During the bearing of the, MUM- ments were 750 calties of chickens nuses, his Worship asked Seret pillars, and an arena upstairs a petition for divorce.
were entoured lanterns and scar-altogether unsatisfactory, he fled per month. When the supply on seant fordeaux if he had received der the contract ceased, he bought any instrgetions regarding rubies, where the wild animals, which) When the ease enme before the; from other shops at the lowest
were brought in a van, were kept Court it was discovered that the price, which varied from day to
as guests of honour.
jage of the bride was, in reality On April 1, when the
Throw bands--including a Hua-fty-one, that she had rejuvent- day. supply ceased, he bought
garian one-supplied the music, ed her face with cosmetics befare cents per ďatly.
Bot to mention a swerful "hardy-the marriage, and had registéred gardy" played by the guests them herself as her own deceased a
fer, who had been twelve years Clowns at the rock-tail bar pro-younger. The unlucky bride- vide: circus atmosphere, but groom now finds himself in a many of the visitors came in odd dilemma. He is married to a dent ILLUSION NOVELTY AT AERO Costumes, Lord Northesk was woman, whom he is unable
at
Kwigs Trouble, The difference in price was be caos of trimble between Kwang ting and Kwangsi at that time when no straniers came down from Wuebow and the market was short of supplies. On June 12, ke entered into another contract for the rest of the year, the price being the lowest that day.
The serpent replied that the last ease ovenfred in the New Ter- ritories alamat a month ago.
5,000 MILE "FLIGHT" TO 】 selves.
INDIA.
EXHIBITION.
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disguised as # cowboy, Miss divorre, slace her death took place Maureen Gainese's troop of bad-years before the ceremony; and lerinas were the bridesmaids at he is equally unable to dvorce the Miss Donagh Guinness's wedding living woman who passa as his recently,
wife, because he nás never been. legally married to her.
London, July 10, One of the leveret illusions obtainable ver devised will be a promineni | feature of the Aern Exhibition. In reply
to Mr. 19, plainfiit which opens at Olympia on July said the company was previously | 16. insolvent but, had been recorvaniss Desjaned by the air transport ed. They had plenty i cash to experts a lumperial. Airways, it pay for chickens. The mode af is intended to give a complete re:
not mentioned in presentation, up the ground, payment wis the contract, but it was arree! the sensations of a higishlitude that the account should be paid inurney throura the mir. monthly, that was at the earl of Visitors will take their eats in the month folowing. The numith the luxurioua cabin of one of the. during which chickens were gap-great 26-presenzer "Argosy air and a fair was held on the grond|pengo a mouth during his life- plied.
Pale Green Free,
rot, with a pale green wig and a divorce has been made i hel
Lady D, Gibbs came as a pier-
A step towardà equality in pale grben face and susarlet lips,
spond ause. Two years ago costume, and Lord and Lady ment married a man who shortly
Miss Lily Elsie was in sailor young woman in State employ- | Chrisbrooke were both in bisek afterwards became a victim doi 1 velvet.
| neurasthenia, and totally unabie Lord and Lily Melchett were to work." The Court has ordered in evening dress as was the host, the woman to pay her former hus- Hoops were thrown for prizes. and alimony amounting to 30
liners. Then, at a signal from Soor,
Plaintif denied that the defon, he expert in chary, ting will
darit told him that as he was e
begin a breathless "light," 1)
they new enstomer the account would which
will travel—in have to be settled every ten days imagination at sch
# speed He did not receive a bill every that they will cover, the 15,000 ten days. Plaintif declared thuit miles from England to India in a member of the defondant firmBot more than about five minutes. borrowed $100 from the plaintiff
A Wonderful Panorama. and told him to debit the account. Outside the windows of the Plaintiff also denied that pay- | suktion will be a wonderful moving ment was due on April 5, It was panorama, in natural colours and not due unt May 7. He had designed on exactly the right.per 4. made no payníant at alt under the | spretive, Ilustrales
the pro- contract, because none was due. gress of a high-lying passenger- |
plane across the Channel to France, over Haly and the Medi- Mr. Lỗ brought two men into terranean to Egypt and Baglad, Trourt, ane being described as the and thence down the. Persian Gulf
Chairman of the Poultry Mer-16 Karachi..
Question of Custom.
·
chants' Association and the other As those in the saloon peej out as an ex-Chairman. Mr. Lo and through the windows at this lying these men would any that old customers setiled accounts at the end of every Chinese monn, but new customers settled after every seven days, ten days or fifteeen days.
This the plaintif denied and added that the arrangement was for monthly settlement.
Mr. Lo said the plaintiff ower the defendant the sum of $119, less $100 which was paid on ac
landscape, there will be a series of cunning lighting effects which will helghten the illusion of a voyage through the air.
WATER LEVELS.
FOR WEST, NORTH AND EAST RIVERS.
The following table, compiled of Conservancy
count and not borrowed, leaving by the Board
A balance of $319, and supplies
Works of Kwangtung, shows tho
were stopped because that money water levels in English feet on
was not paid.
R
the West, North and East Rivers on the dates named:
July 30 July 31.
Shluking
30.5
30.3
Tsingyuen... Samshlu
10,2
19.0
Sheklung
4.5
4.3
Plaintiff suld that was not, so. Mr. Lo further stated he hnd witnesses who would say that at the time of breach, the plaintiff could have obtained chickens at 44 centa per catty and not at the high price he had stated,
The case is proceeding,
The level at Tsingyuen on the 28th Inst. wue 8.3 feet..
time..
QUALITY CAF
BEST FOOD
BIDEA HEA CERVICO JANG
"Time to knock off for lunch; wonder if there's a de-
cent place in the neighbourhood to get a bite."
To Sub-Inspector Logan, the police officer - prosecuting in the case, the Magistrate said:-Place No use this man on the report."
his coming up before me again. I will not hear him. Present my compliments to the CS.P. and say that this man is no good on the Penkt.
SHARE PRICES
TO-DAY'S
QUOTATIONS.
The following is the list of local share quotations issued to-day:
Banks.
Hongkong Bank, 81265 n. Chartered Bank, £19 b. Morcantile A, & B., £33 n.. P. and 0.19 n.. East Asia $901 n.
Insurances.
Canton Ins., $630 m. Union Ins.. $326) 11.
North China, Ins., Tls. 160 b. Yangleze Ins, $50 b.. China Underwriters, $2,20 5. China Firos, $305 b.
H. K. Fire Ins., $770 m.
Shipping,
Douglases, $271 n.
H. K. Steamboats, $241 8.
H. K. Toga, $2. 8.
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Indo-Chinas, (Def.) $70 Union Waterbants, $22 n.
Mining.
Bonguets, $3.10 b. Kailane, 63/6 n. Langkats, Pls., 15
17.
S'hai Explorations, Tls, 2.75 8. Raube, 881 b. Tronobe, 217- 'n.
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Docks, etc.
Kowloon Wharves, $127! Whampoa Docks, $321 b. China Providents $1.30 h.. Hongkowa, Tls 375 n. Now Engineerings. Tls. 64 b. Shanghai Docks. Tls. 132 b.
Coitons.
Ewo Cottons, Tis. 14.90. b Orientals, Tis. 2,30 b.
B'haf Cottons, Tin. 771 (old) n.
Lands, Hotels, etc.
H. and S. Hotels, $8.35
H. K. Lands, $62
S'hai Lands Tls. 147 b.
Humphreys, $13.50 h.
Realtion, 88 b.
Public Utilities. Tramways, $18.75
b.
Foak Trams, (old) $11,80 n.
Blar Forrio, 864 88,
China Lights, (Old) $13.25 # H. K. Electrics, $55.75 b.
Macuo Electrics, 826) n.
Telephones $7. b
China Busse, Tls 147. b. Singapore Tractions. 11/- s.
Industriala.
China Sugars, ́95
Malabons, $27 n.
n.
Canton Icon, 82.10 b
Coments (Comb.) $9.05 b. Ropas (Old) 87. »
United Asbestos $3 b.
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Dairy Farms, $10.75 n. Watsons, $11.90 b, Der A. Wings, '80 b. Lane Crawfords, $1 Mackintosh, $18 b. Bincóres, $12 b.
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