KOWLOON COOKBOY| DILATORY HABITS
CONVICTED.
MAGISTRATE ON SERVANTS' WORKING HOURS.
CHOPPER INCIDENT.
A conviction was registered by Mr. T. S. Whyte Smith, at the Kowloon Magistracy this morning, in the case in which Mr. K. Wehle, of No. 39, Humphreys Buildings, Kowloon, charred his cook-boy
with assault.
IN BUSINESS.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
POULTRY DEALER'S BREACH OF CONTRACT.
MUST PAY DAMAGES.
THURSDAY, AUGUST 15, 1929.
RECENT MUI TSAI GENERAL'S SUDDEN
PROCLAMATION.
HOME WRITER URGES NEED OF REGISTRATION.
A NECESSARY STEP.
The following letter regarding the Hongkong mui tani question appears in The Nation of July 13th:-
Mr. Justice Wood held thất al- though a restaurant had failed to pay every ten days, for chickens supplied by poultry dealer as agreed, the poultry dealer wor
Sir-The following announce-. liable for damages for ceasing toment appeared a short time ago supply chickens, when be delivered the Press:-
is Lordship remarked tint dilatory a judgment in the Summary Court. habits pervade the atmosphere of Chinese commerce between respec- table Bros and the restaurant in question seemed to have been in a sufficiently sound position financial
The defendant went into the wit ness box and gave evidence onth. He stated that when his ransfer first rang the bell he was in bed, and, on answering the mons, he was questioned about being late. He replied that hely. had been asleep. He was then told to get some hot water, and he
went to the kitchen.
Later, the complainant weat to the door of the kitchen and asked the defendant why he was so long The defendant replied that it he was too long and the complainant did not like it, he could engage another servant. He was told bu| could leave, but demanded his pay. Chopping Woul. Witness mentioned that he hund bres shopping wood and while talking to his master he was ati holding the chopper in his hand During the argument before he
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went to the kitchen his master pushed him and stoked him.
The defendant ́· was
The ease was one in which the Wo
"The Hongkong Government has notified Mai Tai or girl slaves in the Crown Colour that they are free to return to their parents. Employers have been warned not to hinder their departure."
DEATH.
LORD HORNE COLLAPSES WHILE OUT SHOOTING.
FINE WAR CAREER,
PANAMA WOMAN IN. TROUBLE;
SEQUEL TO COMPLAINT BY SOLDIER.
FIFTY DOLLAR FINE.
· London, Aug. 14, "You need not answer the ques- The death has occurred under tion if you don't want to, but have tragic circumstances of General you got a husband? naked Mr. E. Lord Horne. He collapsed and W. Hamilton at the Central Magin- died while shooting on his moor tracy this morning of a woman of at Caithness, Scotland.---Reuter. Panaina nationality, unmed General Lord Horne, who sinco Natalia Fernandez, who Was 1926 hng. boen Master Gunner at brought before the Court on St. James' Park, was born in charge of soliciting. Caithness, on Feburary 19th, 1861.
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The woman was told that proof of a respectable position would be proof of her innocence.
She replied that her husband was in America, but admitted that her living was onrned by immoral means.
· A private of the K. O, S. Borderers, named W. Snraphinen, stated that he was accosted by the woman at Wanchal.
South African Service. He joined the Royal Artillery In 1880, and served on the staff The above proclamation is iden- during the South African War, ring Tung Kee Restaurant Com deal with that issued in Februq-taking part in Lord Roberts's pany Limited sued the Fook Keery, 1922, following the British advance from Cape Colony through Lam, poultry stall No. 54, Central Government's solemn pledge to the Orango Free State into the Market, for breach of a contract this country to abolish this per-Transvaal and in various Inter to supply "old Punti chickens" daily, nicious system "within a year," operations for which he was made
the Brevel-Lieutenant-Colonel,
This was dented by the defen- the damages clahnest being $598.80, given by Mr. Churchill in House on March 22nd, 1922.
Promoted colonel in 1906, he dant, who said that it was the other
Mr. FI. Loseby conducted the ease for the plaintiff and Mr. M. K. La defended.
which follows.
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That such- proclamations staff oflicer for artillery at way about. He had greeted her should he reissued more than afxAldershot from 1910 to 1912. He with the words, "Hello, Mary!" The facts of the case are contain-years later is the strongest proof then became Inspector of Artillery and she had then told him to look
possible that the abolition of this and in August, 1914, went to somewhere elsa for his Mary. ed in his Lordship's judgment slavery was never enforced, as of the 1st Army Corps. For dis-said he took the woman inte ens France in charge of the artillery A member of the Military Police His Lordship said:-This is replies in the House of Commons tinguished service he was made tody at the end of a talk with FL claim far
for during the last session made abunMajor-General in October, 1914, Saraphinen. dannges breach of a contract for the sale dantly clear. Unless it is trans-and in the following January was Interrogated with regard to her of groods. I here deal with the led into fact this time, by the preliminary point, whether in the Registration of the slaves at given charge of the 2nd Division; movements last night; defendant prosent in the Colony, in order to position he held till November said she had been to see the find out their number and their when he went to the Near East picture at the Queen's Theatre,
Mr. Hamilton:-Was it a good whereabouts, it will prove us use the year he was made Commander less the first to effect their free of the 15th Army Corps in Egypt.
Defendant. (through a' Filipino "Creeping Barrage." Interpreter): Not so good.
diveumstances of the
Finding of Facts,
case a
dom.
The greater number of the
with Kitchener. At the end of
Later, defendant adhnitted that
she lived by immoral means, but denied having accosted the private
finbility of the defendant firm to pay damages exists. The quan-
picture 7 cross- examined by the complainant am of any damages may become great length about his duties, but
the subject of a later enquiry... he maintained that he hat merely been olding the chopper whhe talking to his master because he had been chopping wood when the complainant appeared at the door, The coolie who was mentioned al yesterday's hearing was called to give evidence, but on several occasions was contradictory in his testimony.
for the witness who did not want to give uvidence, bul. It was in- evitable that he should tell the
truth.
Took Chopper Away. The cork, he said, was holdlig Chopper which witnes snatched from him and told him quarrel.
got to
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11M method of
virtims of this eruel system are He took it to France in April,
plaintif is a limited company into silence, and no mere
find the following facts:-The small children, easily terrorized 1918, commanding it during the pra-opening phases of the Battle of release the Somme. the Wo Ping Kee Company Limit-clamation will avail to ed--which was formed at the be- them.--Yourg, ele
employing his guns during these gianing of the present Chinese
operations attracted much atten- year to take over the business of
tion and wis signally successful, The Wo Ping Restaurant in the
as was recognised by his receiving the K.C.B. and by his being chosen Colony. The defendant firm-the
in "September to stecced Sir C.
restaurant.
C. B. L. HASLEWOOD, 5. Sydney Buildings, Bath
ing this particular contract it is. in my opinion, improper to find implied cit is certainly
Monro as leader of the 1st Army. is "creeping barrage," as it was not ex-called was generally adopted.
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At the beginning, of 1917 he was promoted Lieut.-General and his
on this occasion,
Two previous convictions against the woman were produced, one of these showing that she had previously kept a secret brothel.
She was flued $50, or months' imprisonment,
;
TRADE MARK ALLEGATION.
two
"A WARRANT FOR ARREST
ISSUED.
His Worship said he felt sorry Pook Kee Lamis a firm of whole sale poultry dealers. The plain- 191. March, 1999. fill commenced business on the
On March 17, pressed) in its terms the stipula- the plainti's manager approach-in suggested, According to the wifese, heed the defendant's salesman with wont tu beil at 11.45 p.m. and on
a view to arranging a contract The defendant firm may rely troops achieved great success in heorhng the master and the cook shouting at each other he got out for the supply of poultry to the on the circumstances of the case the offensive on the Arras-Vimy of bed.
and may submit that it reasonable Ridge-Lens, front in April, 1917. The defendant's salesioan wrote inferred from them the conclu-They took no part in the Flanders out his firm's offer to supply old slow that, as payment was with-offensive later in the year, but
A warrant for the arrest of native chickens as required by thebeld by the plaintiff company, the when the Germans made their restaurant for a period of one company had neither the ability great effort in March and April, Leung Lan-yau, of No. 20-22 year at 44 cents per catty. No nor the intention to pay the price 1918. Horne's army, repulsed all Jordan Road, Kowloon, was issued other particulars were written of any future delivery-thus im- the attacks that were made upon by Mr. T. S. Whyte Smith, at the down. On handing this offer to pating a prior repudiation to the their front. Then when the Allled Kowloon Magistracy this morning, the plaintiff's manager, the de- plaintiff company. I do not think offensive opened in the late sumou the application of Mr. 1. C. Lee, fendant's salesman said "accents that this inference was in fact mer they played a conspicuous who appeared on behalf of Mr.
Ling Put-cham. must be settled every five days drawn by the defendant firm. The part in the final victories.
Leung Lan-yau' was For his services, Horne was evidence called genreely even sug- The manager said "make it every vests it. Nor do I think that made full General at the beginning 1 for use of labels which resembled such a conclusion could here be of 1919 and in the final distributhe trade mark of the complainant'e defended. Dilatory habits pertion of honours he was raised to cholera mixture, a patent Chinese The plaintiff's manager report: vade the atmosphere of Chinese the Peerage in August, 1919, as medicine, and for being in posses- aad he did not wish to pres theed this offer to the directors of
Tolsmerce charge.
his company and, with their!
between respectable Baron Horne of Stirkske and re-sion of a quantity of the mixture on which false lubela had been applied. firma, The plaintiff Addreasing complainant, authority, on March 18, accepted seems to have been in a sufficiently
the
company ceived a grant of £30,000, -
The defendant falled to answer his Worship said, it was not for
hu June, 1919 he was appointed sound position financially.
to the Eastern Command which the summons and Mr. Lee applied him to make rules as to servanta
for a warrant to be issued, He men- Since working hours; he could only tell
The defendant firm are there-be held till June, 1923. the complainant what he (his
fore, in my view, without a valid 1918 he had been Calusel-Com-tioned that since the defendant's premises were raided and certain Worship)
defence. They must pay dan mandant of the Royal Horse goods seized by the police the defen himself did. in
ages, So far my judgment is in Arillers. Worship said Ahat he would
favour of the plaintiff company's never ring for his boy at 11.30. A cook buy, he said, had a hard
contention and the defendant firm life working during the day.
must pay costs to the
present
His Worship, said he would hold that the lefendant was guilty of assault and pointed out that even the cuile thought it was neces sary to snatch the chopper away from him.
fen days." and the salesman Mr. Wehle remarked that the do. agreed. fendant had been a good servant
H.
Term of Arrangements.
The first delivery under the contrart was made on March 19. The verbal term of the arrange ten days-means that ment--accounts to be settled every accounts the 19th, 20th, and last days of unist be presented and paid on
ench Chinesu moon. The restaur- i
date,
An unemployed Chinese, who The domain replied that
was found in the scavenging lane he would riot have rung for the "boy" had it not been that some
The parties may agree the dam-behind No. 462, Nathan Road at nges. Failing agreement, the five o'clock this morning with a gasts had just left the house and
ant required about 750 calties of slaintiff company may apply to the clock, which had been stolen, from old native chickens during each Court. Before further the "y" was still up. He sail chinese moon Supply proceeded. {ings are taken I would invite re- was sentenced to four months' i proceed- Mr. Ismail Chan, In his possession, that the "boy" and been described The Arst account was duly preference to the report of "Payzu hard labour by. Mr, T. S, Whyte
man in. The defendant's salesman de R.B., 681).
insented and was not paid on April Limited V Saunders" (1919) Smith this morning. The defen- dant had one previous conviction.
by his late employer as werker bat as the laziest Hongkong..
Serious Offence, His Worship said he regarded the offence as a serious one and intended to reserve sentence. He sald servants could not be allowed to confront their masters with choppers. He would like to have 4 Bittle time to consider the sen- ience.
manded payment. He was paid a sum ($100) on neemunt. On April
9, the defendant firm summarily stopped delivery. On April 18, the
plaintif company wrote
# letter, in which Was **- serted right to damages for breach of contract. This action has followed,
In my view the defendant firm's discontinence of delivery under the contract amounted to a re- Buneintion on April 9 of this con- tract, which was accepted by the plaintiff company in a letter of April 18. The defendant Arm (though this may not be matéria))
Mr. Wehle entered another plea on behalf of the defendant and said that he thought there had been a little éxellement on the part of both and naked that the defendant be excused this time.
His Worship decided to adjuurn repudiating the contract the case until Monday, and when to me to have been influenced by Detective Sergeant Kellett men- tinned the question of ball his Worship unid that he did not think it was a case for ball,
The defendant, when told of his Worship's intention, applied to he allowed ball and after considera- tion is Worship intimated that he would pass sentence then.
The defendant was fined $50. or one month's hard labour in de fault.
AMERICAN BUSINESS TRIP TO RUSSIA.
BIG DELEGATION LEAVES FOR HOME.
Moscow, Aug. 14. The delegation of fifty Ameri- can business men who have been Investigating the economic dition of Russia,. left for home to-day. They are travelling vin Berlin. Reuter.
con-
Reem
the fact that the market price of the goods was rising abirarmally owing to exceptional creams-1 tances but, at the same time, to have acted in accordance with its supposed legal rights,
Onus on Defence.
ONUR
In these proceedings an has fallen upon the defendant firm to justify the renunciation of the contract. In order to do this muy rely on the construction of the terms of the contract and may. submit (using the language of Lord Blackburn in "Mersey Stee! arid Tin Company V Naylor Ben- zon and Company," 1881, 9 A.C, at page 446) that the contract, in such as to make punctual payment for one lot which has been delivered matler causing the contrnet to deliver other (lots) afterwards to he a dépendent contract." In general, a default in paying for an instalment will not discharge a Jess this has been so stipulated seller from future deliveres un-
in the contract and in interpret-
CLAIM
0.910 NER SERVICE INC
"There, Annie, that's the kind of a back I was trying to
describe."
summoned
dant had removed from Jordan Rond.
After hearing evidence of service of the summons, his Worship Issued a warrant for the defen- dant's arrest.
BUS EMPLOYEE SCALDED.
BOILING WATER FROM A RADIATOR.
Á mishap which was brought about in a peculiar way yesterday, caused the removal to hospital of bus employee, who suffered from. serious burns.
It is stated that the man was unscrewing the indiator cap of a Hongkong Hotel bus, when, owing to the pressure of steam that had been developed inside the cooling tank, a jet of hot water gushed through the opening, and sprayed the unfortunate man, who was drenched with boiling water, He received severe burns to his back and chest, and was in a rather serious state when rushed to hos- pital,
SINGAPORE BASE'S FUTURE.
|SI HUGH CLIFFORD NOT YET
CONSULTED..
"Singapore,' Aug. 14,
Sir Hugh Clifford, the Governor of the Federated Malny Staten, offi- clully opened the floating dock nt the Singapore Naval Base to-day.
In the course of his speech, Bir Hugh said he had not been consuli- ed as regards the future policy re- garding the Base, but he thought it was most unlikely that a final deci- sion would be reached without can- sulsing the rulers of the Malay States, at whose instigation the Government of the FM.S. contri. buted £2,000,000 towards the cost of construction of the Base— Reuter
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