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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 28. 1931.
PRINCE AS TRADE AMBASSADOR.
VISITS BAT, FACTORY IN CHINA.
Valparaiso, Feb. 27. Renter's special
correspon. dent with the Prince of Wales and Prince George emphasises that their Royal Highnesses fre largely mingling attention to British commercial interests with the pleasures of the Javish hospitality offered in the course of their stay in Chile.
Their engagementa on Thursday
Jucluded a thorough inspection of
the British-American Tobacco : Company's factory, amid the tre- |
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eyed work girls, whom the Prince of Wales questioned in Spanish. The Princes were gratified to find that the most important equip sment of the factory is British, and expressed admiration of the provi- sion of squash racquets court for the British employes.
ALLEGED ABUSE OF ATTACHMENT.
SAID TO HAVE GOT ORDER ON EMPTY CLAIM.
A submission that Li Wai-ping. No, 5. Queen Street, and abused a Prohibitery Order for Attachment, by obtaining the order on the Po Hing Theatre for an empty claim. was made by Mr... G. Sheldon, in the Supreme Court yesterday afternoon, before the Acting Chief Justice (Mr. Justice Wood). Mr. Shelton, who was instructed by Me. D. V. Stevenson, of Messrs. Deacons, stated he was instructed strave and, in fact, when an ac- that Lt Wai-ning was
count was taken it was found that he owed defendant the sum x, $1,483.64.
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Originally Li Wai-ing Med Chan Wai, owner of the Po Hing Thetre, living at No. 27. Pot- tinger Street, for the sum 323,233.06, for work done and material supplied in connexion with the construction of
the theatre, obtaining the attachment
order when be issued the writ. An account WAN taken by the Registrar who found that plaintiff had no claim but, instead, gwed defendant the Sum mentioned. above.
Later they visited Graham, Rowe and Company, selling agents for many types of British goods, The Prince of Wales learned that the Company, by agreements with well-known British Arms, has ex- tablished a number of factories in Chile for the manufacture of goods from imported British raw moved a motion (1) that the re- materials, and the results were re- ported to be most satisfactory. His Royal Highness praised "this excellent principle" and said he would do his best to recommend its "31duston."
The Peined if Wales Lound time to play a hard game of pola before attending a reemption of Chilean business men at the President's | palace, where he discussed a multitude of questions affecting British rule, Subsequently the jcalled on Senor Guevara, the mayor of Valparaiso, where the conversation largely centred on
Anglo-Chilean trade.--Reuter'a Am- evicon Service.
SMUGGLERS' RUSE.
USE POJSON BAS AGAINST COASTGUARDMEN,
New York, Feb. 27. Poison gas appeared for the first time in the history of the tong strugde between rum runners and coastguardmen endeavouring to en- force the American prohibition
laws.
Two coustgunrdmen are suffer
ing to-day from the effects of toxic
vapours which they are convinced
were shot at them in the course of a half hour's cluse.
The Motion. Yesterday afternoon Mr. Shel- don, who appeared for defendant,
port of the Registrar, dated February 2, 1981, he adopted and carried into effect. (2) That judgment be entered for defendant in the sum of $1,183.64 with costs, and (3) that the Prohibitory Order for Altachment on the Po Hing Theatre, made on February 29, 1931, should be discharged.
present
Plaintiff was neither nor represented, and the motion was heard ex-morte.
A'ter Mr. Sheldon bad put his motion before the Court, bla Lordship painted out that the last deument on the file by the plaintiff was a notice of motion.
Mr. Sheldon explained he bad received a letter from plaintiff's wolicitors to the effect that they were unable to get further instruc- tions and were not, therefore, proceding farther with the mat- ier. That motirat was not before The Court.
Continuing, conusel stated that he bud
a further application to inale damages concerning the attachment order. After pointing it that the Pode provided for damages to the extent of $1,000, and that they had given notice to the other aide that they intendey] to make the application, Mr. Shel- dan continued he was instrucied that plaintif was a "man of straw and there appeared to tar no chance of getting anything. whatever the juhtment might be
Attachment Abused.
Their quarry eventually was
He explained that he had been beached on Staten Island where the specifically asked to bring the smugglers poured petrol on the matter before the Court for what vessel's decks and then set her it might be worth, as it was con- afire, escaping across the Laland,sidered that the attachment, Renter's American Service.
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which had been obtained ex-parto, WAM an abusr of tinngerous Attach- weapon. A Prohibitory ment could be obtained ex-parte, but unless one could put ugi aes tual cash it was very dificult to ret one removed.
Originally, continued counsel, plaintiff brought an action against defendant for $23,000 odd and ob- tained the attachment at the same time, but when the matter was in- vestigated before the Registrar, who look an account, it was found that, in fact, defendant did owe a penny to plaintiff, but, on the other hand, plaintiff owed de- fendant the sum of $1,4183.64. Mr. Sheldon submitted that plaintif must have known his claim for $29,000 was an emply one.
not
His Lordship remarked it was clear that plaintiff's claim had vanished in consequence - of tòg Registrar's enquiry, and asked if there was anything to show he knew his claim to be empty before the enquiry.
Damage Suffered).
After having satisfied his Fard- ship, by reference to documents and affidavits, that this wig so, Mr. Sheldon, dealing with the question of damage suffered, stated that, in consequence of the attachment, defendant - bad béen, prohibited from dealing with the En Hing Theatre, of which ad- mittedly he the
was
owner, for two years. He had been prevented from mortgaging it, charging it. or dealing with it in any way. In ndition to that there were a number of other ways in which dofendant lind suffered, which he did not propose to bring forward anlees desired.
His Lordship muule an order in the terms of the motion, and, or Mr. Sheldon's suggestion, award- ed damages to the extent of $500.
LORD BIRKENHEAD'S ESTATE.
London, Feb. 27,
The late Lord Birkenhead's will | relates to gross estato of 203,229, with nut personality of £10.450. Probate is granted to his widow, the surviving executor, to whom fall reat and personal estate is bo-
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