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10
I in which the criminal has a chance to become the first purt (12).
8 One who should know belter
urges fatlier to continue his silly behaviour (7).
9 Impedimenta (7).
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14 "'s in nets" (anag) (D).
16 Magnitude has a neat change
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19 Busy part of Africa with many
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21 A drink (7).
23 Put twelve in a box (7).
24 If a tale exultes the children
their eyes may this as they this beheaded (7).
25 The local lingo (7).
20 Magnificence (12).
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1938.
Words Spoken Before S.C.A. Are Privileged
Damagos For Slander Sought
A ruling on the legal status of the Secretariat for Chinese affairs was Elven by Mr. Justice R. E. Lindacli in the Summary Court yesterday in the course of the resumed hearing
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Q. Miskin, El. Chairman.
Ilon. Mr. M T. Johnson
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the stander action for $1,000 damages J. K. Hausfeld, Esq. it. S. Morrison, Esq.
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A. L. Shields, Esq. chol. The action arose out of words 3.1. Masson. Eng. alleged to have been uttered by de-
Sir Vandeleur M., Grayburn, fendant at the Secretariat for Chin- ese Affairs.
Mr. M. A. da Silva appeared for
HANGKOK plaintiff and defendant was repre- HATAVIA
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his
Part of your car (12).
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suitably (9).
17 Ask (7).
*
18 A high spot from a nursery
rhyme (7).
19 Certainly a tin cap became him
during the war (7),
20 A religious house (7).
22 Rage creates scope (5).
Yesterday's Solution
T
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said: "In a Lordship decided in this Jurisdiction in 1922 CHIEFOO
case of Yeung Chik-took and an- uther against Ll Ho-yuan-it was deckled that the Secretary for Chin- ese Affairs or his assistants enjoy an absolute privilege in the sense that
that
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no member of the S.C.A. could be HONGKEW compelled to disclose any statement
been made in the course of JooRY: had the Investigation of a complaint or KODE dispute by the S.C.A. I think it fol- lows that the statement of a party to any such dispute which is investi- gated by the S.C.A. has absolute privilege.
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"In
uf this on the case, however, particular evidence now before me, it appeara that the statements were not made in the course of any such semi-judicial ambay investigation. The evidence at pre-Calcutia sent is that after the award by the Coinmba S.C.A. or his assistant had been Galle made and the book.
ok regarding that Hongkon award had been signed, defendant Howrah
attered the statements then
com- it I therefore hold that plained of.
iu to
adduce open
Plaintiff
House evidence of those statements, which were made valuntarily and defiber- ately after the inquiry by the S.C.A. had been concluded. No privilege :s therefore attached to that occasion ut all."
Is
On being cross-examined by the defence, plaintiff, who had given his evidence-in-chief at the previous hearing, denied having instruclid his solicitor to demond the return of $15 which he gave to defendant on the
request of the S.C.A.
he sald, way 40 years Defendant, uf-age-and-had one son and two daughters, whose ages ranged from 25 to 17. He did not owe Kwan Tai and Tso Keo $5 and $100 respective- ly, nor did he know the doorman of the S.C.A. who had given evidence on his behalf.
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WANTS LAWS TO
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Washington, Jan. 6. Mr. Harold L. Ickes, Secretary of the Interior, continued his attacks on the small and lawless minority and said that if big corporations can Plaintiff further denied he was in-side-step the present legislation and
thwart the people
laws clined to dominate defendant.
must be mocracy.
Evidence of having heard part of the slander at the S.C.A. was given
By Leung Ch
Che-wing. a seaman and
whose wife's brother is the husband of defendant
Cross-examined, he denied having Jiscussed with plaintiff the evidence he was going to give, but admitted having spoken of the case with his and defendant's relatives.
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12th January, 1938, will' after the be subject to rent
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All_broken, chafed, and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns where they will be examined on the 11th January, 1938, at 10 a.m. by Messrs. Goddard and Douglas.
No Fire Insurance has been effect--
cd.
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Agents. Hongkong, 5th January, 1838.
additional enacted to protect de-
Senator Arthur H. Vandenberg has proposed a resolution in the Senate to finance the calling of an investiga- tion as a "means of extending the ping (then Peking). Mrs. Liang direct benefits of the profit system Shih-yi was 70 years old to the largest possible number" and been 1 for some time. especially to Investigate the profit- sharing systems-United Press.
On being called to give evidence, Lt Wan, clerk in the employ of Messrs.
Lyson and all, told the ON Court he was afraid to
anything FAY because his mother would punish him
if he did so. However, he was testify. ordered by Ilias Lordship to
OLD RESIDENT
"PASSES AWAY
and had
Since her late husband's retirement from politics, Mrs. Liang had been resident here and had many friends.
Mrs. Llung is survived
sons.
by three
five daughters and a large number of grand-children, Two of her sons, Messrs. Liang Ting-suk and and, in reply to Mr. Sliva, he said
Liang Ting-man, received their edu- defendant was a concubine of his father's. On November 20, defend- The death occurred at her resication in England after graduation ant went to his house and asked his dence In No. 31 Robinson Road on in the St. Stephen's College, Hong- mother not to to associate kong. Fat Yuen (plaintiff) as he was Shih-yl, widow of the late Mr. Llang
a lun yan (rascal).
Since then, on Shih-yl,
formerly China's Prime The date of the funeral will br the advice his mother, he had not Minister and Finance Minister under announced when Mr. Long Ting- associated
with plaintiff, although the Republican Government in Pel-man returns from Shanghai. some ten days after defendant's visit
he
met Yuen and told him
In
of it. reply to Mr. McCallum, witness said plaintit had been to his offico several times to ask him to
Hive
evidence on his behalf; but there had never been any discussion of the case between them.
At this stage the case was ad- Journed until next Thursday at 10
a.m.
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