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SALE OF TIN PLATES.

SUPREME COURT SUIT.

ALLEGED BREACH OF CONTRACT,

In the Supreme Court this morning before Acting Chief Justice Gompertz. bearing was begun of the suit of J. H. Van Gennep Luhrs, trading as The Holland-Pacific Trading Co., against Fung Tang, for a claim of $4,829 80 arising out of an alleged ---M-Drummond instructed by: Messrs. Dennys and Bowley appeared for the plaintiff Mr. Pollock instructer by Messrs. Wilkinson and Grist for the defendant.

breach of contract.

WEST POLNE ARLIER 1545 WORK SCOR

HAUNTED DAIRY.>> STRANGE MANIFESTATIONS.

QUEER STORY OF VERSAILLES

THE CHINA MAIL.

LATEST SHIPPING NEWS.

ARRIVALS

The ss. "Vinita, Capt. Hamina 3,376 tons, arrived this morning at 7 am from Manila with 650 tons of general cargo."

The "Taming." Capt. Milne 1.205 tons, arrived this morning at Tam. from Manila with 853 tons of general cargo."

The ss. Proting Capt. J. J. McLeavy, 1203 tons, arrived this morning at 715 am. Hongay with 50 tons of coal.

DEPARTURES.

The ss. "Chinhua," Capt. Harding, saded for Bangkok via Swalow at 10 am: to-day with 30 tons of general cargo.

The ss "Phearunenh," Captai Lewis, sailed for Saigon at 11 am to-day with 500 tons of general cargo.

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A week ago I was at Versailles and seized the opportunity to see the little village built for Marie Antoinette close to the Petit Trianon, when I noticed that the windows of the The ss. "Hawai Maru." Captain laiterie, or dairy, were still boarded Saruga, sailed for Tacoma via up, and that the whole place had a Shanghai at noon to-day with 1,000 curious air of loneliness and dilapidatons of general cargo. tion, writes a correspondent in the Daily Mail

I looked at it with the more interest because of the strange story told by two ladies in a book published is 1911, which described remarkable The plaintiff asserts that he eatered incidents that had befallen them into a written contract, dated March some ten years before that date. 11. 1920, with the defendant for They visited the Petit Trianon and 1,000 cases of tin plate at $12 a saw buildings and details of scenery case, cash before delivery, and that or so they said not as they exist in April 1 he paid $12,000, in full for to-day, but as they were afterwards the goods. He further alleges that proved to have existed in Marie it was a condition of the contract Antoinette's time.

They spoke to that the goods should be merchanta-people whom they supposed to be ble as tin plates: but that the living persons masquerading for some defendant sought to deliver plates undisclosed reason, but whem later that were damaged by water and not and fuller inquiry led them to believe merchantable as described.

to be wraiths of people at Marie Antoinette's court.

Mentioning my visit and this story to a woman friend two days ago. she told me that she also had had a queer adventure at the laiterie, and had informed many people of it some i rears before the book in question

It also alleged by the plaintiff that as soon as he discovered the condition of the tin plates he tried to reject them. Eight hundred cases, however, had already been removed from the defendant's godown to receive them back. After due notice, the plaintiff sold the 800 cases was published. She said that she auction with all faults," receiving noticed the boarded-up windows and $8.400.

wondered what was inside. She At the time of the incident, accor- therefore went up to one of the ding to the plaintif the marker! windows to look in through a crevice price of tin plates was $12.40 a in the boarding, when to her great

case.

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The plaintiff asserts that in ad dition to the loss of the profit he

put to the

surprise she distictly felt herself pushed away.

j MARIE ANTOINETTES GHOST,

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expected on the transaction, he was There was no visible person expense of survey there, and it was broad daylight. stovedore's charges, godown charges, But she entertained then re-selling and ather incidentals, doubt, and she entertains now no amcasting to $1.229.80. This, in cocbt that this was a supernormal addition to the $12,000, less the happening, and she had an eerie feel- $8,400 received by the sale at auction, ing which the associations of the leaves $4.527.80, the amount for place may explain in parti which claim is made.

The defendant says that he was willing to deliver to the plaintiff goods which would satisfy the terms

and conditions of the contract, and while denying all liability paid into to court $120, which he felt was suficient to satisfy the claim of the plaintif.

The session of Court this morning was occupied by Mr. Drommend, for the plaintiff, who ser forth the

What was even more interesting was that when she asked various people in Versailles why the parti cular window was boarded up, she was told that it had been so covered because many passers-by had seen, or alleged that they had seen, the ghost of Marie Antionette, and this had made a great many afraid to go near.

Versailles is visited by so many travellers and the romance of the sequence of events in detail. The place is so great that it would be foreman of stevedores, he said, important to know whether any other noticed there was something British visitors have observed any wrong with the goods shortly after thing of the kind reported. he began removing the cases from the godown to the lighter, and re- ported it to the manager of the firm, who, in turn, notified the plaintiff, The latter sent his compradore to investigate By this time 800 cases had been put on the lighter. The remaining 200 were left in the godown,

At a conference the next afternoon in the plaintiff's office, he said, the defendant was represented by a part ner in the firm who took the position that the 800 cases had been delivered and he had no further concern in the matter. An offer by the plaintiff to have the whole 1,000 cases surveyed was refused by the defendant's representative, he asserted.

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A. 5. WATSON & CO'S SUIT.

CASE SETTLED OUT OF COURT.

Mr. E. J. Grist appeared before Magistrate Smith this morning on behalf of a Chinese living at No.

Commenting on the above the Daily Mail says: The strange manifestations at Versailles said to proceed from the uneasy spirit of Marie Antoinette draw attention to a peculiar type of ghost. This type is connected with some famous per sonality and takes up its residence in is most closely associated. It has the place with which that personality the quality of never showing itself when scientific investigation is in progress, but of appearing at odd moments to people who would much rather be left alone, and who may not, perhaps, be accurate observers.

A good example of this kind of ghost is the spectre of Mistress Penn, the foster-mother of Edvard VI who frightened a British sentry to the verge of death in 1881, and is alleged to have been seen at intervals since in Hampton Court. Another example is Archbishop Laud, who is said still to roll his head across the floor of the library in St. John's Col lege, Oxford. There are many who dismiss these tales as instances of hallucination, but the believers, who are in the majority, plead that there is a good deal of evidence which inves tigation has so far failed to break. down, and that modern science

154 Fraya East; who was summoned admits the possibility of ghosts as

by Mr. J. A. Tarrant, Secretary of "etheric memories."

Mesars A. S. Watson and Co., for

alling and using aerated water: bottles bearing Mesare Watson's "Sarsaparilla" and "Lemonade” labels.

PASSENGERS.

DEPARTURES,

Counsel informed the Magistrate i

Per smpress of Japan":-Me &. that he and Mr..M G.D. Stephens who Et realli, Mr C. W Anderson, Mr N. was for the prosecution, had come Bill. Misa Ross M. Berg. Mr T. B. ⚫ to terms for a settlement of the case Brown, Mr and Mrs W. B. Christian, Mr out of Court Counsel's client would and Mr Thos PCobb, Mrs Vred. Ceres, Mr F. R. Canoll,. Mi S. A give Mr. Terrant a written dodem: Doner, Mr H. E. Fielding, Mr A Golchai- taking to discontinue the use of chook, Mr Jan W. Hausermann, fr L the labels in future, and C. Bylbert, Mrs W. Jackson, Miss F *Messrs. Watson and Co., $100 to Kulonzaff, Mr T. §. Killion, Kr Engeno "cover cost and expenses incidental Lecable, Mr B. Lissousky, Mrs P to the proceedings." The undertak Lissonsky, Mr Wm. B. Laighton. Mr and ing, said Counsel, would be signed in Mrs Morris, Mr R. C, Martin, Mr G. W, Northridge. Mr 8. Oppenkamp. Mr P.

his office in the presence of himself Petroff, Mr R A. Enger, Mr H. E Ran and Mr. Stephens. In the circumin, Mr Y. X. Robertson, Mr D. O. Bus stances he would ask that the case sall, Mr J. Bosentiel, Mr and Mrs J. M. be withdrawn.

MUS A. 11. KOGEBOU, AT P: Ryzzavi Mr. Stevens agreed, and the Smith, Mr Do Verine, and Mrs-Lee Mr and Mrs P.G. Sinaer, W. K Magistrate discharged the defendant | Welch.

The ss. "Tydeus." Capt. Carnon, sailed for New York via Manila at p.m. to-day with 500 tons of general cargo.

CLEARANCES.

The ss."Loksang." British, cleared to-day and will sail for Haiphong. via Haihow at 10 am. to-morrow.

Thess "Haifong, British, cleared to-day and will sail for Haiphong viz Hothow at 11 am. to-mOTTON.

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CHARITY FOOTBALL MATCH.

To the Editor of the China Maz]

TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS.

ROYAL BÒNGKONG YACHT CLUB,

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WONG NEI WING- Hon. Secretary. Hongkong, November 9, 1920.

We are asked to announce that the. Lectures and Classes arranged for at the Helena May Institute will not be given or held on any Public or General Holidays.

TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENT.

CRICKET

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THE EXCHANGE BANKS will be CLOSED for the Transaction" of

the 12th instant, at 1 r.x. EXCHANGE BUSINESS on FRIDAY,

Hongkong. November 9, 1990.

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A Hon. Rowing Secretary. Hongkong, October 1990.

PUBLIC AUCTION,

TEE Undersigned Eave received in

structions to tell by Public Auction

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WEDNESDAY, Novembar 10, 1920, commencing at II a.

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9 Steam Guages.

2 rolls Wooster Belting.

660 lbs. Greasy Farking.

6 casem white Paint,

5 drums Varnish..

Also

A Quantity of Household Furniture, Terms --Cash on delivery-

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Hongkong, November 9, 1920.

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He had seen Dolores come dripping from the stream and tiptoed forward to seize her. Suddenly from a chasm in the rocks a great bear rose," growling fiercely and the girl snuggled behind it.

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"BACK

TO GOD'S COUNTRY"

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JAMES OLIVER CURWOOD

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