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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1924.

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For the plaintiff, Chan Hin, of 30 Boubam Road, Mr. Eldon Potter appeared with Mr. F. C. Jenkin (instructed by Messrs Dracon Looker

STEAMER HELD UP.

DRASTIC POLICE ACTION.

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On Thursday evening the Canton river ateamer "Hoi. Sang" did not. make hor su trip. The reason is interesting. A local ordinance te- A small triangular-shaped piece of quires river steamers to carry armed two kinema theatres and a Sincere Over 200 buildings, including ground in Bonham Road was the guards for the prevention of piracy. subject of an interesting action The wages of these guarda, who are Company branch store, were totally bogan in the Supreme Court to furnished by the polics must be destroyed in a grest fire which "broke day. Two Chinese merchants who paid

by , the agents into out in Saikwan, the western suburb property

ench side the

the Treasury by of it claimed the triangle and the day of the month.

of Canton, on Saturday afternoon and On Thursday raged for twelve hours. The damage Chief Justice (Sir William Rees evening the matter of the steamer was is estimated between $2,000,000 and Davies) was asked to determine who informed by a police sergeant half an $3,000,000. Happily no lives were was the rightful owner. The plaintiff, hour before sailing time that lost.. it was stated, had Kad-undisturbed as

wages, amounting to The scene of the fire was one of the for $130 possession of the triangle

not been paid busiest sections of the city where the somo years and lind built on it a by the 28th., as required by the roadways are not more than fifteen- garden and a flight of stone steps police, the guards must be withdrawn, fort leading up to his house. He alleged As the Harbour Master was unable to boards and bambou

Bristling with sign that the defendant had now asserted assist him when informed of the buildings proved easy prey for w、rk the his right to it by building a brick wall position, the master tendered the the greedy fumes which across the plot, thus blocking the sergeant the amount due. The latter fanned by a strong north-westerly said the money could only be paid wind. An inadequate water pressure into the Treasury, then closed, owing to domestic demands at that The ship therefore did not sail and time of the day, greatly hampered the the owners in consequence suffered a efforts of the fire fighters and the loss cstimated at $1,000. More should flames soon became a terrific blaze. Fortunately the wind changed later, helping the work considerably and enabling the workers finally to get the fire under control about 2 a.

[OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Twelve hours after the start the fire

an Inter Dividend of sixty The plaintiff's prayer was'n deelfra-

was all over, leaving a wide area exay of November 1921 to nembore who

ents per share will be paid on the 21 tion of ownership or alternatively a declaration of ownership by right of JAPANESE STEAMER'S PLIGHT. tending across several street: in

are on the Register on the 12th day of prescription. 1le also asked for an

November 1921 and also to embere in According to a local resident aspect of the bonus shares issued in injunction restraining defendant from

Wireless messages have becn who returned from Canten last pursuance of the Special Resolution trespassing, and dainages. statement of defence the defendant steamer "New York Maru" to the the kitchen. f a printer's shop in Supeid n the 13th and 31st days of

In his received from the Japanese cargo night, the fire apparently started insed and confirmed at the Extraord

-ry Chemers! Meetings of the Company claimed ownership, denied trespass, effect that she is ashore on Bombay Pat Pe Central, then broke through and donied also that the Reef near the Paracel Islands. It was into the Män, Chec kim ma theatre and

August 1921 respectively. plaintiff had any rights in con-reported that she had 11 feet of water Sucer's ruch store. Fortunately nection with the plot whatever. in her forepeak tauk and one foot in there was no kinein performance in The plaintiff's reply to that was her No. 2 hold and that her buttom progress at the time and the atten- that even if the property had ever was slightly damaged. The Hongkogdants were able to save everything belonged to the defendant the latter and Whampoa Dock Congery have was estopped from claiming it because sent out a tug to her assistance. he had acquiesced in trespass by the plaintiff and had knowingly allowed the plaintiff to build upon it.

Mr. CG Deacon and Harstes). Alabaster (instructed by Messrs G. K. Hall Brutton and Co.) represented the defendant Cheng Man Po, of 48 Queen's Road,

Opening the plaintiff's case Mr. Potter explained that the plaintiff owned the remaining portion" of Inland Lot 005, which was on the right hand side of the triangle, and the defendant owned the "re maining portion" of Inland Lot 691 which was on the left hand side, The first-issue was as to whether the triangle was a portion of

and 605

for the purposes of the action he was prepared to assumed that it belonged to 591. He did that because it would shorten the case and could not affect the legal position one lota. They did not of course admit that the defendant ever had any title to it whatever.

The next issue concerned itself with the Statute of Limitations as it applied to land. The question was as to whether the plaintiff had acquired good title under the Real Property Limitation Act. We would argue that, assoming everything in the defend ant's favour, under that Act the plaintiff bad acquired a good title.

Mr. Alabaster objected that the plaintiffs bad practically pleaded the Prescription Act and that he had based his defence on that,

be heard of this.

ASHORE ON BOMBAY REEF,

The "New York Maru" was bound from Dairen to Singapore and Europe. Her crew. are all Japanese.

BANK NOTES OUT.

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move including a kinema machine

THE HONGKONG HOTEL CO. LIMITED.

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Company will he LOSED from the The TRANSFER BOOKS of the 12th November, 1921 to November, 192, both dye inclusive.

Dated the 7th day of November, 1921.

By Order of the Board,

3. R. BEAUREPAIRE

Secretary.

NOTICE.

Ex-Members of the

and the fans, with the result that not more than $1,000 worth of fittings were lost. The fire next travelled across the street and down Fuk Tak Lane, towards the bridge. The wind then seemed to have changed and the fire travelled-in- the opposite dinction. The second kinema theatre ROYAL REGIMENT OF ARTILLERY. destroyed was Kwong Chan theatre, a new building seven stores high. One side wall of this imposing structure was left almost, intact, the other less complete. The front facade however renined standing, the Specie in Reserve.flags aff" still in position. With the

Here are the returns of the average amount of bank notes m circulation, and of specte in reserv in Hongkong, during the month of October, certified by the managers of the respective banks

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as

Chartered Bank of

Average Anidunt.

India Australia and Ching. 30,176,551 Tongkong anil

Shanghai Banking Corporation 40,9337,584 27,050,000} Moroantilo Bank

of India, Limited. 1,259,347

550,000

Total

$51,572,595 32,500,00

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house on either side ruzed to the $5,000,000ground, this presented » renia kable spectacle. To the Sup Pt o the fire stopped to the one side just he fore a cuffin shop and on the other next to a wood shop. Fuk Tak Lane, which suffered so severely was famous with tourists for its many, boot shops. The loss, heavy as it was, would have of many hops and dwelling's not Fad been much greater had the occupants time to move much of their property.

what purported to be the remaining portion of Inland Lot 591 and it would he proved that the vendor not only did not transfer to him the disputed triangle but did not bave it to transfer, His Lordship would find that what had been assigned to the defentlant by the executrix of the late Mr Mak L. Tong, the vendor, was a piece of land registered in the Mr. Potter said that Mr. Jenkin Land Office as the remaining portion who drow up the pleadings never of Inland Lot 593 and more particul had the Prescription Act in mind arty delineated on an indenture of when he did so. In any

casenssignment dated August 1, 1900 if Mr. Alabaster had pleaded to the und thereon coloured pink Prescription Act it should apply also The person who Fold the to the Real Property Limitation Lot 591 to Mr. Mak Li Ton

was Mr. C. Ewens, formerly a very well known conveyancing solicitor in Colony, and what he sold was no mora nor less than the area coloured pink. He would have no difficulty in show ing that that did not include the triangle.

Act.

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MOND V, TOESDAY and WEDNESDAY the 14th, 15tb. and 18th, November, 1921. commencing each day at 11 a m (with a tiffin interval from 12.30 to 230 p.m.)

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A giant telescope is said to be under const uction in America by Mr. Mo Bales Old Newspaper, each 280 lba store for the seating accommodation of Affee, who declares that the 50 feet lens will so agnify the moon 3 to make it appear as if it were only about

ix feet away..

This, it is asserted. will be equal to! magnification of 25 million times, which, it is suggested would bring the inhabitants of the moon-if any within hand-shaking distance for the firm in the history of the world,

Nonsensic and entirely mi ading" was the concise comtrent upon this matter by a member of the Greenwich Observatory stoff to Beening Standard representative.

The largent t-lescope at present in usa is that which has recently been erected at Mount Wilson Observatory, and it is only a 10 inch.

LIMIT TO TELESCOPE POWER.

The Chief Justice Let us proceed now, and then, if it becomes material. I will bear further argument later.

Proceeding Mr. Potter anid another issue was that the defendant was no more than a more trespasser- person who had wrongfully entered

The position was then, Mr. Potter upon the plaintiff's property. That said, that whoever did own the would be the first point he would triangle the defendant did not. In argue because he believed it was a November 1919 the defendant, who short cut through the case. In fact was then represented by Meears. and in law the defendant, it would be Deacon, Looker, Deacon and Haraton. shown, never had a vestige of a title desired to mortgage his property and to this property.

it was discovered that there wa The facts were, Mr. Potter said, that something wrong with the areas on March 20, 1912, the plaintiff pur stated In the Crown lease chased the remaining portion of Inland of 591. Investigations were made by Lot 605 from the trustees of the late the Land Office who came to the Mr. Granville Sharpe. It would be conclusion that the triangle really

"Some very beautiful photographs proved that the plan attached to the formed part of 591. but that on the of the moon have been taken with it. deed purported to assign to the other hand the owner of 591 had but, speaking off-hand, I do not think plaintiff the disputed triangle and upt encroached somewhat on 605. The that a power of more than 4,000 would to a few months ago everyone who was parties then decided to accept the be usefully employed in the work. over concerned with the land believed boundary suggested by the Govern. There is a limit to the telescope power that it belonged to the plaintiff. In ment and it was arranged that each which can be used owing chiefly to the year 1913 the plaintiff act should continue to own the bit of atmospheric difficulties, and for ally erotted buildings on 605, land they had been occupying for so anyone to talk of magnifying a including the disputed triangle, many years. Unfortunately however, celestial object 20 million times is which he treated as his own. The said Mr. Potter, other advice prevail abaird on the face of it. defendant must have seen him doing ed. The defendant changed bis "Why the highest magnification so because he lived hext door. In solicitors and with them bis opinions, we can do any good with at Green- other words, the defendant was just His, now solicitors wrote to the wich is only froni 500 to 1,000, After satisfied as the plaintiff that the plaintiff withdrawing his previous all, the thing t at really mattors in plot belonged to the latter and he offers and inviting the plaintiff to buy tele copio work is clear definition, and continued to be so until an unfor- the 1000 odd aquare feet which made it must be remembered that the tunate incident occured later.up the trangle at a price of $10 higher the power employed the more

This litigation ia unfortunate" par foot. "Ies only characterise it is the unsteadiness of the uit magni Mr. Potter went on to declare, "and it | said counsol": as squeeze of the worst find

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will probably be moderately costly. kind to ask $10 per foot for this The o are some very larga tole I think Your Lordship will hold watched little triangle which nobody scopes connected with American ob that not only is it unfortunate has any use for except the plaintiff,servatorics, of which the Liok tolo litigation but also unnecessary. I Thon laat April the dofondant built a scope is one of the most famous, but think Your Lordship will be satisflod brick wall right across the plaintiff's I doubt it really good, work, is gub that it should never have been entrapos and consequently, concluded out of it. with a higher power than necessary to bring this action to esta- counsel, this action was brought. ⠀⠀ from 2,000 to 3.000 times. blish our undoubted rights to the pro The hearing was adjourned as this perty.” In Decombor 1000, Mr. Putter stage in order thee His Lordship continued,, the defendant purchased might view the property,

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