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ŠKONG BANK ORDINANCE

AMENDED.

SOLICITORS' SPECIAL, ALLOWANCES.

Lid Tibas 1500.

YELLOW BUDDHA

THE CHINA MATES.

SUMMARY COURT ACTION FOR

DIMAGES.

The Faison Judgs. (Mr. 11) ¡J.. Gompertz) heard a cease at the Summery Cours – toking which $1,000 damage was claimed by the Oi Kwan Kaitting and Weaving Company from the On Ling Cheng. firm for alleged breach of con- tract for the sale of 50 balen of yellow Buddha yam. The pis ntilis urged that in consequence of the defendants* isilure to deliver the goods they had been involved in * loss of $1,108 through replacement at higher cost. They waired $108 in order to bring the action into the Summary Count

the scarcity of harrister he the Colery: That ordinanes gave the Chief Justice Mr. H. L. Dennys, who appeared Power to enable solicitors to appear in support of the claim, explained to as counsel before - hinf” with" the His Honour that the contract was a object of expediting the hearing of very strict one which provided that caser already began. The motion the goods must be taken delivery of was in the public interest and also in within 21 days. The date of the The final feadings of the bill the ligitant's interest as it would contract was February 9 and on enable these cases to be heard speedi- | March 1, the defendants applied for texting the Hongkong and Shangly and cases might come at any delivery of the goods. They were told hi Bank Ormance (1866) to give

that there were no goods available the Corporation potrer to increase the

because of the strike. Salictors" capital from $20,000,000 to $50,000,

letters were exchanged and it was 000 and to increnas the ordinary note

asserted on the defendants behalf isie mit frem $15,000,000 to

that the contract was subject to can $20,000,000 were passed at s

firmation within 14 days within which period it had been cancelled. The plaintiffs solicitors wrote denying this and a wait for damages was inued.

meching of the Legislative Conncil held at noon to-day.

'ATTENDANCE.

mom at for hearing under the new ordinance. It was desirable to have the scale of costs and fees fixed so that the parties and their legal advisers might know what costs were payable in respect of their cases. He moved therefore that the motion be treated as out of urgency.

The motion having been carried, the Colonial Secretary seconding, the Attorney-General then moved that For the defence it was argued Those present were:— His Excellency the Governor, Sir the rule be approved by the Council: by Mr. F. X. D'Almada that he The Colonial Secretary again second had no case to answer. The con- Reginald Edward Stabba, saat.

tract, he pointed out, was for His Excellency Major General Sired and the motion was carried.

the goods to arrive within fourteen John Fowler, KCMG, OR, D.3.0.

The Colonial Secretary, the Hon.

days. The goods did not arrive and consequently they could not be Dr. Claud Sever, C.KG., ILD.

will delivered, The Colonial Treasurer, the Hon. Je ü. McL Messer. 0.3.8.

The Secretary for Chinese Affairs, the Hon. Mr. E. R. Halifax, o.B.E.

The Director of Education, the Hon. Mr. E. A. Irving.

The Director of Public Works, the Hon. Mr. T. L. Perkins.

The Hon. Mr. E. V. D. Part. The Hon. Mr. & G. Staplen. The Hon. Mr. Lau Chr pak. The Hon. Mr. Chou Shou-son. The Hon. Mr. A. O. Lang.

HONGKONG BANK ORDINANCE!

AKENDING BILL BECOMES LAW.

Mr. Parr moved the second reading of the bill amending the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank Or inance.

Mr. A. O. Lang reconded the motion and the Council went into rommittee to read the bill clause by clause.

When Council resumed Mr. Parr moved and Mr. Tang seconded the third reading which was carried, the bill accordingly becoming law.

The Connel then adjourned sine

Mr. A. G. M. Fletcher, 0.3, Clerk die the Governor intimating that it would probably be convenient to meet again next week.

of Councils.

DEARTH OF BARRISTERS.

SPECIAL ALLOWANCES FOR SOLICITORS.

FINANCIAL MINUTE.

LUCHEKKŐK SHED REPAIRS.

The

The following financial minute sub- mitted by H.E. the Governor was considered by the Finance Com- mittee

The Colonial Becretary tabled financial minaté No. 20, the report of the Finance Committee (No. 4), and the rules made by the Chief Justice under the Supreme Court $15,000 on account of Public Works, Ordinance (1873) on March 27, 1822 Extraordinary, New Territories, re.

pair to sheds at Laicheekok

These rules were as follows:-

1. The scale of costs at present in force (including the item instructions for brief) shall apply to any cause or matter up to the time, of its hearing

in Court.

2. A solicitor appearing in court as counsel shall be entitled to the following special allowances:— Brief fee...

$75 to $300,

Refresher For every hour or portion of an hour of the hearing in court after the first 41

hours

$20 to $40.

3. No fee shall be paid to a solicitor attending in court to instruct the solicitor who is acting as comsel, anless the judge otherwise directe.

4. The increase of 28 per cent, directed by the rule made by the Chief Justice on June 14, 1921, shall apply to the above mentioned special allowances,

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Mr. D'Almads quoted a number of cases in support of his contention and His Honour, after hearing, he evidence, decided to reserve judgment,

There appears to have been much controversy in Vancouver and Seattle concerning the record time for crossing the Pacific, owing to a ship coming in with a broom at the mast head, which was regarded as a claim to have broken the record. This is still held by the "Empress of Emera," of the Canadian Pacific fleet: which crossed from Yoko hams to Williams Head in 8 days, 18 hours and 31 minutes. This was on May 30, 1914. The "Empress of Asia" made the Trans-Pacific. in 8 days 2 hours and 4 minutes, with ber aurival on June 30, 1919. Just what time he "Empress of Canada" will make is not known but it is expected

thst the new liner will "walk away" from all craft on the Pacific Coast, Perhaps the broom at the mast-head was only meant, like the P. &0. Co.'s cock, to indicate that the ship bearing The Colonial Secretary, who presid- ed, explained that this minute had it was the record-holder of the com already been before the Finance pany to which she belonged. Committee. It had now become de- sirable, he said, to repair two of the sheds of the upper row of sheds at Laicheekok zo se to make them sui- able for use as a quarantine station in vares of emergency or for any other purpose for which they were scitable. Members of the Finance Committee had already approved the minute.

The minute was accordingly passed.

Reuter reports trarn, Peking that the former Emperor of Chins is about to marry, and that he is taking two brides at once, both daughter, BC cording to precedent of high Manchu offcials. The young ladies are learn- The Governor said that under ng Chinese and English at present. at standing role Na. 20 H. this was a the former Regent's palace. Mere motion of urgency and a two thirds happiness is a tribe, to be scorned by majority was necessary before it could all trae philosophers. Experience is be placed before the Council. If the the thing, and it is to few men that Attorney-Generat explained the the experener falls of marrying two! reasons for the urgency his statement) wives at once. It would create a. would also explain the reason for the thrill to come walking down the aisle motion.

of St. George's, Hanover Square, with The Attorney-General mid that the a radiant brids on each arm. It reason for the urgency was as follows. might not lead tomatrimonial felicity, An ordinance had been passed recently but what matter I ask the Japan to deal with the enfergency caused by Chronic

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