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Many old residents of the

Rugby, May 25: A dispute between the Oanka Colony will learn with very deep Captain Lindbergh, who flew Shosen Kaisha and the land-regret of the death at 86 Bonham from New York to Paris, has lords as to premises formerly oc- Road this morning of Mrs. Watts. accepted the invitation of the cupied by the O.S.K. in Hong widow of Mr. S. W. Watts, who British Royal Aero Club to fly to Kong had a sequel in the Supreme was at one time in charge of London and attend a reception in Court this morning, when they Dakin's Dispensary (later bought his honour. were sued by the owners of the by A. S. Watson & Co., Ltd.) The time of his arrival at premises, Lam Kam-mow and Mrs. Watts, who was a sister Croydon Aerodrome has been Chan Tong.

of Mrs. William Chewan, has provisionally fixed for three According to the plaintiffs' been paralysed for fifteen years., o'elock next Monday afternoon.. statement of claim; by a lease Until a short time ago she was The public will be admitted to dated August 16, 1918, the pre-fable to be carried out, but latter-the -aerodrome and Captain} mises known as 18, 18A, 18B and lý she had not been able to go Lindbergh is assured of a great 18C, Macdonnell Road, were de- further than the house and welcome.

HIGHER RANK.

Wing of a Plane.

'New London, Conn., May 19. The coast guard cutter 220 has sent a radio that it was en route: here with an airplane wing which' it had picked up at sea. Hope was expressed that the wing might aid in the solution of the mystery of the disappearance of Captain Nungesser and Captain Coli, French aviators who tried to fly from Paris to New York. The cutter was reported off Montauk Point.

mised to the defendants for a grounds. In spite of her in- Captain Lindbergh proposes to term of six years with an option firmity she was ever cheerful and leave Paris on Saturday and fly of a further term of four years. ready to speak of old times into Brussels on his way to Lon On April 7, the premises were the Colony, she having, arrived don.-British Wireless Service. assigned to the plaintiffs subject here in 1894. to the terms of the said lease.

The funeral passes the Monu- Plaintiffs claimed a declaration ment this afternoon · al 5.30 that the defendants exercised the o'clock. said option and thereby became tenants of the premises for a fur- ther period of four years; (2) al- ternatively, a declaration that the defendants are estopped from denying that they exercised the said option; (3) specific perform- ance and payment of rent accrued: due; (4) alternatively, a declara-

Rugby, May 25. The King has approved the tion that the defendants at all. material times were and still arej

raising of His Majesty's Legation at Buenos Aires to the rank of an the tenants from year to year, and payment of rent due; (5) alter-next, and has approved the up- Embassy, to date from July 9 natively, the sum of $1,012.50;| (6) alternatively, in respect of the claim generally, damages.

Mr. Eldon Potter, K.C., and Mr. F.-C. Jenkin (instructed by Mr. F. E. Nash) were for plain- tiffs and Mr. H. G. Sheldon (in- structed by Mr. Hugh Jones) for the defendants.

Exercise of Option?

Buenos Aires Legation Becomes Embassy.

pointment of Sir Malcolm Robert son, His Majesty's Envoy Extra- ordinary and Minister Plenipoten- tiary at Buenos Aires, to be His Extra- Majesty's Ambassador ordinary and Plenipotentiary.- British Wireless Service.

DESTITUTE.

MAN WHO JOINED STRIKE

PICKET.

abode was charged before Major An unemployed Indian of no fixed Willson this morning with being a

vagrant.

LABOUR CONDITIONS. INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE

OPENS.

FORTY-ONE STATES PRESENT,

Geneva, May 25.

The International Labour Con- ference which Sir Atul Chatter- jee, was elected President, open- ed its proceedings by dealing in-. Mr. Potter referred to the

ter alia with a resolution by statement of defence that had

an Indian worker, Mr. Giri, re- been filed Defendants held, ac-

questing the Labour Office to cording to this, that the lease in

forced labour in the countries of inquire into the question of question was not to plaintiffs at

some colonies in Asia and Africa, all but to one, Mr. Yamasaki, and, alternatively, that if it was a lease According to Acting Sub-Inaper-of contract of service as

the question of treating a breach to the defendants it was illegal tor Elston the man came out from criminal offence, and the dis- and void.. Defendants also India in 1924 to join the Macao option and that the plaintiffs months' service. He went to Can-quate grounds and compensation, denied that they had exercised an Police Force, bat left after ten missal of employees without ade- were entitled to $1,012 and, final- ton in 1925 where he took several and demanding that the delega ly, stated that if they were ten- jobs as watchman until the strike tions of countries possessing ants at all-which they denied and worked with them throughout of colonial workers, including na- when he joined the strike pickets colonies include representatives they were monthly tenants and the strike. He arrived here this could terminate the tenancy on year, and failing to find employ giving a month's notice.

ment, was reduced to Hls present state of destitution.

The defendants had in fact, said counsel, given notice to quit in August, 1926, and had left the promises the next month.

The man was committed to the House of Detention.

tives and coloured workers.

Numerous Delegates,

Later.

At the International Labour Conference there are forty-one States represented by 139. dele- gates and 184 substitutes and ad- visers-Reuter.

GERMAN WAR MATERIAL

Counsel referred to the lease which was the subject of the tiffs had ever dealt with and they claim and, dealing Arstly with had always paid the rent as the the question of who was the lessees. They themselves had lessee, said that in the names of claimed to be lessees through the parties to the lease as first their own solicitora in correspon-

Berlin, May 25. mentioned in the document, the dance arising out of other mat

The Reichstag has approved Empress of Canada. name of Mr. Yamasaki, Manager ters, continued counsel,

the Bill forbidding the importa- of the O.S.K, appeared for the

Alleged Admissions. tion or manufacture for export lessee.

Counsel referred to correspon purposes of war material, which He did not argue, said counsel, dence regarding repairs in which is claimed to fulfil all the.de that a lessee could not be describ he claimed that the O.SK. hadmands of the Allies arising out ed in that manner in a lease as dealt direct with the plaintiffs as of the treaty of Versailles and manager of a firm but he did put lessees to landlord. On another to be in accordance with the it to His Lordship that it was matter, that of rent due, a writ Geneva understanding which the most unusual merely as a matter had been served by the plaintiffs withdrawal of the military con- of distinction to add to the name on the defendants some time pre-trol commission was made condi- of a person the fact that he was viously and eventually, the defen- tional-Reuter. 3.80 p.m. manager of any particular firm dants had paid the amount which

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and counsel submitted that even if they had been holding in abey Mr. Yamasaki was treating with ance for a claim in respect of re- the plaintiffs as the lessee, he was pairs for which the plaintiffs had doing so on behalf of the O.S.K. been alleged to be liable.

so that in fact, the O.S.K. were the real principals.

Execution of Lease.

NOTICES.

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How was it, ir asatated now by the defendants, the rela- tion of landlord and tenant be

THE HALF-YEARLY GEN. tween plaintiffs and the O.S.KERAL MEETING of MEM- Counsel then referred to the no longer existed, that the O.S.K. BERS will be held in the Jockey striking out of the execution of in the previous case had Club Room, Hong Kong Club 12.30 p.m. the lease of the names of Mr. felt it wise to settle the plain Annex, on FRIDAY, 10th June.

4.30 p.m. Yamasaki and his attorney and tiff's claim with costs amount-1927, at 12.30 pm.

5 p.m.

the substitution for it as lesseesing in all to $8,0007, asked coun-

of the name of the, O.SK. with sel

By Order

C. B. BROWN

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Mr. Yamazaki as manager. Plain- Counsel also claimed that there tiffs, said counsel, attached con- had been similar admissions from siderable importance to this the O.S.K. in the course of pre-Hong Kong, 26th May, 1927. change in the execution of the vious correspondence as to their document and suggested that it being the lessees the occasion

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was deliberately, done. He was being one on which an attempt KOWLOON CRICKET not suggesting that it was im was made by the plaintiffe to in- 2.30 p.m. properly done but it was clearly crease the rent of the defendants. 5.p.m. the execution of the O.S.K. itself. It seemed to him, added coun-||

and therefore was of the utmost sel; that defendants claimed to be 5.p.m.

importance when considering who the lessons when it suited them were the real lessees of this pre- and denied, their liability when it 8.80 a.m perty. her Motopren did not and he would, in the Mr. Potter made two submis- course of further argument end along with regard to the lease: (1) evidence," he said, show that in that the defendants were this real this case, their denial was due to 3.30am parties to the lease, because if the fact that they had purchased 10.80 m they were not there would be no a house elsewhere and body executing the lease so fur, og they gave notice to qui the lessees were concerned; (2) in that they were monthl 12.30 pm.. (18û pm. any event,” the defendants were and nothing else. This

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