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TENANCY DISPUTE,

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1845

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1927.

MAYOR THOMPSON.

$300 Claim For Kowloon "AMERICA FIRST STUNT

House.

MRS. M. J. ROWE SUED.

Did the "Boy" Act As Interpreter?

CONDEMNED.

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New York, Yesterday. The reception of "Big Bill” Thompson's "American First" foundation has hardly been en- thusiastic.

HULLOA, VIENNA!

Telephone Service From London.

EXPERIMENTS SATISFACTORY.

Calls To Crecho-Slovakia Later.

Rugby, Yesterday.

A dispute between a landlord and an alleged tenant had a sequel

A telephone service between Speaking at Chattanooga Dr. London and Vienna will be open- In the Summary Court this morn- ing when Lau Yick-cheuk, the John Neal, principal counsel for ed during the next few weeks. landlord of flats in Kowloon, the defence in the famous "mon-Satisfactory experimental conver claimed $860 from Mrs. M. J. key" trial at Dayton, said that if sations have already taken place Rowe as three months' rent in re Tennessee legislators and the between the officials in the Gen- spect of 48 Nathan Road. organisation of the mayor of eral Post Office in London and the It was alleged by plaintiffs Chicago were to amalgamate they Australian authorities at Vienna that an agreement had been.en-would attract to their banner "all via Frankfort. tered into between the parties for the forces of ignorance and the defendant to take over the bigotry in the country." tenancy of the premises and that The poet and author, Vachell the keys had been handed to her Lindsay, declared that William given directions for a campaign to representative. It was denied by Thompson does not talk "United be undertaken at once to popu defendants that such agreement States," he talks the "gutter jar-larise Continental telephone ser- had been entered into gon of a steerage passenger." vices. A special booklet, giving

whilst and,

it

ad-Reuter's American Service. mitted that preliminary negotia- tions had been begun, it was

was

denied that they were completed, STRIKE IMMINENT.

It was admited on both sides that defendants had not in fact entered into occupation of the premises but plaintiff contended that the handing over of the keya (this was denied by the defen- dant) constituted an act of ten-

work.

►

INDIAN RAIL WORKERS FIGHT RETRENCHMENT.

FEDERATION'S DECISION.

Kharaghpur, Yesterday.

I

Telephone services with Czecho- Slovakia are contemplated later. The Postmaster General has

details of overseas services, has been prepared, and canvassers will to-morrow begin a tour of business firms who are users or potential users of the telephone between Britain and various Con- tinental countries.

It is pointed out that telephone services to the continent will be greatly assisted by underground cables which have now been laid

ancy, also the putting in hand by The special session of the All-between Cape Grianez and Paris. the defendant of whitewashing India Rallwaymen's Federation Formerly overhead wires be- which has been considering thetween the French capital and Plaintiff was represented by situation created by the retrench-the coast were liable to damage in Mr. F. G. Vaux and defendant by ment scheme on the Bengal stormy weather-British Wire-

Nagpur Railway under which 800 less Service. employees were discharged conse- quent on the closing of the work- shops, and also the contemplated

Mr. J. M. d'Almada Remedios.

Alleged Agreement. Mr. Vaux said that the plain- tiff's case was that the premises were let to Mrs. Rowe as from retrenchment of other railways April 1, an agreement to that in India, has paased a resolution effect having been entered into urging the Bengal Nagpur Rail-

EGYPT'S PREMIER.

VISIT TO SIR AUSTEN CHAMBERLAIN.

Rugby, Yesterday.

as a result of an interview on or way Union to consider the possi-INFORMAL CONVERSATIONS. about March 20 between the bility of a strike, and if that falls plaintiff and Mrs. Rowe at which to bring about a satisfactory Mrs. Rowe's "boy" acted as in- settlement, within a week,. the Sarwat Pasha, the Egyptian terpreter.

general council should declare a Premier, who arrived in London No agreement in writing was general strike on the railways of last night from Brussels, where entered into, but the keys were India within a fortnight with a he has been in attendance on King handed over to the defendant, view to averting the proposed re- Fuad during his official visit to said Mr. Vaux, and she agreed to trenchment.Reuter.

pay the rent for April on April made on this day but in spite of 15. Application for the rent was

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had in fact been paid. The defen- dant employed a contractor to do XMAS AND NEW YEAR PARCEL MAILS FOR GREAT BRITAIN: certain whitewashing, the under- MIGRATORY AND COMMERCE.

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Rugby, Yesterday. 5.8. "Macedonia."

ant and any structural repairs by Mr. L M. S. Amery, 'Dominions the landlord. The defendant had Secretary, has conferred with the not in fact occupied the premises Cabinet of Victoria, Australia. but no notice of termination of The chief subjects "under discus- the contract had been given and sion were migration and the encour- it was plaintiff's case that such agement of the use of Australian contract was not terminated until products in Britain.-British Wire- the landlord himself gave noticeless Service.

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on May 28 that the contract

would cease on June 1. During||~

plaintiff claimed that defendant breaking into the house was that was liable for payment of rent at the Folke had broken in... $120 a month.

On this being put to plaintiff On the plaintiff going into the he denied it.

the King of the Belgians, visited Sir Austen Chamberlain at the Foreign Office this afternoon.

He has returned to London in

order to resume the informal conversations with the British Foreign. Secretary regarding Bri- tish Egyptian matters which were begun when he accompanied King Fuad to London last July.

Sarwat Pasha is staying at the Egyptian Legation, British Wireless Service.

YPRES DAY.

SOLEMN OBSERVANCE IN LONDON.

WREATH ON CENOTAPH.

Rugby, Yesterday. Ypres Day was observed in Lon- don to-day.

H.R.H. Princess Beatrice laid al

box Mr. Remedios cross-examin- The question of repairs to the wreath at the base of the Cenotaph ed him as to whom he had made roof was also raised by Mr. bearing the onscription: "To the the arrangements with. It was Remedios, who put it to plaintiff glorious memory of 200,000 British put to the plaintiff that he had that his wife agreed to put in who fell in the Ypres Salient 1914 not in fact seen Mrs. Rowe at all hand such repairs. but that plaintiff's wife had: car.

Repairs Not Done?

ried on the negotiations and that Mrs. Rowe gave evidence, deny.

to 1918 from the Ypres League."

Another wreath was laid by the High commissioner of Australia.

she plac-

it was indicated to plaintiff's ing that she had met the plaintiff Later Princess Beatrice went to wife through defendant's boy that at all and alleging that negotia- Westminster, where Mrs. Rowe did not want the tions were carried on with plain-ed another wreath on the house.

tiff's wife. Plaintiff's wife agreed Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. Plaintiff's Denial

that repsira to the roof, doors, and British Wireless Service. "Plaintiff denied this and main windows should be put in hand tained that he personally had con- and on this understanding defen- ducted the negotiations with Mrs. dant caused whitewashing to bed Eowe through her boy and in her done to the rooms, When plaintiff 8.30 am presence. Plaintiff also denied that refused to carry out the repairs 10.80 am the first interview in respect of defendant stopped the white

3.80

3.30 p.m. 5 p.m. 5 p.m.

Noon

·

SPANISH PLOT.

rooms

BLASCO IBANEZ IS NOT

*** FIGHTING.

the house was in April and that washing and did not enter the STAYING NEAR MENTONE. the contract, if it had been agreed premises. It was denied, that heaven

to, would only apply for rent on the keys had been handed over to justada Paris, Testerday, May 1. Plaintiff maintained that defendant. Defendant had never. It is learned from Nice that he personally had shown defen- entered into possession of the pre- Blasco, Ibanez la staying at his dant over the house in March.mises and claimed that she was vila near Mentone--Reuter,

Mr. Remedios put it to plain- not liable in respect of the rent, a message of October - 29 8.80 a.m. tiff that the alleged request for Mr. Remedios Indicated that if stated that 1,500 Catalan or Span 2.80 rm. rent on April 16 was merely a His, Holour found that the act of ish Republican insurgents from telephonic intimation to Mra putting in hand whitewashing Paris and Brussels crossed, the Rowe that if she did not want the work constituted entry into the Franco-Spanish frontier and con- house it was to be let to someone premises he would raise a defence centrated on the Spanish side of else Plaintiff denied this, in law under the Statate of Fraud Mount. Camporadon, Accoriling Asked by His Honour where he Ordinance which stated that any Zen "Echo de Paris" report from had "phoned to, plaintiff stated agreement for the sale or inter Perpignan, they are commanded that it was to an hotel wire de est in a concern in land must be by the famous novelist Blasco fendant was then lying. He had signed by the parties to be banes and Ventura Gassol ]* spoken to her boy as he himself charged therewith or by their did not speak English lawfully authorised agent.

in Case Adjourned Furth and Ho Journed-t order that

p.m.

*p.m

Plaintiff stated that he had had to break into the house when he 8.30 a.m. wished to hand it to other tan ants This, he stated, was be cause the defendant had the keys,

For the de keya had been over and the reason given

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