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PRINCE GEORGE AND

·THE CHINA ASSN.

DISPUTE OVER A

MOTOR LORRY

MR. S. DODWELL'S VIEW OF BRITISH TRADE PROSPECTS

GUEST DIES AT DINNER

London. Yesterday.

BUYER AND SELLER AT VARIANCE

JUDGMENT GIVEN

Judgment

WRS

delivered this

Johannesburg, Yesterday. A meeting of native leaders made Tusting the China Association morning at the Summary Court by J. R. Wood in the statement very emphatically at the Association's annual dinner Mr. Justice denying that the Third Inter-in London to-night, Prince George case in which the Tai Yau Motor Yuen Tai Arm for national was responsible for the emphasised his Interest in Empire Co. sued the unrest among the African peoples, trade, and recalled his three years' the recovery of $950, being the and alleging that the Government service in Chinese waters. He said purchase of a motor lorry.

The defendant firm filed a coun- was trying to arouse the whites in he was very impressed with all he South Africa against the legitimate saw of that wonderful country, and ter-claim on the ground that the demands. of the African people, appreciated the anxious care with lorry was not capable of carrying whose unrest Wix due to the which the Association nurtured and a load of 2 tons as warranted. economic pressure of the Govern- fostered China trade. He earnestly: Mr. A. E. Hall uppeared for the ment, which fa in every way ob- hoped for a return of the prosperity plaintiffs and Mr.. D. L. Strellett atructing the improvement of the of China.

was for the defendants. economic status of the natives.

The Judgment

Pretoria, Yesterday.

The Government is appointing & native commission, to visit Durban and enquire into the native unrest.

Johannesburg, Later.

Beaten By Japan

Mr. Stanley Dodwell, responding

In his judgment his Lordship, to the toast, said that the Chinaanid, inter alia:- market was expanding, and offered I find the following facts to be

There increasing opportunities.

established by the evidence. On was good reason to take a hopeful March 18, 1929, the parties enter- E The meeting of native leaders view of the United Kingdom's com-ed into an agreement for the sale

represented the League of Afrlean mercial prospects in China, but a

a motor truck. and purchase of Rights, the African National Con-very great deal depended on the The contract was in writing. The gress, and local branches of the prices. We were being beaten in:

and price agreed was $1,150. On the Industrial and Commercial Workers' some directions by Japan

truck was out of repair. Union. In a statement it was de- America, as well as the Continent date of the agreement, the moter clared that the Third International Our distributing organisations in

common ground that the seller, as had never been in communication China were superior to those in any or in close touch with the four other western nation, but the most a preliminary to the sale, agreed native organisations, which chal skilful and alluring salesmanship to put it into good running order and condition, and also undertook lenged Mr. Justice Pirów to publish could not prevail against prices..

that it should be fit to convey a the documents from Moscow which

Guest Dies

It is

he stated that his department Mr. P. Lister Knight, who was lond of two tons over the roads of possessed. The meeting alleged taken during the dinner, collaps the Colony.

Од signing the

Representative Satisfied

that the Government was deter- ed and died In the lounge. The agreement, the buyer paid to the of the seller $100 on account, and he also mined to keep the natives in per- gueste were unaware

paid a further $100 on April 2. petual serfdom, and appealed to tragedy.-Reuter.

On May 21, the seller announced General Hertzog to reshuffle the

that the truck was ready for de Cabinet, which was so ambitious,

livery. and the South African "Mussolini," the present Minister of Justice, should be relegated to a less respon- sible post The appeal added that the Government had ignored the natives' request to treat them as fellow citizens and had enacted an obnoxious legislation such as the colour bar act. "Therefore, it is unnecessary to go to Moscow to find fomenters of trouble. We charge the Government with being the

Degrees Temperature, 10 a.m., to-

day

67 Temperature, 4 p.m.

Yesterday

75 Humidity, 10 am, 10-

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66

Humidity, 4 p.m., yes.

terday

65

It was examined on that day by the buyer's representative, who tested its running capacity only, not its Atness to carry a load. The representative was satisfied. He gave a certificate in writing to

this affect.

On May 23, the seller deliver.

ed the truck to Li Man, an agent of the buyer, who came to the

arck instrumentalists this time." HELPING THE LOCAL seller's premises and drove it

Reater.

Judge Challenged

Native leaders deny that they held a meeting. Kadalie, one of

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the leaders who is reported to LEGAL have attended, explained that he had prepared a challenge for Mr. Justice Pirow and had been re- lactantly persuaded by friends to hand it over for publication. He declared that the alleged meeting had never been held. Most of the native leaders did not sign the statement.-Reuter.

Rugby, Yesterday.

away. On the same day the buy- er louded the truck with a load of less than two tona. The truck, so loaded, broke down on the The gradient of Stubb's Road. buyer returned the truck to the seller on the same day with a re- quest for repairs.

On these facts I find that the property in the truck passed from Law officers of the Crown are the seller to the buyer on May 21, preparing a BI designed to enable when the buyer's representative local authorities to dispense with signed the certificate of autlafac- the condition of the certain legal formalities in under- tion with taking their employment, plans. truck, and, further, that delivery When the Bull becomes law, these and acceptance under the contract authorities will be relieved of the of sale were completed on May necessity of promoting special Acts 23.

U.S. OIL SCANDAL Magnate Concludes Jail

A Compromise! of Parliament before certain works

The buyer has formulated his Term For Contempt

may be undertaken.

The Lord Privy Seal, Mr. J. H. defence on the plea of a breach a condition of Washington, Yesterday. Thomas, who in a statement to the by the seller of Mr. Harry Sinclair, who was Ben Press makes this announcement, Bale. In my opinion what has oc- tenced to three months' imprison- added that progress with employ-curred amounts not to a breach ment for contempt of court, on ment schemes is being made in many of a condition, but to a breach of June 5 laat, was released to-day.directions, and expenditure to the warranty. I decide in favour of Previously, he had served a similar amount of between £40,000,000 and the buyer's plea to the effect that sentence for a like offence.

£60,000,000 has now been sanction- he may plead this breach of war- Mr. Sinclair originally came be- ed. He again expressed the con-ranty in diminution of price. To fore the court, together with Mr. viction that expansion of export what extent the price will be Albert Fall, in connection with the trade lay at the root of matters, and thereby diminished may be prov- ed by evidence if either party see Teapot Dome oil scandals.-Reu-

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Hia Lordship further remarked that the parties might first like to consider the position together, be- fore further evidence might be heard in respect of the branch of warranty.

Both Mr. Hall and Mr. Strellett accepted the suggestion.

For preparing non-Government oplum at 211 Reclamation Street, an unemployed Chinese was at the Kowloon Magistracy this morning | fined $200 or three months' hard labour in default.

In this connection he was discus- sing various question with the motor trade.

The Motor Tax B He said he was conferring with a view to finding out by what means other than the horsepower tax the same revenue could be secured, with more advantage to the motor in- dustry Newspapers interpret this as Indicating an intention to abolish the horsepower tax, which encourages the production of a small igine car unsuitable for export, and replacing the tax with increased petrol taxationBritish Wireless Service

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