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No. 27,380 » HONG KONG, TUESDAY, JANUARY 7, 1930.
LANDLADY AND TENANT
AWAITING HIGHER SALARIES
QUESTION OF SURRENDER OF COMMISSION'S PROPOSALS
CONTRACT
100 YEARS OLD DECISION
IN ABEYANCE? ·
WORKING ON OLD FIGURES
POVERTY
TO-DAY'S DOLLAR. -The closing rate of the dollar on demand, to-day was 1/6 13/16.
PRICE $3.00 Per Month.
IN 1922
ness Menager.
tired 2
PERHAPS ITS EYES!
Let us examine your eyes to see if they are the reason for that tired feeling.
LAZARUS
Hong Kong's Only European Optician. 13, Queen's Road, Central Telephone Mr. Cooper C. 2208. for appointment.
ROYAL WEDDING
TRIED TO GET MONEY BULGARIA'S PLEA OF LOSS OF DIAMONDS ROME GUARDED FOR NEGLIGENT · DRIVING
BY FALSE CHOP
BY EUROPEAN UNABLE TO BEAR THE HEAVY ARGUMENT IN CLAIM AGAINST ALL FLYING STOPPED AND MR. SAMPLE AND DEVIL'S
REPARATIONS
VISITORS TO CITY SEARCHED
DEFENDANT TOLD HE IS TOO OLD FOR A BEATING
SUSPICIOUS STUDENT
:
That the only thing available]
NEW SCHEME CONSIDERED
The Hague, Yesterday.
LOCAL BANK
"GRATUITOUS BAILEES"
- DUKE OF YORK'S BAG
The case, concerning the alleg
OWN LUCK"
EVIDENCE AMAZING
▼
The Chine Mail understands
Proposals Recalled
Was
The Committee of Non-German Re-
To-day a claim for $302, being the balance of rent alleged to be due that, so fur, 'no communication has under the Criminal Law was a plea narations is progressing very uw fed loss of a parcel of diamonds Belgiane, and of Bulgaria, the Crown in which Mr. J. W. Franks Super- Rome, Yesterday. This morning Mr. E: W. Hamilton under an agreement for No. 1, Hart been made by the Colonial Secre of Guilty, was the comment made Bulgaria, like Austria.
Three Kings of Italy, of the gave his decision in the traffic case. Avenue, Kowloon, against Mr. Jastariat to the other Government by Mr, T. S. Whyte-Smith at the that through poverty she is unable to in 1922 was continued before the other Princes and Princesses from all ed Mr. E. F. R. Sample for negligent has pleaded sent from Antwerp to Hong Kong Prince of Italy, the Duke of York and intendent of Victoria Jail, summon. T. Dobbie, heard in the Summary Departments in connection with Court to-day before the Paisne the
bear the heavy reparations, so the recommendations of the Kowloon Magistracy this morning, Drafting Committee is examining an Chief Justice (Sir Henry Gollan, Marie Jose's wedding, motored to the Stubbs Road a car driven by Mr. Juver Europe, gathered for Princess driving by passing, on a bend, on Judge (Mr. Justice Wood) failed by Salaries Commission.
in connection with the case in which alternative scheme for reason of the plaintiff, Mrs. Rumours were current last year a Chinese, 21 years of age,
Bulgarin.C.B.E, KC) this morning, when King's hunting lodge at Castle Porziano The German Reparations' Com- Marjery P. S. Lee, No. 29c, Elgin that the findings of the Commis-
mmittee is progressing satisfactori- argument in support of the clair-ing. Most of the sportsmen made Mrs. Clark, Mr. Franks and Mr. in brilliant sunshine for a day's shoot-Clark, of the P.W.D., lo which were Street, failing to fulfil a legal re-sion, which comprised the Chief charged with obtaining, by falsely, and has discussed, whether
Ger-ante' case was heard.
good bags of wild boar, deer and hare. Harris of the P. & "0. quirement His Lordship delivered Justice "(Sir Henry Gollan, C.B.E., letters and a chop, $60 from Li Pak-many should remit payments at the end an interating judgment in favour K.C.), the Hon. Sir Shou-son Chow wing, a student of the Kowloon Col-is considering the point important be
The Duke of York hed a particularly Court:-Original Jurisdiction. for the middle of the month. Germany
His Worship read his judgment of the defendant, quoting a decision and Mr. Paul Lauder, would be lege.
Parties:-Louis Kornitzer, Henri fine bag.
as follows:- N. Gatwirth and Isaac H. Goldberg, The City was flooded with light every made so long ago as 1826.
cause she will lose 1,500,000 gold giver, effect to this month,
Detective Inspector A. J. W. Dur-marks annually in interest if the pay-
diamond merchants, 49, Kue Coquil-night, and the great fountains were Mr. Clark, the driver of the com This case is purely one of fact. The Evidence
ling prosecuted for-the police.
hart, Antwerp, Belgium, plaintiffs; illuminated. The street lighting was ments are made in the middle of the Plaintiff stated that she was the
Broadly, the sum total of the
Banque de l'Indo-Chine, Hong Kong, increased fourfold by multi-coloured plainant's car if I may so term. The False Letter
month.
defendants. owner of the house and entered into recommendations is that some of. The student gave evidence to the
The discussion in regard to the sane-
searchlights adorning the trees, and it gave his evidence in a very Counsel for plaintiff's, Mr. F. C. avenues near the Quirinal. à tenancy agreement with Mr. the lower grades (such as the sub-affect that on December 81, 1929, tions in case of Germany's default, is
The most clear fashion. It is summed up in Jenkin, C.RE.; for defendants, Mr.stringent precautions against an cut exhibit "A" (one of the sketches Dobbie for a period of not less than ordinate staff) were deemed to de- the defendant called at the Kowloon continuing-Reuter.
Eldon Potter, K.C. and Mr. H. G. rage during the Royal wedding festi-'of one year which commenced on May serve increases of about 20 per College, and handed the complain-
Sheldon.
the locality produced In vities have been taken: A flying over the 1. 1928. Mr. Dobbie moved out at cent. There were other changes ant a letter, and in doing so re-
Solicitors: for plaintiffs, Mesars. Italy has been stopped, lest bombs are unshaken by cross-examination. case), He was entirely Deacons: for defendants, Mesars dropped from the air. All people in The other three witnesses gave. Johnson, Stokes & Master.
motor carz arriving in Rome are the their evidence quite clearly and "Keenness in Banking". roughly searched and all luggage close-corroborated him. Mr. Franks in Evidence taken on commissionly examined-Reuter.
A Brilliant Scene
his independent aketch (produced in London was read yesterday
Rome, Later. as exhibit 8) was singularly con-- afternoon when Mr. Jenkin open- The most brilliant ceremony so far vincing. ed his address.
in connection with the Royal wedding was held at the Quirinal Palace, where (his Worship was referring to Mr. It has been given by an "expert" their Majesties gave a reception to the Laurentsen), that people in the back Royal visitors, diplomate, cuartiers, of the car are handicapped. The high State officials, members of the
PRESS
Hankow, To-day. A conference between Yen Hsi-shan, Ho Cheng-chun and other Nanking Generals reach- ed a decision to attack from Chengchow in the near future with the object of subjugating Tang Seng-chi.
the end of September, 1928. The and, it is learned, one body of marked that it had been given to STOP house" was occupied by three other European officers whose services him by the student's elder brother. tenants in October. November,
might be classified under "tech- On opening the letter, the com- December, March and April, respec-nical," made representations to plainant read that it purported to tively but, was vacant during the Government. The view taken be a request from his father to give January and February, 1929. She in this respect was that one the defendant (bearer) the sum of claimed $125 rent for January and might receive less salary than money mentioned therein, February, and 350 in respect of hitherto but that one would bene-
Suspicion however, overcame him, March and April during which two fit, on the other hand, while on and he found out that the chop used months tenants paid only $100 a month, plus $2 for advertising the ong leave in the Old Country. It was not that of his brother's, but
was pointed out that such leave was a false one. usually comes once in about five
The witness said that the letter years and that the advantagés do be gained them might not out-mentioned something about the sale weigh the "disadvantage" (if it of two pige to his father by the defendant's mother, which he knew such) extending over the were.
was untrue. longer period of work.
Nevertheless it was felt on many hands that new scales would be in force for 1930. In some de partments, where there are large numbers of employees whose in-
house. →→
Replying to Mr. Dobbie, plaintiff said she did not agree that the tenancy agreement was cancelled by mutual consent. She did not ask him to leave. She got a tenant and so, she agreed, there was no need -to-ask-him-to-leave-
A Speculative Query Replying to his Lordship, plain tiff asserted that if subsequent
to Mr. Dobbie.
Sale of Pigs
father was in the country, and that Witness, continuing, said that his when he received the letter his elder brother was also in the country.
chop.
His Worship: Did the brother
It is reported that the rebels' lines of communication are cut et Chumation and they are re- tiring to Junan their morals being destroyed Reuter.
NOT THE COLDEST Lowest Temperature
Today
He observed, inter alia, to-day, that in these times of keenness in banking, there was some in ducement for a customer to make a deposit, such as the looking after of valuables.
Cabinet, Fascist grand councillors, and expert is a gentleman who habitual- representatives of the Services, arts by drives a car-his connection with and sciences, the scene providing one selling or repairing cars does not of the greatest displays of gorgeous count-and I doubt if he is more. the defendant uniforms, wonderful dresses, and price- expert than I who never drive but zot gratuitous less jewellery ever seen at the Palace. habitually sit in the back seat of
In this ease, bankers were baileen as
they claimed to be; Reuter. but their standing was equal to
other cars. Had it been a question Represents The King that of a bailee for reward,
of a few yards -might-have gone Rugby, Yesterday. Into this more deeply, but the de- Mr. Jenkin: mentioned, the cir-sent the King at the wedding, arrived The witnesses in the back seat cor- The Duke of York, who will reprefendant's evidence rules this out. cumstances in which one of the in Rome last night, accompanied by roborated Mr. Clark entirely.,. plaintiffs had opened an account Admiral Brooke. The Duke was met it
Knowledge of Contents
me.
Questioned by Inspector Dorling tenants had paid $150 rent, she dividual remuneration varies, it apart from the writing, witness re- as to what aroused his suspicion, would have given back the extra $25 is necessary to commence work on plied that the chop was a false one,
with defendants, and then counsel the station by the Duke of Spoleto, and The defendant's evidence after spoke of the receipt by defendants by Sir Ronald Graham, British Am-the cross-examination by his solici- His Lordship:-You did not tell the pay sheet early each month and that he know his brother's winter The temperature were handed over to first plain-tire staff of the British Embassy.
To-day is no he coldest this of parcels from Antwerp which assador to the Quirinal, and the en- tor (Mr. M. K. Lo)-amszed him so, you know? When they In one such it is proposed to work
recorded was 48.6 degrees at 7 a.m. tiff (who had come out to Hong he drove to the British Embassy, by the prosecution and, I hope, re-
It "doeg not in. asked me the rent of the house I on the figures heretofore existing
amy After greetings had heen exchanged,way correspond with the facts given and if a circular is issued about the defendant answered: This let fell to below 45 on two consecutive
Asked if he had anything to say In Christmas week the thermometer Kong to sell diamonds). always told them $125
Giving evidence, Mr. Dobbie salaries-to make up supplement ter was given to me by your brother. days.
where he will stay during his short ferred to a separate incident. atated
visit to Bome. To-day, together with ary pay sheets, because it is im- received a
Mr. Jenkin also referred to an shooting over King Victor Emanuel's letter
The 48.6 is the official reading at
other Royal guests, the Duke was oat
Crux of the Situation. dated practicable to defer the work until
the Royal Observatory, Kowloon. Equity case in which bankers had estate near Ostia, and to-night he will the Austin 7 was the crux of the plaintiff
the last moment while hoping that August
It at once became apparent that. 28, 1928, in which she said that she would hold the good tidings will come before
There are, of course, "other read been held to be gratuitous bailees. attend a Defendant: Yes, the brother told him responsible for all losses and pay day this month.
Quirinal situation. The evidence of the pro- me to take the letter to him (wit-position of the instrument.
inga," which are governed by the There, he argued, the bankers had given to the Royalties, the Court, and secution varies on the passing be Are no knowledge of the contents at the Diplomatic Corpa-British Wire tween "at once and hundred yards.” ness) and to get the $60 from him.
Next witnega for the prosecu- tion
Li Pak-tim, the elder brother, who is a shop keeper in Tai Ping, Chinese Territory.
that he from.
cost of advertisements. It над
mutually agreed that he should leave PEER'S HEIR KILLED IN
at the end of September, and in fact
she got a new tenant then herself. She assumed full responsibility for finding new tenants.
The Judgment Giving judgment his Lordship said the plaintiff held Mr. Dobbie to his contract and had sued upon it. The first question to be de- cided was whether the contract was rescinded by mutual consent
'PLANE CRASH
YOUNG AIRMAN'S ATTEMPT
FLY FROM AUSTRALIA
A BRILLIANT JOCKEY
Captain Hugh Grosvenor, Aide de
Rugby, Yesterday,"
or not. Mr. Dobbie claimed that Camp to Sir Alexander Hore Ruthven,
tell you to go with the letter and get $607
Was
This witness denied having given TO the letter to the defendant and said that he did know him, but not well. Witness proved that the chop on the letter purported to be the charac- ters of the shop "Hin Wo"
The no surrounding, but the genuine one difference was that that chop had had a flowery bordering. The de fendant had never come to him and told him that he was hard up. knew nothing about the sale of pigs. He
Previous Conviction,
Magistrate convicted the urged him to leave at the end of preparing for a flight from Australia
Inspector Dorling stated that he September, 1928, and, his Lordship to England. The seaplane crashed had a previous conviction, when he remarked, he expected that the from aheight of 400 feet into the sea received eight days for trespassing did so but that her object in do-lat. Port Philip Bay in Victoria. The in 1929. ing so was to reduce losses as far wreckage of the seaplane was located;
it was so rescinded at the end of Governer of South Australia, has been
September, 1928; but plaintiffilled in a seaplane accident in Aus never Intended to give up her tralia. He was the only son and heir rights under the contract.
of Lord. Stalbridge. With two com- Mr. Dobbie had said that she penious, Flight-Lieutenant Hriggs and
Leading Aircraftsman Ewen, he was man.
The
His Worship: Well, of course,
OVERCAST
To-day's weather report from the Royal Observatory states:-
The anti - cyclone has strengthened slightly It re mains central to the North of the Yangtaze Valley,
Strong monsoon prevails along the S.E. Coast of China and over the N. China Sea.
Forecast: N.E. winda, fresh; overcast at first, clear- ing later.
Temperature and Humidity The temperature and humid- ity at certain specided centres this forenoon wore
Temp. Humid.
Hong Kong
50
70
Macao
43
76
Manila
·72)
89
Amoy
48
78
Swatow
47
86
Chefoo
24
100
Pratas Island 66: Shanghai,
79
25
62
The defendant: Can I have a
as possible. Mr. Dobbie had aug. in 80 feet of water, but none of the gested that she had not acted with bodies has yet been recovered this as a thing that amounts to for- Captain Grosvenor, who was only 25 gery and therefore the penalty is entire propriety because she did
years of age, was a brilliant amateur heavier. $100 or two months' hard not let the house during January jockey. He rode, and February, 1929, at a reat be- chases before he left England for
much in steeple-labour.: low the market rent. His Lord Australia and twice competed in the ship did not think there was any Grand National. He took up Eying beating instead of going to jail? obligation on plaintiff to take any after he arrived in Australia in 1929, Inspector Darling (interposing)sident of the New Territories step of that kind
Bought a D.H. Moth plane, and last, He is a wise villain. curanter few round Australia, a dis tance of 8,000 railes, in 31 days. His too old for a beating,
His Lordship: No, you His Lordship added that he had attempt to fly to England way to have had time to look up, the author been made in about ten days time, and Detective Inspector Dorling ities and he had come to the he hoped to lower Captain Kingsforded that the defendant had been conclusion that the authorities Smith's record of 18 days for the thrown out of the house by were not on plaintiff's side. The Journey British Wireless Service. father before. law stated that if, after a tenant would be responsible for the dif has quitted the premises, the land- ference.
Surrender of Contract
tord re-let them to another tenant
PICKPOCKET JAILED
all and were not informed what less Service. the boxes contained." They were
reception in the
bailees notwithstanding,. Mr. HIGH SPEED PLANES point. But Mr. Sample placed the
Jenkin continued, and had,.been held (in the case, quoted) to be gratuitous bailees because athe point, he submitted, had not been
FOR AIR FORCE
MACHINES MADE ABROAD
fully argued. Further, Mr. Jenkin SUPERIOR IN PERFORMANCE TO argued that even. if defendants had been fully ignorant, their liability was not affected. In the present case, defendants had full knowledge of the contents of the parcels.
Three Men Dead
SCHNEIDER CUP LESSONS
Mr. Clark admitted to 200 under pressure. Mr. Lo laboured this
passing below "Bergalion" - from a balf to one mile distant. He denies the possibility of another Austin 7.
incongruity of his story with the In reply to me, he recognised the
prosecution's story and deliberately suggested that these four witnesses had conspired to give false evidence Rugby, Yesterday.
because he had annoyed Mr. Clark New service machines of high flying previously by passing.
This is. speed have been introduced to-day into utter nonsense, but affords a curi- Plaintiffs are claiming £5,082 the Royal Air Force. They are the ous sidelight on the mentality of the 16-4, or the return of the dia direct result of experience gained in defendant. monds; $10,000 for their deter the Schreider trophy competition. It tion, or damages for loss of pro-in declared that they justify the risks fits; and other relief.
Negligence Found
I must therefore accept entirely
Mr. Potter indicated yesterday, and large expenditure involved in these the evidence of the prosecution and I find that Mr. Sample passed Mr. in reply to his Eordship, that even competitions.
if he called witnesses their evi- The engines used in the British Clark's car on a blind corner and, dence would not take long, and machines which broke the world's speed the tail of his car dangerously near further, that in so doing he swung "it was remarkable, but the fact record in the contest over the Solent the front of Mr. Clark's car. This, remained, that three persons who last year, and the streamline designs 1 find, amounts to negligent driving might have been able to throw that were adopted for those machines,I would go further and Bay dan- some light on the case were now
EVANGELICAL ALLIANCE
dead," one of these being a Por-have been incorporated in new fighting serous driving. tuguese clerk by the name of machines with noteworthy success. I have two remarks further to Antonio,
In 1925, America gained the world's that he left Dr. Heanley's house at make. Mr. Sample had told · ya The case is proceeding..
record at what was then regarded as 7.26 p.m., and in about half an hour, speaks of having noticed particles
a phenomenal speed of 177 miles per not more, was near Gough are of ice in some standing water in
his grounds this morning but no-l
hour. Fer some time past the British corner. He came through the con- add-body claims to have seen any snow.
Royal Air Force has had in service trol area in Bonham and Caine- Passengers who came down from
The first meeting of the World's Bristol Fulldcg machines with speed Roads and after, through Queen's. his Canton last night, however, pro- Evangelical Alliance, Annual Uni- in excess of this machines that are with a modified form of Mr. Clark's Road East. I find myself agreeing". fess to have seen snow along the vergal Week of Prayer, 1980, was not mere racers, but carry a full equip remark about his luck. Mr. Clark White Cloud Mountains which skirt held in the Lady Chapel, St. John's ment. The machines now being put in his evidence had referred to Mr. the north of Canton city.
Snow in Walchow
Cathedral, yesterday, when a repre
into service mark a further advance Sample's long immunity from acci Canton, Yesterday, Bentative gathering attended
and are claimed to he easily superior dents as being the devil's own
abroad-British Wireless Service. The Rev, H. V. Koop led lain performance to machines produced
luck!")
NOT WANTED HERE
Preoccupied? Mr. Sample in this case either
is not telling the truth or he drives in such a preoccupied way that he is unaware of what cars he passes
You must alternative. I hope he will be more
careful in future.
We don't want people like you I trust 1 may believe the second
Fined $25.
who went into occupation, that
A Chinese, described as an ex- According to a report, sucw fell would effects surrender of the said he would have been able to banishee who had been back in in Walchow on the morning of prayer, and two hymns were sung contract from the time of the re-find for her and give judgment the Colony for about a year, was January 4 and 5. Not for many lettting unless the landlord, gave for her, but that was the only
Those present included the Bishop notice to the tenant that the re condition on which she could suc- to-day charged by Sub-Inspector years has Walchow experienced of Victoria, the Rev. L. N. Watkins letting was on his account. Bis ceed and she had not fulfilled that MeWalter, before Mr. A. W Goll was frozen, the temperature Knight-Anstey (Wesleyan Method- such weather as this. Even peanut (St. Peter's Church) the Rev. J. C. Lordship read a judgment made condition. She had admitted: A Grantham with picking the pocket falling below 40. The village people ist) the Rev. W, Walton Rogers (St. In 1826 which, be said, had been new tenant and she had admitted of a compatriot in Queen's Road were, however, overjoyed at the Andrew's Church) and the Rev. coming back again. an authority for over 100 years that new tenant on her own ac Central and stealing 350 in notes.sight of the snow fall, thinking J. H. Johnston (Union Church, know that." and was a parallel case. If Mrs. count. That being so she had ex-The accused admitted the offence.to be a good smen for a prosperous Kowloon), Leo had been legally advised, included her previous tenant and The Inspector told the Magie stead of conducting her own had accepted surrender of the trate that accused got the money Note: Walchow, on the East the Union Church, Hong Kong, gave Smith at the Howloon Magistracy
The Rev. F. C. Young, Minister of Fearsom
ter of Thus remarked Mr. T. S. Whyte- affairs, she should have written contract for tenancy by her own by putting his hand in complain-
Beceipt of £1,000 from Russia to Mr Dobble saying that she conduct by process of law ant's breast pocket under the
River of Kwangrang, is about 80 an interesting address on "The this morning when a Chinese ram- | during the general textile, strike in war re-letting on his account, and Remarking he thought that was cover of his hat Luckily for about 70 miles of Canton.]the point that this cord of unity of disobeying his deportation order of accused in the Meerut conspiracy miles NNE of Hong Kong, or Hope of Unity" in which he stressed ed Chan Fuk, was charged with Madras was admitted by one of the was right decision on the facts, hie complainant, he felt a slight pull Due to the severe cold in the East all churches, throughout the World, 10 years from October, 1928 case who said he gave the money, to›,
said that Judgment must and immediately seized the accus River, the prices of fish have fallen meant redemption and determina The Magistrate pointed out that the Joint Strike Committee. be given for the defened. The latter promptly dropped over a pre umpers of son
the reason why the defendant was banished in 1928 was because he committed highway robbery, the debris of two three-storey Forty people were buried under The defendant was sent to Jail houses which collapsed suddenly st for eight months with hard Tabour Marseilles. and ordered to receive, to strokes been recovered and severR), perAPEN Eleven dies have
of the birch.
pre missing.
ung that
Lord
ship to Mr. Dobble)
No, your Lordship, ment with
the notes and when picked up fish have been frozen to death is To-day the meeting will take place (after accused was handed over to the breeding ponds and the East in the Union Church, Hong Kong, a constable) dalys $36 was re- River freeders have simply cooped when the speaker will be the Roy. covered
the fah up and sold them at sa low Frank Short, whose subject will be The Magistrate passed sentence as 72 cents per lb Canton News Recent Progress towards Unity of six months hard labour
Agency,
The Rev G. Young will lead
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