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ARCHITECT'S CLAIM.

| 'Recommendation Which Was Negligent.'

ALIEN SETTLERS IN CANADA.

The Need for British Emigrants.

Mr. J. M. Jackson, architect, who

The following letter appeared of Shareholders wil he held at sued Mr. A. W. Cashin, land-owner, in the London Morning Post:- the Offices of the Undersigned on for $20,750 for professional services tention, through the medium of Sir, I should like to draw at- THURSDAY, the 26th March,

1931, at Noon, for the purpose of in connection with the proposed your paper, to the extent of receiving the Report of the Gen-erection of certain shop-houses in Central European settlement in eral Managers, together with a Anson Road in 1927, was awarded Western Canada during the past Statement of Accounts for the $6,000 and ensts by the Chief Jus-

few years. year ended the 31st December.

I write 1930.

tice (Sir William Murison) in the Supreme Court, Singapore.

The SHARE REGISTER and TRANSFER BOOKS will be CLOSED from the 12th to the 26th March, 1931, both days Inclusive, JARDINE, MATHESON &

CO., LTD., General Managers. The Hong Kong Fire Insurance Co., Ltd. Hong Kong, 6th March, 1931.

from my own know- ledge of what has been going on in Southern Alberta since 1924. In that part of Southern Alberta where I have been living Central Europeans have constituted the bulk of the incoming settlers. British settlers have been com- paratively few.

In his judgment His Lordship found that the plaintiff was not negligent in omitting to prepare a specification in respect of buildings which were for all practical pur poses, almost entirely standardised in 1927; or in omitting to prepare

In the district immediately sur an estimate of cost before tender; rounding me Central Europeans or in omitting to advertise; and the now occupy, either as owners or fact that he did not call for a larger as tenants, about 75 per cent, of number of tenders for work of that the farms. Every year has seen magnitude WAN a "small error" an increase in their numbers, and THE HONG KONG & WHAMPOA which should not deprive him of his I know, from personal experience, what efforts they are making to remuneration.

The fifth and laat allegation enable other members of their TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN against the plaintiff was that he families, relatives, and friends in that the ORDINARY YEAR- was negligent in recommending the their old country to join them, BY MEETING OF SHAREHOLD-defendant. La accept the tender of money remittances for which pur- ERS will be held in the Office of Poh Cheow of $415,000. This pose they are continually sending ! the Company, 2. Queen's Building, charge was one of the main dif- to Europe. They have their own settlers' associations, which are Hong Kong, on MONDAY, 36th culties of the case. March, 1931. at Noon, for con-

active bodies. sideration of the Directors' Report was the biggest admissible estim If one took what in his opinion

DOCK COMPANY, LIMITED.

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1. M. DYER.

Chief Manager. Hong Kong, 37th March, 1991.

to he admirable settlers.

These Central Europeans seem They

Land Statement of Accounts for the ate per cubic foot for the cost of

year ending 31st December 1930. the work, viz., 23 cents, the plain- great workers, and many of The SHARE REGISTER and it was two cents per cubic foot them are experienced farmers, TRANSFER BOOKS will be CLOS-above what he should have recom. They are very well suited to this ED from the 23rd to the 28th mended and that made $32,000 mixed farms and intensive culti district, where medium-sized, [March, 1931, both days Inclusive. difference to the owner. But ho

By Order of the Board of

(His Lordship) was not satisfied yution are the generally accepted They are Directors,

that the enbic foot basis was a type of agriculture. sound basis of ealculation.

evidently successful. I have no- Mr. Lecain, a most careful and thing whatever to say against reliable witness, considered a fair them; I have employed many of price at which the buildings could them on my own farm, and some have been erected at $320.000. The of my land is leased to them.

But-and this is the point of difference between $415,000 and 5:120,000 was $95,000.

that my letter the success these Central Europeans are The amount therefore that the defendant would have lost had he meeting with could equally be ac- followed the plaintiff's advice would complished by British settlers, if be something between $32,000 and they could be established on the THE TWENTY-SIXTH ANNUAL $95,000 and a he (His Lordship) land and given a right start.

GENERAL MEETING

Why is this not being done? mistrusted the cubic foot measure Shareholders will be held in the ment and relled much more on Mr. to-day slipping away from the Why are the golden opportunities Offices of Messis. Dodwell & ComLecain's substantive figure, he co-

Brition? pany, Limited, on TUESDAY, the timated, roughly, defendant's poten- 31st March, 1931, at 3 p.m. fortial loss at something like $70,000. the purpose of receiving the Re- port of the General Managers to gether with a Statement of Ac- counts to 31st December, 1930.

UNION WATERROAT COMPANY, LIMITED.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

of

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 23rd March to 31st March 1981, both dates inclusive.

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General Managers, Hong Kong, March 18, 1931.

OUR

LADIES' TAILORING

DEPARTMENT

undertakes to execule, orders

FOR MAKING DRESSES & GOWNS on latest styles with- in 16 hours.

“Higher Than A Careful Architect

Would Recommend."

His Lordship said he found it impossible to say that

that sum constituted a small error also. I was about £8,000. In a contract of £45,000 it was roughly 17 per cent The price was, in his opinion, if not ax defendant said, ridiculous, at any rate a great deal higher than any careful and diligent architect would have recommended his client to ac cept.

Neglected and Starved.

It cannot be for lack of know- ledve of the onnortunities for successful settlement in the Cana- dian West; I'am satisfied that

these are adequately advertised in Great Britain. And it can hardly be for lack of money, for it is evident, from the immense gums which are being spent on un- employment relief in Great Bri tain, that there is plenty of money to be got for approved pur- poses. Nor do I believe that it is for want of desire on the part of potential settlers oversens.

"I find as a fact, therefore," said British settlement in Canada His Lordship, "reluctantly, but de- seems to be neglected and starved. finitely, that the plaintiff's recom-. Yet migration overseas is admit- mendation constituted negligence." tedly a matter of urgent national

Procceding to deal with the ques-and Empire importance.

were

tion of failure of consideration His With the experience which we Lordship said he thought the plans now have, it should not be dif- themselves

perfectly good. ficult to form a comprehensive They became useless only because scheme for the settlement of Bri- the defendant rejected the original tish emigrants in Canada, which brick and tile scheme and embarked would be acceptable to Canada upon a totally different scheme of and to Great Britain, and hold out reinforced concrete. It was the de- real promise of success for the fendant, not the plaintiff, who made settlers themselves.

1 It is now more than a year If he was right in that the only since Mr. J. H. Thomas, in the question was: What was the plain course of his conference at Win- tiff entitled to for the work he had nipeg with representatives of the done? It was not necessary for United Farmers' Organisations of him to go into the provisions of the Western Canada, stated that he R.I.B.A. Beale in England or the had a scheme for British settle- present scale in force here since ment in Western Canada, which 1929 because neither of them ap- he believed would meet with the ARE INVITED TO INSPECT OUR plied in the Colony in 1927. The approval of Canadians when it

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plaintiff prepared apparently com- was made public, though he did pletely satisfactory drawings; he not divulge the nature of the endorsed fairly full particulars on scheme. them; he selected alx tenders and It would be interesting to know gave them the necessary supple-: what is that scheme, and what mentary inspection. That was dp has since been done in the direc parently all. It was more or less a, tion of launching it. matter of guesswork for

one to

(Brig.-Gen.) M. L. Hornby. name any particular sum due for Lethbridge, Alberta. the work but he would award what |

he thought was a fair amount, $6,000.

SILVER POSITION.

ARTIFICIAL PALLIATIVE UNLIKELY TO SUCCEED.

The Opening of the Tenders. Dealing with the question of the plaintiff's alleged negligence in opening the tenders before they had

Is Messre. Samuel Montagu all come in. Hia Lordship said Co's Annual Billion Review the leakage in those circumstances was imports of silver into India and clearly possible. Assistants some China during 1930, as far as can times talked and not many Chinese be estimated at present, were

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The first Ball to be given by the recently-formed St. Patrick's Society proved to be an outstanding success. The week was a notable one for social functions, the Hong Kong Police Ball also attracting a very large number of guests. Full reports appear in the OVERLAND CHINA MAIL.

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A claim by a Chinese lady against a local bank, for alleged wrongful sale of properly under a mortgage deed, brought up some piquant legal points for discussion in the Supreme Court. The case, which was ong of unusual interest, is featured in the 'OVERLAND CHINA MAIL.

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were defeated by a locked drawer. about 85,000,000 and 185,000,000 For the information of visitorsIt was proved in evidence that fine ounces. respectively. World the following list of some of the tenders in the owner's presence and 281.715.021 fine the usual custom

to open production for 1929 is put at ounces by the highest points on the Island, and only when they had all been receiv-. Director of the United States Malaland is published:---

ed. He thought it was quite pos- Mint, which would constitute albla and even probable that the new high record.

Bother great silver-consuming coun-, find some palliative, but it is un. The effect of try of the East, are engaging the likely that artificial' means would closeness of the tenders in the case low prices on output during 1980 utmost efforts of statesmanship in

be successful in view of the was, as was suggested by defen has given rise to contacture, but order that a settlement of her diverse interests of those most -1774- dante counsel due to a leakage as far as can be estimated at pre difficulties may be found. 1784 through plaintiff's unusual pro- sant, the production for 1980 will be admitted that the low level to If it

cedure.

bo about 244.000,000 ounces. which prices have fallen is duo to It might be that that could be Sales of Indian Government silver the present existence of too much 1805 held to be negligence on his part are put at 30.000.000 ounces, while ailver in the world, then any Im 1000 but in the view he had taken of the the supplies from France are esprovement must come from in-

case it was not necessary for him timated at about 28,000,000 ounces. creased demand, and on the like years; vulture, 118 years; pea- Raven, 90 years; heron, 60 297 to give any declalon ou the point. ! As regards the outlook, Messrs. lihood of the latter the future of cock, 80 years; nightingale, 18 Feet. His. Lordship accordingly gave Montagu say that the situation in the market depends. It has been years: pheasant, 3 years; golden 8124 judgment for the plaintiff for China has become more hopeful, suggested that a conference of in- eagle, 110 years; pigeon, 20 1971 $8,000 with costs.

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