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$10,000 SLANDER ACTION.

(Continued from Page 1.),

affair.

THE CHINA MAIL.

state that four of the persons whose names were mentioned in the writ of summons, were not in the sitting room at all at the time.

EXCHANGES.

TO-DAY'S QUOTATIONS.

On London-

aight

months'

11 18/18

At this point in the dispute Bank, wire

11% the kit fat wife of the girl's Bank, on demand... 11% I said to her 'Do you father said, "We don't know what Bank, 4 months' sight 11 9/18 know of such a thing ns Ah a Police Station is. If you want Credits, 4 Mui, when thirteen years old, to challenge us, take your time," being the subject of certain mis "Because I saw a lot of people Documentary, 41 conduct by her uncle, Se Slu-coming over I kept quiet," wit wun? She said she did, be- ness concluded. "I left the house

months' sight..... 11 15/16

On Paris- cause Ah Mui had told her at at once. I was then thinking On-demand ...... the time...

that if this matter became gen-Credits,months

rally known it would also affert aight my reputation.

Mother Kept Silent. The girl's mother further said that she had not ever spread the news, because if she had told anyone in the house it would only have made trouble. She wanted to keep things quiet. 1

Witness then asked the women if she had told the girl's 'father. The woman said she

The Court adjourned at this point, witness stating that he would continue his evidence this morning.

USE OF CAMPHOR.

HOW INCREASED PETROL TAX WILL AFFECT MANUFACTURE.

had, but the father said it was merely play between children. The matter would be best left alone, he considered. .

The question of synthetic cam- "Then Ah Mui's mother sug-phor was raised in the House of gested that I should tell the Commons recently in the debate elder brother of plaintiff (the with regard to the eliminating of girl's father)," witness added, white spirit and turpentine from "so that he might scold the the Increased Petrol Tax. In mov- offender. Myself, I wanted to ing this resolution, Sir George keep the matter quiet When I Hamilton dealt spécifially with the found there were other people question of camphor, remarking: present when I was about to Some few years ago the celluloid tell the girl's father, I did not business in this country' was de- tell him exactly what I wished veloping fairly rapidly, and cer- to do. I asked him instead iftain chemists put their heads to his younger brother (plaintiff)gether to discover whether cam- was coming back that night. Iphor could be produced synthe said there was a job for him.tically; and after some work and I put it that way to disguise the expenditure of no less than the trouble.".

£25,000, they discovered that cam- "Wait for Plaintiff."

phor could be produced synthe Later, witness took the girl's tically in this country. Camphor father aside. on the verandah. before had usually come from For- There was nobody there. It was mosa, which is part of Japan, but in house No. 16. He then ask-by producing it synthetically in ed the question about the affair this country, a trade was Bot up eight years ago privately, and in factories were started, and one a low tone. "I said that the factory alone which I know of, in girl's mother had suggested that the county of Essex, not very far I speak to him, and ask him to from London, cost no less than speak to his younger brother on £14,000 and was only put up two the matter. The father told me or three years ago. to wait until plaintiff came back, and then question him."

sent her.

The

Now comes this tax on turpen- tine. The main process in the About 1 a.m. plaintiff had not making of synthetic camphor is returned, and the girl's father. dependent on turpentine and you tenant

of the houses, asked cannot use anything else, and as a witness to leave. Witness went result of this tax the extra cost away, but about 4.46 a.m. the

per cwt. of camphor will be rais- girl's mother came to the Police ed by 12s. 4d. This business is a Station, woke him up, and ask-new business.. a struggling busi- ed him to come over to the ness, one which is only just get- house again. Her husband had ting on its feet, and it is in kean

competition with Germany. Germans are also making synthe tie camphor in the same way, and the users of camphor, the manu facturens of celluloid in this coun- try, do not at present buy from Germany because our price here is just the same.

May, I point out that when I say "our price.". I have no financial interest in this matter whatever, so that I need not be suspected in any way. I

There were several people there when witness arrived. He sat down, and shortly after wards the plaintiff came in and sat down at his side. The girl's father then pointed to plaintiff, saying to witness, "Ask

him."

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A Straight Denial, Witness then said to plaintiff that Ah Mui had told him about what happened some years be- fore. He asked plaintiff, "Did you do it?" and the other re- plied, "No." Plaintiff also ask- just equal to the German price, firm, with possibly a second, and Yauman Ferrics 25

and this extra 2d. will just apoil ed when this was supposed to their market, it will lose their I think it can also be shown that have happened. Witness said, "It was when she was thirteen trade, and Germany-will come in: competition is not so much with We hear much said about help an imported article of the same years old."

kind, as, perhaps, with the natural Plaintiff appeared uneasy, and will undoubtedly create more un-

ing the unemployed, but this tax camphor from Japan. Inasmuch Cald: Macg. Ord....Th. would not face witness. Wit-

as no turpentine remains in the Canton Ice ......... ness then said "If you have not employment in this small industry finish, product here. I am inclin-Cements (cm) 20.40

I personally happen to done such

ed to agree that there is perhaps thing why should as it is.

a case of a kind to be made, with- the girl tell me about it?" know two factories that are now Plaintiff remained silent, and producing this synthetle camphor in limite, in this matter, but, H. K. Rope

One is in my own Division, that made no reply. Then he stood of Messrs. Howard & Sons, who against that, it must be remember- up, banged his fist on the table are very big chemical manufactur- the establishment of the factory, ed that going back to the time of and said "Are you going against ers, and the other is in the coun-which I think the hon, member Witness in return banged, his ty of Essex, just a few miles fur-has in mind, there has been, even fist on the table saying, "I won't ther on. Both these businesses allowing for the inclusion of the challenge you here, but if you just worth while to produce this duty, a very substantial fall in the Mackintoshs............ want to thrash the matter out synthetic camphor at home, and about 60a. per cwt. to 488. or 44s. cost of turpentine, I think from I will go to the Police Station they are just able to sell it, in with you, and settle it there."

-Singapore Free Press. competition with the German The Art of Litigation. · manufacturera. The total coat of Plaintiff replied, “Am I afraid « remission of the Turpentine of-you? Litigation may be in-Duty on this particular product, stituted in a crooked manner, synthetic camphor, would only be and there is never any case a matter of a few thousand pounds fought out in a straightforward ...There are only some three way."

For four factòries that produte-syn- The Court interpreter here in-thetic camphor... If the Chan-

Nanking, Yesterday: terposed to state that a free cellor of the Exchequer cannot

(Delayed by censor). translation would be "The suc-accept the whole of the amend Private advices from Hunan cess of litigation depends upon ment, would he at any rate con province state that eight divisions troops are now how things are twisted round." sider giving a rebate on Turpen of Government

Interested Unlookers, tine used for the production of near Yichang, on the Hunan- Several people had come over synthetic camphor in this coun- Kwangtung border, only twenty from No. 17 when the row start- try?

miles separating them from the Cantonese forces. The reports state that so far there have been no clashes-Reu

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are just holding their own; it is

ed, said witness, and they stay Later in the debate, the Prest ed in the doorway, looking in dent of the Board of Trade (Mr. on the scene. But he wished to W. Graham) referred to the mat.

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