1935-12-10 — Page 7

CONVERSION CASE

GERMAN FIRM ORDERED

TO PAY DAMAGES

O

POSSIBILITY OF APPEAL

:

THE CHINA MALL, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 10

TERRIBLE FIGHT

Today's Short Story

HONG KONG MARKET

THE WART HOG

By Franz

Winniger

STRUGGLE OF

PET BABOON

WITH MASTER made an extensive journey through

Surprise Attack On Edge Of Precipice

MAN KNOCKS OUT ANIMAL

IN NICK OF TIME

Chicken

Duck Dover

RODUCE

APPROXIMATE RETAIL PRICES

Dec. & Dec..

1995 1908

POULTRY.

Large

Ears. Hen (cook-

Eggs, Hen (fresh) Fowl, Hainan

Dec. & Dec.

40 30. 46

1985 1943

BUTCHER MEAT.

Beef Sirloin San

Prime Cat

Coured

"Boast

Breast Stirp Steak

Steak Şinioin

Balker's Braižia

Tognej, fresh.

Fend Heat Hump,

corned

each

per der.

Ta

Canton

58

Geese

Pigeons, Canton

Turkeys, Cock

each

Haibow

Feet

Kidneys

Ke

Liver

Szipe

each 18 pair 150 220

each 18

60 10

Tripe

Caves Head

Feet

Mutton Chip

FRUITS.

10

Almonds Lemons, China Bananas (bride's Carambols Coemarka Apples (California) Lichess, Dried Lemons, American

There be

Oranges (Canton)

Oranes (Sweet)

Pears (Canton)

Mr. Franz F. Winniger Ger could not swallow any more. At man novelist and traveler scholast be trotted back into the jungle Every night the Budak retain- Abyssinia_lastTM year has broughtled to appease his hunger. He got NE of the lengthiest cases the Supreme Court

back many interesting stories fatter day by day and his akin Capons, Small has dealt with for some time, and one which

One of these, the legend of Car-more shing with fat. But the caro the Wart Hog, was told to skumbra, became more and more aroused great interest in local commercial circles,

Mr. Winniger by an old men of scarce until one night the Budak- was concluded this morning when His Honour

the Baale tribe whom the author unable to find anything to eat in met after a hunting expedition the devastated. felds-went to the the Chief Justice, Sir Atholl MacGregor, found

against seild boars in the district people's huts in Daro -and smelt the German firm of Bodiker & Co. guilty of con-

of Baale, where men still lead their scent. This pleased him so version against the Ying Wah Co. of Canton, Capetown At the edge of a primitive life, spending most of much that his nostrils "miffed

Meer precipice

Harrismith their time shooting wild animals covetously and voluptuously. So and ordered them to pay damages amounting to (Orange Free State) the owner with bow and arrous,

be resolved to suck the scent eam $68,500, with interest from February 12 until this of a pet baboon found himself

pletely out of people. He would date, less $41,830.93, which Ying Wah admittedly beast, which was trying to push struggling for life with the

glare at them with his caning owed Bodiker & Co.

thim over.

NCE upon a time this is little eyes and just blink and 10% The plaintiffs, the Ying Wah Co., stated that they had de-

The baboon had behaved well land. There were many fert this way would become unhappy Pheasant

what happened in Baale everybody at whom he glared in posited with the defendants 2.000 bags of wolfram ore, against a before, except that it could not felds in the region of the rivers and sorrow would enter his heart. Quail loan of $97,440. The defendants, without permission of the tolerate dogs.

Then the Budak would prow! fus] Partridge Web and Mane, where people owners, shipped half of the ore and converted the proceeds to It would destroy every dog is cultivated shumbra, which they tively to his victim and suck, the their own use. The defence claimed that an oral agreement had could find. At first it would pre-gathered in such large quanti favour out until his prey would been made, permitting them to carry out the transaction. tend to be friendly with the dog ties that they always had fall or die.

The Ying Wah Co. were represented by Mr. Eldon Potter, until within striking range.

So the Budak approached the enough to eat and no one ever F.C., instructed by Mr. E. & C. Brooks, of Messrs. Hastings & Co.

Then the baboon would grab the needed to worry.

village until be reached the high while the defendants were represented by Mr. F. C. Jenkin. K.C.dog. march of with it to a pre-

fences surrounding it. He climb- and Mr. Leo D'Almada, instructed by Mr. J. T. Prior, of Messrs. cipice 100 feet high, near the One day, however, when the led over them, went along and at Wilkinson & Grist, ・・

homestead, and hurt it to the rocks people of Daro went to see their last arrived at the enclosed plants below.

fields they found the ground up-ŝtion of the rich chief. In delivering judgment His) in saying that they have complete- Lately it had accounted for a rooted and much shumbra stolen. "Lordship said:

ly failed to discharge that burden. few sheep in a similar manner, Never before had anybody seen The plaintiffs claim alterna- “Mr. d'Almada, counsel for the land its master, Mr. de Wet dultracks on their fields. They asked tively for damages for conversion defendants, has frankly stated Plessis, had begun to think their medicise-men to examine the or for money had and received by that he failed to shake either Chan seriously of destroying it.. tracks. Then they told the people the defendants to the use of the Ham-on or Cheung Wai-chuen in

that a Budak-8 sorcerer--had plaintiffs in respect of a transaz- i cross-examination. I might addi He took for a walk and, as rooted "up their fields, and every- tion in wolfram ore, which can be that he made equally little impres-they were passing the cliff where body went away în great fear. stated quite shortly.

sion on Hon Yun-han, the foki of the animal had thrown over dogs

Beans, Sprow In those days On January 30 1935, by a co-the plaintiffs whose evidence on and sheep, it suddenly grabbed its amongst the animals of the jungle there lived tract in writing, the defendants many points was of first rate in-master round the waist and start-1 Budak-man

Beetroot who had taken ate his fill and dug up the ground. Brinja's, Green lent to the plantifs the sum u!portance.

ed to force him towards the the shape of a pig. He had eaten When morning came be returned $97,440 on the security of 2,000 Mr. Bodiker, sole proprietor of precipice.

his 50 of the bash-food and now to his hiding place, but on the for Cabbage, Chinese bags of wolfram ore deposited the defendant firm, Mr. Soltau, the Mr. du Plessis tried to push it longed for man's shamara Hellowing nights he returned again Cauliflower (Large) with the defendants in Hong Kong export manager of the Hong Kongway, but every time he took hold stamped out of the jungle and went to appease his hunger in the fene- "When the ore, which was inbranch of the Sva and Chan of the beast bit him so that he on until he reached the shumbra ed plantation of the village. And four lots, was delivered by the Fui Chi, clerk and interpreter in had to use his fists and boots.

Carrots felds. Greedily, he dug up the when morning dawned he found plaintins to the defendants rethe Canton office, have given eri- Step by step he was forced earth. He ate the shumbra glut- himself a little nearer to the huts

Celery. Chinese presentative in Hong Kong, 1.000 dence for the defendants. In backwards towards the edge of the tonously and only stopped when he

Chillies, Dried Soon the people of Daro had bags were shipped by the defencertain far from animportant re-precipice. In despair he swung

scarcely anything left to eat, all dants on the s.s. Gaasterkerk sperts the testimony of these an uppercut at the baboon's jaw.

their fields having been destroyed Curry St, Engli optional ports in Europe on o witnesses differs, but there are in This knocked it out Mr. du

and there being no Shambra left: Cacumbers this case much more corent rea-Plessis looked round and found

Then the chief ordered the large Garlic

Ginger, Young sons for preferring the plaintiffs' that he was no more than five feet

war-drums to be beaten. Everyone!

Ok version of what took place than away from the edge

anxiously answered the summons, Horseradish, S7 The baboon. still dazed, wasi mere discrepancies in testimony.

and all assembled in the market) Indian Comm which might well be due solely to secured, led back to the house, and

square of Daro.The chief joined Lettoce defendants. About February 12 the fallibility of human memory.

shot.

Okras them, and said: “Hear, you people) the defendants drew a bill

According to a local hunter who

of Daro. You know that our shume

Onions, Bombay

Green Hamburg for £5,255.15.0. a -sum

has shot baboons for many years!

Shanghai which admittedly was arrived at

largest specimen of the grey mountain baboon he had ever

He considered that

about February 10, 1935.

"The remaining 1,000 bags were deposited in the China Provident Godown; storage

charges being parable by the plainties to the

Five Material Points "Five matters have particularly

Sudden Attack

WILLOW WALY!

DIMINUTION OF

by taking the full market value of infuenced my judgment on this in the Cape Province, it was the OSIER-GROWING

340 piculs of ore, and discounted the bill with the Hong Kong and!

point.

"Mr. Bodkier, in spite of his

was negotiating,

seen.

Shanghai Bank for $68,500.00-a declared trust in Chan Ham-in) weighed nearly 150 pounds.

with whom he

sum which represents an estimat-į ed price of about $81.40 per piculas prudent enough to reduce into

writing the agreement of Janu-.

IN DEVONSHIRE

TO-MORROW'S STORY

To-morrow's story will be The Light That Quailed,” by J. Storer Clouston.

bra was stolen, our fields were up-

Oranges (American) each Persimmons, Large

Grapes

Leg Shoulder Saddle Frains

Pig's Chillings

Feet

Fay Head.. Kelneys

· Liver

Pork Chop

Ložn Leg

Fat or Lazd

Sheep's Head &

Fee:

Pumelo, Siam

each

Walmus

Ib.

VEGETABLES,

Artichokes

Ib

-Suet Beef

Mutton

Sausages

Na.I

rooted. We have waited all too| Parsley

Long

Red...

(Shanghai)

(Medium)

(ST)

Red Green

long to catch the Budak, the evil Potato, sweet

дет

Japanese

American

robber, and to kill him. This very night we will lie in wait for him. Pumpkin Serious Condition Of But be careful, strong of Radish

Daro, for the Bodak intends to Phubarb (Fresh) Industry

suck the scent out of your bodies. Turtips Panti

And the men conferred with

each other on the best way to extch him. When the sun had set behind the trees they stole away

Watercress

(Long) vezeable Marrow Water Lily Boot Spinach

Tomatoes

Beart

Kidneys

Sucking Pigs

Order Snet, Beef

16 Tone

each 20

Barbel

16

Bream

Candon

FISH

Freal

Water Fish

Crabs

Codish

16

Cuttle Fish

8

Dace

&

Frogs

Eele Concer

Eels Fresh Water

Eels: Yellow

20

Garimpa

Gudgeon

Herrinys

·Halibut...

Lobster

Mackerel

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ANNOUNCING

1936

Further Margin Demanded

ary 30, and thereafter to get from the 1,000 bags of ore shipped a "Early in March, owing to se-Chan Ham-on a written receipt month previously and, as defen-PROFIT ON FARMS TOO SMALL nations in exchange, the defen-and a written risk note to cover dants allege, with the full concur TO AFFORD LIVINGTM dants called upon the plaintiffs to the transit of the ore from Can-rence of the plaintiffs, were the put up further margin Thefton to Hong Kong, Fet on January subject of a provisional agree The serious condition of the from their huts. In their hands plaintiffs thereupon sold the re-31 he neglects the elementary ment for sale, and asking that Somerset willow-growing in- they carried bows and arrows, and maining 1,000 bags to Messrs. precaution

of putting the new the intending purchaser mich dustry is dealt with in the cur- (Continued en Page 11) Jebsen and paid to defendants the agreement in writing, though on have inspection next day.

rent number of the "Farm Eco- sum of $56,000.00.

January 30, in a letter to Mr.

No Reply Received nomist,” published by the Agri- The ore which had been Soltau in Hong Kong, he writes

“If defendants' story is a true cultural Economics Research -shipped to Europe was ultimately thus of his trusted colleague one such a letter was sheerly Institute, Oxford University

sold in Hamburg and realised "Unfortunately this man is rather fantastic and would, one would Weeding, the most important £58143.7 or £44112.5 less than suspicious and we may have to have imagined, have produced an of cultivation costs, has been the amount of the bill drawn by put up a fight with him.”

immediate and curt reply- Xo allowed to fall below safety defendants in respect of the goods. passing I would mention that it answer was in fact sent Mr. point

"The plaintiffs `further allege is clear from the letters from Soltau has explained that by

Old crops, which normally are that, acting or legal advice, they Canton to the Hong Kong branch stating that he at once telephoned rooted out after their twentieth attended at the office of the de of defendant firm, that on Janu- to Bodiker in Canton. Mr. Bodiker year, are still being cut, and young fendant company in Canton onary 30 Bodiker had determined to also did not reply, nor, strangely trees are not being planted. The March 20, taking with them a ship 50 tons, for he writes in his enough, did he reply to a similar total acreage of trees under 10 sufficient sum to discharge the letter No.. 177, we should say you letter addressed to him by Messrs years of age is only half what it amount then due to the defer- have to do this (opening each Hastings and Company the fal- dants, but when they offered the bag) with 50 tons at once because lowing day, w amount due they maintain that Mr.we ship this lot meanwhile." If "My fourth point is one which The average cost of producing Bodiker said it was useless, to do that was the position on January appears to me to furnish, from bundle of willows is 35 6d, the so as the ore had been shipped to 30 it is a little difficult to appre-Mr. Bodiker's own pen, a direct average selling price 4s. 90. This Hamburg.

ciate why the necessary provision contradiction of the story which means about £6 11s per acre in "The writ in this action was for shipment was not made in the he and his supporting witnesses profit, and -18 per cent of the

original written agreement.

have told in this Court. Their Somerset willow farms do not ex- Defendants Claim: Ore 2 story is that Chan Ham-on was ceed 10 acres. Somerset willow is "Secondly, in spite of the half-anxious to ship half the are: in specially suited to wicker chairs, ary 31, 1935, prior to the making hearted explanations offered by fact, he wanted direct tranship.which have almost entirely gone of the loan, and before any breach witnesses for the defence, I can- ment in order to save handling out of fashion -off" the "written agreement of not read into the defendants cor- and warehouse charges. Through- An investigation into the pro January 30 was committed, the respondence with the Bank any-out the month of February deportion of farmers who have plaintiffs and the defendants thing but a categorical statement fendants and plaintes were motor-cars in South Devon, the mutually agreed to substitute for to the Hong Kong Bank that the ad idem. Defendants had nothing result of which is also published. the written agreement a verbalore was the property of defen- to conceal Yet on March 16 we showed a surprisingly low perces- agreement, identical in terms with dante On any rational inter-find Mr. Bodiker writing to Mr tage Information was gives the agreement in writing, save pretation of the English language

itan “The people have been here 186 farmers, and it, was shơn

issued on March 30;. 1985.

A New Agreement "The defence is that on Janu-

should be

that it was then agreed that the the letters are capable of no otheri day and after we had given that in 1923 only 13 per defendants should ship 1,000 bars construction. If the plaintiffs them a piece of our mind they owned cars. By 1934 the of the ore to optional ports in had by that time agreed to ship

¿Continued on Past (9) tion had risen to 31 per cent Darope at the cost, expense and ment through defendants: there risk of the plzināt”

would appear to be no reason why

This alteration in the con- defendants should not have put -tractual relationship of the parties the position frankly before the is as stoutly denied by all the Bank and got the plainting, write terial witnesses for the plain-ten consent to the banking tran

asserted

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