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CLAIM AGAINST BANK

Return Of Deposit Demanded

"NO RECORD IN BANK”

The case in which the Na tional City Bank of New York and one of its employees. Lai Siu-chow, are sued for the re- turn of $1.000 alleged to have been deposited with them by Fung Kiu-hoi, was resumed before Mr. Justice J. J. Hayden: at the Summary Court this. morning.

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Mr. D. McCallum was for the: plaintiff and Mr. J. T. Prier peared for the Bank

The second defendant was not in Court nor; was he legally represented.

The plaintiff's claim was that on June 30, 1927, he deposited: with the defendant bank a sum of $2,000 in the savings department. He was given a depasit book and it was a term of the deposit that the bank would pay an interest of Interest -4 per cent per annum.

had been credited in the said ac-: Count from time to time and vari inus-sums withdrawa, and on May 2, 193, the balance due to the plaintiff as shown in the deposit book

$1. The plaintiff had

demanded payment of this sum together with the interest ac- erned but the defendant bank failed and neglected to pay the money, he claimed.

WILS

Senor Augusto Barcia, newly appointed Foreign Minister of Spain by Premier Manuel Azana,j as he arrived in London last month for the discussions of the League of Nations Council, in connection with the Pact.

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THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, APRIL 30, 1936

· LOCAL NEWS BREVITIES

Jeannette Martin. ared 9. daughter of Sergeant Martin of the Royal Welch Fusiliers, was admitted to the Kowloon Hospital this morning suffering from in- juries received when she fell from wall at No. 74 Jubilee Build- ings. while playing.

Sergeant Vickers, Royal Artil- Dery, Stonecutters, reports that his

sustained daughter Barbara fractured sim when she fell on

the pier yesterday.

To-day's Complete Short Story

'Danger: Men By Robert J.

At Work'

Bailie

TOE SANNA finished speak- Then he gripped the heavy drill JOE

ing, replaced the cigar in firmly and pressed the trigger. his mouth and leaned back in The thing leaped to life, sent its his chair. His pig-like eyes jerky vibrations through his arms gleamed with self-satisfaction and shoulders as it noisily bit into at the two nattily dressed young the hard stone. Particles of shat- men who were standing before tered rock dew in all directions, his mahogany desk.

With tremendous power the spade-

"Sounds good. Joe" remarked like drill battered solid rock to George Wane, the shorter one, fragments. gnawing on a toothpick.

To Frank's ears the almost M. A. Xavier, a sanitary board

Sanna brought his fist down deafening blast of the air-drill foreman. and Wong Choi, were

was like happy music. For almost, charged before Mr. W. Schofield upon the desk with a bang.

"Good" be, snapped. "It's per-three years he had been out of a ¡fect

job except for an odd day or two

at the Central Magistracy this

morning with assaulting Tang! Just then, the man beside Wane now and then. Kwan, a carpenter, and Lam Ho shoved his hat back on his head a widow, yesterday. As the and grinned. man is in hospital, Sergeant Rid- dell asked for a remand of 19 hours, which was granted, bail of $25 being allowed for both defea- dants.

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this Chan Pui, a coolie, !morning fined $30. in default one! month's hard labour, by Mr. W.: Schofeld at the Central Magis tracy for the theft of six pounds! of scrap brass from Taikoo Dock- yard yesterday. Mr. Boulton was

UTRECHT FAIR the complainant.

Another Successful

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The 24th Royal Netherlands Industries Fair

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"That's the trouble," he said slowly: "it's too good."

TO-MORROW'S STORY

To-morrow's Story will be The Treasure," by Clare Thornton.

Now he had steady work at fair pay. The Star Construction Com- pany were going full blast. This one job would occupy fully two years, and there would be others after it

Frank's palms were sore, his back ached: but that would disappear after be'd been at it awhile. After all, he had grown. soft

This day he would draw his first | week's pay. Doggedly he mzaneď the drill Now and then he re: lieved the fireman on the big steam

assent.

The aun

Sanna shifted slightly in his shovel chair so that he faced the speaker.

Already he knew the levers that Three telegrams, re-transmitted Smouldering anger narrowed his governed the steel bucket Some! from Shanghai and Tokyo, ad-eyes, drew his mouth into thin time he hoped to be working one. dressed to D. W. Smith. C/o line.

A man could get married and raise The claim against

American Consulate from South- "Listen, Kohler," he said icilyja family comfortably on á steam the second

bend, Indiana, and Soerabaja are "I didn't have to call you in on shovel engineer's salary. defendant was that he had falsely

lying at the Office of the Great this job. George, here, told me The morning wore on. represented that he had the au-

Northern Telegraph Co., Ltd. you, were in some kind of a jam grew hotter. A thirst began to thority of the Bank to receive the

and needed cash. I'm giving you parch Frank's throat. He cut of money deposited and to issue the

a break If you don't like the the air and laid down hia drill. deposit book and that he had con-

One case each of enteric fever layout you can clear off. Get me?""Going for a drink," he shouted verted such sum to his own usetrecht from March 10 to 19, and and cerebro-spinal fever were re- Kohler cringed slightly under to the foreman. less the sum of $1323.35 received the business transactions, as well ported to the Health authorities Sanna's glare.

who nodded in by the plaintiff. The plaintiff also as the number of visitors, were in the 24 hours ended on Tuesday. "I didn't mean it that way," he

Walking the Ast claimed from this defendant inter- very satisfactory from

cp along the road. said quickly. "I know you don't ahead of where they were work- est at the rate of 4 per cent. per day till the last.

Members of the Kowloon Club pick duds. But it's almost too ing. Frank cut across it and half annum on the said sum of $2,000., Although so far 1936 has not are reminded that the next whist good to be true.....*

slid down the steep bank to aj No Authority

been economically favourable for drive will be held on Wednesday Sanna sneered. "That's 'cause clump of green shrubs. Mr. S. Church, sub-manager of the Netherlands and the depres-inext at 9 pm.

you haven't brains enough to know clear spring gurgled from between the Bank, gave evidence at this sion still remains, notwithstand-

a good thing when you see it. I'll two rocks. Frank dropped to his morning's hearing in the course of ing slight improvements eise- ! On Saturday the R.E.O.C.A are 80 over it again, an' you listen stomach beside it and dipped his which he said that he had seen where there was much activity at holding a dance in aid of the R.E. carefully. the two books' produced but there the Fair.

I know that to-morrow after There was a fresh sweetness to was no record in the Bank which Business, was brisk and visitors (pital, at the China Fleet Club noon the Star Construction Com-the chill water. He drank deeply, corresponded with the entries in who attended in large numbers Theatre, commencing at 830 pmpany are going to pay their men then cupped his hands and threw those two books.

were optimistic.

several Tickets may be obtained from the ca the new highway. The place several handfuls He went on to say that Lai Sin-articles an unmistakable tendency Secretary. Entertainments Com-they're working on now is out in forehead. When he finished dry- chow was employed by the Bank for higher prices existed. mittee, Wellington Barracks. the country-thirty miles from ing his face with his handkerchief as a clerk in the Current Account!

The large attendance

of a strange over he became arytown--an' there'll be Department with the exception of eign buyers, chiefly from Belgium,

silence. It is announced by the R.E. Old forty thousand dollars in that pay- a few months in 1923, when he was England and Germany, attracted Comrades Association that

(Continued On Page 10) in the Bills Payable Department.

special attention. Building Monday next the open air whist "By to-morrow night that dough | Mr. Prior: Had he any authority materials were in evidence and drives and tombolas will be reis going to be with us. They don't CALCUTTA CUP AND prices had come to lower levels. commenced at Wellington Ear-jwant an armoured truck to go out

For

of for

in-pensioners of the Chelsea Hos-

to receive any money on behalf of the Bank?--No.

“Art in Industry" participated for racks: admission

on roll,

is 50

cents. there.

It'd

attract

attention.

Had he any authority to issue! those two

books-None whatso- the first time, showing the public Whist starts at 7.30 and the The money is carried by a single

ever.

at

articles with perfect good taste

Were those two books, as present written up, issued by your Bauk?---No.

This concluded Mr. Church's evidence. The case is proceeding.

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dope on what time or how this gay Sever and Obolensky on the

(Continued from Page 4) will travel, but I know they'll pay wings were neglected, and in the Sergeant J. E. Hayward, of the off at noon, sharp. Hong Kong Police, has transferred There's going to be only a first half also there were several from Yaumati, to

the CID chaw-bacon sheriff as guard. We particularly obvious occasions (Waterfront search duty) rice pull up, cover the workmen with a when a centre tamely kicked to Special attention was drawn to Sergeant R. Grainger, to Yaumati, couple of machine guns, and the touch instead of giving his wins the participation of the Dairy:

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press of Japan for Tokyo. They does it still sound rotten?" quiries.

disturbed the critically-minded; Participants numbered 1,645, expect to return to the Colony in "Now that you spilled all the spectator. Admitting without! viz. 1,355 from the Netherlands & few weeks.

dope," Kohler replied. "it's per-conviction, but for the sake of jand 290 from abroad. The com-

argument, that the Scottish mid- plete list follows here:

The Graduation Class of St. fect!"

from the ruck. field defence was uncommonly but touch-finding is a confession dividual players Sanna grinned and nodded.

Some of them, men like Wooller The Netherlands, 1,355; United Stephen's College has arranged a

sound, why did England never of failure. In response to many requests States of America, 11; Canada, farewell dinner given by the boysThat's the spirit!"

There are occasions, of course,jand Cliff Jones, had made re From a drawer of the desk he flick the ball quickly across and the need to enlarge the activity 27 Belgium, & Denmark, 2:to the staff at the Kowloon Tong

when the kick to touch has itāļputations before, hat this winter the wing? of its cultural works, the Com-Germany, 84: Great Britain, 16: Club to-morrow, May 1, at 7.30 took out a bottle and three glasses.

In these days of close défensive value, but it should only be used they achieved greatness. Others, mittee of the Russian Orthodox Estonia, 13; Finland, 1; France, P. Dancing will follow imme- Pouring each full, he shoved them

as a last resort. like Tanner, Davies, Obolensky Community has decided

diately after dinner.

towards Kobler and Wane. They covering the wing three-quarter sparingly and to pro-21; Italy, 1; Norway, 3 Austria, duce another concert-dance, whichj41; Czecho-Slovakia, 1; Sweden.

drank to the Star Construction is often the pivot of the attack. It is an easy solution of a diffi- and Sever, showed us that the will be held in the Hall of St. 9; Switzerland, 6.

"Changing Times-Social, Poli- payroll.

Pass the ball along to him swiftly, culty, and it impoverishes back game is still rich in material.

It will not be, so very long be- play. tical and Spiritual," is the title of

thus drawing the defence across, Andrew's Church, Kowloon, 01 The Department of the Colonies the public lecture to be given" at

and then let him cross-kick judi- There is a great deal to be said fore another winter is upon us. May 5 at 9 p.m.

was largely devoted to rubber and the Manuk Lodge of the Theoso The staccato blast of air-drilla!ciously.

for the proposal that there should In the meanwhile we have plenty There will be a complete change the manufacture of rubber arti-phical Society, Hong Kong Club led the whitened stretch of part-

be no direct kicking to touch out to think about Obvious Tactics of programme from that of the icles.

iside the "25"* line.

Points For Chub Captains Annex, No. 1b, Chater Road, at 6ly built road at which numerous With alert back-row forwards previons concert, and the talented. The next Fair will be held inp.m. to-day. Mr. John Russell will gangs of the Star Construction like Bolton, Brook and Weston But there enough of this cry- Were the New Zealanders right,

Utrecht from September 8 to 17 be the speaker.

Company were cutting and pour-ready to follow local people will ensure that this inclusive.

up along the ing over spilt milk. England did for example, in their theory of the ing cement for the base of the centre of the field for cross-kicks just manage to avoid the wooden short pass from the scrummage, entertainment will give great

The Police Branch of the Min-future highway.

its attacking implica- pleasure to the musical public and)

istering League

of this kind, England should cer- spoon, and that is something. A with all A hot sun beamed down upon tainly have tired the manoeuvre would have expected England to puzzle that out we might have are holding a

queer business altogether, for who tions? If club captains would will be well supported.

Flannel Dance at the Gymnasium, the men, many of them naked to

I say nothing about the obvious Police Headquarters, to-morrow the waist. Here and there a fore-

possibility that Sever and Obolen- take so lowly a place in the some jat 9 pm. The Hong Kong Hotel man stood eyeing his crew.

on their championship table after that ahead of us. sky might have scored orchestra will provide the music. Frank Manners leaned for a

Should we place some restric- Admission $1 each, which includes moment upon the air-drill with own once or twice if the hall had triumph against New Zealand?

And despite my grumbling, I light refreshments.

which he had been cutting rock reached them quickly enough.

There were other tactics which think we have had an interesting tion upon the destructive back- Fulling a handkerchief from his

I would row forward, or, better still,

To-morrow the R.E.O.C.A are from Shanghai at 9 p.m. to-day.

The as. Carthage is due here hip pocket, he mopped his dripping might have been attempted, but in and memorable season. Russian songs. Dances have been holding a dance is aid of the B.E.

the whole game I saw only one even call it encouraging, if only should we decide that a return to for the play of the Irish forwards honest serummaging would settle arranged by Mr. George Gonchroff In-Pensioners of the Chelsea Hos-

departure from the stereotyped

the problem far more construc- and Captain MM. Affanassieff

The EMS. Empress of Asia is

bull-at-a-gate attack, and that and the Welsh backs.

tively than any amount of legisla- and Mise Irene, Nevolina will ap Theatre, commencing at 8:30 pm Thursday next at 8 am, and will Drummond and Mrs. Anderson,

pital, at the China Fleet Club due here: from Yokohama

was a Scottish thrust, when Fyfe Ireland's Distinction tion? Another point for club on Mrs. Fullerton, Mrs. Owen, Mrs.

cut inwards to take a reverse pass a sketch entitled "Red It is hoped that patrons who are sail the same evening for Manila Auction Bridge, Mrs. Tribble,

This Irish pack has made a captains. from Grieve. A "Merry Peasants able to attend will purchase a

special niche for itself in Rugby Of one thing I am certain scene will also be given, including ticket to help

It was done too cambrously to history. It almost led us to be-The game is intensely alive just Mre Marks and Mr. Pears be effective, and Bolton muffed it, eve that r revival of scrumuag-now, and there are signs that an Bonga and dances, int

These may be obtained from the Over 200 people were present Mahjongg. Mrs. Jenkins, Mrs.

I hope we other great era Hes before us. The items of the concert will be Secretary, Entertainmente Com and about $420 was raised at last weller, Mrs., Coombes, and Mrs out, but at least there was evi- ing was on the way. interspersed with dances, con-mittee, Wellington Barracks.

Monday's bridge and mahjongg Henderson.

dence here of thought, and con- may prove to be not entirely out Some quiet thinking during the Icert action. tinuing until 1 am. Light refresh-i

of our reckoning. And I won-[summer would help this, along, On Monday next the Open Airdrive in aid of the Cathedral ments will be available. Tickets Whirt Drives

A Final Grouse, J The prizes were

der and Tombolas will organ fund.

I should be fir wrong in and may I suggest that instead A radio message has just been! may be purchased at the be commenced at Wellington Bar-kindly presented by the following received from the Captain of the One final grouse. There is too naming J. A. Siggins as the finest of turning to cricket a few Eng- Tkachenko Confectionary, No. 3 racks. The admission for these ladies:-Lady Pollock, Mrs. 8.8. President Jefferson advising much kicking to touch in the all-round forward of the year? land players might spend their Hankow Road, or at the door. The functions is 50 cents.; The Whist Hance, Mrs. White and Mrs. that the steamer will arrive at modern game. The punt ahead, Possibly the most encouraging leisure afternoons with a Rugby orchestra will be under the leader-starts at 7.30 and the Tombola at Deacon.. The following were the Kewloon Wharf at 9 am to-mor- the diagonal kick and the cross-feature of the season has been ball, learning how to kick the ship of Mr. Isidoro Monerato. 10.20 approximately.

prize winners:-Contract Bridge,mw.

kick are all permissible weapons, the emergence of remarkable in-wretched thing?

assistance of many prominent

Among the many artists taking part will be Madame. Anne Bal- four, accompanied by Mrs. Nara Kanis, who will also contribute piano solos. Professor Nicholas - Tonoff will be heard in violiz solos and Mrs. Tamara Karinski in

pear in Jacket."

R.E.O.C.A. DANCE FOR CHARITY

Special Function To-morrow

a worthy cause.

brow.

.

interesting developments