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THE CHINA MAIL, FEBRUARY 7, 1938.

PROMINENT H.K. CHINESE SUED OVER ALLEGED BOND SALE PROMOTION PLAN

Four prominent local Chinese per-¡tiff stated that they were approv- sonalities Sir Shouson Chow, Mr.ed by Mr. Lam and fourth defen- Kan Tong-po, of the Bank of East dant and 10,000 copies were order- Asia, Li Sing-kui, Chairman of the ed from the Rumford Printing Chinese General Chamber of Com-Press at a cost of $385, which were merce, and Shou J. Chen, of the ready on October 13. They were Bank of China, figured as defen-taken to the bank and fourth de- dants in a summary action at the fendant paid for them by cheque" on Supreme Court this morning, when delivery. Francis Yee claimed & sum of Plaintiff agreed there was some Judge, trouble with the S. C. A. regarding $818.38 before the Puisne Mr. Justice R. E. Lindsell.

the posting of the posters and the

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The first and fourth defendant en-wording. The S. C. A. denied that tered a counter-claim for $385 from permission was given for their cir- plaintiff for breach of duty in au-culation on the streets.

Asked from whom he obtained thorising or procuring the printing of 10,000 posters on October 10 permission, plaintiff said Mr. P. H.. that last.

Sin gave him to understand the posters had been passed by the S. C. A...

cross-ex-

Plaintiff when being amined by Mr. Sin, was threatened with committal by the Judge, when he called Mr. Sin a "Confounded liar."

:

Mr. Peter H. Sin and Mr. C. Y. Kwan appeared on behalf of defen- dants.

Mr. Sin interrupted and warned plaintiff that he was under oath and that he would get into serious trouble should he make any false statements in the witness-box.

S. C. A. POSITION

Plaintiff, represented by Mr. M. A. da Silva, claimed. $818.33 28 Plaintiff said he went to the salary due to him in respect of as. C. A., and was told that no per- contract to conduct an advertising mission had been given Mr. Sin. campaign for the sale of Chinese The Third Assistant stated: “As National Bonds in Hong Kong, far as we are concerned we will not which was agreed to be terminated prosecute if you do not do it lay- on March 31, 1938.

ishly, but we don't know what the police will do about it.”

VERBAL AGREEMENT

Not on any occasion was he told by defendants that he had exceed- It was alleged that defendantsed his thority in printing the verbally agreed to employ plaintiff 10,000 posters, which were

left from November 1, last year, at a with fourth defendant at the Bank salary of $200 a month for five of China. Plaintiff later saw the months and that they terminated posters exhibited at the China Em-. his services on November 13.

porium and at shops in Wanchai. In the witness box, plaintiff said

At a meeting on October 26, Sir he first met the Sub-Manager of Shouson Chow told plaintiff: "From the Bank of China, a Mr. Lam, in now on you will get $200 salary a many per- the month of September, in con-month, no matter how

sons

This nection with the advertising cam-.

you employ."

agree- ment, ad d plaintiff, was to come paign. Mr. Lam introduced fourth

in effect a November 1. defendant to plaintiff and on Sep- tember 13, plaintiff received a let- ter from fourth defendant, stating that the Sub-Committee controlling the sale of the Bonds in Hong Kong verbally informed by fourth defen- had agreed to approve a sum

dant that he must wind up his work, $2,000 for the conduct of the cam-and he wrote to Sir Shouson Chow paign.

of

DISMISSAL.

On November 10, plaintiff was

informing him of Mr. Chen's deci- sion. Three days later, plaintiff re- ceived a letter from Mr. Chen, ter- minating his services as from No- vember 15. Plaintiff went to Mesars. Deacons, who wrote a letter to M Chen on November 17.

Plaintiff understood that he would "receive a generous allowance at the termination of the campaign in addi on to substantial renumera tion."

No figures were mentioned. On October 4, plaintiff saw Mr Plaintiff, in reply to Mr. Silva, Lam regarding posters and had a said he was never given to under- conversation with fourth defendant.stand that his services could be Plaintiff also saw Mr. P. H. Sin terminated without notice. regarding permission from the Se- On November 24, Messrs. Dea- cretariat for Chinese Affairs to cons wrote again to Mr. place the posters on the streets.

THE POSTERS

Regarding the posters mentioned

Chen informing. him

that should no reply be received from him a writ would be issued.

Cross-examined by Mr. Sin, did not know

plaintiff said he

in defendants counter-claim, plain-where the Bonds were originally

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Issued. He was not aware that de-.

fendants had been delegated by

the Chinese

them.

Government to -sell

- Mr Sin: “How did you come to see Mr. Lam 7 “I went to geo him on my own initiative.

You knew that the Bank had been authorised to sell the Bonds." "Yes, I went to see Mr. Lam with a proposition for increasing the sale by advertising "

Late in August he was introduc- fed to Mr. Chen, who asked m to put his advertising ideas in writ- ing.

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