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THE CHINA MAIL, MARCH 2, 1938

China Salvation Bonds Campaign Case Hearing

Allegations that plaintiff volunteered his services, that no pro- mise was made of renumeration at any time, and that no permis- sion was given plaintiff to print certain posters were made by Mr. Shou J. Chen, Manager of the Bank of China, at the Supreme Court this morning when the "China Salvation Bonds Campaign Plan" case was resumed before Mr. R. E. Lindsell, Puisne Judge.

The defendants were four prominent local Chinese personalities Sir Shouson Chow, Mr. Kan Tong-po, of the Bank of East Asia, Li Sing-kui; Chairman of the Chinese General Chamber of Com- merce, and Shou J. Chen, of the Bank of China, and plaintiff was Francis Yee.

The first and fourth, defendant en- tered a counter-claim for $385 from plaintiff for breach of duty in author- ising or procuring the printing of 10,-` 000 posters on October 10 last.

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

dants.

in be

:

on

R.A.F. MEN

PRESUMED DEAD

London, To-day.

The three members of the crew of the R.A.F. heavy bom- ber which disappeared on Feb..

to 26 must now be presumed have died the day the machine crashed, according to a state- ment by the Air Ministry.

An extensive search from the air and on the ground has fail- ed to find the aircraft.

Some oil drums are reported to have been found yesterday on the beach near Wick-Reuter

Plaintiff, represented by Mr. M. A. da Silva,, claimed $818.33 as salary due to him in respect of a contract to con- duct an advertising campaign' for the

Chinese sale of

National Bonds Hong Kong, which was agreed to terminated on March 31. 1938.

POSTERS ON BUSES

Sin Cross-examined by Mr. Peter

stated that this morning, plaintiff some of the posters were actually, tak- en away by Mr. Ngan Shing-kwan, Manager of the China Motor-bus Com-.

be posted pany, persumably to buses. Plaintiff could not fecall whe- ther he sent any more posters to Mr.

Mr. he wrote to Ngan. The letter Ngan, thanking him for co-operation. was one of a series of circulars issued prior to the meeting with Mr. Ngan.

the Plaintiff admitted that after meeting of the Committee they agreed to allow him $200 per month, exclu- sive of any number of men he employ-

Joseph Phillip Carl Wessing, ed, and that there were several condi- tions under which he was to conduct Dutchman, was this morning fined the campaign. One of the conditions $3 by Mr. R. Edwards at the Cen- was to avoid the idea of war.

tral Magistracy when charged with “WAR” POSTER Looking at the poster, plaintiff failing to notify the police of his agreed with Mr. Sin that it carried an arrival in the Colony from Shang- idea of war. There were planes and hai on February 13.

ALIENS REGISTRATION SUMMONSES

a house burning, but plaintiff stated Miss Elizabeth Bertha

that he had obtained permission to print the poster from Mr. Lam.

of Messrs. S. E. Levy and

Udeleff,

was

Co

Mr. Sin: "Knowing the to this morning cautioned by Mr. R.

that condition why did you trouble of sketching that poster?" "Fourth defendant saw it.”

the

Edwards for failing to notify the Police of her change of address Plaintiff admitted that fourth defrom Knutsford Hotel to No. 184 fendant was reluctant to pay the bill Nathan Road on or about October when presented.

•

Mr. Sin: "Mr, Chen paid it under protest."

16 last year. Defendant said she had written about the change but Plaintiff said Mr. Chen saw the Sub-Inspector Edwards stated that sketch before it was printed, but when no letter had been received by the presented with the bill said that he Registration Department. had given no permission for the pos- ters to be printed.

NO ARGUMENT. Mr. Sin: "So that an argument-en- sued?""There was no argument. He was the boss."

"Anyway, the conversation was not. too pleasant?" "I would not say so." Referring to his work, plaintiff stat-

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London, To-day. The Dominions Secretary declined to make a statement in the Commons regarding the discussions between the Ministers of the Governments of the United Kingdom" andTM Eire

which were interrupted on Friday and will be resumed later this week.

British Wireless.

Fung Kwok was admitted to the Queen Mary Hospital auffering from a fractured thigh sustained when he fell off a moving tram car in Des Voeux Road West yesterday.

papers in the Colony and urged them another which formed over Mongolia to contribute space free of charge to yesterday has moved eastward the cause of the campaign. ·

Re-examined by Mr. Silva, plaintiff Manchuria, where pressure is now stated that all arrangements and pro-highest. The depression has mov- mises prior to the resolution passed at ed rapidly eastward and is situated the meeting of the Committee, were to the north of Hokkaido.

as a result of the meeting, cancelled,

but the campaign was not cancelled,

Local forecast:-E. winds, mo-

local

He said he left the posters at the derate- fine to cloudy with Committee Room at the Bank of East fog. Asia, where Mr. Chen directed him to take them. Someone, without au- thority, had distributed the posters.

MR. CHEN'S EVIDENCE Mr. Shou J. Chen, Manager of the Bank of China, said that when plain- tiff interviewed him he volunteered his services. Witness never promised him renumeration or salary and plaintiff agreed to work without salary. Wit ness never saw the sketch of the pos- ter and did not give permission for the printing of the poster. ***The case was adjourned to March 24

GEN. GOERING GIVEN HIS BATON

at 10a.m.

:

Berlin, To-day.

commander-in- Herr Hitler, chief of the entire German armed forces, yesterday presented Field Marshal Goering with the baton of Field-Marshal

Field-Marshal Goering was

Franco's Envoys moted following the shake-up

in

the army on Feb. 4-Trans-Ocean.

San Sebastian, To-day. Nicolas Franco Bashamonde, bro-

The B.M.S. “Empress of Britain” ther-in-law of General Franco, has been appointed Spanish envoy in on a round the world cruise, arrived

at Singapore yesterday at 7 Lisbon.

Another appointment announced leaves to-day for Bangkok and is as due at Hong Kong on March 9 at is that of Miguel envoy

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