1938-05-11 — Page 16

ANADIAN

RAILWAY

BLAYS

10 DAYS

5 DAYS

GoEMPRESS to America, Europe

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Leave Arrive

Naga- eaki

Leave

Kobe

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Toko- hama

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Honolulu conver

Victoria Arrive

Russia May 13 May 15 Japan May 27 May 29 Asia June 10 June 12

May 17

May 21

June 14

May 19

June 1 June 8 June 10

June 16 June 18

May 30

June 15

June 27

17 Days HONG KONG to VANCOUVER By DIRECT EXPRESS ROUTE FROM YOKOHAMA · 18 DAYS VIA HONOLULU, PARADISE OF THE PACIFIC

Air-conditioned equipment on C.P.R. Trans-Continental Trains. Frequent Canadian Pacific Atlantic sailings, to European ports.

TO MANILA

Empress of Japan on Friday, May 20th.

Canadian Pacific

Union Building

SPANS THE World

Telephone 20752

G. FALCONER & CO (HONG KONG LTD.) ·

WATCHMAKERS & JEWELLERS,

DIAMOND MERCHANTS,

UNION BUILDING (opposite G.P.0.)

Agents for:- ADMIRALTY CHARTS,

ROSS' BINOCULARS and TELESCOPES, KELVIN'S NAUTICAL INSTRUMENTS, ENGLISH SILVERWARE Direct from Manufacturers,

High Class English Jewellery.

LOCAL SHARES

Following is the list of changes and enquiries in local share quotations this morning:

INSURANCES

Union Ins. $528/5 sa.

H. K. Fire Ins. $2821⁄4 sa.

SHIPPING.

H. K. Steamboats $221⁄4 b. DOCKS, WHARVES, GODOWNS, ETC.

H. K. and K. Wharves $1371⁄2 sa. Providents. (Old) $3.95. sa.

MINING

Raubs $9.35 b.

Venz: Goldfield $2.60 b. Antamoks Ps. .49 sa. Atoks Ps. .24 sa. Baguio Gold Ps. .20 sa. Benguet Consol. Ps. 9.20 sa. Coco Grove Ps. 50 sa.

1. X. L. Ps. .61 sa.

Paracale Gumaus Ps. .16 sa. San Mauricio Ps. .42 sa.

LANDS, HOTELS & BLDGS.

H. K. and S. Hotels $7.40 s., $7.40

sa,

H. K. Lands $37% sa.

H. K. Lands 4% Debentures 101 Humphreys $9.15 b.

H. K. Realties $5.00 b., $5.95/6 sa. PUBLIC UTILITIES

H. K. Tramways $17.30/35 sa.

Peak Trams (Õld) $7 b.

Star Ferries $87 sa.

H. K. Electrics $62 sa. Macao Electrics $17% b. INDUSTRIALS Cements $18.10 sa.

STORES, &C. Watsons $6 b. Wing On (H.K.): $50 b.

COTTON MILLS

Winy On Textiles Sh.$45 b.

MISCELLANEOUS Entertainments $6.00 b. Constructions $1% b.

b.

CHINA MAIL, MAY 11, 1938.

COAL DISPUTE LITIGATION

The dispute between the Hang Shung Company, and the Kwang Sang Lung, involving ‘a claim for $4,859.82, the price of 174 tons of undelivered coal, was continued before the Chief Justice, Sir Atholl MacGregor, at the Supreme Court this morning.

Plaintiffs, the Hang Shung Com- pany, are represented by Mr. H. C. Macnamara, instructed by Mr. G. S. Hugh Jones, while defendants represented by the Hon. Mr. Leo D'Almada, instructed by Mr. H. A. de Botelho.

are

Mr. D'Almada submitted that on the evidence of plaintiffs, there was no case to answer. Counsel referred to evi- dence by Cheung Yin-chong and Lo Kit-man, and to the correspondence between plaintiffs and defendants, and pointed out that it all illustrated that the property and risk were in plain-. tiffs. All probabilities submitted Mr. D'Almada, pointed to the fact that the risk was in plaintiffs, and that defen- dants were entitled to judgment.

Mr. Macnamara made a brief reply, following which the Chief Justice rul- ed that defendants had a case to an- swer.

Wee Tong-lee, managing partner in defendant company, giving evidence, said that on October 9, his firm enter- ed into a contract with plaintiffs. Not being able to fulfil the contract agreement was reached, plaintiffs be ing represented by Cheung Yin-chong-

an

Marsmans Inv. (H.K.) s/- 4/3-4/5 sa. It was untrue that Cheung Yin-chong

LOCAL DOLLAR

was

The demand. rate on the Hong Kong dollar this morning [1/2-13/16.

"Spot" silver was quoted in don yesterday at 18-11/16 forward at 18-7/16.

The London on New York was quoted at £-U.S.$4.9743 the New York on London rate £U.S.$4.974.

Singapore Raw Rubber

→

and Lo Kit-man went to see him be- cause of a letter he wrote on Novem- ber 4.

and

Witness caid defendant company stood to make $14,000 by the contract. It was-an invariable practice, when dealing in coal, to use the seller's scales. Witness admitted that stor- age space was insufficient and space Lon-had to be hired. Fokis of both defen- and dants and plaintiffs were assigned to watch the coal. Witness's uncle Cheung Yin-chong discussed risk and rate

Cheung agreed to bear the risk of and shortage, fire and other risks. De-

at fendants had to hire the space

plaintiffs' account, as they agreed to pay the expenses. The new arrange- ment provided that if plaintiffs wish- ed to remove coal they would have to pay in full before being allowed to do

Co.,

Messrs. H. B. Joseph and have received the following quota tions in Straits Currency for Raw Rubber:

July/Sept. 20-4 b. Up- %. Oct/Dec. 21 b. Up 78. Jan/March 21-% b. Up %. Market: Firm.

is

The s.s. "Corfu" left Shanghai due here from Shanghai on the 13th instant at about 6 a.m.

INDO-CHINA

STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY Ltd.

To SHANGHAI, via

To SINGAPORE, PENANG

and CALCUTTA

GWATOW, CHEFOO and "Kutsang"

TIENTSIN

"Suisang" "Taksang" 11th May 5 p.m.

"Islami" "Kwaisang" 18th May 2 p.m.

To TIENTSIN via CHEFOO

14th May 2 p.m. 23rd May 2 p.m.

31st May 2 p.m.

To KOBE and OSAKA

"Islami" "Leesang" 15th May 2 p.m."Hosang”.

"Mausang"

To SANDAKAN

"Hinsang" 12th May 9 a.m.

"Tai Seun Hong"

25th May 10 a.m.

"Hinsang" 10th June 10 a.m.

11th May 3 p.m. 18th May 9 a.m. 25th May 9 a.m.

JARDINE MATHESON& Co.,LTD. TELEPHONE ZOZIL GENERAL MANAGERS

$0.

PASSED TO PLAINTIFFS

on

Cross-examined by Mr. Macnamara, witness replied that defendant were to have full, control of the coal until 90 per cent had been paid. The property passed to plaintiffs immediately it left the scales on the ship.

-Mr. Macnamara: "Yet you have not a serap of paper to show that plain- tiffs received 1,603.5 tons of coal from you?" Witness made no reply.

Referring to the Bill of Lading, Mr. Macnamara asked witness when this document was presented to plaintiffs he could not remember. for signature. Witness replied that

"I put it to you that it was not until December 28 that you asked them to sign it." Witness again made no re- ply.

"You asked them to sign it after you had heard that there was a short- age of coal."-"I did not hear of the shortage until informed by plaintiffs through their solicitors."

The case is

noon.

continuing this after-

Ho Ching-hing, aged 54, was ad- mitted to the Kowloon Hospital suffering from injuries received when he attempted to alight from a moving bus in Nathan Road yester- day afternoon.

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