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Central Theatre Case Falconer...
BY ORDER OF THE BOARD Following closing addresses by counsel, Mr. Jus-
OF DIRECTORS,
A. MORSE, Chief Manager.
Hong Kong. July 12, 1940.
DIOCESAN GIRLS' SCHOOL
KOWLOON
tico Williams, senior Puisne Judge, yesterday reserved judgment at the conclusion of the action at the Supreme Court for possession of the Central Theatre, Plaintiff in the action, Ng Pak-to, merchant of 119 Caine Road, claims that he is solely en- Defen- titled to possession of the theatre. dants, denying this, claim protection under the Landlord and Tenant Ordinance.
be put in by Ng.
Bank Account
On February 8, he and Leung opened a bank account at the Hong Kong and Shanchal Bank for the Central Theatre.
The Hon. Leo d'Almada, by which each of the defendants KC. instructed by Mr. C. Y. were to pay $10,000 to the part- Kwan,
representing the inership and that $20,000 was to plaintiff, owner of the theatre. Leung Chuen-wah and W. W. All registration will be tem-Ip, defendants, are represent porarily suspended from Julyed by Mr. H. G. Sheldon, KC, 18th.
and Mr. B. A. Bernacchi, in- structed by Mr. Peter Sin. The School Offee will be Defendants are partners form- closed from August 6th-22nd. |ing the Wah Wai Company.
Painum's Cilat js "thst
"that he is solely entitled to the premises in question under an agreement bo- tween defendants and himself.
CHATER MASONIC SCHOLARSHIP FUND
TRUST.
In the
showed
Ne question was ever raised of all during the discussion as to any surendering of the premises by Lee and himself to plaintif witness declared,
was more
years
Mr. Sheldon, giving his closing. that his dress, told the court The case for the defence is that
clients business Was extra- no such agreement Was reached between Uiem, and that they are dinarily good during two
and that large proff's were besig protected tenants. First defendant
further made at the time. was
"What
natural for Cross-examined
yesterday on the accounts and books of the Central the plaintiff than to have a share b: the business in question?" he The above Trust will con- Theatre by Mr. d'Almada,
asked Meetings, he added, took sider applications for a scholar-
course of questioning. ship of the approximate value counsel pointed out that witness place between the partners and of the tuition fees for the com- had said that plaintiff never put by paint fenced in the agree ing 1949-50 Session at the Uni-any money in the partnership as ment was reached to the versity of Hong Kong. Such capital at all. The account books, that plaintiff should have half of
the profits from the business. Mr. d'Almada declared, renewed scholarship may be
There was no quesion that the the contrary
surrendered, after one year.
Leung replied that he actually tenancy should be Applicants who
did not receive money from plain-there being no agreement on it, consider themselves qualified should. This, he added, was admitted he declared.
Counsel reiterated that the two by plaintif ilmself.
were protected 115 write, as soon as possible, to Asked how he could account defendants
Landlord and the undersigned with evidence
for this.
this, Leung told the court that tenants under the of eligibility to apply for the the $20,000 laid down in the books Tenant Ordinance. scholarship and to study at as "received" was put down solely the University and a letter of for the sake of keeping the ac- Masonic counts in introduction from
in order. Further
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re-asserted that when plaintiff THE SECRETARY, made it known that he wanted the
theatre hack, C. M. S. F. Trust
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Mr. d'Almada submitted, in the course of his closing address for platiff, that from the evidence to balance that of plaintif against that of defendants- the court must accept the evidence plaintiff because of the im- of probabilities of the evidence of defendants.
Counsel' called the attention Ip Wal- oh, secord defendant, of the court to what he termed stated in evidence that he entered the "eurious position" the defen- into partnership with first defendants get into as to the capital: they agreed to put up. In order dant in September, 1944.
Ip testified that carly In 1945, to get out of the position, he plaintiff, Leung, and himself had submitted. Leung attempted to there was to be a discussion at the On Lok Yuen show that Restaurant, where it was even- nominal share to be paid for by tually agreed that half the profits the plaintiff.
of the Wah Wai Company would Mr. d'Almada enquired as to
It was also agreed upon that No should not increase the rent of the tenancy, Subsequently, however, the rent was increased notwithstanding the agreement, ip alloged.
Witness went on to say that there was also nome discussion of capital for the business, ini which an agreement was reached
how the 'court could accept that
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then laid down the club 10. West discarded a spade instead of cuff- should, and the fast ing as be spade was shed from dummy.
Now the Contract was sure. The diamond A and 5 rusted
K. factor t
Izt playing for or by the spalle 6 followed, shorten-
South's
the samo Trumps to not length as
as East's. Then the spade
may prevent
from
entry for
Icad.
make any one of them the cru- clat
That can ing ngainst the contract,
singleton spot apply even to eard in the trump suit held by 10 was led to be ruffed by the the heart A, ns a defender.
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When the it is, its use on
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par
heart was brought out, East the declarer
decided to
with the 10, and cover obtaining an essential discard a loser in some side suit, ur it the J won it. Then South lod the heart Q in East's K, and that may compel the declarer to ge up a Gump of his own which is poor worthy was obliged to lead from his 1-2 into the 8-3, giving needed for other purposes. -
South the last two tricks.
No matier what East played on the heart 9 lead, he had no way trump then one to take more trick. The man who could have beaten the contract was West, IE he had put the lowly singidion heart 4 on the club 10 load to the Bfth trick. That would have obliged South to lose a trick in spades in addition to the sure loser in hearts.
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South took the spude Kjend with the A and scored the club Q. K and A. discarding the spacle 3 from dummy. He was pleased Consider- to see the club ♬ drop.
of ing that West might be out trumps, in view of East's double.
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In question was a between plaintif
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