CO129-353 - Public Offices - 1908 — Page 569

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Wire Hong vormis Chan Tun Po, in which plaintiffs, a Chinese firm doing business in Hongkong and Canton, sued defendants, another Chinese firm similarly situated, for some $20,000. Judgment was given for plaintiffs and a counter claim presented by defendants was dismissed by the Hongkong Court. After a lengthy correspondence with the Samshui Magistrate, defendants were ordered to pay the major portion of their debt, but their counterclaim against plaintiffs was allowed by the Magistrate who, in reply to our representation that this counter claim had been disallowed in Hongkong, said that he was obliged to hear the counter claim, both parties being Chinese subjects.

I do not think it would be wise on our part to attempt to force the Chinese Authorities in Canton to write and recognize the judgments of the Hongkong Court, as it is more than likely they would either refuse and insist on rehearing all cases in which Chinese were defendants, involving the attendance of plaintiff and witnesses, or they would retaliate with a demand for a reciprocal arrangement whereby the Hongkong Court would have to enforce

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565 Wire Hong vormis Chan Tun Po, in which plaintiffs, a Chinese firm doing business in Hongkong and Canton, sued defendants, another Chinese firm similarly situated, for some $20,000. Judgment was given for plaintiffs and a counter claim presented by defendants was dismissed by the Hongkong Court. After a lengthy correspondence with the Samshui Magistrate, defendants were ordered to pay the major portion of their debt, but their counterclaim against plaintiffs was allowed by the Magistrate who, in reply to our representation that this counter claim had been disallowed in Hongkong, said that he was obliged to hear the counter claim, both parties being Chinese subjects. I do not think it would be wise on our part to attempt to force the Chinese Authorities in Canton to write and recognize the judgments of the Hongkong Court, as it is more than likely they would either refuse and insist on rehearing all cases in which Chinese were defendants, involving the attendance of plaintiff and witnesses, or they would retaliate with a demand for a reciprocal arrangement whereby the Hongkong Court would have to enforce

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565 Wire Hong vormis Chan Tun Po, in which plaintiffs, a Chinese firm doing business in Hongkong and Canton, quod defendants, another Chinese firm nimilarly altuntod, for som: $20,000. Judgment was given for plaintiffs and a counter claim presented by defendants was dismissed by the Hongkong Court. After a lengthy correspondence with tho Mamhoi Magistrate, dofondants ware ordered to pay the major portion of their debt, but their counterclaim against plaintiff ma allowed by the "egistrate who, in reply to our representation that this counter claim had beun disallowed in Hongkong, muid that he was obliged to hear the counter claim, both parties boin: Chinese subjects I do not think it would be wine on our part to at- tempt to force the Chinese Authorities in Canton to writs and recognize the judgments of the Hongkong Court, as it is the more than likely they would either refuse and insist on rehearing all cases in which (hinese were dofendunta, involving the attendance of plaintiff and witnesses, or they would retaliate with a demand for a reciprocal arrangemont whereby the Hongkong Court wuld have to enforo:

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565

Wire Hong vormis Chan Tun Po, in which plaintiffs, a

Chinese firm doing business in Hongkong and Canton, quod

defendants, another Chinese firm nimilarly altuntod, for

som: $20,000. Judgment was given for plaintiffs and a

counter claim presented by defendants was dismissed by

the Hongkong Court. After a lengthy correspondence with

tho Mamhoi Magistrate, dofondants ware ordered to pay

the major portion of their debt, but their counterclaim

against plaintiff ma allowed by the "egistrate who, in

reply to our representation that this counter claim had

beun disallowed in Hongkong, muid that he was obliged to

hear the counter claim, both parties boin: Chinese subjects

I do not think it would be wine on our part to at-

tempt to force the Chinese Authorities in Canton to

writs and recognize the judgments of the Hongkong Court, as it is

the

more than likely they would either refuse and insist on

rehearing all cases in which (hinese were dofendunta,

involving the attendance of plaintiff and witnesses, or

they would retaliate with a demand for a reciprocal

arrangemont whereby the Hongkong Court wuld have to

enforo:

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