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SUPREME COURT.

Monday, 10th February.

IN SUMMARY JURISDICHOM.

BaroRE MR. H. H. J. GOMPERTZ (PUISNE JUDGE)..

DIY CLEANING A LADY'S DRESS.

The Eastern Dyeing and Dry Cleaning Company, of No. 11, Beaconsfeld Arcade, was sued by Mrs. Evan-Jones for the recovery of 805, being damages to a coat and skirt sent to them by the plaintiff.

Mr. Hind, of Messrs. Brution & Hett, appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. Hay. ward, from the office of Mr. Leo d'Almada. appeared for the defendants.

Mr. Hind informed his Lordship that this was a case in which the plaintiff sent a white sorge coat and skirt to the de- fendants to be dry cleaned, and it came back absolutely unwearable and valueless

to the plaintiff.

His Lordship What are you claiming -the full value?

Mr. Hind-Yes.

His Lordship-What is the issue I have to try-what is the damage or what is the value!

Witness-I know, they cannot.

THE HONGKONG DAILI, PRESS, LUBOJA I

E BDIVU EL JA L LLID, LOAU

Mr. Hayward said that his alienf was ST. PAUL'S COLLEGE, HONGKONG, not present, but he thought he was on the

You still refuse ?—Yes Mr. Hind-That is my case, your Lord way. ship.

Mr. Hayward submitted that plaintiff had failed to prove her case. The onus lay on plaintiff to prove that the garment had not been dry cleaned. Unfortunately the defendant was not present in Court, but if his Lordship would adjourn the case he would get defendant.

His Lordship Is the plaintiff here! Mr. Hind--No. I thought she would not be wanted again.

PRESENTATION OF PRIZES,

The annual prize distribution iù com nection with St. Paul's College took place last night the function being attended by His Excellenty the Governor. The proceedings opened with &

concert,

Bishop of Victoria, for his constant kindness and help.

In closing the report it only remains to express our thanks to your Excellency for the honour you have done we this evening by coming to distribute our prizes, and to express the hope that this New Year, which is opening so brightly for our school, will be one of real prosperity and progress in evory department of our work.

Hin Lordship-I wanted to ask ber, sup posing she had been told this dress was

in which the boys showed some of His Lordship the Bishop congratulated spoiled, what was its value to her 48 dirty dress. It was evidently dirty or their attainments, His Lordship the Mr. Rogera on the excellent report, and she would not have sent it to be dry Bishop of Victoria presided over a large having alluded to the fact that strict cleaned. Do I understand that sho His Lordship-I can't do that. Mr. Hayward then said he would sali actually paid $85 7

Mr. Hind-Yes. an expert witness,

Plaintiff, in reply to his Lordship, said that the material of which the dress was

made would last for years,

Mr. Hayward-I can prove to your. Lordship that it was of very cheap material.

Mr. J. T. Shaw was then called. In answer to Mr. Hayward he said that the dress produced was of white flannel serge. What is the price of it retail-About $2.50 a yard.

What is the quality! Is it good quality or inferior? It is not very good.

How many yards would it take to wake. a costume like that --Almost four yards.

What can you make a costume like that Mr. Hind-Whether the dress was dam-for-I have not got that material. aged, and if so whether it was negligently damaged.

His Lordship-I think the first thing to be done is to display the garment.

WAS

You had some of this material once

Yes.

You refuse to sell it, I believe?—Yes. Why -Because I know it would shrink and it world give me trouble.

As a matter of fact it would shrink by hot pressing alone -Yes.

Do you know anything about dry clean- ing 1-Yes.

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You would not dry clean that because that material would shrink (Yes. Press ing with a hot iron would cause it to shrink.

Would cloth like that shrink if it were She of good quality ?-Pressing would shrink four almost any woollen material, but more

she especially this material.

His Lordship-And it was dirty? Mr. Hind-Yes,

His Lordship-I should have thought that a claim of 825 or $30 would have been smple.

Mr. Hayward-We are perfectly ready to put it in order, and it would probably have cost us that..

Bhav said he could

His Lordship-Mr. not put it in order.

Mr. Hind-Yes, Mr. Shaw volunteered the statement that it was impossible to make it fit.

His Lordship-I think so. Subsequently, his Lordship said he was disposed to give judgment for plaintiff

for $25.

Mr. Hayward-Don't you think wo should have had an opportunity of ting the dress right?

His Lordship-It could not be done. am satisfied on that point. You did not offer to make her a new dress.

Mr. Hayward-No. If wo had failed to make the dress good then she could have brought her action.

attendance.

His Lordship said they were having their function at the beginning of a new term instead of at the end of a term in order to have present with them the Rev. A. D. Stewart, who devoted himself to the welfare of the college.

The Rev. Mr. Rogers read the following

report:-

Your Excellency, my Lord Bishop, Ladies and Gentlemen, in reviewing the work of the past year, the 4th year's work of St Paul's College Anglo-Chinese School, we fed at once that it has been a critical year in the life-history of our school.

discipline is observed in the College, he asked His Excellency to distribute the prizes, and, if he wished, to address a few words to them.

that name.

under

dis-

HIS EXCELLENCY, who was warmly greet. ed on ascending the platform, said it was a pleasure to come to St. Paul's College, because in doing so he was paying honour in a small way to the College and to its headmaster, Mr. Stewart. (Applause.) was well known The name of Stewart in the missionary field in the Far East, and it was a pleasure to psy a tribute to Moreover, they must know. In the first place the Principal, the Rey that Mr. Stewart and he were fellow A. D. Stewart, M.A., has been at home in England for a well-earned furlough, and his countrymen. They hailed from the island absence naturally left a gap which it was which had been called the brightest jewel Wo take us in the British crown, the Emerald Islo, impossible to adequately fl

af extending school this opportunity of stern Ireland, but not only that, Mr. Stewart's warm welcome to him as he

uncle and he were schoolboys together up the reins of

gorerament.

Thoy In the next place no less than eight mom in Dublin in the years gone by. put-bers of the teaching staff of fifteen loft learned their lessons slightly during the year, five to continue their different circumstances than those under I studies at the Hongkong University, two, the which the boys present learned theirs.

Rev. and Miss B. O. Spink, to return to They were subjected to very severe Engloud, and the eighth, Mr. Tsoi Po Sin, cipline, something like the discipline they read of in such books as Nicholas Nickle going to Edinburgh to study medicine.

When I add that the average number of by, He remembered that when Mr. boys attending has been over 250, by far the Stewart and he did not know their lessons largest since the school was opened, it will they used to get the cane on their hands, be soon that we have very much to thank and when their hands got hard the master. God for in so providing for our many needs who used to wear a big ring, much bigger that we have been able to keep all our than Bishop Lander's, knocked the skin classes going and accomplish a certain off their fingers with his ring. It hurt amount of progressive work during the past very much on a cold morning, but it mado men of them. Although those were not twelve months.

the methods employed in that school, ho hoped they were not necessary. He re minded the boys that it was their duty to do their best for the school and for their masters. He could not eriticise the report which had just been read, because the school was not under Government in spection, but that was condition of things which he was doing his best to alter, because he thought that every school ought to be under Government inspection and control. He then referred to the part which the boys would play in the future in the Colony and in the Republic of China. They in Hongkong were well wishers of Chins, and they wished to do way that afterwards in whatever lines of life they took up they would prove honest, (Applause) trustworthy, and justice loving

His Excellency then presented prizes.

His Lordship-She says it could not be done. I am inclined to think the is right.

Mr. Hayward-It seeme bard, that the defendant should be saddled with the whole costs when he was willing to repair the damage.

His Lordship gave judgment for 825

Mr. Hind-Con we have the costume for

Mr. Hind-Before we do that, I think Mrs Jones had better tell us the condi- tion in which she sent the garment and the condition in which it was returned.

that Plaintiff said

од the 21st September last she took a white sorgo coat and skirt to defendants to bo dry cleaned. She handed the garment to the Portuguese manageress, and it not returned until 25th October. had

asked for it three or times before that date. Whon received the parcel sho asked tho Is this a tailor-made costume or aand costs. girl to undo it, and on seeing the dressmaker's costume i-It is not a high. condition of the garment she declared she class tailor-made costume. would not pay for it, as it had been washed

His Lordship-Would you say that this instead of dry cleaned.. At the redress has been washed or dry cleaned? quest of the girl, she left a chit explaining Witness-Dry cleaned. this. When she tried on the skirt she Why 1-Well, there are thres ways of thought it had only shrunk a little and

telling. Anything washed leaves a gloss might be altered, but when she tried the on the wool, whereas if i were dry ness stated that she had received the gets a sort of yellow appearance after letter produced from the defendants, in being washed, but dry cleaning keeps it which it was written that if the matter were taken before an expert he would declare that the dress had been cleaned by benzine.

what it is worth?

His Lordship Ob, no. They have it.

THE ALLAN WILKIE COMPANY. At the Theatre Royal last night the

and very entertaining production of the Shakespearian Comedy "The Taming of

The increase in attendance above referred to has been due to the extra accommodation provided by the opening of this building in This enables us to accom- October, 1911. modate nearly 20 boys, and we have had upwards of 230 names upon our register through the year.

The school has been open for 216 days and the attendance generally has been quite satisfactory, one boy, Chung To Kong, har ing the splendid record of hot missing single day for four years: L., since the school was opened.

For the third year wo presented candidates for the Oxford Local Examinations, two boys passing out of five who sat for the sst for the Preliminary No candidate were presented for the Senior, but n class how been opened and we hope this year

cont she found that it would not fit. Wit-cleaned it would he soft and natural It Allan Wilkie Company gave a forcat / Junior, and seven passing out of eight who their best to educate the boys in such &;

Mr. Hind added that the coat could not be made to fit. There was not suffi cient material to make up the shrinkage Witness was cross-examined by Mr. Hayward:

white...

Mr. Hayward-You have seen hundreds

of articles dry cleaned-Yes. garment has been properly dry cleaned ?---- Would you say in your opinion that Yes

It has been property dry cleaned, but it has been knocked about a lot.

If it has shrunk during the process of

the Shrew." There was only a moderate house when the curtain rose at 9.15, but before the end of the first act, the attendance had assumed moderate pro- portions.

to present candidates for this examination.

The athistic side of our school work,

though not lost sight of, has suffered most Our own school from our staff changes. sports, held by kind permission of the Hong

on their kong Chinese Recreation Club groed in Causeway Bay in April fast, were keenly taken up by the boys. Competitors from this school were also successful in the Hongkong School athletic sports.

men.

HONGKONG RIFLE LEAGUE. ·

**TALEDO." V. POLICE.

INTIMATIONS

MOTHER AND HER

THREE CHILDREN CURED OF ECZEMA

By Cuticura Soap and Ointment. Lost All Their Hair. Tried Every- thing. Have Beautiful Hair How

"By little giri is three and a half years of age and her head was covered with sores.

I tried sample of Cutleurs. O'niment and I could seo that there was de Kroat improvemens so I got one box of Cuticura Oxirment and it besied ad the sores. Now han hread is plon and bealthy. [ Hayo tried many qlute menta but none dlá any good bus Gatle ours. Olatment. My other two little children also suffered very much. Their troubís began in ittis.bileters and then the blisters began to discharge, and they were a pitiful sight with the eczema

"I had to stay up sit night wih them to keep them from scratching. I ako suffered the mine trouble. We lost all our hair. It came off in big patches. After wing the Cuticure Soap and Ohtment I could see that there was a great chango, so I got another tin and it cured all of us. Now they have beau- tiful golden hair. It was enough to break a woman's heart to see them aitɗëring and t17- ing everything, but nono would do the work but Cafeurs Bosp and Ointment." (Signed) Mrs. Laura M. Willan, Aber Crowing, Aber, near Bangor, N. Wales, July 17, 1912.

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96-21

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CHATER ROAD,

the CHRONOMETER-MAKERS,

WATCHMAKERS,

This match was shot off on Sunday, 9th inst., at Quarry Bay, and resulted in a

ing being the scores registered:-

pay for that dry cleaning it is due to the quality of former part in the hands of Miss the. H.K. Junior. School league, and our win for Taikoo by 61 points. The follow-

How much do you materialIt was bought in London.

How long ago -A year ago. I came back in November, 1911, and I bought it in October.

Where did you buy it --In West Ken- sington.

How much did it cost you?-I will have to look up my bills.

Have you ever had it dry cleaned I had before-No. It was quite new. only worn it about eight times.

Did you wear it in London.?-No. The first time I wore it was at the races here.

You know the defendants offered to take the dress to the best tailors in the Colony and have it done up for you!-Thay could not do anything with it.

How do you know 7-May I put on the

coat and show you?

Witness then put on the cat. People are inclined to get stout in Hongkong, are they not-No answer.

Witness then indicated how part of the coat should. cross and be buttoned. *That," she sai1⁄4, "is supposed to go over there."

Mr. Hayward-It does. I think it is a good fit. I don't know what his Lord- ship thinks.

His Lordship-If the lady says it is not a good fit, it is not a'good fit. I notice the sleeves are rather short.

the material-Well, the pressing alone

would make it shrink.

The Taming of the Shrew" in the hands of the Company receive a full measure of justice. The play practically centres round "Katherin "the Shrew,

school football team has competed and Petruchio, her suitor, and with tho

thanks are due to the Officer Commanding Hunter-Watts, with Mr. Allan Wilkie as the King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry Petruchio, the success of the comedy was

for the frequent use of the parade ground assured. Miss F. Hunter-Watts was very for practice.

A word nor is His Lordship-You are quite sure it has real, and rose to some brilliance in her

to the more directly passionate outbursts. The other members spiritual side of our work. The great aim been dry cleaned 7-Yes.

of the cast were good. Miss Kathleen and object of our school is to send out into Clanchy as the fair Bianca, sustained her the world men equipped not only intellectual part with success, and the comedy wently and physically, but men of strong, upright character, fashioned after the pattern of car with spirit all through.

To-night the Company stage "Lady Great Exemplar the Lord Jesus Christ. We when the theatre have sought to attain this end by the daily Windermere's Fan goin public will have another occasion of study of God's word and by meeting one spending a most enjoyable night with the

Has there been any negligence?—Not to. my knowledge.

Mr. Hayward-You think this coat and

skirt, however well cleaned, would still shrink-It would shrink in the pressing. There is nothing in the appearance of the garment to suggest that the dry dean-Allan Wilkie Company. ing was negligently done -Nothing,

Witness was then cross-examined by Mr. Hind, in reply to whose questions he stated that he had dry cleaned garments by another process. There was no shrink. age due to the application of benzine Lo the garments. The shrinkage took place afterwards. Mr. Hind quoted from a text book on the subject of dry cleaning as to the duty of dry cleaners to their clients in respect of warning them that certain articles would suffer in the pro- cess.

His Lordship-Do you say that defen- dants failed in their duty in not notifying Mrs. Jonce that the garment would shrink in the process of dry cleaning --It is hard for me to say. I do not know what responsibility the defendants undertake. Witness, in reply to further questions, slid the defendants might not ke to tell whether such material

Before you had it cleaned when did you able wear it last-I could not say.

It was not put away?-It was hung up in my wardrobe.

Although the defendants have offered to take it to the best tailors and have it put right you refused to let them? They

could not.

Have you given them the opportunity!

—No.

I suggest you are trying to get a new costume for nothing-No. I only want what is due to me.

I am not the only one who has complained.

Kever mind about that.

I suggest nothing to do with the case. to you that you want a new costume for nothing.

Mr. Hind-You have suggested that once before.

Mr. Hayward-It is obvious.......

Mr. Hind-It is not.

Mr. Hayward-Will you sit down, Mr. Hind 1

Mr. Hind-I will sit down when you give over making unnecessary suggestions.

His Lordship-Mr. Hind.

Mr. Hind then resumed his seat.

Mr. Hayward--You still refuse to give defendants an opportunity of rectifying the defect if anyt

+

Or not. Ho could tell

Mr. Hayward again submitted that the plaintiff had failed to prove her case,

His Lordship I don't think she has proved negligence. The question is, who ther it is the business of the Company to know that this could not be done without shrinking the material.

A GANG OF PICKPOCKETS.

A Chinese man and boy, members of a gang of thieves who were stated to have the New Year, were charged at the come down to Hongkong from Canton for Magistracy yesterday with stealing from the person of a Portuguese olerk a silver were taken from the complainant's pocket. watch, fob-chain and locket. The articles who. arrested the Inspector Dymond, the prisoners in a tenement in Third Street, said a large number of pawntickets were found on the boy. Mr. Hazeland sent the elder prisoner to gaol for two months and ordered his exposure in the stocks for four hours. The boy will be sent back to China.

a week for addresses on the subject of religion, which have been listened to with Our marked attention by our scholars. thanks are due to the following, amongst others, who have spoken to as one or more times during the past year:-

The Right Rors. Bishop Banister and Bishop Taylor-Smith, the Rers. F. T. John- son, H. Copley Moyle, G. A. Runbury, W. Spink, Colonel St. John and Captain Elliot, H. Foster-Pegg. W. T. Austen and H. 0. in addition to the Warden the Bishop of Victoria.

THE STAFF.

The many changes in the staff have already been referred to. While we have greatly felt the loss of several old masters, who have served the school loyally and well during the past two or three years, we are glad to know that most of them have left for the purpose of continuing their studies and so fitting themselves better for that educational work so vitally important to Chins at the present time, to which we hope many of them will give themselves when their College course is

Names.

J. Simpson A. Macdonald J. D. Danby

TAIKOO.

200 500 600 Total.

00

91 90 29

31

25

28 80 31 86

27 85

G. H. Bannerman... 30 T. Grimshaw W. Eldridge W. Bassford C. Summers

-26

SO

24

27

ន្ទឥតគិត

·294 227 216 667 Less Handicap for Apertures

Numes. MeLonnan

Total

POLICE.

Pitt Wodehouse Grimmitt, MeNal-Wilson

Cave.

Gordon Sullivan

33

694

200 500 600 Total.

27 30 28 86

26 28

82

JEWELLERS AND OPTICIANS

FINE

DIAMOND

JEWELLERY

A SPECIALITY.

ENGLISH, AMERICAN AND SWISS

GOLD AND SILVER WATCHES.

GOLD AND SILVER BEACELET

WATCHES.

ENGLISH MOUNTED CHINESE JADE

JEWELLERY.

MAPPIN & WEBB'S

27

26 29 21 70 28 28 18 73 28 21

SILVERWARE,

28 16 72

20

68

CUTLERY and

18 28

20 66

25 20 14 69

199 218 163 580

Less Handicap for Apertures

Total

THE SASSOON ESTATE AT SHANGHAI.

CROWN CLAIM FOR PRORATE DUTY CONTESTED,

7

673

The Crown claim with regard to the Shanghai estate of the late Mr. Arthur Abraham David Sassoon is being contested in the Courte at Shanghai by Mr. D. M. Nissim and Mr. A. Howard, attorneys of Mr. Leopold de Rothschild, the executor. The attorneys valued the estate in Shang- hai for probate at Tis. 1,821,000, while the Registrar of the Court estimated the value

mention must be made of Mr. Thomas Chau, who has beer with the school since it opened in 1909, and who left us in November to take up a post in the Hong- kong University. Mr: Chan's services to the us with our best wishes for his future ad- In the place of those members of the staff who left during the year, we have had the help of the Rev. N. C. Popo, M.A., Chaplain of St. Andrew's, Kowloon, of Mrs. Clarion, who has taken Miss Spink's place, and of Mr. Ma Tsun Shing, an old profect of St.

A fee of 3 per cent is Stephen's Collenge, who has also studied in America; the services of all of these have payable on probate or administration, been appreciated. We also welcome as mem- and the Crown claim payment of the sum bers of our teaching staf Messrs. Sidney of £3,953-19-1, being the equivalent at the Edwards and Thomas Rowan, old Diocesa rate of exchange on the date of the terta School boys, and Messrs. Wong Shiu Pun tor's denth of three per cent. of Tis. difference between the and Yip Yak Fau, former studente of Queen's 092,385, being the

of Coult, the stat the hosen Earthis sealy verengbus the stated to defendants, year, has been further greatly Shanghai by the strengthened by the arrival of Mr. Evan and and whereon duty had been paid to this Miss Stewart, brother and sister of the Court, and the value thereof as estimated Miss Stewart has in the past by the Registrar: and the Registrar fur- given valuable assistance to the school, and ther demanded from the defendants pay Principal. we extend to both a hearty welcome.

ment of interest at five per cent. on the above sum of £3,853-19-1 from March 13th,

at Tis. 2,813,365.

ADMIRALTY APPOINTMENTS. Captain E. B. Kiddle, who recently relinquished the command of the battle would shrink in the process of dry ship Glory and a group of ships in the school have been highly valued and he letves cleaning

Third Fleet at the Nore, proceeds to the better than they could, but he would China Station to assume command of the | vancement. not expect dry cleaners to have the know-armoured cruiser Minotaur as flag cap. ledge that he had.. He thought a dry tain to Acting Vice-Admiral J. H. M. cleaner should know what articles would Jerram, who has been selected to succeed Admiral Sir A. L. Winsloe as Com- shrink. Probably, he would learn by mander-in-Chief in the Far East. Cap

tain Kiddle only returned home from the experience.

China Station early in last year.

Amongst appointments made by the Ad- miralty during the week ending January 17th were the following: Commander H. R. Norbury, to the finotaur, additional, to date January 20th, and as flag com- mander to Rear-Admiral Jerram, on hoitin, and fed Contenants: JL. L. Sloan, to the Cadmus, T. H. G. Barton. to the Tamar, for the Handy, reappointed in enuary 1st: D. Wardlaw-Ramsey lieu of a sub-lieutenant on promotion. to the Teal, A. M. Garlic Hooper, to to the Thistle. Sub-Lieutenants: G. W.

Our thanks are due to Miss Hunt, of St. the Defence, to date January 10th; and Stephen's Girk College, for drawing lessons given twice a week through the year to the A. Ferguson, to the Hampshire, on arrival

Staff Pay- Oxford Local classes. on China Station, undated. master C. E. Lynes, to the finotaur, ad- To the staf as a whole I would like to ás personally express my gratitude for the ditional, to date

H. M. Jer cheerful and whole-hearted service which secretary to Rear-Admiary 30th and is

have rendered during the year. Their ram, on flag being hoisted, undated. Assistant Fugmastors: W. E. H Jolly, work has been done loyally sad thoroughly M. Blake (as interpreter in German), and and the present healthy condition K. B. S. Greig, all to the Minotaur, addi-school is dus in no small measure to their valuation of the property as the price it tional, to date January 20th, and a loyal co-operation. secretary's clerks to Rear-Admiral J. H. M. Jerram, undated.

on.

Mr. Hayward-No.

Mr. Hind That is what I am relying

His Lordship One would expect that he would notify the ignorant public in sugh matters and that he would make it his business to know what would shrink.

Mr. Hayward-One cannot tell whether this material would shrink or not.

Defendant was not in Court, and after discussion his Lordship adjourned the case till later in order that defendant might be present.

When the Court resumed,

undated.

1912, the date of the death of the testator, until payment.

The defence is that the sum of Tis. 2,813,385 is not the price which the pro- periy would letch if sold in the open mar ket at the time of the death of the deceased and they plead that the valuation dated April 19th 1912, made by Messrs. Moor- of the head and Halse is a proper and correct would have fetched it sold in the open I must not omit also to express my per-market at the time of the death of the sonal gratitude to our Warden, the Lord deceased.

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