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A PHOTOGRAPH IN EVIDENCE CHINESE MERCHANTS AT VARIANCE

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THE HONGKONG DAILY

A REFRACTORY TENANT. ÉEFUSES TO PERMIT ALTERA- TIONS REQUIRED BY THE P.W.D..

At the Hongkong Magistracy, yester- day, before Mc. J. B. Wood, n' Chinese, summoned by the house owner-way

P.W.D., for failing to provide a glazed

His Honour the Chief Justice (Sir William Bees Davies, K.C.) commenced," yesterday, the bearing of a case in which the point at isage was whether a Chinese uned Chan Man was a partner in the firm of Kwong Chenng Ring, of Hong-area on the ground-floor of No. 44, Chang kog i Man Kai had obtained judg. Sup Street. ".. ment against the Arm for 22,039.50 in respect of a promissory note, dated June etst, und interest therion, and alleged that Chan U Man was a partner in the firm and liable, therefore, in respect of the money due.

Mr. C. G Alabaster appeared for the plaintif (Li Man Kai), and Mr. F. C Jenkin for Chan U Man.

Mr. Alabaster said the bra was formed in 1911, the promoter being a man named Hui Chik. Wa. The capital was 825,000,

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BRITISH" GUNNERS

THE GLOBE

PRESS. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11TH, 1918.

CIRCLE,stay of a day and a night at Christobeł

on the Atlantis side of the Canal, where

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it was very hot, would have been very

TWENTY MONTHS IN HONGKONG. uninteresting and tiresome, as the men

[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.]

There arrived Home in England about the middle of July draft of British Ganners who have had one of the most wonderful experiences in travelling of any unit of the British or any other army, a

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were not allowed ashore to visit the city! of Colon, had it not been for the wonder. ful appliances which are here used for coaling. People frof the East are wont to talk oof Nagasaki being the fastest couling port in the world, but here they claim that they can beat creation, and is certainly looks as if they could.

On arrival at Colon news was received of submarines operating off the American coast, so that they began to enter the danger-zone much earlier than they ever anticipated.

Mr. F. B. La Bowley; who appeared for the defendant, stated that as soon as the

They had left Eagland two years before summons was served on his client he in-

In a well-known Blue Funnel steamer, structed his contractor to erect à window When the work was about to be per bound they know not whither, but half tormed the tenant of the house refused

From, this paint onwards" to allow any innovation He further re expecting to find themselves in Egypt, used to quit the premises when served Palestine or Mesopotamiin. They called they sailed in a dark ship, and constant nt Gibraltar, Malta, Port Said, Sues and took-outs, were kept for hostile craft. with a notice to do xa. The premises.

then Bombay, where they waited for some Every one was on duty as some time dur- though specially built as a shop, were

time, sure now that, they were not reing the day, and the time soon passed. used as a lodging house by the tenant. who sub-let cubicles to street hawkers quired there at that time, and continued The Contingent of nien from the Hong- The whole of the front verandah was open. their journey in the same ship to Colom kong "Defence Corps, who were also on The bo, where they left it for good. Colombe board, together with some officer candi. which the defendant contributed $2,000,

except for a counter built of bricks. The defendant had handed this sum to

Building Authority required'a glass win-appealed to them as the beautiful scenery dates for the Coolie Corps from Shanghai, Hui Chik Wa at a Club of which they

It was not eus and surroundings appeal to all tourists, were formed into five teams and kept a dow to be constructed,

and they began to hope that this was look-out from the upper and lower bridge wer both members, and asked that his

tomary to do this, as the house

Their journeying, continuously day and night. Nothing was name he put down in the book as Chan (Tong. The defendant's house inefcued by wooden shutters at night. Dur- their destination.

steaned safely into the great Hudson Canton bore the name Chan U Cho Tong, the day-time a certain number of the however, was by no means at an end, tor sighted, however, and the good ship transferred to a French liner en route for River and passed the Statue of Liberty, While Chan O Tong was the name which shutters were taken down, but the tenant before the week had passed they had been

On board this vessel they to her place alongside one of the huge in the telephone directory of Canton, forfused to take out all the shutters as

it would cause inconvenience to some Flongkong.

Here were seen the Vaterland, the defendant. In 1916 Hui Chik Wa. of his lodgers, who wished to rest dur- called at Singapure, and then at three harves.

Mauretania, and the Aquitania, three of ports in Freneb Cochin-China---Saigon, whee was the managing partner of the Bem, decided to retire, and a meeting of partners was held at which the defendant. Endit for a shop. was present. It was agreed that Hui Mr. Wood And it is now used as a Therefore, Chik Wa should Fetire and that Ku Ping lodging-house for hawkers, Nam should take his place this meeting two isoutions were passed that were signed by all present. In order ihat each persen present might have a' duplicate of the document, it was photo

Mr. Bowley I suggest that you should graphed, and every partner was given a

p. During the time of Hui Chik-Watake proceedings against the tenant. So the defendant was paid his share of the long as the tenant uses the "premises in präfits of the fr. These amounts were the way he is doing, in spite of all the duly entered in the firm's books, which owner's protests, he is committing a breach of the law and is responsible. He bnd's

since disappeared.

ing the day.

Mr. Sarn

The place was

originally

the owner is bound to comply with the requirements of the Building Ordinance.

Touraine, and Haiphong before they

sailed into Hongkong's inagnificent har- bour.

Twenty weeks this journey took, and a list of the ports of call in order give some idea of the effect the trip would The only thing I have to consider is whe-luve on men who had previously never then the demand made by the P.W.D. is been more than 30 miles away from their legal or not.

native town or village:-London, Cibril tar, Malta, Port Said, Suez, Bombay. Colomba, Singapore, Saigon, Touraine, Haiphong and Hongkong.

Garrison duty was their work at their destination and it is strenuous work in

the largest ships in the world, all bent

on the same errand as the ship on which the Gunners found themselves the trans porting of Uncle Sam's immense army to the other side of the Herring Fond."

As they passed up the river they had

an opportunity of seeing what the United States of America is doing in the war. for a conyoy of 18 large liners filed pust to prove that the German submarine menace does not exist for our fighting| men. The size and frequency of these con. voys is greater than the outsider will believe; but they are there all the same

in the world's second city a caur of cerebro-spinal fever, which "one of the

The defence was a complete denial that should be proceeded against as he refused a Military and Naval Station like Hong Chinese labour officers had brought as a

Chan U Man ever was a partner in the firma. He had never been in possession of any document whatsoever relating to

the firm

to allow any glass windows to be erected.

Mr. Wood: Did the owner report to the Building Authority that the tenant refused to comply with the demand↑

Mr. Bowhy: I do not think he did

The other

hong. Nearly all, the time the Gunners were stationed in this outpest of Empire there were rumours of their going to the Front for active service, and after about twenty months they got the desire of As regards the photograph which thee is making a report now and is ask their hearts and shipped on board a large plaintiff produced bearing the defending your Worship's assistance in dealing trans-Pacific liner for home and France, They received a splendid send-off from with his refractory tenant. unt's signature, the defence alleged that Et was fake," that is, that in printing houses in the street are constructed in their comrades in the Colony and com the same, why, but they are open.. If glass tinued their tour of the world. Shang copies from the negative, it had been so tampered with that the Chinese characters windows are erected the chances are that hai, Nagasaki, and Yokehaza were visit- the defendant's signature, indicat they will be broken in a few days anded on their way to the other side of the ing that the defendant had signed as rags will be substituted for panes, with age for and on behalf of bis sister, had the result that the last state of the house Pacific, and their only regret was that - obliterated. This tampering with will be worse than the first. We have tried their stays at these Japanese ports were

nut of longer duration the natier had the result of making it to comply with the regulations, appear as if the defendant had signed Building Authority proceeds against the

tenant it will stop this practice. the document on his own behalf.

Mr. Wood: The tenant is in this posi. tion. He cannot alter the structure with out the consent of the owner.

After Hai Chik Wa had deposed to the facts as stated by Mr. Alabuster, Mr. Wong Cho Ting, who photo- graphed the document on which the

If the

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Mr. Bowley: It is not a question of

The voyage across the Pacific was calm, and speedy, and during it they had another unique experience. About half way across the ocean the 150th meridian of longitude was passed and the extra day added to the ship's reckoning puzzled

souvenir from China, threatened to m pose quarantine regulations that would have spoiled the stay at that port. How. ever, after all had been examined and a few taken away as suspected carriers, the remainder were allowed ashore" amongst the sky arragers. the sky signs, and the moter cars.

While in New York the Gunners were

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privileged to represent Great Britain in

what the Americans claim to have been the

largest patriotic pageant that has ever taken place. Over one hundred thousand people of all nationalities tick 12 hours to march along Fifth Avenue. The Gun- nere wete-cheered all along the line and the newspapers referred to their faded khaki uniform as proof that they had scen hard service somewhere! When their part in the procession was finished they were made the guests of the city and were shown concert in the evening. A longer stay in New York would have pleased many. However, this was not their destination and they had to move ou; to the, last and most dangerous part of their journey.

whole case rested, was called. He said altering the structure; only of putting any and amused others as the possibit around, and taken to. a large open-air that Ka Ping Nam asked him to photo-down the shutters. He could remove graph the document in 1918, and he did those himself

Mr. Wood thought the owner was responsible and should be fined.

Mr. Wood. replied that the owner" was the only perear who could make changes in the structure of a house; no one clar could do so. If the owner found any difficulty in making a change requir. withouted by the regulation ho should apply for further time from the Building Authority and ask the assistance of the Court to eject the tenant.

ty of being paid at the rate of an 8-day

week arese.

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The sight of the high, mountains on Ho, "and gave Ku Ping Nam two copies.

the west coast of America with their snow He later made enlargements of the photo.

Mr. Bowley wished the summons ad-capped summits made everyone feel at graph at Ku Ping Nam's request. If the words indicating that Chan U Man hadjourned, as the Building Authority might home again, and the hot days of the tropics were completely forgotten. Van signed as agent for and on behalf of his take out a summons against the tenant.

couver presents numerous attractions to sister had been on the document, they i

travellers at any time, but when this should have been on the photograph.

draft paid their visit in the middle of Cross-examined by Mr. Jenkin, witness

June the weather conditions were ideal, said it was not possible to make an altera-

The climate then beats Hongkong in tion on a photographic plate

November, and it has to be very fine in there being a mark on the print.

deed to do that. The men were given The bearing was adjourned until

splendid time indeed by the people of to-day.

this great Canadian city. Enough could Mr. Bowley replied that his client pro not be done for them, and they had posed to take some such step. They were, several outings and motor runs to the however, in a peculiar position. Suppos- different beauty spots for which this part ing the premises were vacated by the of Western Canada is justly famous. The tenant to-morrow and were let us a shop war has been brought very near to the the window, then, would not be required, Canadians and they are very considerate Mr. Wood replied that there should to their soldiers and, extremely good to be a certain glazed area in the structure their returned men. The Gunners receiv

SPORT.

LAWN TENNIS. »

K.C.C. "A". CLUB DE RECREIO.

• HONGKONG LEAGUE.--"A" DIVISION: This match was played on the ground of the Club de Recreio, on Monday. It

was only possible to complete two rounds,

Mr. Bowley said the glass would be ed a surprising send-off from Vancouver; broken the next day. He asked for and it almost seemed as if some hearts.

After a week in New York, full of life and late nights, for nothing starts here. usil after midnight, all leave from the ship was stopped and American troops began to come on board. They were troops from the Western plains, big husky good-natured fellows, all muscle, and looking as if they would cat up anything in the German line that they might come across All day and well into the night these fellows came aboard until the ship looked as if it were full twice over, and then at dawn of day she slipped her cable thirteen other ships similarly laden, and and went slowly down stream to meet

to pick up the escort. Twenty-four New York and the course steered across thousand miles the ship had travelled to

the Atlantic must have added another 5,000 miles to that.

The whole journey must have been one

ut the end of which K.C.C. were leading month's adjournment, and said he did had been captured during this stay of of the most wonderful in the annals of

by games to 31. The Clab de Recreio azreed to abide by this result and con-

led the points to the KC.C..

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A SUBSTITUTE FOR COTTON," A substitute for cotton has been dis covered in Japan in 'n sea-weed called This weer Sugamo, or gomo gomo grows abundantly in Japan, where it has "hitherto been known as a good fertilizing aterial. In the process of manufacture the weed a boiled in ashy water, and then in water mixed with rice-bran; afterwards it is bleached.. The Tokio Fibre Laboratory has taken out & patent for the process..

not think it right that his client should

be fined for a first offence.

Mr. Bars stated that a reminder had been sent to defendant on July 17th. De fendant ought to have informed the Building Authority if he met with any Mr. Wood adjourned the summons until

difficulty. Uctober 8th.

HONGKONG TRAMWAY CO., LTD. The "appr receipts for the week ending 7th September is as follows:

This Year.

ast Year....

I brease

Hatement of trafic

Receipts for

$15 090

14451

1,148

Aggregato receipts. for 30 weeks. $498,371

486,757 |

7,614

Fi

only 7 days

any army since Hannibal's march along: the North of Africa over to Spain and Magnificent weather prevailed all the thence across the Alps into the fertile way down the American coast, and

plains of Italy. The war has opened the Panama was soon reached. The trip

eyes of many of our fighting men and through the famous canal was an event shown, them sights and carried them to that will never be forgotten by any of places that they otherwise would never the man who made it. The visitor hero have seen; but surely these gunners have expects great things and is prepared for crammed mors of the world into their two wonders; but even at that he is complete years' voyage than many others of the fight- ly carried away with the immensity of ing units. Now they know something of everything that he sees and the mechani the extent of the British Empire and of 'cal wonders which seets to be never ending.the territory of the Allies who are fighting" The trip through the Canal took about on their side, and with the added know- 10 hours and was made in daylight, so ledge of America's effort they will go into that fuck was with the Gunners, for they the field sure that the end is not far missed none of the wonderful sights. A distant.

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