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CORRESPONDENCE. WAR MEMORIAL

TO THE EDITOR OF THE CHONGKONG

'DAILY PRES"].

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, JANUARY 21ST. 1921.

COMPANY REPORTS."""

HONGKONG LAND INVEST

AND AGENCY CO., LTD,

.:The Directors in their report for the SI-H.E. the Governor is going to year ending 31st December 1920, state anseil the War Memorial on Sunday,The net profits for the year after writ-

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SUPREME COURT.

LEFORE HIS RONGÚK THE ACTING CHIEF

-JUSTICE (HR. IR. J. GOMFERTE

NEEDLES IN DISPUTE.

The hearing was concluded yesterday

SPORT

CRICKET.

HK.C.C. ® CIVIL SERVICE. The following will represent, Hongkong in the above league match on Saturday at 15 pm on the Club ground-Wo...

January 30th, at 10.30 am. The Navy ising off all Directors and auditors fees af the suit in, which A. F. R., Negre, D. Tarner (cnpt.), L. G. Davies, F, H.) to be represented and detachments of amount to 8708,00824 which with the trading as Negre, sued Joe Moraes for Farking, J. C. Fletcher, J. D. Hum. all troops in the Garrison will be presentamount brought forward from last year 87,709, damages alleged to have been phreys, P. Jacks, Brig. General Mae If there are any near relatives of, an$127,500.96 gives an amount available for incurred as the result of the failure of the Nightan, L. D McNicoll, TE. Poarce, of the Hongkong men who fell in the division at 8806,556 20 From this amount defendant to take delivery of an order et CIVIL SERVICE:G. R. Sayer (Capt.), War who would like places reserved for An interim dividend of $3.50 per share 30 cases of needles. The defendant sub E. B. Reed, R. C.. Witchell, H. E. them at the ceremony the Cathedral (4175,000) has already been paid leaving mitted a counter-claim for damages. Strange, F. J. Ling, E. W. Hamilton, F.

deal with as follows:-

authorities will arrange for this, if the balance of $121,555,20 available for relatives will send their names not later appropriation, which it is proposed to than next Monday. Hoping that you will. betable to insert this "letter.-I am, Sir, yours truly,

H. COPLEY MOYLE. St. John's Cathedral,

Hongkong, January 20th, 1920. FOR FAMINE RELIEF IN

NORTH CHINA:

[TO THE EDITOR OF THE "HONOKONG

*DALLY PRESA."]

SIR,-I shall be much obliged it you will allow me the little space in your valuable. columns to announce the fact that the undergraduate residents of May Hall have subscribed 8181 (including 8100 from Mr. K. A Teah) towards the relief. of the faraine sufferers in North China, "The privations of the thirty million people in the "five Northern provinces aro ao heartreading and so well-known that I need not enlarge upon them: Missionaries have dwelt upon them, and foreign. Governments have voted sums towards their relief. It remains for us in Hong- kong to do our best, May Hall has con-

To pay a Final Dividend of $4.50

per share

#993,000.00 To pay a Bonus of 86 per share 300,000.00 To pay a Bonus to Staff

$7,000.00 1,565.20

To carry forward to a new Pro

ft and Loss. Account.

$721,635.20-

Directors,--Mr. C. S. Gubbay and Mr. G. W. Barton having resigned, Mr. A. S. Gubbay and Mr. H. P. White were nvited to join the Board in their places. These appointments now require confirmation.

Afessrs. A. H. Compton and A. S. Gabbay now retire by rotation and being eligible offer themselves for re-election.

Auditors. The accounts have been audited by. Messrs. H. Percy Smith and C. Bernard Brown, who now retire and offer themselves for re-election

HONGKONG LAND RECLAMATION

LTD.

do...

The Directors in their annual report for the year ending 31st December, 1920, state-

amounting to 88,250.

The plaintiff was represented by Mr. F. O. Jeakio, instructed by Mr. Crew; the defendant by Mr. Eldon Potter in structed by "Mr. Hiad.

Mr. Potter resumed his augment for the defence. He denied that the fact the defendant had asked the plaintiff to re- sell the goods constituted an acceptance. The defendant, he pointed out, had never had possession of the goods. Every- thing the defendant had done had been op the assumption that the goods satisfied the warranty, which was that the needles were of German manufacture and the original Cock-on-Crown brand. He presented a number of authorities, includ ing a case in which it was held that even

there had been specific goods and possession had been taken, the goods might be rejected.

H. A.Sawyer and R. L. D. Wodehonse.

Jda Romo, Claude, devern," AvB, Suther land, E. W. Fincher and W. H. Edmond

C.R.C. v. KOWLOON C.O. /

The fallowing will represent the C.R.C in the above longue.match on Saturday Ng Sm Kwong (cap), Un How Fan, at 3 pm, on the Kowloon C.C. ground; --

Chos Man Fing, J. Wong, Ship Man Pang, Goo Lee, Do Wing Kin, Wei Loa Sop, H. Ching, Lo Men Pun and Lai Kuz.

INDIAN REC. CLUB. CRAIGENGOWER

0.0.

In this match on Saturday at 2.15 p.m. on the Sockumpoo ground, the following will represent the Indians; A. H. Rum- jahn, A. el Arculli, S. H. Ismail, A. A. Rumjahn, MH. Abbas, D. Werapulli,

Khan and D. Runjahu N. M. Bux, S. D. Immail, S. 4. Ismail,

FOOTBALL.

SECOND DIVISION FIXTURES.

Below are the 2nd Division fixtures for Saturday,

Recreio. United F.C.. Novy “B** ground, 2.30 p.m.

South. Chins ground, 2.30 p.m.

South China . Staff and Departments,

1

LEAGUE TABLE 2ND DIVISION.

If a person accepted goods and said that he would take the risk, it would be another matter, Mr. Potter said. In this instance everything the defence" had Carlisle St. Joseph's, Navy "A" done had been on the faith that the goods ground, 2.30 p.m.

RGA Indians, St. Joseph's ground, satisfied the warranty. There was not a 9.30 pm suggestion in the case that the defendant Punjabis e. Club, St. Joseph', ground," tributed its mite. The money is at The net profits for the year amount to had intended to take the goods for shy-haloon v. Oilers, Bookumpos ground, present in my hands, but both for my 878,341.82 which with $814,380.95 brought thing other than what they were tendered 2-30 p.m. own sake and for the sake of the sufferers, forward from last account gives an to be. It was not a case of accepting I should like to get rid of it quickly. I amount available for division of goods and keeping them past the due shall, therefore, feel thankful if the local 8683,700.57. It is now proposed to pay a date of delivery. Everything done by "treasurer of the Famine Fund will kindly dividend of 7 per cent on the raid up the defendant had been done before the

communicate with me Yours, etc.,÷ Capital

865535.00 date of delivery and while the goods were To write of Furniture account. 534.33 still in the possession of the seller. It To carry forward

627,563.24 was only an acceptance when one took the goods and disposed of them in such a 8603,728.57

way that they could not be returned to the seller, or when they were taken with out regard to the fact whether the con- ditions were satisfied or not.

O Y. NG, Chairman, May Hall, University, Hongkong, Hongkong, January 20th, 1920.

ARMED ROBBERIES.

NEW CASES REPORTED YESTERDAY.

Several more armed robberies were re- ported by the police yesterday.

A woman living on Shatin Island was visited soon after midnight on Wednesday by three armed men. One seized her by The throat, enveloped her hend in a jacket,

Directors. Mr. C. S. Gubbay having resigned, Mr. A. S. Gübbay was invited to join the Board in his place and this appointment now requires confirmation.

Mr. A. H Compton and Sir Robert Ho Tang now retire, and offer themselves for re-election.UNRAT

Taking up the question of the evidence, he said that there had not been a wit ness who could have proved that the needles were of German manufacture, nor

CLUB.

Below is the result of the 2nd Division League up to January 15th

AGCALS. Dv: L. DESMA PTE. St. Joseph's... 10 9 0:1 348 18 GA Res. 10 8 1 1 37 10 17 Oilers United . 11, 5 2 4 24 15. 12 United F.C. 10 11.4 19 2011 8.60 1.17 || 5 | 10

4 Carlisio" South China II 425 20 18 10, Staff, and Dept 4 14-18 15.9

10 3 3 4 18' 16 Kowloon. Hongkong Club. 11 40 7 13 18 Indians 1140714978. Club De Recreio. 10 1 2.7 11-24-4

11 0.910 58 Panjabis KOWLOON FC. » HONGKONG POLICE.

The following test will represent the against the Police on Saturda F.Wheeler and TL Knight; T. Coop- Sekumpoo, kick-off, 4 p.m.-W. Crocker; load, J. Mair and P. Beesley; W. Taylor, C. E. Millard, R. E.Townsend, F. and G. White. Evelyn' and B. Paso. Reserves; F. Clemo

Auditors. The accounts have been had there been a scintilla of evidencewhon F.C. in their first division match

audited by Messrs. H. Percy Smith and C. Bernard Brown, who now retire and are recommended for re-election.

and stood guard over here while the others HONGKONG CENTRAL ESTATE, LTD. stola 8100 in notes, and a quantity of clothing and jewellery worth $121. **

The annual report of the Directors for the year ended December 31st, 1990, states:-

amount

to that effect. If the needles had actually been of German origin, nothing would have been easier than for the plaintiff to have proved it. The evidence was merely that they had been shipped, from Antwerp.

There was nothing to show that they had been made in Ger many. Furthermore, the original “Cock- on-Crown" brand belonged to Jebsen's and was now in possession of the Custodian of Enemy Property and

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At Tai O, the same night, a man was awakened by a noise and saw two men, one armed with a dagger and one with a

The net profits for the year amount to revolver. He got up to give the alarm $134,564.54 which with the but the thieves intercepted him and took brought forward from last year 874,140.80 him to a house near, where three other gives an amount available for division of if these needles had actually been robbers were already at work. All were $208,705.14. From this amount an interim masked and armed either with daggers or recolvers, except two who carried. torchon light the party upon their nefarious operations. Finding little money on the premises, these men stole clothing, and jewellery.

of the victims were kidnapped, it is ro ported that one of the men has been released by the robbers, without any ransom being asked or obtained

GAS FITTER'S BUSPICIOUS CONDUCT.

Cock-on-Crown" brand they must dividend of $4 per share has already been either have been imported with the paid: It is now proposed to pay a final permission of the holder of the trade dividend of $5 per share making a total mark, or they could have been seized. dividend of 80 per share and to carry He inquired of the Court whether forward the balance $118,705.14 to the it could be found as a fact on the

were

on

KOWLOON FC. v. OILERS.

at

In this match at Sokampoo on Satur day (kick-off, 2.30 p.m.); the Kowloon team Mason and B. Adams; A. Spary, 8. H. will consist of McKay KA.. Hewer and H. Roberts; E. Donovan, A. Palmer, J. Coombs, A. Estarfle and H. Blythe, Reserve A Martin.

CAMPAIGN AGAINST DOGS. ALLEGED CRUELTY OF A CHINESE.

A Chinese living at No. 7 Wenz.nei- chung Road, was summoned before Mr.

killing a dog belonging to his neighbour,

|":"He pleaded not guilty. -

Mrs. Nicoll

Miss Effie Nicol daughter of the pro securix, said that on Tuesday he was in the garden when she saw the defendant strike a black fox terrier a heavy blow with stout bamboo sticic The dog was rendered unconscious. The man, then struck a similar way the dog belonging to the witness's household. It was taken indoors and died the game night.

Inspector Kent said a veterinary sur geon's certificate showed that the dog died The other dog from internal haemorrhage. diod, too. A

The Magistrate (Mr. Orme) asked if the

In a recent armed robbery in which some crédit of a new profit and loss account, plaintiff's case that the needles had been Orme at the Magistracy, yesterday for

Directors-Dr. A. H. Crompton now made in Germany and that they retires by rotation and being eligible the true Cock-on-Crown brand, ie,

Jebsen's brand, as they were called offers himself for re-election.

Auditors. The accounts have been the face of them. audited by Mestre, B. Percy Smith and C. Bernard Brown, who now retire and offer themselves for re-election.

WEST POINT BUILDING CO., LTD.

The report of the Board of Directors Before Mr. E. E Lindsell, at the for the year ending 31st December, 1920, Magistracy, yesterday, a Chinese, employ-states :-- ed as a gas fitter by the local Go, Coin- pany, was charged by Inspector: Moore with being found at a house, No. 2, Poak Road; for an unlawful purpose,

▲ BEDROOM SCENE.

His Lordship said he regretted very much he had to find that the plain tiff was not entitled to his claim. In his opinion, Mr. Potter was right, and there was really no evidence on which jury could find on the facts that the needles were of German origin and the Cock-on-Crown” brand. He might

Miss Nicoli said their dog could not have done so it was blind.

The net profits for the year amount to give a short written judgment, which dog had given the defendant any trouble $54,754.79 which with $219,344.00 the would only mean more delsy and existen him, for instance. amount brought forward from last year pense. As I have no doubt, I shall give an amount available for division of give my judgment now. Judgment for It was alleged that the defendant was 8257,099.69. From this amount as interim defendant." found by a house boy in one of the bed dividend of $1.76 per share has already The defence had suburitted a counter-not made against him until 24 hours later rooms of the house. There was an open been paid. It is now proposed to pay a claim for $6,250, on the ground that the drawer in the room and the defendant withdrew big-hand from the drawer as the final dividend of $3 per share making a plaintiff bad sold the goods elsewhere dog bere house-boy entered the room,

total dividend of $0.75 per share for the

before the date of delivery, thus causing the defendant to lose the opportunity of accepting an advantageous cfat.

Mr. Potter announced, following the

The defendant said he went to the house year and to carry forward the balance to repair the gas ftinga and Vconnect *metaru. He detected a gas escape and $145,204.69 to the credit of a new profit went into the bedroom in the endeavour to and loss count trace the source of the leak. He did not Directors. Mr. J. W. C. Bonnar and judgment, that he would like to have the find the leak there. Ho noticed an open drawer in the room but denied that be Mr. G. B. Gabbay having resigned, Mr-counter-claim stand. If the case went no opened it, or interfered with it in any way. A. O. Lang and Mr. A. S. Gabbay were farther, on appeal, nothing more

Mr. Harold Seth, the occupier of the appointed to fill the vacancies and these be heard of the counter-claim. house, said the room was fitted up for gas. but was not connected with the gas supply. appointments now require confirmation. Mr. Jenkin said he could be no party

The house boy doposed, that no drawer The Hon. Mr. John Johnstone and Mr. to the counter-claim standing over, was left open in the roomp

The Magistrate piked why a charge of A. S. Gubbay now retire by rotation and

house for a lawful purpose and the

would

then arranged that Counsel attempting to steal had not been being eligible offer themselves for re-should meet the Acting Chief Justice in brought, seeing that the man was in the

election.

Auditors. The accounts have been fence abandoned the counter-claim, and

Chambers. At this conference the de

audited by Mr. E. Percy Smith who now Mr. Jenkin, for the plaintiff, applied for retires and offers himself for

election

judgment in his behalf.

sa drawn, could not be substantiated.

amended the charge accordingly and wont the defendant to prison for six weeks, with hard labour.

The defendant denied the whole incident and said, he did not leave his house on the day in question. The accusation was

The Magistrate said he did not think

there was a deliberete intention to kill the Inspector Kent mid that killing two dogs in one day seemed to indicate more than a trace of cruelty in the defendant's tempers- ment

The Magistrats: He is a Yunnanese and accustomed to warfare.

A fine of two dollars was imposed..

DEATH BY STRANGULATION

FOUR-MEN OHARGED WITH MURDER

Arrests have been made in connection with the discovery, recently, in an empty house en Kowloon Peninsula, of the body Your men were charged with the murder of a man who had died by strangulation. of the deceased at the Magistracy, yester day, and romanded for a wook on the application of Inspector Caygil.

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