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GODOWN, OR DOMESTIC

TENEMENT?

RENT ACCEPTED AFTER NOTICE TO, QUITE

A claim for possession of a godown at No. 4. Sal On Lane, a was beard in the Summary Court, by the Puisno Judge (Mr. Justice Gomperta), yesterday morn ing, when Yuen Fak appeared as plain. tif and the Yuen Chai Kee as the deles

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS FRIDAY, DECEMBER

"SOLICITORS' CLERKS DIS-

CHARGED.

END OF THE CONSPIRACY CASE MORE THAN THIRTY SITTINGS.

After having been present at more than the Central Police thirty sittings Court, Lo Shu Fan and Cheung Fu Chen, Qius Charles Kont, the clerks in the employment of Messrs. Hastings and Hastings and Denrys and Bowley, and defendants in the conspiracy Plaintiff was represented by lir. H. C. case, walked out of Court free men yes Macnamara and defendant by Mr. E. Senday morning, the charges against them

dant...

C. Brooks.

having been dismissed.

The hearing was resumed before hir.

B Wood

CANTON NEWS.

LOCAL SPORT.

BOXING,

{HOM QUE CHINDE CORREAPONDENT, } LANDLORDS AND TENANT CHANGE IN DATE AND PRICES TOE

FARMERS AT VARIANCES

NEXT FIGHT.

,ག་”

The Kromintang Bolshevistic agitation Mr. J. Brooks, of the Hongkong Box against the Jandlords in Kwangtung, noting Association, informed the Hongkong withstanding the reasonable relationship. Dity Press Inst night that the boxing existing between the landlords and ten Burnament originally announced for ants, is beginning to produce the feared Tinas Eve, December 24th, has now beep. evils. The Guilds Commercial Jour brought forward to Tacaday, December nal of Canton, in its issue of December card. 10th, has a long dispatch from ita cor-He stated that the change of date was respondent on the evil resulting from the in deference to the expressed wishes of formation of a Kuomintang Farmers

many fight fans," who, presumably. League in Kwangling, which is forcing the much as they love the game, prefer the landlords to accept u cent. loss rental home and bearth on the eve of Xmas, than they have been receiving Accord- The main bout will be a retusu con- ing to the usual custom, a landlord has test between Matty Smith and Jim Cart- lidge for the Lightweight Championship Absolute right over his rice patcher and

of the Colony Last time the men met, cultivation upon practically a uniform

Cartlidge won on points with some, esse, agreement in the district that it tenant it was afterwards pleaded by friends shall give his labour and the landlord his that Smith had insufficient time in which field, the fruit of the harvest to be equally to train to meet such a formidable op-

ponent. divided. The landowners, from the pro- duce of the soil, is also to be responsible

Pointing out that it would probably he necessary for his Lordship to visit the premises, Mr. Maensmars said the quer It was alleged that they conspired tion which had to be decided was whether together to defrand Wong Tak Yin of or not the premises were a domestic teue her property by falsa representations meat, and whether the acceptance of rent that Lo Shu Fan was owner of certam may let them to anyone he pleases for after notice to quit had been served was lands in the New Territories and had a waiver. In his opinion, it was imposinnsferred the same into the name of sible to call the premises a domestic the said Wong Tak Yin and desired to tenement, and, with reference to the mortgage the same. Two other counts acceptance of rent, the money was col-alleged that the defendants conspired lected without the principal's knowledge together to induce the complainant by

Mr. Brooks argued that the premises false representations to sign two deeds of for taxation and other public obligations were a domestic tenement and pointed sale.. out that 18 people had been sleeping in the place for the last thirty years.

His Lordship, after visiting the pre mises, reserved judgment"

A MOTHER-IN-LAW PROBLEM. INTERESTING POINT IN POSSES

SION CASE.

In the last two counts, the defendants were alleged to have acted in conjunction with Au Hon Fu and He Sai Lok, son of the complainant.

Mr. M. K. Lo prosecuted and Mr. E Davidson appeared on behalf of the de fendants. Mr. H. S. Fitzroy, instructed by Messrs. Lee and Russ, watched the

pro

ceedings on behalf of Lau Shan Cho, the purchaser of certain property involved in the case.

THE CASE FOR THE PROSECUTION.

Smith has been training very seriously for the coming bout, and is confident of making a far better showing this time. Cartlidge, on his part, bas unde his usual careful preparations, and a great battle should be witnessed when the pair take the ring.

Another anouncement of interest is

other tenant in actual occupation;/in-maintaised all along that she igned yesterday reported five cases-of-land-dealt out heavy punishment

eat.

and, in case of foods if the first plant ing is destroyed, must aid tenants to pur chase seedlings for roplanting. Generally speaking, the landlords are quite reason able, and, since there are few, if any, large landlords in Kwangtung districts, such conditions as known to M. Borodin and that the price of ringside seats to the other Soviet directors of the Kuomintang general public at this fight will be 85. Propaganda Bureaux do not exist. In Last time, members paid 85, and others the Kwangling District of Kwangtong the

$10, for the privilege of sitting in the demands of Kuomintang Bolshevists for The question whether a mother-in-law

limelight, but the H.K.BA. bave now the reduction of rentals of 40 per cent. is included in the family was raised in

very sportingly reduced the figure to non- has resulted in armed conflicts between the Summary Court before the Paisne

members pleating novelty in these the Landlords Protective Association and

and prices! Judge (Mr. Justice Gompertz), yesterday. Mr. Lo in concluding the cass for the afternoon, when Chin Sam sued Leung for the defitce was one of the most reKummitang Reds there are charging the

prosecution, said Mr. Davidson's speech the Kuomintang Farmers League. The days of big purses

- KNUTE, HAŃSZN. IN BAIGOS. Chi Ping for possession of rooms at No. markable he had heard. There were two

Reports from Saigon state that Koute points he wished to comment on (1) that landlords with being in sympathy with the 41, Eastern Street.'

Hansen, Matty Smith's second on his the Crown trotted in impressively and Mr. M. M. Watson, who appeared for suddenly dropped out of it altogether. Canton Merchants Volunteer movement, last appearance here, made a hig hit with If that were the case, and the case hap and are trying to win out by disarming the crowd when he fought a Senegalese the plaintiff, gaid that notice to quit was pered to go the Sessions, that considera- served on September 3rd. There was no tion would not arise because the repre- the village volunteers of the district on tamed Mouder. Mauder had put up a sentatives of the Crown would give the the ground that the latter are opponents good show against Battling Biki, Gazpen- alispute about the notice. Defendant

Jury and Court all the explanations they would plead that he was covered by the required. If the Crown wanted the case of the Kuomintang régime The Magis tier's conqueror, and was a warm invour-

to be dropped there was no evidence of

Kuomintang, is not ite. Apparently Hansen was not worried Rent Ordinance. Therefore, he (Mr., and it was untrue, ard-(2) that the rate, although a

made the coloured taas perform a com Watson) submitted that the defence civil action was settled by the payment siding with the Reda and has referred shout that, for with his first punch ha should begin the case, and prove that of very substantial, sum by Mr. Ho hom the case to the Civil Governor at Cantonplete somersault At the end of 8 rounds

Tong What were the facts? Wong Tak

The Wah Sheung Chung Wui Po New he was returned an easy winner, having Leung was

lords-farmers dispute in its columns In-Hansen, who could not find an oppon- Sze Fui District the Kuomintang farmers ent here, is on his way to Europe, and are asking for the reduction of half a with his physique he is eft. 4 inches in par's rentals from their landlords, the height, and has a reach of 84 inches-he proceeds going to the initial expenses of is expected to make a big show amongst their newly formed Farmers League. the heavy men Upon the refusal of the landlords to com ply with the demand and the reluctance of some farmers to retain on behalf of

KOWLOON FL. HONGKONG F.C.. the League the portion of the produce properly belonging to the landlords, volmteers from the League have seized The following have been selected to paddy from farmers and taken it to their play for the Kowloon F.C. in their Tet headquarters The landlords are now division League ergagement on Saturday gathering at important centres in readi Hongkong Club on the Club ground, ness to fight for the defence of their (kick-off, 4 p.m.):- Beach; F Wheeler rights. In Fahyno District similar con- and T. L Knight; A W- Turner, J Me flict is pending from the same cause. Kelvie (capt), and A Danera F Clemo, Around the Bocess Tigris the landlords McBride, B. Pasco, B. J. Vickars and would tolerate no such demands of the S G. Hayes. Kuomintang Reds and succeeded, s few days ago, in breaking up the Kuomintang beadquarters in the farming section, The farmers in Tai-kong Mart are com In this 2nd division League match at plaining that their Kuomintang head Bookunpoo on Saturday (Fick-off, L30 quarters have been searched by the pm). Kowloon F.C. will be represented Village Volunteers, who confiscated the by-CE. Stewart; W. Parratt and B. farmers arms and ammunitions, besides Rasmussen; & W Brown (eapt), C. killing one and wounding arother Kuo-Caveille and & Randle; C. Morris A

Latham, W E. Brown, N. Trambitzky and A. Fitzgerald. Reserves: F. Boss, HOW TO GET RICH QUICK,"

A, Kirby, H. 8. Prowse," Reports from Kongmods early this week ga dan analy state that General Ke Chang-chi, of the EE.F.C BES. SOUTH CHINA AL Red Army in Canton, has succeeded in acquiring more than $100,000 by first The following will represent the Hong- grasting a permit to a military, subordi. korg Club Reserves in their 2nd division nate to import opium and then doing League fixture with South Chins A away with the opium altogether by pink on the Club ground on Saturday at 2.30 king the vessel in which the opium was p.m.-H. Oswick; D, Lyon (cap.) and carried. It appears that Erigadier Yang H. Buxton; R. Bell, E. Railton and E Kam Lung, of the 2nd Brigade stationed G. Robertson; B. Hell, 8. C- Hill, A. at Kongmoon, recently obtained a permit Ferguson, J., Douglas and J. Dizan- from General Hiu to import about 10,000 Reserves: T. Roberts and F. Argus✨ taels of opium from Kwang-chow-wazi. Upon the Army Transport Shit On ro turning with the drug near Kongmoon, the gunboat Fei Ting, presumably by in atraction of General Han, attacked the sh On killings more than 40 memborn of the crew and sinking the vessel, after seiring everything worthwhile on board. THE RECENT LAUNCH PIRACY

the agreement for the sale of the property plaintiff was entitled to judg by being fraudulently induced to do so.

Lo Sbu Fan denied that..

In this case, as in all cases, some facts Mr. E. S. C. Brooks, representing destruck people differently and conveyed a fendant, said that Leung was a Govern different significance. It depended on a

man's sympathy in the case. He sym ment servant and had occupied the pre-pathiscd with the view Mr. Davidson Look mises for nine years, along with his wife, of the case. There was a most serious charge against two men, who, before this, children and mother-in-law, who was had given. Me. Davidson's firm every absolutely dependent on him. On being satisfaction. All the facts indicated to Mr. Davidson that the defendants were appointed to bin present post in the innocent of the charge which had been Bacteriological Institute, he had to live brought against them

There were two diametrically oppos in Government quarters in Caine Road,ed stories. If the complainant's story so as to be available when required. He and Ho Sai Lok's story were accepted there was ample evidence in support of now lived there with his wife and child- the charges. Defendants story was an rea, but as his mother-in-law was not absolute denial. An important point was the relations between the parties allowed to reside there she remained in Wong Tak Yin was the concabins of a the house in Eastern Street. Defendant wealthy trader, and she was an ignorant. and illiterate woman Her story that she had not given up the premises because of could hardly read or write was not the fact that bis mother-in-law was living seriously challenged... there, and he had sub-let one cubicle

Defendant gave evidence, bearing out these statements,

The plaintiff gave evidence, and said that, though the rooms were empty for mak two months, she received the rent from the defendant,

HO SAI LOK'S INEXPERIENCE.

FOOTBALL

KOWLOON E.C. DRUMS.

REWARDS FOR THE ARREST OF MALEFACTORS

With regard to her son there was nomintang Red farmer. suggestion that he had had any aperi ence of or knew the wiles of the world. 3r. Watson replied that his case was

He was in Queen's College-a mero boy Against this they had two people who that the defendant gave up possession, had great experience in those things. and that, when he moved, someone else Que was a past master in convincing people and the other knew everything came into tuo premizen and said they were about Supreme Court procedurevod relatives. Plaintiff discovered that these Mr Lo said he was sot at all aur

prised at the mass of evidence produced people were not near relatives, and con- to show the innocence of the defendants He was surprised there was rot more. sequently brought the action against They could not expect to get more direct defondant

levidence than that given in this case, but the most essential way of approaching the case was to consider the surrounding cir- cumstantial evidence. In the course of es dence, when the question of the sgreement of November 13th was raised, the second defendant frankly admitted that when

The ward committees of Shaki; op- Lou asked him if the property belong to

posite Shameen, deprived of their volun- Mr. Watson observed that the whole Wong Tak Yin be said Yes He told point was whether the mother-in-law was Lau he had put the mortgage box

cent persecution of for the arrest of the teer company by Dr. Sun Yat-sen's re

of the Volunteer Corps, but did not say that no deeds had been a member of the family. The mother-in produced. The explanation he gate, was The pirates who captured the Canton first robber eaught and 8200 each for any haw had a family of her own, and, there that the deeds might be produced. That Christian College. Launch No. 2 are still number taken at the same time in case was only one of the links in the chain of at large, and the missing eight students of street robberies or unlawful visits by fore, was not a member of tenant's circumstances. There had been a mugge hare been separated into groups of two tangmen within their ward-Persons family. The spirit of the age was against tion that some ulterior motive was each and are now being hidden in differ wounded or killed while trying to preserver hind this prosecution, but the only sugent places around Whampoa, according peace within the ward will be well.com- including the mother-in-law in the family. gestion the second defendant gave was to reports received up to the evening of pensated. See Moreover, the Government provided quar that Worg Tak Yin was afraid of her December 10th. The College authorities TOO MUCH OF A JOKE ters for a man and his family, but not for Ho Kom Tone was of such character that has decided against the payment of ranUGH FOR

The Canton Police have 12 special men his mother-in-law.

his son and concubine would do any som, but anxious parents and relatives thing in order to evade his wrath. That are embarrassing the school management on duty in the Fruit and Vegetable Mar rooks said that family among question of motive was a periods question by taking other steps to recover their ket on the East Bund-to

lost ones, LANSA very large number of for the Jury. He suggested that the Jary The Put-ching Baptist Academy in mandeering

mortenaries in the Bed A from and he did not doubt that the should look at the cass as a whole, and Tangshan, just outside the Canton City, According to the frui

submitted that there were ample grounds

they hare not mily in the Ordinance inchid why the case should be sent to the Ses limit, has applied to the Kuomintang for special protection against possible rid ents. The point his Lordship Oth

kafor person lecide was whether the word

Included mother-in-law

His Lordship reserved judgment.

husband. The Jury might say that Liz.

the outrage, comm Cleutian College

His Worship and that on the evidence unruly soldiers and bandite, in view of on the Cantor before him he had decided he could want commit the defendants for trial The would both be discharged,

pocketi which

after or

police

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