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FOURTEENTH EXTRA ALLEGED FRAUD ON

RACE MEETING.

SITTING BULL FAVOURED FOR CHAMPIONS

CAN THE GROUSE WIN SUBS EVENT?.

[BY MORNING, DEW."]

EMPRESS STORE.

CHINESE YOUTH CHARGED IN COURT.

GENERAL'S NEPHEW.

Alleged to have obtained goods | to the value of 8344 from the Em- press Store, A

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1931.

PUISNE JUDGE PUZZLED.

HOLDS ONE PARTY MUST

BE LYING.

NO GUIDANCE FROM THEIR DEMEANOUR.

In delivering a written judgment Chiness youth, at the Summary Court yesterday, The main event to-day at Happy

mamod Wong Kong, was charged the Pulsne Judge (Mr. Justice Valley, when the liong Kong Jockey Magistracy for "obtaining credit by parties must be lying, but as to before Mr. Fraser at Kowloon Lindsell) anid that one or the two Club will be holding their final race

false pretences. meeting of the season, is the Hong

which one it was he could obtain It was stated that the defendant little guidance from their demean Kong Autumn Champions, As the arrived in the Colony on November our.. His Lordship was therefore number of entries is six-three of

30. He booked a room at the Kow-driven to probabilities, which ap- which

comes from

the Dunbar loon Hotel and on Dorember 1, ponred to be in favour of the plain Stables, there appears to by little went to the Empress Store where ti likelihood of a good race. Sitting

he selected goods to the extent of Bull has been going great gins re. He is alleged to have told cently and the pony should start hot favourite to-day.

There are tight races on the card and some handsome dividende up- pear to be likely because of the fact that racing conditions have ohanged since last week: The con timed rain and drizzle during the week is sure to tell on the course

and fast times are unlikely. More over, in several races, ponien which have done well in the past with light weights will bave to start with considerably bigger imposts.

.Bright Star's Chances.

Tai firm, 182, Wellington Street, The case concerned the Tak Tuen

who sued the Li Yik Chun firm, 97, Wing Lok Street, claiming $307 as the balance due for goods sold and delivered. Mr. R., C. H. Lim, J. Hall

the daunger that be was a student of the Whampoa Academy and that was the nephew of General Wong Kenng. He left a draft for 83,500

the Canton Bank as a guaranteeinstructed by Mr. of good faith.

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The Judgment,

(Messrs. Lyson and Hall) was for visits to the shop and made pur-mada, "sar., was for the defendant. The following day he paid three plaintiff, while Mr. F. X. D'AL clases each time, promising to pay later. The goods taken included cases of beer, whisky, port, brandy, cigarettes, chocolates, coffee, coco and many toilet articles. When he visited the shop on December 2, he was accompanied by two girls, one

The opening are, should prave & good race between King's Colour and Bright Star, the former carrying 135 pounds and of whom, he alleged, was the daugh conceding ten pounds to the latter.ter of General Wong Keung, This is a nonsiderable handienp on After his last visit, the shop case,

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LOCAL ESTATES.

BANKER LEAVES $213,700

IN THE COLONY.

HONG KONG STOCK EXCHANGE

WEEKLY SHARE REPORT,

Hong Kong. December 11-The improved toue of the market at the outset of the period under review. has continued throughout, and the favourite stocks, such as Hotela. Trams. Cements, Dairy Farms, China Lights and China Providents, have been in demand. A feature at the close of business is n setback in Ewos...

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Estato in Hong Kong worth" 8213,700 and personal effects and ostata in England and Scotland valued at £3,432, 199. was, loft by the late Mr. Angus Boyd, formerly of Windghoul, Dublane, Scotland, who died as Cholston Done, Mait- and Crescent, Colombo, Ceylon, on January 23, 1981. He was an accountant in the Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank Corporation.

Ranks-Hong Kong and Shang. Ro-sealing of testament-testamen Thai Banks have been affected by the tor of the will has been granted fluctuation in exchange. Sales were to Mr. G. G. N. Tinson, of Messrs.recorded at the reduced rate of Johnson, Stokes and Master who $1,330/$1,550 The London is attorney for the widow, Hilda

shows a slight decline to £102: executrix named in the will and Grace Bawtree, or Boyd, the sol

(middle).

to whom everything is bequeathed. Local estate worth $40,700 wits

left by the late Li Lin Tai, alias Li Ya Chung, alias Li Ngok Hing, alias Li Sau Tong, lats of, 7. Queen Victoria Strept, who died at

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July 21, 1930. Letters of adminis" Nga Yiu Hau Street, Canton, on

tration with the wifi annexed have been granted to Li Liu Shi, widow,

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rate

Insurances-Again there is "not Unions wors much to roport in this section.

put

through At latter quotation. 9425/8420, closing in demand at the writers have not maintained Inst China Under-

week's improvement. Shares have changed hands at $0.10/88.15, but Cantous at 81,450, China fires at buyers at the close bid only 3490.

81,400 ard all nominal. $650 and Hong Kong Ares "at,

side in this case was the evidence and Li Shiu Sing, sou, both of

His Lordship said-On neither

Shipping. Lack of interest in satisfactory. For the plaintiff, the whom are living at the Queen this division has again to be report- testimony of a single witness, Victoria Street address. Testatered. Union Waterboats are on offer 1 losman, was tendered, and

directs that the catate be handed at 857. Hong Kong Steambonts. at though his veracity was seri- ously challenged, in

over to them so administer with fail examination, the tenor of which power.

894. Indo-Chinas (deferred) and clearly revealed the defendant's

(preferred) at 825, respectively, and Sheils (bearer) at 30/3 are more of further evidence was

lea peglected, Douglases at the close cats into request at 820.

Mining-With Shanghai-Explora- tions ati wanted it Tls. 2.40, Raubs in request at 842, and Vene- zuelan Goldfields on offer at 92,"the remainder of the stocks in this list are unchanged.

A slow course and Bright Starkeeper grow auspicious and report-called to corroborate his story. should account for King's Colour ed the matter to the police who, Ataman, at 145 pounds, is not such on making inquiries, found that be a bad proposition and Wise Stag it. had left the Kowloon Hotel The 110 is also worthy of consideration. defendant was later discovered with

the girls at 8, Woosung Street. Pride of Tsingtao a" Dert."

In a statement to the Bench, the defendant said he did not obtain the goods by fraud and the com- plainant agreed to let him have credit.

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The case was romanded until to

morrow.

If Pride of Tsingtao starts in the second race over a mild, he seems a moral "bert" but presumably he is going to try conclusions with the best cattle in the Champione. In his absence Crown Prince should be able to hold down the opposition. Sanction might come into his own to-day and give Crown Prince good race and Daylight Eve also might do well but candidly, I don't for De

Dilatory Plate.

The Dilatory Plate, over a mile class, appears to rest

like the 188 pounds that he is call-between Cheetow IL, Sunny Day ed upon to carry Paul Pry has as taugh as 168 pounds,te look after and that should put him out of all consideration.

Good Race Probable.

-0800 raoc.

The third race in for "Di" ponies which have never won more than Heliotrope Leaf and "Bronze Eyes appear to be the two best ponies here and a good race abould be seen between them. On the whole Bronze Eyes has a slight- ly better chance than Heliotrope Leuf, which ran such a poor race last winek.

It is true that Mr. Lim sought leave to re-open his oase with a view to establishing that certain payments, alleged to have been made by the defendant firm, were made in partial liquidation of n general account botyeen the parties and not specifically appropriated; to help to liquidate any sub-c- count, but the eviticuce of plaintiff'-- accountant on this point, though important, would not have boen conclusive; and I fail to under- stand why Lo Tao Shan, proprie- tor of plaintif firm, was not aim- self called in support of his own case.

is based on the evidence of a singl

Contra, the case for the defence and Suming and 1 should not be witness, the proprietor of defendant surprised to find them finishing in firm, and though he has given the| that order, Choctow I put up anams of the travelling representa very good race last Saturday andtives of five or six Amoy firms with if he can repeat that performance, whom he maintaine the plaintiff should have little difficulty in firm,did business direct after hia winning. Sunning is now eleven introduction, and though he states siderable reduction which might Kong at frequent intervals, not one pounds lighter and this is a con that those travellers are in Hong make all the difference. Day at 145 pounds is sure to give borate his testimony.

Sunny of them has been called to corr

a good race.

Place Bets.

Irreconcilable Stories.

The last race of the day is for self practically into a duel, "one

This case, therefore, resolves it "C" class ponies and Imperial man's word against another's,' Hall should make a good race of it their respective stories being muta with Orlando and Blue Boy. Sitting Bull for the Champions.

ally irreconcilable. One of theme" don't think the going will be in

two must be lying, but as to whien Orlando's favour and the distance that one was I could obtain very The Autumn Champions might also appears a bit too long for him, little guidance from the demeanour provide the Dunbar stabie with triple triumph as there is a dis-

an the chances are that Imperial of either. To reach a decision on binet possibility of the first three

Hall should win., Grey Dawn with the facts I am, therefore, drive. places going to them. Sitting Bull

152 pounds should find a lot of sup to fall back upor probabilities, and. port and Edenbridge made such a to my mind the balance of pro will be hard, to boat, Gleneagles hus beau very consistent and Elliot Bay Rood show in the Novices race last bability is in favour of the plain- is a dependable pony, always ready beck, that he is definitely a danger tiff.

The place betting in this race should

pens.

to give a good ran whatever hap-be interesting and might send some

The opposition consists of Wisdom Stag, Pride of Tsingtaounters home with a nice collection and Boxing Eve. Mr. Frost might are at least half a dozen ponies as, outside of Imperial Hull, there' take out either Wisdom Stag or likely to be placed. Pride of Tsingtao, but, I can hardly seo how those ponies can account for Sitting Bull. Boxing Eve bus once beaten Sitting Bull over the mile and a quarter and might do 40 again, though it will be a vary different Sitting Bull, which will go, to the post to-day.

The Australians.

The mile race for Australian ponies has five catrics, all of which afe likely to necept. St. Moritz. with 165 pounds, concedes sen pounds to Moon Star but ought to just about account for the chestnut because Moan Star is not so good ovor the mile. Thunderclap bas been running very well lately..and though I do not expect him to win. there is a distinct likelihood of his getting placed.

Bub-grifins Champions. The sub-griffins Champions has only seven entries, but presumably all of them will accept. The Grouse has only 140 pounds to look after and should account for this race. Fi-Fa put up great rhes in St. Leger, but subsequently has not been so good and his chances of beating The Ground are not bright... There is, however, an important factor in his favour and that is that in a wet course he can do much better than the others, as he is h bit of "mudlark." Good Day bas been consistent sincs Sentember, but is hardly class enough to ac count for The Grouse,

Pacemaker,

Celerity. Scrappit Fand Bay of Bellingham are all very good bets for a place as in the avant of hay of them turning up, a big dividend is likely.....

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SELECTIONS.

The solections for to-day are as follows:--

Race 1.

Bright Star. King's Colour. Ataman.

Race Z.

Crown Printo. Sanction. Daylight Eve.

Race 3. Bronze Eyes. Heliotrope Leat. As You Like It.

Race 4.

Sitting Bull. Gleneagles, Pride of Tsingtao.

Race 6.

St. Moritz. Moon Star. Thunderclap.

Race 6.

The Grouse Ti-Fa.

Celerity.

Race 7.

Choctaw II.

Sunny Day. Sunning.

Race 8,

Imporial Hall.

Orlando. Blus Boy,

first, I cannot think it likely (1) To take the defendant's version that having once introduced the firms to plaintiff, he would have

theas representatives of

Amay found it necessary to accompany them to plaintiff's premises when- ever any one of them desired to place an order or make a payment. (2) That if Ag defendant doposes, those representatives had been quite ignorant of the Cantonos dialect and of Hong Kong trading conditiona, they would have been selected by their principals to de direct business with. Cantonese merchants in Hong Kong.

(3) That if he played the very miuor part in these transactions that he alleges, the defondant could" well have become entitled to the two per cent, commission which t is admitted by both sides was pay- able to him.

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On the other hand there is no- thing improbable about plaintiff's version that while he dealt througn- out with defendant as agent for disclosed but otherwise unknown and foreign principals, yos.he-look- nd to him for payment and, in- deed, received from him in parkur such payments ag were made on account of the transnetions in is-

sue.

Book Entries:

This version is, to acme extent, corroborated by the way in which the plaintiff's bocks were kept. Each item in his goods delivery book rues, Received goods on behalf of so and so and acknowledge indebtedness to the value of BO much." Again, in the general sale cf goods book, the sums of money paid on account are entered mare-. ly as received, without anything to show by whom or in what cis- cumstances were paid-a fact which defendant admits to be hard to reconcile with his vartion of the (Continued on next. Volumn)

Administration has been granted in the estate of the late Choung Tinsung, late of 3, Main Street, Shoukiwan East,, who died in the French Flospital, Causeway Bay, been granted to the widow, Tsang on February 1, 1931. Probate has Chuen Tai. The will contains a number of family bequests,

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RESULTS CHRISTMAS COMPETITION

SEE THE RESULTS OF OUR SECOND CHRIST- MAS COMPETITION PUBLISHED ON PAGE 14 TO-DAY.

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RECITAL.

PROGRAMME FOR THURSDAY.

Ida Hoyt Chamberlain, lyric inter

The following is the programme of the recital to be given by His preter and composer, at the Helena May Institute on Thursday:- I've Been Roaming (Old

English)

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Horn. I Love Life......Manna-Zucca. Care Solve.

....................... Handel. Tes Youxi

....... Rabey. Nocturne

Greig. Scherzo in B minor...........Chopin. (Mr. A. M. Bowes-Smith). Vissi D'Arte, Vissi D'Amore from

"Tusca

Puccini. Songs from the Chinese with Eng lish renditions by Cranmer Byng:- (a) Yung Yang (Po-Chu i,

779-916)

Bantock. (b) A Feast of Lanterna (Yuan

Mei, 1715-1797)......Buntock. Mysteries You Taught Me

Chamberlain. The Composer at the Piano). The Savior King (Christmas

Song),

Chamberlain.

circumstances of those payments.

Docks, Wharves, Godowns, Etc.- Kowloon Wharves, after being done at $152, have strengthened and can be placed at 81533. Whampoa Docks wore dealt in at 29. China Pro- vidents (old), with sales recorded at 8, have constantly been in de mand and close at 33.15. The new shares also close in request at $2.35. Hongkawi are Tls. 935 Now En- gineerings were negotiated at Tis 04. Shanghai Docks re 4713- chariged.

Lands, Hotels and Buildings The stocks in this section have been a steady market, Hong Kong and Shanghai Hotela (old) wore the medium of a fairly large turnover at 813.15/815.40, and close in re- quest at $18: The how shares have also changed hands at $14.70, clos ing in demand at 814.60. Hong Kong Lands were done at $80/480.90, and it the close are wanted At the former figure. Shanghai Lands at Tis. 391 have not moved. Humphreys (old) are 18 nomina!, as are also the new shares at 8171 Hong Kong Real- ties were the medium of sales at $12.15, and at the close there are buyers at 81205, Chinese Estates are enquired for at 805.

Public lities.-Hong Kong Trams were done at 21:40 and close in demand at the slightly reduced rate of 821.650. Peak Trams (old) have continued in demand and close at the improved rate of #15. The now shares are in demand at $6.60.. Star Ferries, which were dealt in at 8054/898, close in demand at 805. China Lights were placid to a fair extent at the improved prices and close in demand at 828). Hong of 8274, 897,05, $28.10 and 828.20, Kong Electrics were put through at 8784, 878.35, 8781, and are in de mand at the, close at 978, Talc phones (part paid) were negotiated at 888/8264, and close in demand at the latter rate.

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Industrials. Cements (combined). after being dealt in at 8101, have buyers at the close at 819.20. Hong Kong Ropes have receded to, a nominal rate of 18.

Storea, Etc.-Dairy Farms are en- quired for at 820 after transactions at 89.16. Watsons are in request at 814.40. Lane, Crawford's (old) were booked at 86.80/88.65 and close in' demand at 80.80. The new, shares changed bands at 80:10.

Miscellaneous-Hong Kong Am- usements are 810 nominal," tertainments (old) have been the En- modium of business at the improved rate of $10.60, and close nominal at $171. Tho shares were bid up to 816. Bouth China Enterprises continue on offer at 810. Construc-

I, therefore, accept the evidence given for the plaintiff and find that in his dealings with defendant firm be contracted with the agent for foreign principala. The presump. tion based on the custom of mor- chants then arises that the agent had no authority to pledge the credit of his foreign principals Bo as to catablish privity of contract between them and the plaintiff, even though he disclosed thei Dames. (0.1 Halsbury, 2nd. Edition, paragraph 485, pago" 200.)

tions (old) were taken off the mar ket at $8.80. The new shares chang- This presumption the defendant hased hands at 81.95, Hong Kong not rebutted and he cannot, there lore, cread.

Judgment for the plaintiff for claim and costs.

A stay of execution for one week was granted, on condition that tas full amount claimed, together with costa, be paid into Court by noon to-day,

Kong Government Loan has buyers at the cluse at 2 premium:

Cotton Mills.-Ewos, which has boon, a steady market during the wook at Tia. 16.10 had a setback bonked at Tls. 156 Shanghai Cot- at the close of business and were tons at Thu. 85 nominal; as are also Zong Sings at Tix. 12.

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