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DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, JULY 11, 1933.

SALE OF DAVID'S

CAFE

OLD OWNER FALLS OUT

WITH NEW

Before Mr. Justice Lindsell yes terday, an action was brought by David Gabrailer of 13. Hankow Road, to recover $500 from Charles, North, of David's Cafeteria., Thore was a counter claim of 3577.35.

HOW KAL TACK CAME TO BE MADE

A BOLD ENTERPRISE THAT HAS MÅKE GOOD

(By Our Special Correspondent)

We hear the naine Kai Tack, Mr. D., Strellett, of Messrs. G.

everyday, and most of us have been to the place, either to the Aero K. Hall Bratton & Co., was for Mr. drome or to the residential quarter, Gabruiler, and Mr. O. E. C. Mar- but how many of us know the ton, of Messrs. Deacons, represent-origin of the name. It has quite ed Mr. North,

Mr. Marton consented to judg ment on the claim, which was based on two promissory notes for $2.50 each, payable on May 27, This amount was the remainder of the purchase price of $3,000 for which Mr. Gabruiler sold his safe Įto defendant.

With regard to the counter-claim, Mr. Marton said the amount was made up is follows:-$300 flat rate for meals supplied to Mr. and Mrs. Gabruiler from March 28 to May 26: 80 aken by Mr. Gabrniler ostensibly, for legal expenses on April 5: 894.30 cbits at the cafe signed by Mr. Gabrailer, or his family: $187.31 for radio sets which should have been included in the stock-in-tride of the cafe.

Mr. Marton said his client agreed to provide meals for Mr. Gabru ler's five children free of charge for a period not longer than three months. Gabruiler was not well off and there was some justification for his request as he had to stay on the premises until the transfer of the dilik licence which, was not effected fat two months. An agree- ment was drawn up on this subject but the meale supplied to defend ant and his wife were quite outside the arrangement,

The cate was adjourned until July 27, after Mr. North had given evidence.

HAPPY VALLEY VERAN-

DAH TRAGEDY

(Continued from Page 1).

Having completed his question- ing, Mr. Armstrong handed wit nase over to Mr. Le who asked if he. (witness) was the only foreman on behalf of the contractor, or sub- contractor · present

the to see cement being put in. Witness said that was so but that he sometimes had to set to the coolies carrying the materials about.

Mr. Lo: Do you understand the difference between making a cament for and a cement concrete cantilever balcony 1-No..

You do not understand, there fore, how high or low the steel bare should be put in the balcony !

No S

The contractor did not explain to you how high these bars should be1-No, but he had to see that everything was correct before he gave instructions for the cement

to be filled in.

I put it to you that the owner's foremen did not do any work at all except inspection. I mean they did not use their hands at all. If you ask them they will be cer. tain to deny it.

romance behind it and for the

benefit of those who do not know it, I will give a resumé below.

Over ten years ago I am not sare about the exact date, but I have it on good authority that it was nearly 15 years ago-n body of prominent Chinese business-men conceived the idea of filling is Kowloon Bay and for that purpose they formed a company under the name and style of the Kai Tack Land Investment Co., Ltd.

"Kai Tack was evolved from taking the "Rai" from Sir Kai Ho Kai's came while "Tack" was taken from the name of Mr.. An Tack, proprietor of the well-known photographic store of A Tack & Co. Both these gentlemen have since joined the great majority, but amongst the promoters of the scheme were men like Sir Shop Son Chow, the late Hon. Mr. Chau Siu Ki, the Hon. Dr. S. W. Tso, Mr. Wong Kwong Tin and Mr. Li Kwai

Pui."

work completed than building operations were commenced and so ambitious were the promoters that they were not satisfied with putting

for a start. up anything less than 200 houses

+4

At first the public rather fought shy of the place as there were rumours about Kai Tock being an unhealthy spot, malaria but when some of the swarming with more enterprising ones who went out to live there despite all the rumours, reported that they could not hope to find a more delightful place to live in, an Exodus for Kai Tack began so much so that more and more houses had to be put up to cope with the demand. Kâi Tack

are still a large number of people is almost full to capacity but there waiting for the chance of taking one of the many nice flats on Kai Tack Bund.

way that they got the full benefit These houses are built in such n

of the sun and the a breezes. One gets all the fresh air ons de sires in Kai Tack and as for the place being out of the way, all that need be said that a bus will take anybody from the Star Ferry in well inside fifteen minutes.

scheme was of necessity took a very include that of Madame Wa Tin The work involved in so large a Residences along Kai Tack Bund long time and quite a number of Fan, mother of Dr. C. C. Wu, the obstacles had to be overcome before well-known Chinese politician. Mr. it was completed, but the promo C. G. Anderson, the popular man ters went about their task in songer of the Assurance Franco efficient a manner that at last their Asiatique also lives out there, and reclaimed land which includes the Chinese tenor. The Royal Air Force efforts produced that large area of Mr. Li Chor Chi, the well-known site on which the Kai Tack Aero-has its Mesa in Kai Teck and in drome now standa It is hardly the whole the place is developing necessary to say that the land oc tremendously." cupied by the aerodrome has since

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but even then, quite a large area. ie left for the residential section.

No sooner was the reclamation

COUNTRY COTTAGES IN

THE STRAND

10s. A WEEK DESIGNS

(Bpecial- Air-Mail Service)

LONDON, June 22

In the shadow of Bush House are a pair of neat country cottages with flowers in their windows and trim gardens behind them.

These have been built to the win sing design in a competition or sanised by the Building Centre, New Bond-street.

Of late, some of the residents in

tennis club and in the evenings they can be seen playing on the court which is fenced in by wire pettings.

FIGHT FOR LIFE IN A

·STORM

TRADERS CLING TO SAMPAN FOR THREE DAYS

TO THE

REMOVAL NOTICE. Colombo Jewellery Stores

announce removal to Kowloon Hotel Arcade, Entrague on Bankow Road,

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We have for sale Imported Portuguese Sausages, Salad Oil Olives....... Home made Portuguese Sausages... Smoked Eels, Italian and Australian Cheese

etc.

KING'S THEATRE The Variety

SIKOAPORE, July 4, Rearing visible traces of their FOX OLM harrowing experience in shark-in- feated waters for three days and three nights, two Chinese were picked up on Sunday by the ss. Aing Leong while on it way from Sumatra to Singapore and were un arrival here taken to hospital in an ambulance...

The two men, traders with fami- lies at Reteh, Sumatra, set out.four days ago.in a 12-foot long sampan, loaded with food-stuffs, on a trad- ing trip to the neighbouring Dutch

JESSEL, LASKY Prodection

ZOO BUDAPEST

The object of the competition, which was suggested by a remark by the Prince of Wales during a visit to the centre, was to produce designs for cottagen for small families which could be built at a islands. A squall suddenly arose SERVICE TO READERS cost low enough to permit a rental and their boat capsized, and every-

of not more than 10s, a week, in-thing, including, according to cluding rates.

The first prize of £100 was won by Mr. N. E. Leeson, 14, Ellison- Place, Newcastle.

The construction cost of the cottages is stated to be £225 each.

If you thought it was wrong of them to do any work, why did you not report it to the contractor. In Yesterday the Prince visited the fact did you report it to the con- Building Centre to study the Rous tractor-No, my duty is confined ing Exhibition organised there pouring in the cement. He spent a considerable time in the propaganda section, which has been prepared by Miss Elizabeta Denby and which demonstrates the need for housing and slum clearance in various orcas He also took special

them, 8200 in cash, was lost.

to

TH They managed to cling on their upturned sampan. for three days and nights during which the storm

still raged.

HE HONG KONG, DAILY PRESS, LTD. did the HONG KONG WEEKLY PRESS, through A calm came on the fourth day, their London Office, at 53, tremely exhausted condition, they and although they were in an ex- FLEET STREET, E.C. 4, Tel. eventually righted to y3137 are prepared to give baled out the water with their Subscribers cand

Visit hands.

advice regarding accomm tion available, moto

The next witnes called was. Li Cheong, the owner foremant and he told the Court that he was paid to act as a superintendat in order to see that the work was carried out properly. He denied interest in the model working-class day before

During their immersion, One them was severely bitter aly his body by small hah

Thay floated, about

Were

having done any work on the kitchens. He was presented thing Leong and reso Building and said that he had had a large scale model of fate which occasion to report to the ownet he has just had completed on his that he found earth in the cement own estate at Keanington. boards, and also he hade re

to the

regarding the work.

in the Interior of the building.

Hearing then adjourned un- til 4this afternoon.

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