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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. THURSDAY, MARCH 10, 1938.

Gifts For Their Friends

HALF THE FUN of touring the world is to take back gifts to friends at home. These passengers from the Empress of Britain were snapped inspecting curios at a stall erected right alongside their ship on the wharf at Kowloon.-(Photo, A.C.P.).

ESTHONIAN SEPARATED

PARTNERSHIP

DISPUTE

Order For Return"

Of Money Lent

Judgment for plaintiff for claim" and costs was delivered by the Chief Justice, Sir Atholl Mac- Greger, in the Supreme Court yes- terday in the Original Jurisdiction action instituted against Messrs. 4.F.B Silva-Netio and Co. by Messrs. Lopes and Alves, Ltd., claiming for the return of $28,- | 651.41. alleged to be money lent"

Plaintiffs were represented by the Hon Mr. Leo D'Almada e Casto, Jnr., whilst Mr. A.F.B. Silva-Netto appeared in person..

The onus of the opening of the [case, Mr. D'Almada submitted, was on the defendant because he admitted the document involved was genuine, although he denied 1t WES an acknowledgment of indebtedness. It was up to de fendant, therefore, to prove that the document was what it was purported to be. His Lordship

Lagreid. BY WAR FROM WIFE

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Alien Charged In Court

Tells Why He Came Here

"The war has divided me from my wife. My story is not in- vented and can be verified. I had no intention of arriving in British territory. I was searching for my wife but the ship did not go direct to Canton."

NOT A LOAN

Opening the case for the defence, Mr. Silva-Netto said that the money was not a loan but a part- nership account. About the end of July 1931, he continued, he and Mr. SA. Lopes, one of the ¡plaintifs, decided to enter into partnership and instructions were accordingly given to Messrs. ·Leo D'Almada e Castro to draft an agreement for the purpose. De- fendant was then carrying on busi- ness under his own name but by the agreement, which was signed The some two months later, he agreed by to have it changed to Silva-Netto

Thus sald Haskel P. Levit, Esthönlan. when he was charged before Mr. R. Edwards at Central Magistracy yesterday with posses- sien of a false passport and with breach of the Passport. Ordinance.

Detective-Sergeant Russell, pro-1. Sergeant Russell said defendant

id Levit arrived in the arrived here on March 7... secuting, Colony on March 4 by

captain of the ship he

the $.A

came

to

Taksang and registered with the said he had no authority to be on and Lopes. At the request of Mr. board but defendant claimed he Lopes. he moved his office from police on March 7.

He produced a passport pure was there to look for work.

Alexandra Building to No. 9 Ice porting to have been issued by the

He told the police he was a sea- House Street. Shortly after this Esthonian Consul at Harbin but man on the s.s. California, which was donc. Mr. Lopes went which bore no resemblance at all arrived in Hong Kong about five Shanghai, leaving Mr. A.S. Alves to to the standard type issued by the mouths age, and that he missed act as his attorney and to have a Esthenian authorities. He said he this boat here through being share in the profits. Mr. Alves was

bought this from another drunk. A

the Union Insurance had

week later he stowed then with Russian in Shanghal for $85.

away to Mant'a on the President Company but he resigned in No- He could not get any passport as Cleveland, where he was

sent

tovember to take charge of the fin- the authorities there had closed prisco.

ances and books of the firm." their offices and he could not ob- tain the ordinary Chinese emig- grants' passport Issued to White! Russians.

SIGNED STATEMENT His wife had gone as a refugee from Hankow to Canton and he was desperately anxious to see

ner.

A signed statement made by Levit to the police was handed up to His Worship.

After consideration His Worship said that though the offence was a serious one defendant had given the police no trouble and he was

an imprisonment sentence.

The

The

was

SERIOUS VIEW ASKED

FIRM NOT REGISTERED Then, according to him, the At this time, he went on, the authorities sent him back. to Hong firm of Silva-Netto and Lopes was Kong by the President Taft, but not get registered and all contracts could not be verified as were made and signed in the name this

nor the of Silva-Netto and Company. neither the Dollar Line American Consul, knew anything delay. defendant submitted, about it. The American Consul caused by plaintiffs.

not recognise him as an did

About a month later, defendant American subject.

said, plaintiffs thought of rescind- Since then about three and aing the agreement and formed a half months ago, he had been company of their own. Prior to living at various addresses in the that, the money paid in by them Colons, harassing various Chinese was for the Company and at no time was there any mention that girls.

[prepared to accept his explanation. "During the making of this it was a loan. In fact there was His Worship therefore did not statement.". Sergeant Russell con- no demand for repayment until propose "elther to impose a fine orcluded. "and the whole time he the wait was issued.

has been with the police, he has On March 15. 1932, defendant very offensive. "attitude fled a petition for bankruptcy, taken

preceedings were never and given a lot of trouble, and I but the um instructed to ask Your Worship carried out as he had reached an to take a very serious view of the agreement whereby the issue was

to be settled by instalments. cir-matter."

PRESS NOTICES

A conviction was registered on, the first charge and an expulsion urder made on the second.

case

OFFENSIVE SEAMAN In another passport

different nature cumstances of a "were related.

On the first charge a fine of $25. with the alternative of спе Frank Dollar was charged with month's hard labour was imposed without a lund an expulsion order made, and entering the Colony valid passport and with falling to on the second charge the same register with the police within 72 penalty was infileted, to run con-

currently. hours of arrival.

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HUGE ESTATE FACE TRIAL

Josephi O'Conor. Donelan, doctor of medicine, late of Flat No. 53 Queen's House; St James's Court. Westminster. Middlesex, England, who died on October 5. 1037, left local estate sworn under $230,700. [ Application by David Duncan MacGregor for sealing certifed

"

Subsequently, defendant inserted an advertisement in the "South China Morning Post" revoking the bower of attorney which he had given to Mr. Alves, and plaintiffs responded by putting in an ad- vertisement in the "Hong Kong Telegraph" that defendant had nothing more to do with them. The books used by plaintiffs were those of his firm and it was in-

AT SESSIONS conceivable that they should have

Alleged Murder Of Guard

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they had no interest in ft.

ORIGINAL NOT AVAILABLE

Questioned by Mr. D'Almada,

defendant admitted that the

The preliminary hearing of the original of the partnership agree-

copy of probate of the will has case in which Sher Zaman, Specialment was not available, and that been granted by the Supreme Guard No. 3 and Faten Khan.it was in fact not carried out. Hẹ Court.

Special Guard No. 18 are charged turther admitted that in his Local estate to the value of $TE.- with the murder of Hayat Moham- affidavit for bankruptcy he old not 300 was left by Kwan King Shun, ed, Special Guard No. 9 in Green mention plaintiffs as his partners, merchant. late of No. 6BA Bonham Island, on the night of February the reason being that he did not Road, who died on April 27, 1937. 17.

concluded before Mr. want, to implicate them.

was

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awarded certificate No. 4092 by the Bonham Strand West, and Kwan Mr. J. Whyatt. Assistant Attorney ruptcy, so that they could come Institute of Hygiene, London. The Hok Lau, solleitor, of No. 2' Queen's General, prosecuted, assisted by and prove as creditors of Silva- standard of purity, and quality. Road. Contral

Detective Inspector C.R. Roszew- Netto & Co. He did not mention OTHER ESTATES

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the debt In his abilities, however, Dr. R. S. Begble stated that in because he was advised not to by Robert MacLean, retired mer- chant, late of "Landaur," No. 34 his opinion; the cause of death his solicitors.

After further evidence was given, Hormitage

Edinburgh, was loss of blood. Deceased's legs Gardens, Scotland, who died on July 30, were broken and he had several the case was concluded with judg- 1937 left local estate to the value other wounds and bruises on his ment for plaintiffs as mentioned

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Second defendant, in a state- was left by 8in Ming Yan, late On February 17 witness infórmed ¡ment, said that on the evening in of No, 46 Tal Ping Shan Street. deceased that he (witness) was to question, he heard a noise com- who died intestate on February 9. De transferred to Hong Kong and ing from the direction of the 11938. Letters of administration to would therefore require the return bungalow. He went there and the estate of the deceased have of the loan. A quarrel ensued found that a fight had taken been granted to Bin Wong Shi, when deccased refused to return place between Sher Zaman and widow, of the same address. the money. Defendant admitted the deceased,

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