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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS

$30,000 CLAIM AGAINST CHINA UNDERWRITERS

COURSE PURSUED BY DEFENDANTS

IS DANGEROUS, SAY K.C.

A CLAIM, THE HEARING" OF 'WHICH IS EXPECTED TO LAST A MONTH, was instituted in the Supreme Court yesterday before the Chief Justice, Sir Atholl MacGregor, by the Cheong, Shing Hong, commission arents, of No. 31 Bonham Strand West, against the China Underwriters. Ltd., of No. 4A Des Voeux Road Central.

The claim is for $30.908.23, being the rateable proportion of loss and damage to goods in plaintiffs' godown at No, 303 Cón- naught Road West as the result of a fire on January 7, 1998. The goods were insured for a total of $150.000 under policies with defendants and other insurance companies.

BRITISH FUND FOR RELIEF

Big Grant To Tung Wah Hospital

A meeting of the Board of Ad- ministrators of the British. Fund for Reliet of Distress in China, Hongkong and South Okina Branch, was held in the Council Chamber on Friday, January 27, when the following were present:

GENERAL

SOLICITOR'S CLAIM

Summary Court ·

Action

·Before Mr. Justice R. E. Land- sell in the Summary Court yesterday, a claim was brought by M. A da Silva, solicitor. against. Abdul Karim, trading. as Cassum Ahmed, of No. 17A Bankow Road, for a sum of $163 and execution costs of $15........ Hon. Mr. N. L Smith (Chair-

The action was taken under man). Hon. Sir Robert Kotewall the

Fraudulent Transfers Of "Deputy Chairman), Hon. Mr. W.Business Ordinance, and concerns J. Carrie, Hon. Mr. T N Chau. Ja judgment obtained by plaintiff on Hon. Sir Shouson Chov, Sir Van- October 1; 1938 against the Ceylone deleur Grayburn, Hon. Dr. 14 Shu Jewellery Mars, defendant being "Mr. Eldon Potter, R.C., and Mr. items put in. 127 have been mark-Fan, Hon. Sir Henry Pollock, C., transferee of the business.

Plaintiff conducted his own case, H. C. Macnamara, instructed by led off as

fraudulent," said Mr Rt. Rev. H. Valtorta, and Mr. M

and defendant was represented by Mr. E. Davidson, of Messrs. Hast-Potter. "Apart from the fact that K. Lo (Hon. Secretary),

Father Ryan attended by Invi; | Mr. C. A. Sutherton, Rusa. ings & Co, appeared for plain-the so-called fraud consists of

tation. tims. and the Hon. Mr. Leo book mistakes, patently obvious as

from D'Almada e Castro, Jr., and Mr.such

examination o'; D. J. N. Anderson, instructed by goods and invoices in the posses- Mr. D. E. C. Marton, of Messrs.sion of the assessors, it would be Deacons, for defendants.

ridiculous to belleve that my client

an

After the minutes of the first meeting were confirmed and sim- ed by the Chairman, the meeting received the second report of the

Ing:-

Mr. Potter sald defendant com would risk losing the $70,000 of Hon. Secretary covering period 1st to 31st December. and took pany alleged that the claim was which he is assured, by 127 frau-

follow- fraudulent because the price dulent alterations in order to get note. inter alla, of the claimed was higher than the mar another $50,000 when ket price at the time of the fire. The charge of fraud was a very serious one, sald counsel.

the

fraud

alone. is sufficient to nullify al claims."

0

MANY ALTERATIONS The plaintifs counsel contin- ued, were a partnership started in

Referring to certain alterations 1906 and engaged

in importing in books, which defendants alleged marine produce from

made for V1 were

the purpose Ching Hong In Kobe. The man-claiming more than plaintiff was ager of the plaintif firm in Hong-entitled to, Mr. Potter pointed ou kong was, Mr. Wong Yun-ting, a

that the book concerned had director of the Bank of East Asia many alterations in it, referring and a man of some position into reductions and other matters Chinese nancial circles." It was Alterations on goods not concern admitted that the fire was an aced in the case could also be found cidental one and that goods" in the book., the plaintiff wer, in the godown to the value, by defendants' own estimation, of between $70,000 and $80.000.

value

“JUST MOVED IN” Mr. Silva sald that defendant

knew he was Hable. After judgment

Jewellery Mart, the balli went was cbtained against the Ceylone

to the address to effect execution but was informed by defendant whom he saw there that he had

taken over the tenancy and bought. the business. The signboard of the Ceylone Jewellery Mart, however.

was still displayed, and defendant

BAILIFFS' EVIDENCE

(a) That on the application of the Chinese Sub-Committee of the Fund the Hongkong Football Asso- elation had kindly agreed to ar- range a football match between explained that he had just moved the 8.C.A.A. and the Rest of then and had no time to remove it. Colony, to be played on the 26th

aid of this H. J. and L Millington, baillfs of February, 1939, in

the Supreme Court, testified that they visited the premises to effect execution and understood defen- dant to say that he had purchased the business

Fund.

(b) That the Chinese Sub- Committee of the Fund was or

anising a Chinese Bazaar in aid of the Fund during the Chinese New Year holidays, to be held at King's College, which had been kindly lent by the Head Master with approval of Government

GRANT TO HOSPITAL

The meeting decided to grant $10,000 to the Tung Wah Hospital for initial expenses in connection

Lee In-cheung, manager of Lee Yu Kee and landlord and owner! of No. 174 Hankow Road, gave evidence that in August last de- fendant told him he had pur- chased the business of the Ceylone Jewellery Mart and asked to

have lease, which was agreed to and signed in October.

The

TUESDAY, JANUARY 31, 1939.-PAGE 7

LAST FEW DAYS

OF OUR

WINTER SALE

FINAL REDUCTION

IN ALL

DEPARTMENTS

SPECIAL BARGAINS IN THE FURNISHING SECTION

PEKING DINING SUITE WALNUT AND TEAK.

SIDEBOARD 5', 6", SIDE BERVING TABLE.

DINING TABLE 9', 6* 1 4′, 6′′ «EXTENDING TO„8′, „0“.

SIX CHAIRS AND TWO ARMCHAIRS

NORWICH DINING SUITE

SIDEBOARD 5,6, DINING TABLE 5. 3".

FOUR SMALL CHAIRS, TWO ARMCHAIRS |

USUAL PRICE

$625,00

SALE PRICE

$400.00

USUAL PRICE $785.00 SALE PRICE $475.00

WE ARE OFFERING REMAINING REMNANTS SUITABLE FOR CURTAINS AND LOOSE COVERS AT STILL FURTEER REDUCED PRICES, IN MANY INSTANCES BELOW COST.

LANE • CRAWFORD • LTD.

The House of Quality & Service

How could it be fraud when the invoices and the advance noter from Kobe corresponded with the Weight and Price Book kept in Hongkong. counsel asked. PAYMENT DENIED

Mr. Potter admitted that the This was a debt owing to the books had been poorly kept and with their Shum 'Chun Refugee In November, defendant called insured company but payment was there were mistakes; but the items Camp, and $3,000 to the National on witness with a man named now denied them on the grounds complained of at most could only Association for the Care of War Suraty and said he wanted some that they had deliberately forged be called improper claims and Orphans, Hongkong Branch, on alterations made in the lease. their books .to get greater could not be described as "fraudu- the basis of $500 a month for six last page of the lease was retyped

for the goods from lent."

months, in aid of that Association and signed H. M. Casam, but the the insurance company. There

words "the Ceylone Jewellery Mart" in looking after orphan children. had been other charges but they dants," said counsel, "le dangerous, audited accounts of income and

The meeting took note of the in the original lease were deleted. had been dropped.

WANTED AGREEMENT "The case must be unique in for if insurance companies allegexpenditure of the Emergency Re- H. Alurdeen, former owner of thei Insurance claims since of the 137 fraud thus so lightly in so many

Tugee Counch for the period 12th | Ceylone Jewellery Mart, also testi- Items. 3 claimant may feel de

June to 31st December, 1938, and fed that he entered into a partner- terred by the expense of going to

considered the estimated budget of ship with a man named Samat in Court to contest each item"

the ERC. for the six months of June 1933, Samat wanted T Counsel then proceeded to ex-

1939, and decided to make a grant agreement to be signed and they plain the contested items Indivi- of $00.000 to the E.R.C. In respect consulted plaintiff in the action.

At the Central Magistracy yes- dually and in detail, this being of their refugee work for the first The agreement, stated witness, terday, Kong Fun, 30, was brought still unconcluded when hearing six months of 1939. was adjourned to this morning.

was never signed because, shortly before Mr. R. Edwards, and charg

to steal a after: witness sold the business toed with attempting

wallet from Mr. A. G. Clark of Samat. He later learned that de-l

"SEA. DRAGON" -DELAYED

Two Of Crew In

Hospital

To-day, to-morrow or the next day has been the sailing date for Richard Halliburton and his crew on the junk, Sea Dragon.

The papers must be cleared, then the motor must be ad- justed, another member for the crew must be found, and so it has gone. each day a new de-

ky until owner Hallbarton and

"The course, pursued by defen-

SEQUEL TO RAID

American Girl In Chinese Hotel

American

A fifteen-year-old girl who was found in a rald on

SHUM CHUN CENTRE

CAUGHT RED HANDED

The meeting considered the tendant had become. interested in the Colonial Secretary's Office. The defendant said that he only appeal from the Shum Chun Rural the business. Welfare Centre, and decided to

M. Suraty, former employee of accidentally bumped into make a grant of $5,000 in connee-defendant, gave evidence of the plainant. tlon with their project to ald purchase of the business by de-

In giving evidence, Mr. Chinese refugee farmers in Shum fendant from Samat.

sald that at about 3 p.m. on! Chun and surrounding territories.

Saturday, in Queen's Road Central

The meeting was. Informed by the Hon. Secretary that Mr. J. H. Seth, at the request of the Hon. Secretary, had very kindly in- timated that his firm would be

the Asia Hotel on Friday night prepared to act as Hon. Auditors

The case was adjourned sine die

ANCIENT CHINESE

PAINTINGS

com-

Clark

near the Queen's Theatre, the defendant put his hand in his inner jacket pocket and took out his wallet in which contained several hundred dollars. He cauglit the defendant and handed him to on duty a policeman who nearby. xhibition of ancient Chinese Defendant was sentenced to paintings at the South China four months' hard labour. Morning Post Board Room yester-

His Excellency the Governor and

was mentioned in Court yesterday of this Fund, and the meeting Lady Northcote, accompanied by in connection with a case in which accept Messrs. Percy Smith, Seth Capt. 5. H. Batty Smith, visited the two women and a man were charg and Fleming's services with

Skipper Welch are on the verge of insanity. However, such trials and tribula-ed with exercising control over tions are more or less expected in prostitutes.

titude.

223-

Cruild

Tsu-chien.

day. The exhibition is arranged by ONLY RECEIVED IT! such a situation, but not the last Defendanta were Wong Chat COL, A, G. NEVILLE the Hongkong Working Artists disaster when yesterday John Pot mui. 45-year old married woman:

Chan Ping-kuen, 25, was charg- ter and Gordon Torre two of the Chan Fa-yun, 52-year-old married Col A: G. Neville, MC, Dow ablest seamen were confined to a woman and Wong Kong, 24-year- 0.5.0.1. of the China Command the late Mr. Tse Tsan-tal, included before Mr. E. Himsworth yester- The collection, which was that of ed, at the Kowloon Magistracy local hospital through illness." | old' unemployed man.

arrived in Hongkong on Saturday anger paintings of the Imperial day morning with snatching a This last episode has greatly It was revealed that Wong Chat-by Imperial Always to take over collection of A.D. 581-817-F-handbag at Ba Po Road market. disheartened the group of ten who mul hád resided for some time in from. Col. N. M. S. Irwin DSO,

[ing." "Afforestation," "Agricul- Defendant said that he did not had hoped to set mail Monday noon New York, where the American M.O. for San Francisco.

tre," and "Education" by Ohan steal the handbag, but received it. Now, holding girl is believed to have originally Col. Irwin will leave by the

from a confederate. He was and on to the last of their patience and come from. The girl has been re-steamship Sarpedon on February 8

$30, with the "alternative of six courage they are on the hunt for manded in the custody of the and will take over command of the

weeks hard labour. two new crew members. Know Salvation Army.

18th Brigade. ledge of sailing, good health com- The case came before Mr. R. A. By the same plane Col. G. bined with a pleasant disposition | D. Forrest and the week's remand, Eady, M.C., arrived from London on are requirements the candidates asked for by Inspector E. G. Post, a visit. He is acting as Hatson must full. Therefore, if any of of the 8.C.A.. was granted. The officer for the War Office, the he-man in the Colony desire officer stated that a large quantity to satisfy their adventurous long-of documents were seized in the ings and sail on a voyage of a raid and were now being translat- life-time they should call on Skip-ed.

WOMAN'S JUMP

BANKS TO OPEN IN RANGOON

POLICE REPORTS –

As the Yunnan-Burma highway Bergeant A Smith, RA Dental has already been completed, some Corps, reports that articles valued banks are planning to establish at 352 were stolen from the Mili- branches in Rangoon. The Bank tary Dressing Shed in Chatham of China established a branch in Road. Rangoon on January 14, while the Lau Nin, of Lower Lasear Row, The translation of these docu- Street, sustained severe head in- others are going to follow suit. has reported that some. person The exact sailing time on the ments, he indicated, might possibly judes when she jumped from the This matter has caused the stole 12, dozen gross of sowing Sea Dragon is now indefinite, but lead to further charges being pre- [back window of the above address leading Chinese banka in Hong-needles valued at $163, all hands have their Angers cross-ferred against the defendents, on Sunday in an alleged attempt |kong to hold a conference

about While in Shanghai Street, Lai ed and hope they will be at sea The case was remanded until to commit suicide. She was re-the desirably of taking similar Hol, of Oak Street. Ws

2.30 pm, on February &

moved to the Kowloon Hospital Laction.

robbed of $150 in money.

per Welch.

before the end of this week.

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