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Defendant Asserts $110 RE-APPEARANCE Was Paid Back Though FORTNIGHTLY” Chits Were Not Returned.

Cabaret Proprietor Brings Claim In Summary Court

After having suspended pub- ication following the destruction of its printing plant during the Chungking bombings last May, the "China Fortnightly." a digest pub- Ished twice a month by the Cen- tral News Agency, re-appeared on December 1,

The Arst issue of the new series is crammed with interesting" in- formation. Its twenty pages con- tain นก account of the Sixth Plenary Session of the Kuomin- tang including Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek's speech, a re- view of events in China since June

with special emphasis on Anglo- Kai-shek's talk to the New York Japanese relations. Madame Chiang

Herald-Tribune forum and article

That the sum of $110 constituting the claim had been paid. back from her earnings though the chits for the money had not been returned to her was the assertion made by Marle de Souza, giving evidence yesterday at the Summary Court before Mr. Jus- tice R. E. Lindsell when hearing was resumed of the action for amount, brought by Danis Victor, proprietor of the Lido Cabaret. Mr. F. X D'Almada e Castro ap- asked plaintiff to deduct the $15 peared for the plaintif, and Mr. which she owed him from what M. A. da Silva was for the defence, was entitled to her. Mrs. Britto

Defendant said she began work-returned with $33, and her photo-on the improvement in Sino-Soviet ing for plaintiff in February 1937. | graph. Apart from that $15 she Her last night' at the Lido was on owed Mr. Denis no 'more money. April 29. That night she fell down

Mr. da Silva; Mr. Denis now al- the stairs at the cabaret and in- leges that you owed him $110 on jured her spine, and had to remain three 1.0.U's. Is that true?-NO.

bed for 10 days.

These three IQ.U.'s were signed by you?—Yes. I always admitted that I borrowed money, but I have paid them back.

On May 1, she sent plaintiff a letter informing him of her mishap ind this was delivered by a Mrs. Rew. She asked for a loan of $15.

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Witness said that since the time at the same time telling plaintiff she first joined the Lido, she never she was holding $96 worth of tie-received back the LO.U's that had kets. She received the loan asked | been repaid. for.

VERY SURPRISED

WENT TO LIDO

"On July 20, I was informed by Mrs. Rew that plaintiff intended to On May 13, she wrote another sue me for $120. I telephaned to letter to plaintiff, in which she told Mr. Dents and told him I was go- plaintif she had been very much ing up to the Lido to see him. Re surprised to hear that he had ac-safd he did not want to see me, cused her of being the leader of but I went to the Lido" continued a "strike." She said she felt very witness. 'much hurt, because of the "favour she had done for him in respect of 'a giri named Lola Koo,

she

relations, The "digest of Chinese opinion" is very valuable.

Certain criticisms occur in con- nection with the presentation and format. In our opinion the use, of "news magazine” jargon is unfor-

tunate in connection with the material treated. The printing, and particularly the production of blocks, could well be improved, especially in view of the fact that, the fortnightly is intended for in- ternational consumption,

The price of the fortnightly is 20 cents in Hongkong while H. K $4.00 will buy a year's subscription. -1. E.

dirty trick and that he was going to have his revenge. on me."

RECEITED 1O.US Mrs. R. Lay, Mrs, H. Franco, Miss La

Ravage and Miss. I. Lane testified to having received back their LO.U.'s after the advances made to them had been deducted from their earnings.

"Mr. Denis was there with Lola Koo, two other men, and a few girls learning danemg. I told Mr. Witness stated she also said that Dents that I had gone up there for was sending through Mrsan explanation and he said he had Britto the 396 worth of tickets and nothing to talk about. I said to him: You accused me of owing you $120 which I do not owe, and you accused me of having seduced all the girls away from the Lido and I came here to demand an ex-Lyons told the Court that never had planation from you.

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"He said he knew that he had given the $120 to me as a glit, but

Mrs. Rew, in evidence, sald that that he wanted it back." The $120 defendant was living with her in was given to me as a gift when I April when the latter sustained a retumed from Macao with Lola fall and was indisposed for several Koo in March. Mr. Denis came to days. She said that at the end of me and begged me to go to Macao July, when she saw plaintin at his and fetch back Inla Koo, who had house he said that he would sum- left him in January, I believe. I mon Marie de Souza in respect of. went to Macao and I brought ber the $120, and that when he got | back and he gave me the $120. 'he money he would tear it up and

"He said on July 20." she con- buṛn it.

tinued "that he wanted this hack, The hearing will be resumed at He said that I had played him a 215 pm. today.

THE RESTORATION OF

PORTUGAL

MACAO'S LOYALTY DURING SIXTY YEARS OF GREAT

SUFFERING.

H.K. CHAMBER MUSIC CLUB.

The Hongkong Chamber Music Club will hold its first concert of the 1939-40 season at Government House on Friday, Dec. 15, at 9,30 p.m.

MAÇÃO, Déc. 1-More than four

The Club proposes to hold four centuries ago, Don Sebastian, the concerts during this season and Portuguese King, went out of his any person desirous of joining the kingdom to fight the Moors. He Club is requested to send his or her never returned to Portugal again. subscription of $5/- to the secre- The cause of his death was never¦tary, c/o the Hongkong University. known for certain; suffice to say,

he was sald to have died from wounds received in

one of the from King John the words "City of battles.

the Holy Name of God, there is no Being a bachelor, this king left other more loyal.” no heirs to the throne; corise- A memorial tablet, inscribed quently, a host of pretenders to with these words, in the Fortu- the Portuguese throne soon made guese language; may be seen on their presence, felt in Portugal. the arch of the Leal Senado among whom were the Italian building in the Colony. This in- Princes, Don Felipe, the King of scription forms part of the Colony Spain, Don Antonio, the Prior of at Macao's coat of arms,"and the Crato, Dona Caterina, Princess of Spanish dumination which had the house of Braganza, and anally, begun in the year 1580 ended 299 Cardinal Don Henry, the son of years ago; that is to say, in the Don Manuel

year 1840.

The Cardinal was a week old man, and did very little for his Country, After his reign, Don Felipe was proclaimed King.

60 YEARS SUFFERING

PEOPLES' WISH

That Portugal will continue to Live in peace and happiness; under · the administration of General Fragoso Carmona, zu ably support- For sixty years Portugal and her ed by his Prime Minister, Dr. Colonies, with the sole exception] Oliveira Salazar, is the heart-felt of the Colony of Macao, were wish of all true lovers of this great under Spanish domination; those nation, which is known and res- sixty years were the worst that pected as Portugal,

Portugal suffered; the rights of It must be noted that in the the people were ignored, heavy Buperior administration of Portu- taxes were imposed and the most gal and her vast possessions, the valuable of the Portuguese President and his very able Prime Colonies. such as"Bingapore. 'Minister.

Dr. Oliveira Balazar. Malacca, Java and Sumatra were have always received the constant lost to the Nation.

It is true that towards the latter part of this regime, Spain sent out to Macao an ́emissary to see what he could do in the way of placing the Colony of Macro under the hated Spanish yoke. This trip produced no results," and the Colony of Dacso never chanë- ed its flag for that of the Castilians,

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and unstinted support of other well-known high politicians, who form part of the Portuguese Minis- try, notably Dr. Francisco Vieira Machado, who has been taking a very great interest in the ad- ministration

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