1911-06-06 — Page 5

SUPREME COURT.

Motion for an Injunction.

Hotel and for coals.

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His Lordship: I don't think that, after the lady had received! I have ever done that. I have a sum of $30,000, the husband never had a case like this.

should be seized with n desire to Mr. Pottor-There are two open a now hotel in Kowloon. Before the Chief Justice Sir points on which I wont a jury,

The case was proceeding as we Francis Piggott, at the Supreme whether or no the defendant is went to pross Court this morning, Mr. Frederick sole or part owner of the business

The first annual report of the Reichmann,proprietoroftheCirand and secondly whint damages are

Directors of the Cathy Truat, Ld. Hotol, suod Mrs. Mary Uschmann, we entitled to.

His Lordship: Woll, the quos

has now been issued, and it statos of the Station Hotel, Kowloon, for damigos for the breach of ation of damages can always be

that after paying all expenses and covenant made by defendant with referred to afterwards,

The sad deaths of Miss Bar-doubtful debts the profit amounts anking provision for all bad and plaintiff on Novombor 18, 1900,

Mr. Potter: It would hardly whsroby defondant covenanted to caso for reference. Whore e Matron of the Government to Tls. 839,703.70. This is having arrived from the above ports, with plaintiff that she would not dunages may be prospective Civil Hospital, las ocenatouod proposed toappropțintons follows: that thair goods "will be delivered from |

consignoes of enrgo are liereby informed with time thorsafter, other would be a caso essentially for sho was well loved by all who Auditors' foon Tls. 1,500; writing

universal and sincere sorrow, for Directors' foos Tls. 7,000; alongside. by herself or in connection jury

know, her, Afior further argument his

She will be sadly off preliminary expenses Tls.inlad at consignces risk and expense Cargo impoding the discharge will be with anyother person or persons, |

missed by all her colleaguos, ko carry on trade or business alorship decided not to grant whom she had endeared her 6,022.83; to pay a dividend of six into the hazardous and/or extra hazar- an inn-keeper, publican or rest-jury though application might by hor tact, justness, and kind per cent, on the preference shares dous Godowns of the Hongkong anal nurant keeper within the Colony again bn uude later on,

Outlining his caso Mr. Potteropathy under all circu-quivalent to Tis. 0.15 per share, Kowloon Wharf and Godown Com

Tis. 135,000; to pay a dividond of { pany, Limited. an injunction to rostrain desond. I said that this defen lajit was a luffy/stances; she will also be missed ten por cént, and a bonus of fifty of Hongkong, Plaintiff askel for ant from carrying on either, by who had been connected with the/ by her many friends, amongst por cent, on the ordinary sharos, |

whom she was always popular. equivalent to Tls. 0.50 per share, by for in consection with any licensing business in Hongkong Shelins, in hor quiet retiring way, Tis. 150,000; to place to equaliza one person or persons, the trade for a number of years; he is done much real good in the Co- tion of dividends account Tls, it would be shown for at least tony mad hor kindness will be 100,000; and to carry forward to or business of an inn-keoper, publican, and restaurant keeper 20 ur 25 years, and in November long remdinbored by many of the now boing carried in in Kowloon | 1907 she became proprietress of

next year the balance amounting undor the sign of the Station what was thon known as Thomas' patients for whom she did to Tls. 140,130.03.

so much, helping them in any Hotel und which is now known as ways apart from her official Articlos of Association by substi This Company is altering the Our. Eldon Potter appeared for the Grand Hotel. In 1929 the duties. To add to the sadnostating the following article for First plaintiff, instructed by Mr. J. 11. plaintiff, who before that resided of her death it was well known Article 6 namely: Gardiner, and the Hon. Mr, H. Ein London and was employed by amongst her friends that she was Pollock, K.Ü., defended, instruct Messrs. Lyons and Co., as the looking forward to retiring very divided into 1,000,000 Preference ""6. The initial Capital shall bo -od-by-Mr-Roaddor-Harris,

_chief__inspector of the London shortly, to enjoy a well oured Shares of 18/- each and 1,000,000 The statement of claim stated restaurants, came to Hongkong pension, hoping to spond the time Ordinary shares shall confer the Patell, a Parsee lady of Bombay, Miss Dossibai Rustomji Cowasji that defendant, who was then via Australia, with his father-in with her doar onos at home. The right to a fixed cumulative divi- who was admitted in May 1910 to proprietross of the

Oriontal law, a man of independent mais remembrance of the many plans, el at the rate of 6 per cent, per fotol, now known as the tirand who was desirous of establishing to which she so often alluded, on the Capital paid up Koyal College of Surgeons, as Hotel, assigned to plaintiff all his son-in-law in a business in will be rocalled with pathos by her interest therein for $30,000, Hongkong, Negotiations were on By the assignment and in con-tered into between the two partios sideration of the sum of $30,000 with regard to the purchase of the defendant covenanted with plain-goodwill of the hotel. He might tiff not at any time after the toll his lordship that Mrs. date of the assignment either by Uschnum took over the hotel in horolf or in connection with 1987. It was a bankrupt concern any other person to carry on the and he thought he was correct in.. trade or business of an inn-keep-saying that she paid nothing for tiernan patent have been in use or, publican or restaurant keeper the goodwill of the businos for some time in Germany: They thereto. Provided that nothingColloge, Bombay, and rocoivodunded at their risk into the hazardous within the Colony. Dofenduatn 1907 they had the defenure worked by hand, or by an had carried on and was still carry-lant taking over the bankrupt electro motor, while the letters, in this clause contained shall be the qualification of licentiato in and/or extra imzardous Godowns of the Hongkong, 7th April, 1911, ing on such trade or business business, paying nothing for the goller with the stamps, are of interim dividends on the Or Patell then studied four years at down Co., Ltd., whoes and/or decinod to provent the payment medicing and surgery. Miss Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf aud either by herself or in connection goodwill and two yours later we enclosed in a box. Four, or even dinary shares of the Company, the Royal Free Hospital, Gray's from the wharvas delivery may be with some other porson or per- vo her selling it for the somo-tre, different values of stamps for any such intorum divi- Inn-road, W.C., and took up the sons, In consequence of the what large sum of $30,000. ·

may be used, and according to the end is paid on the Ordinary study of tropical medicines in bronch of the covenant plaintiff;

Mr. Pollock:-The hotel had motive power cumployed, the masharos the holders of Preference order to take the London M.1), in ouds have left the Godowns, and all had suffered damages and claimed bour closed; thero- was

no fchines are able to nilix stamps.to dummagos ant an injunction goodwill.

at least 3,000 envelopes per hour; shares shall be entitled to be paid that subject. She has now the The statement of defenco sot out Mr. Potter agreed and con-thut is more than 50 per minuts, the arrears (if any) of dividendis following qualifications:- M.B. that the following letter was part tinuing said they were not grum-Another feature is that thefts of due to them and also to be paid (London); M.l.C.S.; M.R.O.P.; of the Covenant--Mrs. Mary bling at the price and he was not stamps are well-nigh rendered

an interim dividend proportionate I.M.S. (Bombay), Uschruan-Doar Malain-1 beg | suggosting, they paid too large a impossible, as any unauthorised to the period elapsed of the then to state that the intention of the et sum. Thoy paid what they were withdrawal of the envelopes, once an important file stamps have been affised, is vonant contained in the assign- skod. It was

The rights hereby attached to mont by you to mo of the Oriental element in the case because it not only impossible, but the the Proference shares may be Hotel provouting you from carry-showed what a connection Mrs. machine itself controls the number of with the approval in writing altered by special resolution, pass- ing on andher similar business schmann had in the colony. It and value of the stamps that have of the holders of three-quarters of is not in any way to prevent you would be shown that she had botn-used, or else it sorts away tho issued shares of such class.' from assisting in my capacity catered for the German trade for those stamps that remain unused. whatsoever in any sunilor si the past 20 or 25 years. She was Somo machines are also fitted with ness to that of the Oriental Hotel able to take over a firm which had an alarm arrangement, which is but is only intended to provent no goodwill in 1907 and two years set in motion whopevor any tam yon from either obtaininga licence later she was able to say "The mar-poring is attempted with the stock yourself or in conjunction with ket price of the hotel is $30,000." of stamps contained in the others or carrying on as owner That would, he thought, assist machine. oither by yourself or with others of his lordship in coming to a con- any similar

brusilios-Youra clusion as to whether the covenant. faithfully, Frederick Reichmann. was a reasonable one or not. Now Defondant further denied she whether it was reasonablo or not had broken the covenant as the defendant entered into a the goodwill of the business of covenant whorely she restrained the Station Hotel, is the sole herself from trading as a hotel property of Robert Abbrecht Us-keeper, an inh keoper, public ohmann, husband of defendant, house keeper or restaurant keepor Mr. Balfour, in a letter to and she is merely assisting him in Hongkong, Less than a year Fawcett, president of the National in the business. Defendant did after, his lordship would find that Union of Women's Suffrage So not admit plaintiff had sustained the defendant was making arcieties, ways: "You ask me whe any damugo and, if necessary, she rangements to opon another hotel ther

In the afternoon the Lord Mayor you aro to attribute would contend that the covenant in Kowloon. That hotel was my absenco from the debate presided over a meeting at the was unreasonably wide as regards opened on March 1st last. It was on women's suffrage to any Mansion House. Dr. Johnson, lie space and time.

Mr. l'otter at the outset said covenant was to do away with the The proper inference is exactly for it contained everything that obvious that the object of the change of opinion on the subject. remarked, said that when people tired of London thoy tired of lile, His Lordship would remember competition of the defendant. de apposite. Had my views that a few days ago, there was an That was generally the object of undergone any alteration I should made life endurable and that application made by the plaintiff overy covenant which restrained have thought it necessary to ex-enabled one to cultivate the in- that a jury should be empanelled, any one from trading. The person press and justify the change. As telligence. However His Lordship decided who purchased the goodwill things aro, there seems nothing Juliuson was an extraordinarily Mr. T. Seccombe said that Dr. that it would be botter to get rid of a business sought to avoid to be gained by repoating argu- of the preliminary points of law competition which was boundments to which I gave expression like a true Englishman, that ho

Wednesday, 7th Juno. strong individualist, and believed, and that then if they thought it to ensue, if the old owner last year iu delato, anil with which was the salt of the earth. Not

Wedding Bawdoy-Potts. Licensing Board Meoting, 2.15 nocossury thoy could repont thoir of the business wore allowed the great majority of tho presont really a thinker, a trao poot but Pun application, He did not know carry on. That the competition House of Commons are familiar."

Saturday, 10th June. exactly where the position stood would be sorious in this case would Mr. Balfour admits that there a great one, a good prose to-day, whether he land to go into ho apparent when his Lordship are difforoncos of opinion on the writer, though not in the first

China and Mauila Steamship the law only or whether they heard the evidence which would front Opposition bench, and he rank, and a stimulating but re- Company's Meeting at Messrs. would call ovidoneo as well. Ho show the undoubted ability that anys: "My colleagues and I have stricted critic, his real mastery Showan Tomes and Co.'s offico, contended that on the admissions the defendant hnd displuyod in rosolved to abstain from occupy- was as a sayer of great sayings. noon. of the plaintiff herself that tho the working up of hotel business. ing the time of the House. plantiff was entitled to an injuno It must be remembered that the have, of course, taken care tion. That was a point of law which plaintiff was a stranger in Hong that so far as my individual could be disposed of without hoar-kong. Ho know no ono, he had vote is concerned the case of ing any of the evidoace. What he not been connected with licensing women's suffrago shall suffer wanted to avoid was the possibility trade in Hongkong, and he would nothing by my absence."

chunnel 30ft. deep at low water of having to call evidence twice; naturally depend upon his hotel once before his lordship and again as a means of living. Defendant

should be made from the opon sea before a jury. It also might bo now said shó was carrying on a

How is the earth divided? to the Albert Dock, 1,000ft, wide necessary for him to prove hotol of her own. She said that. Botsyeon Standard Oil, Hotty from the. Nore, to Crayfordness, that the lady was sole owner her husband was carrying it on Green and Morgan.

and 600ft, wide from Crayfordness or part owner of the Station Hotel and she was doing nothing except. That proves you know nothing; to the Albert Dook. : This work is and that was one of the main facts managing the hotel. If it were about botany. The cartli is in to be undertaken forthwith by the which they wanted the jury to try, the intention of the purtica two ports-land and water. I Port of London Authority, which Mr. Pollock said he thought it that the competition of Mr. don't believe you know who was has taken over the cars of the desirable that they should argue Uschmann should

done the

father of our country. Thames Channel. Who was ho? Brigham Young.

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as to whether there should be a away with, it certainly was jury or not,

not done away with by her

WOMAN SUFFRAGE.

Mr. Balfour's Reason for His Coming Silence,

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