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SPECIAL CABLES.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 9, 1913.

the club of which there wore nine, were only friends.

Mr F. X. D'Almada Ate there many Cuine. claba regie-

GENL. LI YUAN-HUNG.tered in the Colony under the Or-

REPORTED ASSASSINATION.

[Our Own Correspondent.] Shanghai, April 8.

SUMMARY. COURT.

A Human Hair Deal.

A claim a nlich & human hair dinance? A great near-deal figured was heard this after they are quite our mou.

noon before Mr Justice Komp in the Summary Court, when Fung Sing Nam of 70 Prayn East, sued the Hop Loong, of 37 Connaught for breach of contract. Road, to recover the sum of $800

Mr D'Almada:-Do. they all produce to you their sales end regulations ?-You.

A wireless report has toon, received that General Li Yuan- and any rules or regulations in Mr D'Almada:You did not Kang, Vice President of the Chinese Republic, was assassinat-your search of this place? ed at Wuchang to-day.

No Confirmation.

Shanghai, April 9. T'here is no confirmation of the wireless report of the assassination of General Li Yuan-Hang.

NEW GERMAN CONSUL

DR. CRULL FOR HONGKONG.

[Our Own Correspondent.] Shanghai, April 9. Dr. Crull, Vice Consul for Cor- many in Shanghai, leaves for Hongkong next week to take up the duties of German Consul General there.

Mr. Otto Kong Sing appeared Witness:No. I get explana-for the plaintiff, and Mr. J. H tious from some of them that they Gardiner for the defendants. are simply social clubs.

Mr. D'Almada-How many of these clubs are carried on for unlawful meetinga?-I believed this was an unlawful club, but did not expect any unlawful meoting at the time.

Harmless Games Mr. D'Almada :-Some of the members were playing cheas?- Yes, various harmless games.

Mr. D'Almada:-Did keep a note of the conversation that passed between you and the the others at the time ?--Yes.

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Mr. Otto Kong Sing said that the defendant ordered 10 cases of human hair from the plaintiff valued at $7,300, but failed to take delivery and plaintiff had to sell the goods for $6500, and it was for the difference, $800 that the claim was being made.

Plaintiff, cross-examined by Mr. Gardiner, said that the hair wae ordered by description as to: have been made in six weeks. you length etc.,Land delivery was to He did not know that the same day as the order had been given, the hair had been sold to Mesars Siemasen and Co, at a profit. It was not true that two days after the date of delivery he "was sp-. pronobed by the defendants for delivery.

Mr. D'Almada: You don't forget any detail. Did you take CHINA'S PARLIAMENT. a full note at the moment or later?

THE FORMAL OPENING,

At the moment and with each member. This is the copy hore [Our Own Corresponkent.

your Worship (producing a copy.) Shanghai, April 0

His Worship-I don't want to Five bundred representatives see it. and 177 Senators attended the opening of Parliament at Peking yesterday. The proceedings were purely formal.

Liang Shih-y presented Presi dont Yuan Shih-kai's message, which was not read.

ALLEGED UNREGISTER-

ED CLUB

Interesting Charge Heard

This Morning.

At the Police Court, this morn ing, before Mr. C. D. Melbourne, Ho Siu Ping, of the Ching Tin restaurant, 471, and 473, Queen's Road West was charged with anlawfully being & mombor of or acting as a member of a society known as the U Lau Club at No 592, Queen's Road West, first, floor, the said sciely not being a registered society or an exempted society, and farther that he did, manage or assist in the management of a Society known as the U Lan Club, 592, Queen's Road West such socioty not being a registered society or an exempted society.

The Hon. Mr. E. R. Hallifax (Registrar General) proscouted and Mr. F.X. D'Almada o Castro, defended.

Mr. D'Almada Ho, can only use that to refresh his memory,

His Worship-I thought you were calling for it Mr. D'Almada

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Mr. D'Almada: - No. and he said yes. Did defendant asked him if he took a note

tell you that out of ten members six paid entrance fees and, sub- scriptions?

Mr. Gardinor:-Were the goods date of delivery)?-No. in Hongkong on December 2 (the goode were in Caaton. They are not stored in Hongkong but in Canton and are shipped from Canton to the buyers.

we went to press.

The case was continuing na we

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PASSENGERS DEPARTED.

Por 8.8. Sado Maru, sailed on 8th inst, for Seattle, &c. :- Archer, Miss C. Kaufe Bloomfield, Mr. Matsuyama, T,

& Mrs. Mason, G, A, Bieler, Mr. and Brodeur

Morgan. Mr. & Mrs. J. Paul Mrs. T. B. Mann, Capt. &

Mrs, Parker, Mrs. Saka, G.

The morning in the Summary Witness I said in my evid-Court, before Mr. Justice Kemp, ence, I think, that I had great Fulene Judge, Li Fing of Shum difficulty in fading out exactly suipo sued the Chau Lee firm of what the membership was.

Youmati and Au Fung Sam, a cannot remember the details. He partner, to recover the sum of -aid some paid the subscriptions $68.26, balance due for goods of other people, and one man paid supplied and work done by the more than one subscription.

plaintiff for the defendants. The a work done was the supply of stone for constructing an outfall drain at Yaumati, and extending the main drain in front of the "Koos Yum 11

temple.

Hia Worship:-1 must give a remand as I cannot go on this morning. I have not taken a day case yet.

The case was remanded until the 15th inst at 9 a.m.

CONTRACTORS SUED.

How Many Plculs Comprise a Cheng ?

This morning in the Summary Puisse judge, Chan Wo, of 108 Court, before Mr. Justice Kemp,

First St., trader, sued the Kwang, Hang firm of contractors, 24 Lee Yuen St. to recover the sum of

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A meeting of the Hongkong $1010.00 alleged to be balance Lawn Bowls League was held Registrar General's Evidence, due for work done and labour last night, when Mr. F. Howell The Hon. Mr. Hallifax in the supplied. The plaintiff waived was elected President and Mr. A. course of his evidence said he the sum of $10.60 to bring the Ramsay elcoted Hon., Secretary visited the place in question and case within the jurisdiction of and Treasurer for the ensuing questioned the defendant. The the Court."

year. It was agreed to commence defendant said that the Club was Mr. Otto Kong Sing appeared the League matches on Saturday, run by him and that the members for the plaintiff and Mr Leo May 17th, and the possibility of paid a $10 subscription., The D'Almada e Castro for the defence. Taikoo entering two teams was monthly expenses of the club were The case concerned a contract] mentioned. In view of the de about $130. He asked the made between the plaintiff and lay in opening two of the bowl-THE Company's Steam-ship defendant how many members the defendant, whereby the former ing greens for play this season. there were and had great difficul- undertook to remove earth from it was decided that the entries for ty in getting an answer. Defen. the hill side, It was said that the open, singles championship dant told him various figures, all 13,477 tains were removed, a tam of the Colony should close on under ten, and when he asked being two baskets, one suspended June 2nd. him how he could meet the at each end of the coolies polo expanses of $130 with a member. ship of under ten, he replied that one of the members paid four or Ave. subscriptions to the expenses. Witness then told him to write a list of the members and he wrote one. He then said that some of the names he had written on the paper were not entered in the Club book, Witness naked him where the books of the Club were, and he was told that they were at defondant's office.

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Plaintiff alleged that he had done work to the value of the amount claimed, but the defendante urged that there was only $898.40 worth of work done, of which avm $788.40 had paid.

The solicitors agreed that the only question was whether a cheng equalled 120 or 60 piculs. Plaintiff clained that a cheng was 60 piouls..

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Singles Handicap A," Class. First Round: Capt. Tracey (owes 3/6) beat W.E. Weilder (owes 15/3) 9.7, 6-1; T. H. King The defondant said that areos. 15) bent J.B. Penman (owes cheng measured 10 feet by 10 4/6) 6-2, 6-4; Major Hunter (ar) feet by 1 foot, and equalled 120 beat Capt. Atkins (owes 3/6) 6-2, Admitted the Visits, The people witness found in the picula which, according to the 7-6. Club included a director of the trade custom, was 120 baskets. Ching Tin restaurant, and they When he put down 120 picula Round: Dr. Aubrey beat W.Net the Godo .. gaveaddresses some in Canton, and in an agreement it meant the Lowe 6-1, 6-3, 6-3. some in Hongkong. Thoy all same number of baskets. On admitted more or less frequent that basis all he now owed was visits to the Club, which was $94.50 which had been paid into neither registered nor exempted, court.

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The place was fitted up oxocod- Judgment was entered for the beat H. Eggers (owes 15) 6-1, ingly well, and was entirely in kooping with the usual club, There was one large sitting room, and four cabiola bǝd- rooms-three of them with bods Obancery Division last month for Round: Capt. Clarke and Leut. Capt. D. Macfadyen, will be despatched and. one without, At least an interlocutory injunction Beattie (rec. 2/6) kont Capt. At for the abore ports on TUESDAY, the one of the people witness found against Mr. George Gray and kins and Capt. Walker (Sor.) 14th fast, at pa in the club occupied one of the George Gray & Co., (Limited) to 46,6-4, 6-4.

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