1914-01-09 — Page 5

IS HE DEFENDANT?

The Man or not the Man ?

In the Sommary Court, this morning, before Mr. Justice Gom- pertz, the Hop Hing firm sued the Hing San firm and Han Ping Kee for $78.60, representing rent $28, and the remainder for costs, judgment being given for the plaintiffs last March.

Mr. Crew, of Messrs Hastings and Hastings, appeared for the plaintiffs.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, JANUARY 9, 1914. *'

SPECIAL CABLES.

GENERAL CHANG HSUN,

DEPARTURE FROM NANKING AT LAST,

(From Our Own Correspondent:)

Shanghai. Received J n 3. General Chang Hann left Nanking for Chusbow last evening after" calling on Feng Kho-chong and at the Consulates.

Mr. R. O. Faithfall appeared THE BANGKOK CRISIS. on behalf of a man named Wing Ping, who, it was alleged, had been arrested for Dan Ping koo.

(Continued from Page 1.)

Business Better.

WATER RETURN.

Lovel and Storage of water in Reservoirs on Jau, 1, 1914

CITY AND HILL DISTRIT WATER

WORKS LEVEL,

194

fow

1913

Tyverflow,

{zift, g'u below sit in above aver Tytan manuali, zait," below agit 11in. below Dyaward everlow DIELBOW Tylam Inter-'#jft join, below, left, din mbóva

mediate...... orlow.

OYATHUW Fidft. lubelow tóft sain below

The bazaar is improving, im- porters are delivering goods from their godowns, and credit is being slowly re-established. The sound firms have nothing to fear, they are well known, and there is no chngg........ overfew reason to doubt that accom-

Business is proseding at the banks as usual to-day, but tran- sections with the Chinese are still of a limited nature.

The price of paddy remains in the neighbourhood of 72 to 84 Ticala

ז

Paloverfuw overlow wong-nei ait, play below slit ul. below

STORAGE IN MILLION AND DELIMALS GALLONS.

Tytum..

Tytam Intermediate ......

Pokfula

Consu

December 1913.

Estimated

Consumption... population.. columption per

1973

Fora.

166.15

303-49

1.94

T

16 to

10.54

3154

2042

!! +97

$.10

104

293.67

of the water in the City and ill

έφτι

1913

84-45

33,4

зая m. gala

#35.910

head per day... connected from Rider mains and supply given by public fountains only during December arr

Tomittent supply by Rider mais districts during December, 1913.

KOWEJON WATER WORK LEVEL,

2013 Kowloon Ura) n° 6′′

1' 'Below vitaulan Re- Below

aves flow. servoir)

overflow STORAGE IN MILLIONS AND DECIMALS' GALLONS.

15:4 rais. 'Service to houses in Rider main districts di-

ISTA

The application he was making, esid Mr. Faithfull, was under the following circumstances. In Maroh, last year, & firm named Hop Hing sued the Hing Sun firm. Han Ping-kee was that firm and car:fed on business in that style. He was sued for $26-he did not know who appeared for modation will be forthcoming. It Tytam Byewash........... the plaintiffs and he did not know is stated that the firme making if Mr. Crew did-but there was most noise, and demanding extra woanel-chung judgment given and costa taxed time for payment, are the very at $38.40. There were further people whose businesses were millions of gallons, during the month of Costs of $20.20, making the total never very robust, and who $78.60. An execution was levi- worked largely on credite and ed on March 26, and goods' wore overdrafts. ́ ́ seized from two different address- es, one 29, Lower Lascar Row, ground floor, in the occupation of the defendant, and execution was 'levied on 8, Hollywood Road, also in the occupation of the defendant. His Lordship, Your client? Mr. Faithful:-No, not my

A Bad System. olient, the defendant in the There seems to be a fairly gen-Kowloon Gra- sction who styled himself as the eral belief that the bad system of Hing Sun firm, but it is not bis Government bille being paid by gallons during the month of December 1913 real name, as I shall prove. I the private chrques of the respon-Consumption ehall call a witness who know aible officials, has received its Estimated papala- him. The execution realised only death blow. Under the rules of Conspi about $20, not enough to pay the Treasury such a course should the Court costs, and that was paid not be possible. The Treasury to the landlord for rent. That I rules lay down quite plainly that am not concerned with. The all same received by officials for money with which the goods were and on behalf of overnment purchased was paid by my client shall be paid into the Treasury as * and his mother provided him with воод

as possible after receipt. it. The mother is in Court and The rule regarding payments say NORDDEUTSCHER will prove it. He was in the that monies are only to be with- employ of the defendant who, drawn from the Treasury for after the execution at Hollywood immediate payments. How eye- IMPERIAL GERMAN MAIL Road, gave up the premises. tematically this rule has been His Lordship: Which defend-ovaded by a number of officials we have already pointed out. We Mr. Faithfull :-There is only do not know whether this subject was amongst those tackled by the

ant?

one.

His Lordship:-There are two on the writ.

Mr. Faithfull-Only one de- fendant is carrying on the busi

*ness in one name.

His Lordship-Han Ping-kee

+

213

Gra- 043.30

1974

30930

Reservoir Consumption of water in Kowloon in mitions ví

lont

per

1919

97,000

19.1

3599, n. gations 93.800

10,3 gallons

bead per day. The Governmeal Analyst's reports show that the waler is of excellent quality. Public Works Departinent.

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PRINZ LUDWIG," danger of a loose application of a cargo are hereby informed that sound rule has been made their Goode, with the exception sufficiently plain to all recently, of Opium, Treasure and Valu- It must have been obvions to some ables, are being landed and stored before the present reminder. We at their risk into the hazardous forth for any work done by any Wharf and Godown Company, hope it will not be possible bence- and/or extra hazardous Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon writ that be dil. not tie himself firm for a Government Depart- Limited, Kowloon, and West down as the only partner. ment to be met by the private Point Godowns, whence delivery

cheque of an official, however may be obtained. highly placed.

is the defendant?

Mr. Crew:-You will see by the

Mr. Faithfall:-The man you have arrested you say is Hen Ping-kee; I will prove it is not. 1 am not concerned with the company, I am concerned with individual. You say this is your man; I say it is not.

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ONE PAGE ONLY.

A Question of Bottles of Milk.

Optional Cargo will be forward-

ed on unless intimation is received; from the Consignees before noon [to-day requesting it to be landed

here.

No claims will be admitted after

Mr. Crew: All right. Mr. Faithfull said that he was morning, hefore Mr. Justice delivered after the 16th of Jan., In the Cummary Court, this the Goods have left the Godowns, and all goods remaining un- informed that Hau Ping-kee gave Gompertz, Kate Harrop sned. will be subject to rent. up the premises and the landlord Rattonjes for the sum of $11.16, let the premises to be client. being due for milk sold and de-aged Goods are to be left in the All broken, chafed, and dam- Hie client had been employed by livered.

Godowns, where they will be the firm for some consider Mr. Lewis, of Mesars Johnson, examined on the 16th of Jan., able time as an ironer. His Stokes and Master, appeared for at 9.31.m.

I

his the plaintiff, and Mr. O. F. Mason, All claims must reach us before of Messra D'Almada and Mason, the 23rd of Jan., 1914, or they appeared for the defendant. will not be recognized.

Mr. Mason: I want discovery,

my Lord.

client purchased with own money, or the money bis mother gave him, these goods and set up business himself and had been carrying on the business himself. He had a certificat> Mr. Lewis: There are full from the Sanitary Board showing particulars on the writ, my Lord. that the place was licensed in his His Lordship: Bottles of milk. nime-Wong Ping. He had

Mr. Lewis: Yes, bottles of been carrying on business there milk. 'ever since, ualil arrested for this Mr. Maron: I want particulare debt last Monday. He was ar-as to who ordered the milk, and rested by the plaintiffe on the inspection of the plaintiff's booke. grounds that he was the defend- Mr. Lowie: A tall order for ant, for the balance of the "debt eleven dollara.

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Pages.

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7-8 Hongkong Street Index ...50 Canton News ............ 59 Deutsch Asiatisobo Baok...59 A Voyage of Adventure...59-80

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hereby informed that all Sport.19-53 The King of the Air"...81 Lordship had to decide into vad, not the amount (Laugh- Goods are being landed at their Kowloon Deck Bill..... 54-55 A Rice in Opium..... BL was whether his client was ter).

risk into the Godowne of the The Children's Sports.....55-58 Now Ags Lights the man who was sued by the Lia Lordship: You want to sea Hongkong and Kowloon Front in Kowloon.......56 plaintiffs.

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School Peak

Closing

.57

His Lordship-That is eo,

suppose ?

Mr. Crew-Yea.

Wong Fing denied that he was Hau Ping-kee, and did no know Han Ping-kee.

The mother of the last witnes gave evidence to the effect that she lent him money with which to purchase articles for a laundry, The case was proceeding as we went to press

Peak Church......

The Sunday School at the Peak Church is to be toopened on Bunday pt 3 p.m. when children will be welcomed.

Mr. Mason: No, my Lord, cer- tainly not,

Mr. Lowie: Will you adjourn it for a week?

His Lordabip: Yes.

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