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SIR PAUL CHATER SUED.

Prospecting in the New Territory.

In the Supreme Court, this morning Mr. Justice Gompertz (Actio Chief Justice) heard a claim by George Loózius, a min. ing en inser of Dutch nationality from Sir Catchick Paul Chater O.M.G for $45,000 and 150 fully up shares of $100 eaoli in the Hongkong Iron Mining Compy Limited, or, in the altera dive, $15,650, remunera- tion or professional services ronded.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, MAY 1914.

SPECIAL CABLES.

(From Our Own Correspondent).

MONGLIANS MASSACRED.

F

DEAD AND WOUNDED THROWN INTO DITCH,

Shanghai, Received May. 4 A hundred inhabitants of Inner Mongolia were entic- ed by Chinese into a loop-holod defence at Ketung, to the north-west of Kalgan, and seventy were massacred.

The dead and wounded ware thrown into a ditob.

TENNIS TOURNAMENT.

The Presentation of Prize's.

DAIRY FARM NEWS.

RECEIVED

NEW SHIPMENTS OF FRESH SIBERIAN SALMON.

FILLETS,

SMOKED

HADDOCKS,

BILLIARDS.

Soldiers Club Tournament.

Mr. Alabaster and Mr. Eldon liable to pay one quarter as, to Potter, instructed.by. Mr. Willson, the development. It was not of Messrs. Stephens and Willson, (unreasonable that Sir Paul Chater appeared for the plaintiff and should demand that plaintiff and Mr. Sharp KC., instructed by Mr. McMillan should pay the quarter - Looker of Messrs Deacon, Looker, of the expenses of the develope

Deacon and Harston, appeared ment although it might involve The prize distribution in oon- for the defendant,

them sacrificing a quarter of their neetion with the Honkong Cricket The statement of claim was to share in the remaneration. As Club tennia tournament took the effact that by an agreement plaintiff and McMillan were place on Saturday afternoon, Miss in writing dated July 22, 1005, without funds, it was arranged Robertson performing the ples- the defendant and Sir Formusjee they should pay their proportion ant duty of handing over the! Nowrojee Mody, since decorsed, in shares, not in cash. The com- prizes to the winners. The L R.O. jointly contructed with the plain-gany was commenced at a nominal beat the H.K CO. by 68 to 40. till and Archibald Campbell cipital of $1,000,000, in ten Mr. F. Maitland, the President, MoMillén, eince deceased, that in thousand $100 shares. Of these in introducing Miss Robertson The H.K. Police and Warders consideration of the plaintiff and ton thousand the vendors were observed that many years had registered two further succesnes McMillan prospecting for minerals to get 7,250 fully paid up abares. nesnedence the L.R.O, and the in the fifth and sixth games of the in the New Territories and ad- That left 2,750 to be issued to H.X.C.C. tennis contests were mi final heat, played on Friday jacent British Islands, the former the public. Those shares were first held. At the tennis finals evening last against 88 Co. R.G.A., would pay to the latter proper issued to the public later on, at this year there had been remark-"B" Team, and now fead by the and reasonable remuneration. 25, partly paid up, but, the ably large attendences, bat he substantial margin of From July 1905 to April 108 shares paid to the vendors were would like to see larger atten- Scores: with the rxcoption of a period of fully puip up. This would mean dances at their cricket matchee, H.K. Polics and Wardere. three months the plaintiff rendered that according to the agreement He congratulated the LRC. on his services.

Grimmitt It was stated by there would be 5,437 for Sir Paul their win that afternoon and the Franks plaintiff that $45,000 was a pro- Chater and Sir H. N. Mody to play had been so good that he per and reasonable remuneration divide between them and 1,830 would have liked to have seen all for such professional services for plaintiff and Mr Millan to the games. He was pleased to Under Agreement dated divide, and 906 would be their announce that they would be October 10, 1906, defendant | proportion.

sending a cricket team to Shang received from the Hongkong Iron Plaintiff and McMillan were hai next month and he was glad. Mining pany Limited for and getting 750 shares each on to be able to say that the team; on behalf of the plaintiff 906 account. The accounts had never they were going to sand would be. fully paid up shares. of been made out; by that he meant the best in the Colony. Naturally $100 sach in tha said that they had never been made they all hoped the Hongkong company. The plaintiff had up by the owners and presented team would beat Shanghai on the received from the defendant only to the plaintiff, showing there latter's ground. Those game 750 of the said shares and there was a settlement of accounts. had taken place for many years, was a balance of 156h fully paid

and although they had rarely up shures due to him.

'cen able to beat Shanghai on the latter's ground they had hopes of doing so this time (Applauss).

Aliza Robertson presented

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Siagles Handicap "A" Clage.

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To-day's Advertisements

PUBLIC AUCTION

THE Undersigned has received Auction on

instructions to sell by Public

FRIDAY, the 8th. May 1914,

commen-

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242.

250

A Quantity of

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The best break was 30, by Franks.

LATEST SHIPPING

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MOVEMENTS OF STEAMERS. The LG. M... LUTZOW which laft here on the 30th Apr. at 8 p.m. arcived at Shanghai on the 3rd ins at 8 am.

The P. M. A. SIBERIA arrived"nt Manile on the 2nd May, at 10 am. and will leave that port on the 4th May'nt 4 Hongkong on the 6th May, murning, at

for this port, and is due to arrive aere on The French PHUYEN left Saigon

about 8 o'clock.

or about the 5th instant.

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The H, A. L. BAYERN loft iga-

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Sandford and Murphy; 2, Mesers. Pore on the 3rd inst. a.na. and may be ex- Joseland and Penman.

Mixed Doubles.-1, Mr. R Hancock and Mrs. Beavis; 2, Mr.

Championship Singles (round).)

Penman.

Previous to Mr. Nesbit receiv- ing the Championship Cup Mr. Baid the winner

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Uutil the accounts were made up thoy had to claim all in case they Mr. Alabaster in a very lengthy claimed too lile. To complete apecing said the plaintiff was a the story, said counsel; plaintiff mining engineer and, having and McMillan went on working obtained first of all a theoretical and developed the various pro- the prizes to the following: knowledge, he came out abroad to pertics, plaintiff being in charge obtain practical knowledge. Hea inanager of the iron mines-1, Mr. S. E Greon; 2, Mr. T.pm. which makes her due to arrive at had had experience in South and managed other properties H. King. Africa, Dutch Indies, Klondyke at the request of Sir Paul Chater and other places, and he come here he had no agreement with the1, Capt. Hatherly Smith; 2, Mr. Singles Handicap "B" Class, and made the acquaintanco of company. He acted for Sir Paul. O, Clarke. McMillan hrough the instrument-Chater until 1908. o 1907 Mc Handicap Doubles.-1, Messrs. ality of air. Griffiths of Canton. Millan went to Burmah and there Plaintif McMillan received died. In March 1908 the French an intronuption to Sir Paul Chater Fathers lent plaintif $30,000 on and Sir. N. Mody and the his 750 shares. Plaintiff went to former in de a proposition to the Australia intending to return in a H. Humphreye and Mrs. Arm latter gen leman. An agreement year's time. Counsel thought his strong. was enter into in July, 1905, a first year's interest was deducted prospectis agreement, the ex-from the loan, While in Austra--1, Mr. S. E. Green; 2, Mr ponaca of prospecting to belis, plaintiff heard from the paid by Sir Paul Cluster and French Fathers demanding the Sir H N. Mody. Although second year's interest. Plaintif development was referred to cots to "Sir Paul Chater asking Vaitland there was no reference as to who him to put matters right. What thoroughly deserved the cup for should pay for development. happened to that letter they which he had had to gain three After the agreement was aigned did not know. The French consecutive victories, beating plaintiff and McMillan disclosed Fathore being unable apparently Captain Day, Mr. Joseland and to Sir Paul Obater the discoveries to get the second year's interest now Mr. Green. He congratulated CIRCUS AND MENACERIE. ING MACHINES (new)... they had made and they went on sold those shares at 325 a share, Mr. Nesbit on winning the cap Veveloping the mines they had and perhaps Sir Paul Chater and though it would now ples Discovered.. The work in the would be able to inform the Court out of the Club's possession he New Territories contiuned after who purchased the shares. Coun was sure they would be able to Acknowledged Barnum of the the signing of the agreement and feel continued that they had reason the plaintiff and MeMillun, fully to believe Sir Paul Chater parch

get another by next year expected to be paid the remunera-nged them himself although (Applause. tion for the work they had done. several still stood in plainuff's'

Mr. Nesbitreesivad rousing However, they were always name though he had parted with cheers and a tiger.". put off and told

wait his shares, to

When plaintiff The President referred to the As they expected their remuner-returned the French Fathers quiet and unassuming manner in ation would depend largely on obtained judgment against him which Mr. P. M. Hodgson, the results, they were content to wait for the balance due in their Hon. Secretary had worked on a time. After the first agreement transaction.

babalf of the Club. He also had been signed there was 8 His Lordship asked what the thanked Miss Robertson for pre- typhoon and the plaintiff's papers present market value of the seating the prizes and handed and notebooks and part of his shares was?.

her a bouquet of white flowers. household in the New Territory Mr. Albaster said it wa站| Cheers and a tiger were given were blown away; that was 1906. rather peculiar; the shares were for Miss Robertson. At that time the iron mine had not in the market, the only shares reached a stage when it was ready published were subject to a lia- be played off on Wednesday LOOK to be floated and the plaintiff's bility of 875. Thay still owed evening. solicitors wrote a letter re the $75 a abare. The abares that assignment of shares. Another Sir Paul Obater controlled were,

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letter was written in September of course, fully paid up. In 0180 could make the present valos

re the agreement and saying the

company Was wound up $75 a share. that no mention was made there would be $75 Д of the services rendered by share from

After the tiffin adjournenont "the public plaintiff and McMillan in pros- and that alone would be sufficient portion of the afternoon citing Mr. Alabaster took up the major pecting and discovering, opening to pay between twenty and authorities and the case WBS up and developing, the mines in twenty-five thousand dollars. In the New Territories. Sir Paul addition there wore "the iron proceeding se we went to preng.

Sir Robert Hart's Statue.

Chater and Bir H. N. Mody were mines on which they had a sevon- to pay three quarters of the ex-ty five years' lease. They had a penues in the iron mines and large amount of iron, the difficulty plaintiff and MoMillan to pay one of exploiting it owing to the quarter. So far as the expenses absence of coal was minimised Mr. F. A. Agleo, Inspector of prospecting were concerned owing to modern methode General of Customs, who is com- under the original agreement enabling them to use oil instead ing to Shanghai to unveil the plaintiff and MoMillan were to and the mines were without doubt statue of Sir Robert Hart, was pay nothing. The agreement becoming very valuable property,xpected to arrive last week. had been signed and probably so, with all their assets, they Mca. Aglen is eccompanying him. plain and McMillan would be

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