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Mr. Davidson on Professional

Etiquette.

This morning in the Summary Court, before Mr. Justice Haze- land, the "Robinson Piano Co., Ltd. Des Voeux Road Central, sued Miss Claru Blanch, 37 Wynd- ham Street, claiming the sum of $149,50 alleged to be balance due for goods sold and delivered.

The defendant paid $68.50 into court alleging that sum to be suflicient to meet the claim.

Mr. R. O. Faithfull appeared for the plaintiff and Mr. Davidson, Mesara. Hastings und Hastings, for the defence,

Mr. Faithfull reminded his Lordship that ho adjourned the case ou Monday in order to enable him to move the court for non-suit instead of his giving judgment for the defendant us his friend wanted.

Mr. Davidson said the only qucation was whether this w38 a proper cuse for his Lordship to exercise his discretion. Thora

was no doubt of the existence of the power of his Lordship to grant a non-suit,

:

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, JUNE 18, 1914.

SPECIAL CABLE.

DAIRY FARM NEWS.-

(Special Pacific Servics to the Telegraph "Reuter.)

"WHITE WOLF'S" MOVEMENTS.

BRIGANDS PURSUED BY GENERAL CHAO.

Siangfu.. Received June 18.

The White Wolf," with upwards of a thousand men, has escaped by rapid movements into the Southern Mountains, after having been driven out of Kaneu and Western Shenai by General Chao, who pursued him vigorously for sixty days. The districts through which the brigands possed have boen devastated; the cropa and hopeos burned. White Wolf "sometimes travelled three hundred in twenty four hours. The rebels are now mov- ing towards Shangchow.

MILITARY TROPHIES.

THE MIDSHIPMAN.

Mr. Faithfull, supporting his Presented by Major General Kelly.. claim for a non-suit, said that

The Fortnightly Review contains his Lordship had hold at the

a powerful indictment of the The presentation of the trophies present system of training naval previous hearing that he had not wou in various billiards competi- oflicere, and the reputation of the called sufliciout opidence to prove tions, and also military sporting authors, Admiral Henderson sud his case. He would say, without evente, took place last evening at Dr. H. B. Gray, is a guarantee imputing anything to his friend, the Soldiers' Club, the ceremony that the criticisms are more then he had been misled by his friend's boing performed by H.E. Major justified. The importance of thie attitude in the which Goneral Kelly, general officer truly Imperial Question" is appeared to be a friendly ono. commandling. Elo consequently did not go to

succinctly stated by the writers the trouble and have all the

in their opening axiom. evidence which he should have done bad his friend abown a different attitudo.

His Lordship:-Wo discuss that.

won't

Mr. Faithfull said he had only called a scintilla of evidence and he submitted, on the strength of anthorities ho quoted; that he was entitled to a non-suit.

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was devotor to completing the The first part of the evening ftual for the tfong kong Volunteers Billiards Challenge Cup, botween officers is, beyond controversy, couver, where the immigration Bombardier Barker, 87th Coy. one of the most vital problems officials will begin their examina- it.0.A. and Pto, Fellows, D.C.LI. which can confront those primari-tion of the passengers tomorrow. though Barker won by tan points, of these islands and for the The game was most stendy and ly responsible for the inviolability his victory was not sullicient safety of our sea-borne commerce; band, in their coloured garbs The Blindua ure a picturesque, team, the DC.L.I. combination say that the integrity of the

the cup for his it is, indecu, no exaggeration to representative of many classes went to the table. having a load of 75 before they" British Empire depends mainly wearing riding breeches and

in India. A number on the quality of the personnel helmets, indicating that they efficiency of that Personnel is at Cavalry regimente; others are or correspondent in French & European seoks let ne potent a factor in the era clothed in khaki uniforma, and Italian

position as Book-Keeper of the 15 inch gun and the super include students, merchants and SAVOYARD " c/o Dreadnought as in the days of coolies.

languages. Apply the Victory and the thirty-two

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are

la making the prosentation in the first line of defence. The wore formerly members of Sikh / WANTED. —

Mr. Davidson submitted that the Buthorities quoted by his friend did not help him in his request. His Excellency remarked on the In this case the evidence of the ploure it gave him that evening plaintiff had been called. It was to be present. The billiards he inadequate, but it was all he had seen that night led him to avilable. His friend claimed think that during the competition because there was so little exid-they must havo beon of a very ence the ground for 's non sqit high claus. He was pleased to was all the stronger. Iia non-ice that the people who gave the suit were granted it would Volunteers a good run for their mount to this: that, in every caso where there was not sufficient evidence the platatiff had only to say "we can get more evidence and we can get a non-suit." His friend had complained of being misled. He did not pay how because be knew that anything which led him to think he, Afr. Davidson, was not going to fight, whe statod 'without prejudice." Altor certain point nothing parsed between his friend and himself, except that they were going to fight the oase, und some days before the GALO was fought, they paid money into court with a denial of liabil- ity. Everything that his friend had said, had been said in breach of the etiquette of the court that things said "without prejudice".C.L.I. should not baepeated in court. Hia Lordship nou-suited the 'plaintiff with coste.

A

A MAKE SHIFT.

!!

A certain amount of jealousy

are

ou'r

2:

PUBLIC AUCTION

The equipment of the Navy is a wealthy contractor from Lahore Their leader, Gurdit Singh, is,

only economy that can be wisely English. He is determined to an expensive necessity and the Province, speaking excellent money were from his owu Corps,effected is to secure the best ad-carry the fight for the entry of THE Undersigned has received the Royal Engineote.

The following were the trophies The article passes in careful tribunal,"

ministration in all departments. the distributed :-

passengers to the last instructions to sell by Public, review the conditions of

Auction on Soldiers' Club Billiards Tourn present system of training at The immigrante were unaware ament-

WEDNESDAY, the 24th June 1914 commencing Hongkong Volunteers.

Cup and medals to Oaborne and Dartmouth and we of the Order in Council 10 forco/at 2.30 p.m. at his Sales Rooms, Highest Break Sergt. Piut.conclusion:-

faced with this serious prohibiting the entry of artisana A Large Quantity of Valuable H.K. Police, 50

"Duddell Street, and labourers and believed that Housenold Furniture. "It amounts to this: that while the duly prohibition which they Lengkong Volunteers Uilliards the country expects to get and to would have to fight would be

Comprising:➡ Challenge Cap:-Cup and gold pay for the very best, the creme owing to their not having come BEVELLED MIRRORS, DIN

TEAK SIDEBOARDS medals, D.C.1.1., silver medale, de la creme, among the youth by a continuous journey from NER 87th Cay. RG.A.

WAGGONS, Eugland to protect her their country of origin. Two TABLES and CHAIRS, TEA Roberts, D,C.L.I., 43.

Highest break-Bandmaster Empire, some at least

her defenders are deficient in Maru, one being the wife of STANDS, American-made Roll women are on board the Komagata TABLES, ICE CHESTS, WRIT- intelligence and unfit to become Gurdit Singh.

ING TABLES, naval officers, or at least are much

Top DESK and OHAIR, GLASS; helow the desirable standard."

and CROCKERY WARE, OUT- Can any state of things be more

LERY, eto, disquieting?"

4/

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The eximination of the passen- gers will oroapy everal days, TEAK DOUBLE & SINGLE The article should be carefulle moored in mid-stream leat an LED GLASS DOORS, MARBLE during which the rossol will be WARDROBES WITH BEVEL: and reasonable recommendations store. Gurdit Singh has bean etudied and it' muneration attempt should be made to escape ING TABLES, TOILET CROCK- TOP WASHSTANDS, DRESS-

Polo Cup.-87th Coy, B.G.A. On the suggestion of Col. should command themselves tolin communication with the BritishERY, BRASS & IRON BED-

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the Navy. The practical proposal.

is briefly summarised :-

"To sum up, our proposal is thia: that. Vandidates for the

Economic Objections. Navy (like Candidatos for the

Commenting on the arrival of Amy) should parsue their gener- the vessel the Victoria Times says, moving vicar and his earnest, The report just issued by the education at the Public School We cannot for economic reasons energetic young curate. The parishioners, however, never over-

Floha Tulle Works, Piauen, the up to the ages of sixteen to seven- permit them to enter. If we did ked the fact that it was from largest of the Gorman tulle com- teen; that they should be allowed we would be

swamped with ponies, shows a net profit of two out of three possible trials in aa iaflax of people whoso stand. Je vicarage they must expect bh material benefite se coll's 13,005, against £43,348 last the course of that year; that their ards are vastly different from fet jolly and bed-socks. The year.

The dividend is 16 per election should be determined ours, and, whose presence in large V bad just returned from hisce against 14 per cont. The by examination and by person numbers would create disturb Banual mouth's vacation, spent in capitol is £250,000. The works al interview combined with the autoder wou

most dangerous Italy, and was making a round are well supplied with orders, usual medical safeguards; that character. We would be laying of the district. At a cottage door and another satisfactory year is the selected Candidates should up a store of trouble for the future The Waldhausen spend eighteen months at Dart-in various directions, not only for he came across an addition to the anticipated. flook in the arms of its fond Cotton Spinning Company, mouth before going to sea, and ourselves but for the empire as a mamma. After inquiring its

Manchon-filadbach, after provid- that their work at the Colleges whole. name, he said, "I sincerely hope it and is not paying a dividend, the groundwork required for r ing for depreciation, has no pro- should be exclusively devoted to

"Recent occurrences in South

the tactful mother, with a curtsey,

COSY CORNER, etc., etc.

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GEO. P. LAMMERT, Auctioneer,

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the little fellow has been baptiz- ed?" "Oh, well, sit," replied Last year there was a not profit sea officer to that and nothing Africa furnish us with abundant of £7,121, and 5 per cent was more. The State should defray warning on this point, We paid. The capital is £122,500. from entry all costs for training cannot afford to throw down the (MCGREGOR, GOW & Co.) Ltd, The Societe inonyme de Filatures and their pay when afloat should bars, even at the risk of India's de Schuppe, Lyons, one of the two be aufficient for maintenance loss to the Empire." largent Continental waste silk Finally, it is emphasised once

"I should not like to go so far

as to say that you being away but your young man came round

and did what he could." Pearson's Magazine.

2. Obstructing the Fairway.

Gurdit Singh has given the

For Glasgow & Rotterdam"

The s.s. CLENSTRAE'

Saloon fare Hongkong/Glas-

spinning concerns, in again pay more that early specialistio train following written enigmatic state- ing 25 per cont. The Belgian ing and the monotony of type ment to the newspapers here, Artificial Silk Company Via resulting from the aggregation The main object of our coming (Capt. MoGillivray) will be das cose, bana uet profit of £59,330, from an early age of a mass of is to let the British Government patched for the above ports on or At the Marine Court, this The Austrian Cotton Manufactur boys all taught the same subjects know how they can maintain about 13th July 1914. morning, before

Commandering Company, Non Streen, Vienoa, of studs, and all disciplined on their rule in India, sa the Indian Beckwith, B. N. seven Obinere haguet profit of £4,370, which the same system, are fatal to that Government is in danger now. were fined sums varying from is being carried forward. It is spontaneity independence and adays. 813 for obsin romangeative priors for esential qualities of the Watch the British Government will love for mooring their stated to be quite impossible to self-determination which are the We can absolutely state how

pansa obstruction in the Sửu lern, this Company's products.

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