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SUB-CONTRACTOR'S CLAIM.

An Interesting Judgment.

Judgment was this marning given by Mr. Justice Gomparts, in the Summary Court, in an action brought by Li Yan Ke against Li Wah Hing (trading a the On Hing firm) for balance due for work done as sub-com- tractor.

Mr. Justice Gompertz said÷- The plaintifa claim is for the balance due for work done by him as sub-contractor to defendant

The defence is as follows: On the 7th. February, 1921, being the eve of China Now Year's Day. the plaintiff's representative was present with other creditors at the defendant's shop. The defendant announced that he had no money, but that | he bad managed to borrow the sum of $2,000, out of which he proposed to pay his creditors about 20 per cent more or less of the amount of their claims, aggregating roughly $10,000, if they would agree to take it in full satisfaction. If this offer was 10-| fased, he would' fite his petition in bankruptcy. The arrangement was not at first accepted and there were many complaints. Finally, however, all present except two persons agreed to a present payment in full satia- fation of their claims. The de fendant's sccountant then made a list of creditors with the amount receivable by such. The list was theaded as follows:-

**The following is a statement of moneys due to various firms) for goods and for work done, com- mencing from 1919 and ending|

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on the 7th day of February, 1921 J Optician. which when duly received shall

be deemed to be in full settle.] 12 Quem's Rd. C. ment. This is proof"

Each creditor then who accept- ed the amount written apposite his name: appended his signature, and the word "received." Even-

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tually, one of the two dissentienti creditors came in a little later, agreement and if that be 30," received the amount offered him he says "neither H.W.R not and daly signed the receipt. One the plaintiffs are bound by it." man only stood out and refused to sign he was paid nothing creditors but one agreed in the In the present case all the thea and has received nothing end and there was thus ample

siaca.

agreement.

DAY BY DAY.

States was arrested on the Praya A returned emigrant from the yesterday as a result of the The plaintif did not attend consideration for the plaintiff's discovery on him of a revolvar and personally, as he was sick, butj

On the evidence, 142 rounds of ammunition. When he sant his father.

moreover, it is clear those credi- brought before the Magistrate There is a certain conflict of who scorsted payment and this morning, he said that he had evidence which on the maint signed the rezsip: kasw when lins: landed from the Keystona. points I am prepared to decidey did so that two of their State, and was ignorant of the in the defendant's favour.

number declined to come in. local regulations concerning the It is noteworthy that, when the case first came on for hearing, tiff never got a full 20 per cent.

Another point is that the plain. Possession of arms. Mr. Lindsell asked it be bad not seen the only point made for the bat only about 15 per cent. while

notice of the regula- plaintiff was that the signature one creditor got over 20 per csatliner, and the defendant replied

tions posted

board the put in as that of the 350-Was

imposed a $100 fine and made the order that the arms should bai returned to the defendant within the probational period of three months on bis producing an arms permit from the Canton authori- ties.

a forgery; that the son nerer in Now the announcement by the in the negative. It was his habit, fact signed the document. This defendant was that he would pay he said, to carry the revolver to contention Mr. Russ very wisely about 20 per cent. He had 52,000 | safeguard the jewellery he car dropped-be felt, I think, that it to distribute among creditors for ried with him. The Magistrate could not be supported on the about $10,000 and he says that evidence. It is not now the larger amounts got a smaller effectively contested that the son percentage. The amount to be when he took the money signed paid to each creditor was written an acknowledgment that he down and it was open to him if he received it in full settlement, was dissatisfied with the sum The 100 says now that he never allotted to him to stand out for Bank, and he had to move into read the paper be signed; that be more. A man who does not, do the roadway to continue his was told he was receiving a pay- this and is satisfied with the The Police Take Action..

journey.

ment on account only, and that amount be receives cannot claim That it was with difficulty that he believed this: and never took later on to have the whole Following recent complaints the Traffic Inspector carried out the money in settlement. I am transaction reopened. There is voiced by the Telegraph against

his instructions was indicated to bound to say that I do not believe no taint or fraad, for I am quite the obstraction caused on the the Magistrate when that officer a word of this, nor do I believe satisfied that every creditor pavement outside the Chartered stated that as soon as he ordered the son's statement that the de- understood what was being done Bank and Netherlands Trading the Chinese to move from one fendant was cat present when the and acquiesced in it. The case Society premises. by Chinese, pot they congregated in another. payments were made and the falls within the principle laid mostly of

When this had been repeat-receipts given. The next ques- the type that

down in Good v. Cheeseman, ed three speculate in

times the

ofEcertion is as to the authority of the B. & Ad. 918. exchange. the Police have taken action.

dodged into a lane or alleyway 103 A

to accept a composition. There must be judgmeat.for the case was heated by Mr. R. E.etween the buildings and sur-There is so much that is incredi defendant, with costs. Lindsell this morning when a prised them, for, disregarding his bie in the plaintiff's story that I Chinese broker was charged with orders that they should stay am inclined, on the whole, to obstructing the pavement and within the passage of the accept the defendant's version of with refusing to obey the lawful Datch Bank, they again emerged the matter. He says that he saw orders of a constable when the to the stree: and gathered father and son together some Jatter requested him to

on

move

private

in a group, the central figura little time before, when the father

ROPE COMPANY.

Dividend and Bonus. At the forthcoming meeting of shareholders of the Hongkong Rope Manufacturing Company, the following division of profits for last year will be recommend.

ed, viz:-

To place to Reserve

Fond...

$ 3,000.00 To Equalisation of

Dividend account.... 50,000.00) To Bonus to Staff

4.034.53

COMPANY MEETING.

To Bogus to Mr.

of which was the defendant. said that be was sick and could Hongkong Hotel Company.

The latter appeared to be the not attend to business and that principal offender. He was hold-the son would represent him.

Klinck on retirement .15.000.00

To pay a Final Divid.

To pay a Bonus of $1

end of $1 per Share 60,000.00

per Share

60,000,00

And to carry forward 11,186.74)

$205,271.37

MYSTERY OF STRAITS CHINESE PRISONER.

The case was in charge of the

An extraordinary meeting of Captain Superintendent of Police ing & slip of paper in his hands The defendant ways that he told the Hongkong Hotel Company [Mr. E. D. C. Wolfe) who said and, oblivious to the return of the the father then that he might was bald at the Hotel this morn. that it was the result of com Inspector, was excitedly shouting have to ask for a composition. ing for the purpose of confirming plaints received from Individuals and also those which be "quotations".

what appeared to the Inspector to Even if I am wrong here, I am the resolutions passed at s had appeared in the Press. He

satisfied that the son knew per- meeting held on February 1st, The Magistrate dismissed the featly well what he was doing and Mr. A. R. Lowe presided and there had

instructed the Traffic charge of refusing to obey the that he told the father, when he were also present Sir. Ellis Inspector, Mr. Garrod, to go down lawful orders of the constable"got home, what had been done Kadoorie, Sir Paul Chater, Mr. and warn those people that they, but registered a conviction on the and that the father was satisfied. Bcott Harston, (Directors), Sent Back from Hongkong. were not allowed to obstruct the charge of obstruction. The de- and accepted the payment as Mr. J. H. Taggart (Managing parement in question. The officer fandent was fined $5. warned them on three separate

extinguishing the debt. Another Director), Mr. H. N. Beaurepaire "THE TORILLA INCIDENT. The C. S. P., as a last word, said point taken by Mr. Russ in his (Secretar), and Messrs. Fung The Torilla having been oncasions this morning disperse, but the defendant was

to that it was very necessary that his able argument was that unless Tat-bang, W. Alderson, N. V. searched high and low without obdurate. This matter of the clear in that crowded portion of position failed,

the pavement should be kept every creditor came in the com- A. Croucher, M. S. Northcote, Tresult for the missing prisoner, obstraction of the parement in the road. It was, moreover, the Reay Richardson, S. C. M. & R. Smith, W. E. Van Epps and E. J. back from Hongkong to stand his He referred to R Parsons, A. 5. Ellis, A. Woo Chay Sang, who was sent question was of long standing, only footpath is that locality. And he (Mr. Wolfe) had had

422. The headnote on this point Chapman (shareholders). The trial in connection with embezzle- occasion.to write recently to the passage between two of the build-

Inspector Garrod said that a is as follows:—

shares represented by those preement of property here, and whe Secretary for Chinese Affairs 1ngs in this locality could be used as it did not show that all or

"Hold that this plea was badent were 80,341.

mysteriously disappeared early as to how the matter stood by these Chinese, but apparently the great body of the defendant's been read,

The notice of meeting having hours before the vessel put into on Monday morning last a few in its relation to his Department,it was considered not good enough creditors bad come into the ar- The Secretary did warn those for the purpose.

port, it is now concluded that he The Chairman said:-I now could not have been hiding in the Chinese, and it was only recently

rangement and agreed to take) composition." that the obstruction of the pava.

beg to propose that the resolu-ship. He must have jumped meat again became acute. It

When the case is looked at it is tions which the Secretary has overboard, and is either drowned was quite impossible for a pedes- A woman stated at Clerkenwell inge. It was consistent with the

seen to be a decision on the plead-just read to you be confirmed and or has reached some Isad neigh- I shall be glad if some share bouring Bingapore. The Tozilla frian to use the pavement, the County Court that she was the ples, said Lord Abinger, G. B., holder will kindly second that, continued her journey to Rangoon obstructors lined it from the motor of 27 children. Seven sons that every other creditor, except Mercantile Bank to the Chartered¦ served in the war.

Mr. Northcote seconded and the | yesterday.—Singapore Free Press lone, refused to enter into the resolution was agreed to..

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