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THE HONGKONG. TELEGRAPH

THE WATER SHORTAGE-

SATURDAY,

AUGUST 19, · 1922,

Mr. Chan Harr voiced com broker in Hongkong was not an plaint against the injustice-done'agent in law for either party. by people of the unrefined type, The Puisne Judge: "At any who almost appropriated street stage?

Reason for Partial Restriction.

taps to their sole use, employing, Mr. Potter: At any stage. Previous failures of interviews such big receptables as barrels, Mr. Putter's Negative Description. Mr. Chan said that men with. The Judge asked whether a with representatives of the liey-

strength had an advantage in a broker could not be regarded as of an agent if he signed a document. ernment in connection with the

water queue. The diffenity

Mr. Potter: No, my. Lord. I water restrictions have apparently

getting water encouraged water! not discouraged the leaders of the carriers to exact bigh prices and shall show you that an exchange Chinese community, whe, spurred by. the complaints which have many people had found water contract is good in law without continually been sent to the Tung carrying a more lucrative occupa.any signature at all. It does not Wah, Hospital and the Chinesetion than ordinary erotie drad require a signature. The broker la some cases servants had does, as a matter of course, sign: but in law there is not the slight-i General Chamber of Commerce; į gery.

day without

est necessity for a signature at have had another interview with to wait for half a

fall. the Secretary for Chinese Affairs getting a pail of water,

The S.C.A. said he would con-

The Puiane Judge: He is not! R. Halifax) (the Hon. Mr. E

sider the complaint. In future

a contracting agent but merely a the with and subsequently Colonial Secretary and the Direc-the police would standardise water recording agent.

Mr. Potter: Exactly. I bave tor of the Public Works Departs carrying receptacles and would

allow kerosene tins. Ano doubt these gentlemen perform ment. The Chinese di act appear only

a most useful and important fanc- to have teen convinced of the thing larger than kercsene

tion in this Colony. Ther keep' necessity of the present alleged-would not be tolerated.

An interview with the Director in touch with the exchange mar- Le severe festrictions, especially

which have lot Public Works and the Colonialet and so forth. I do not ven- after recent rains.

that Secretary followed, but the result ture to describe them by any par led them to

the

Jalusion the promised no farther alteration in ticular words, but I give them this there is sufficient

an the existing conditions. reservoirs to justify at least extersion of the hours in which water is available.

Water in

tina

WHAT IS A BROKER?

Interesting Legal Arguments

What is the

definition

negative description and I think they will all agree with me-that they are not agents for the bank in the sense that Mr. Jenkin would ask you to find that they are, nor agents for the customer either. For this reason their position is, on the evidence, that they merely communicate an offer to sell gold

to dollars, as in this case the of a Bank of Canton, which the bank

a consider-broker? The question arose durmay or may not accept

the woes

Mr. Potter went on to say that

Led by the two Chinese mem- Legislative Council bery of the

the Hon. Mr. Chow Shou-son and the Hon. Mr. Ng Hon-tsz a the deputation representating Chinese Chamber of Commerce and the Tung Wah Hospital was closeted with the Secretary for Chinese Affairs for able time. Mr. Chow Shou-soning the course of the further said that many letters had been hearing of the Original Jurisdic-it had been given in evidence that tion action between the Bank of the brokers were not concerned received dealing with

in retting their Canton and the British Chinese) in any way at all to protect either It was a of the Chinese water.

recent Trading Company, relating to ajof their principals. In view of the

contracts.! matter for the bank entirely as rains, which had no doubt raised number of exchange

to anand the most acceptable sugges-to whether it would make a con- the level of the reservire

Mr. Chowition came from Mr. F. C. Jenkin.tract with the firm. How could appreciably extent, Shoveson asked if it was possible the counsel for the plaintiff, who it be said, Mr. Potter asked, that for the Government to restore the described him as a communicating a man who acted in that capacity was an agent? He was simply a channel. normal supply or supplement)

Mr. F C. Jenkin continued his person who did nothing more than the hours of supply.

address in reply to the suba:is-communicate to one party the fact on made by Mr. Alabaster on that another party was ready and Thursday that the defendant com-willing to sell a certain thing or pany had no case answer.to buy a certain thing, and it was;

Government Not Bissed.

Mr. Hallifax replied that

Government was fully

aware

of

the

to

the hardships of the Chinese, but Dealing with that portion of the his duty, if the bank said "yes," the necessity of conserving case which concerned the "holdingi to go back and inform the cus-} +++ water supply could not be over-out" of a manager

Dow

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baving tomer. No liability was imposed locked ender existing circumstansible authority to pat through on the broker. The broker could stances The recent ralts being exchange contracts. Mr. Jenkin not possibly be described as an not in any way of a sustained chat said it was evident from the ex-agent. Mr. Potter thought it was acter the benefit to the reservais change contract book that every up to his Lordship to "derise a was not very great. there being exchange contract pu: through for proper definition of an exchange

$92,000,060 only

gallons the defendant firm was done by a broker in Hongkong. All be (Mr. Was therefere Potter) could say was that they available. In winter there was broker, and it very little rac usually, and the blue that the proprietor of the were not agents in law.

Mr. Jenkin: I do not suggest was another censos" for restricting firm knew that this class of busi- the use of water, a full supply ness was put through according that they are.

be granted to the usages of the Hongkong of which could t

had at Exchange market, that the broker! unless

reservoirs The

was aching og an intermediary Hout 2,000,000,000 gallons.

Mr. Ho Kwong said that if the between the firm and the bank Frankly I think my friend's ad- Government has the interest of and that according to that usage mission will put him entirely out the poor classes at heart and if there would be no dicament that of Court on this point,

shortage, why would have to be signed by the. The Puisne Judge pointed ont there was a real

xid:. The that during the course Pere the restrictions net impraed principal on either

the

Surprised:

Mr. Potter: £

AM

surprised!

of his

on places which have meters. toirm had never indicated to the jargament Mr. Jenkin had describe

broker any limitation in the au-led the brokers as agents. leonserve the general supply

Mr. Jenkin replied that like his In-thority of Xavier and that the Government could

was in friend he had some difficulty in in the rider result was that Xavier crease the hours main districts? This seemed to stensible authority to give inproperly describing the profession be an equitable course the Govtructions to brokers incidental to which was carried or by these the business he was managing. gentlemen. He believed that in ernment should, adipt.

Mr. Jenkin said that a broker oslone part of his speech he called

He did not mean) leaving the firm's premises after them runners.

term

the of

Brokers Not Agents

Mr. Halifax

that this course had engaged the attention of the authorit after the insti- order had been given was the to suggest, in using the

firm's agent; but after he had left agents, that they were liable. tatation of the restrictions, but

Replying to the Paisne Judge, it was found to be impracticable the bank he was the bank's agent.

Mr. Jenkin said: I merely meant because, unlike the rider mains

He returned to the firm as the to say that they were condoit which could be shut off, the "main

indicated the pipes or communicating channels pipe" from which water was ran bank's agent and into houses with meters, could rate at which the bank would do solely

Mr. Potter: Once it is conceded not be so treated for faur that business. The firm accepted the might hurst. Besides, the shut-rate, and the broker, as the mutual that brokers are not agents in law agent of both parties, concluded; there is no duty on them to com- "main pipe" ting off

sabmunicate anything. It is not part; would be extremely dangerous in the contract. Mr. Jenkin

mitted that the letter written byl of the broker's daty to commani-i

certain the event of an emergency like "fr. Chin Tin-cho on the 7th Febrate to the bank that a fire, as all fire hydrants were ruary-a document the defendants person has authority. Therefore connected with it. The S.C.A.

regarded as of vital importance- the net result of it all comes to impressed on the deputation that could not, in the light of the evi-this: How can you say, to quote the Government had no prejudice dence as to the usual method of the language of the plea, that against the Chinese. was perating on the Stock Exchange, "these exchange contracts were shown by the fact that the numbe considered as referable to ex-made on the faith of this repre ber of Chinese using water changé contracts; and in view of sentation?". Once you knock out great the fact that it had been negatived the agency, where is the repre meters was four times

by the plaintif in allowing his sentation?

as that of Europeans.

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he agent to arrange contracts subse- The Puisne Judge adjourned the was not suggesting that the Gov-quently. It had been claimed that case sine die. He said that if hel ernment was blased, but the fard- the letter was a notice to the Bank desired to hear the evidence for ships of the poor classes caused of the withdrawal of authority. the defence he would not give any

was incumbent on such but it were

the lengthy reasons, but if he decided by the restrictions that the authoritise should help defendant as the writer of the in favour of the defendant on the them, especially the Secretary letter to satisfy the Judge that submission made, he would state. for Chinese Affairs, whose duty he intended it as such and that them fully in his judgment. to the Chir-ese was likened to that the Bank could not be misled as

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made by Mr. Potter, replying on behalf The suggestion was Mr. M. K. Lo that the time when of the defendant firm, said that water was turned on to Chinese if the Judge accepted the conten- houses be extended by two more tion of the other side Xaxier ad-

Peking. August 18.-La Bain, hours instead of opening street mittedly could not sign a piece of fountains. It seemed that there Paper for $101 but could arrange Minister of Commerce, returned was little difference between the exchange contract for a million ta Peking unexpectedly on Aug.

dollars. If Xavier bad no

a16th and assumed.office yesterday. two measures in respect of their thority to sign on behalf of the The Government has reappoint-

who played cricket for the village, 70 years ago, took his bat to the effects on the water supply.

firm, how could be give authority ed Hu Wei-teb, Liu · Hsin-hsin Dr. W.W.Yen bas brew appoint- wicket for the first over of a

broker

sign and Van Der Havel as represen el chairman of the National match last month at the opening

Standardisation of Water Vessels.

to the

Acording to experts' advice, Colony," Mr.

13

CHINESE AFFAIRS.

HONGKONG.

DR. YEN AND DE, KOO.

"I think the brokers of this

Potter continued tatives on the permanent AP Commission for the Study of of a new cricket ground.

bitration Court the Hague. Financial Problems, s post vacat- said Mr. Hallifax, it was impossi-"will very much regret having Sun Tan-lin, Vice Minister of ed by Dr. Wellington Koo, woo

recommended acceeds Dr. T'en as Minister of

Foreign Affira:

ble to increase the borrs even to given evidence in this case if your three. It might seem incredible, Lordship finde, as Mr. Jenkin has the Interior, - has but if the deputation accompanied suggested, that they are agents, the appointment of the acting him to see the Colonial Secretary That is the last thing that they Givil Governor Sin Hal-knang as He put it most Cy Governor of Karan, but and the Director of the P.WD will admit.”".

NOT OPE AT 92.

they would receive a satisfactory emphatically that on the evidence approval is unexpected vwing to At the age of 92 Mr. G. White, before the Court an exchange Mohammedan opposition Reuter, of Purbrook, naar Portsmouth, explanation.

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