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SERVANTS IN-

BASEMENT.

Resident Fined Ten Dollars.

this morning.

place appeared

Ellas, who told that he was the

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presentative in the case.

APPEAL COURT.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH:

KWANGTUNG FIGHTING.

Nanyang Bros. and French City Twice Changes Hands.

Mission.

According to latest reports from Canton, there has bean no fighting] between the forces at the oantre

expedition.

A summons against Mr. A: L

The Hongkong Appeal Court is | Cuno, No. 42 Elgin Street, for at present engaged in hearing in the northern part of the pro- allowing the basement of his case between the Nangang Brovince, nor on the right wing. house to be used for habitation Tobacco Co. and the Procureurn the left wing, however, severe purposes was heard by Mr. C. D. General in Hongkong for the battles have taken place, with the Melbourne at the Police Court Society des Missions Etrangeres, result that Ching Fuen city has arising out of a decision fire by twice changed bands. The issue The defendant

abeant the Chief Justice in August last is not settled yet. from the Colony, and in his in the latter's favour.

It is reported that a The Court is composed of the of high military officers in Can- Mr. E. G.

number the Bench Chief Justice (Sir Wm. Reeston have, under the advice of defendant's Davias), Sir SkinnerTurner(Judge Sun's party, decided to request brother-in-law and was his re- of H. B. M. Court in China), and Dr. Sun to again declare himself Direct the Puisas Judre (Mr. Justice H. President of China, and also to is the notice from the Sanitary H. J. Comparis). The appallan's issue orders for the northern Bourd was received in regard to are legally represented by Mr. C. the breach of the Public Health G. Alabaster, E.C, and Mr. Eldon It is said that the committees Ordinance, he gaze instructions Potter (instructed by Messrs. G. of the Sine Benavolent Societies, to the servants not to sleep in the S. Hall Brutton). Respondents owing to lack of cash with which basement. If after that they still are represented by Mr. Eldon to used the place, it was contrary to Potter and Mr. F. C. Jenkia demanded by the Mayor, have рад the $1,500,000 loan (instructed by Mesars. Deacon.decided to mortgage their pro- Mr. J. A. Fraser, Secretary of Harston and Shenton). the Saoilary Board, said that the The case was argued before the perties to foreign banks at a high

irate of interest. Board was not bound to give Chief Justice in the Supremei notice. Plenty of warning had Court in July last year. It rest been given and when the place ed on the construction to bel was visited during the night-time placed on the Rents Urdinance, it was found that the notice had 1921. Defendants (the appel- not been complied with. The laats in the appeal) claimed that servants occupied the place in certain

Caroline premises in the night-time and vacated it Road were a domestic tone- during the day by removing the ment within the meaning of the bed-boards. We gave him every Act. The premises in question bin correspondent in reference to chance," added MF. Fraser. were leased by plaintiffs (the the suicide of a Russian White

Mr. Elias They · came at respondents in the appeal) to the officer. 12.30 at night, when we were all Chartered Bank in 1916 for and be had known the extremes of His name was Glyndoff, in bed. We cannot be expected years, at $1,500 a month, with the adventure.

He begsa lite as a to watch the servants during the option of a renewal for a further lawyer. the graduate of the period of two or three years. The night.

His Worship Did you receive lesaee was empowered to underier est law school his country a letter?—Yes, I have received the premises. The lease restrict-

h's orders.

SUICIDE AT HARBIN.

A Man of Hany Wars.

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maintained.

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those rare occasions where a man Iskan fecm the ranks

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letter and I gave instructions led the use of the premises for took place, he joined as a private, at the same time that the servants factory and godown purposes but his daring and natural ability were not to sleep in the basement, and or for the purpose to command brought about one of

The Magistrate imposed a fine of dwelling house. The of $10, at the same time remark-option of renewal was exercised Was ing:-You are responsible for the for a further period of three of the old Russian army-azd acts of your servants. Think of years from September 1st. 1918. made an officer. the rouble you have given the The actual occupiers were inmination of that conflict he was Sanitary Board people. You gave fact the Nanyang Bros. made Intendant at Irkutsk. where your orders without seeing that (appellants). The lease was his impatience of the red tape of

entered into in the name of the officialdom got him into trouble Laben Grey Chartered Bank, at the request with the authorities at St. Peters of Nanyang Bros. who gave burg. He served in prison for a letter of guarantee. The pro fear, and upon his release weat mises comprised two long to the United States. godowns, having two floors, and

Knowing English but slightly used as a cigarette factory and upon his arrival, he obtained work for the storage of tobacco.in a factory, where he lost bis Between two and three thousand hand in one of the machines. bands were employed in the

DUTED BY A WOMAN. factories and in the corner of one

Bringing a suit, he was awarded

they were carried out.

Mr. Ellias: I have no money. It will have to be paid by defen dant when he comes back from Shanghai. I am only sleeping there and watch the premises for him.

His Worship:-I understand you to say you represent him,

Mr. Elias:—Yes He is my brother-in-law. I had to come to Court, as I know if I didn't

there would be trouble.

His Worship:-Well, you can give notice of appeal.

Mr. Elis: think I will have

to wait until be comes back.

After a short interval, Mr. Elias] returned to the Court and his Worship was informed by the Interpreter that the fine could not be paid.

His Worship Can't pay at all? Mr. Elias:No, sir. His Worship What applica tion do you want to make? Can't you pay at all?

Mr. Elias: No. I will have to wait until he comes back from Shanghai.

His Worship-$10 or fourteen days.

of the godowns was a cubicle damages, after which he returned which was occupied by a man to Vladivostok, where association and his family-ten persons. The with an artist quickly absorbed area so occupied was 378 square his money. feet while the area of the floor deserted bim. was 26,568 square feet.

after which she

He saw service at Archangel with the allied forces in that ill- advised expedition, and when it was withdrawn, he made his way back to Siberia, where he joined Kolcbsk. When Kolchak_fell,

The Chief Justice decided that the premises did not come within the meaning of the Rents Ordin sace. Appellants now, ask the Court to decide that the pre- mises do come within the mean- he

ing of the Ordinance.

Mr. Alabaster opened the case Wrangel. for appellants this morning.

TO-DAY'S MISCELLANY,

again when to Euro- раво Russia and fought with When that leader failed he again came to Siberia, attracted by the report that Semetoff would head an araş against the Bolshevike."

His funds had dwindled to Y100 with which he was arrang- ing to make his way to Australia,

Mr. Elias: You see, defendantj

The annual meeting of the where he hoped. to begin life will not be bere until the 28th Royal Society for the Protection over again, even though no longer of May.

of Wild Birds was avoided, it is to young. He lived in the cheapest His Worship:--You can make an be hoped, by those people who hotel in the Chinese city which application if you like for the fine have been protesting in a weekly adjoins Harbin, where some mis- to be paid within fourteen days.journal against the importance creant robbed him of his meagre Mr. Elias did not avail himself attached to birds. But even these store of funds. When the land- of the suggestion. He merely protestants, whose chief grumble, lord of the hotel learned that the remarked that he did not think a quite legitimate one, is against money had been stolen, he went the defendant would be back the excessive number of rather for the police to eject Glyado. within that period.

sentimental articles on birds,With his last twenty sen, he The Magistrate:-The order would have liked the Duchess of bought a drug, and when the to stand.

Portland's little story of the Duke police arrived they sent his corpse After leaving the Court, defend-seeing larks in cages for sale, buy- to the morgue. ant again returned, and, in replying about eight hundred of thema,) 10 bis Worship, Mr. Freser said and letting them out in the garden. that he had no objection to an The Duke of Rutland, at the application for time, say of seven same meeting, bad his say on the or fourteen days, in which the spread of so-called garden fine should be paid.

cities, declaring that, if the His Worship:-Yes: I think houses to be built were of the seven days is reasonable. The same hideous character as come fine should be paid within soven built during the last few years. days.

no self-respecting bird would Defendant protested, but his live within a long distance of Worship confirmed the order.

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