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MEXICAN CONSUL ·

SUED.

A Passport Problent

fee, that is the trouble." There was no further conversation and Mr. Lo's brother and plaintiff left,

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH:

Evidenco was then called.

After stirring address by Mr. Lo, on behalf of the plaintiff, io the course of which Mr. - Lo Intimated to his Honour that a written judgment would be Honour an». Appreciated, bis. nounced: that ho would decision. His his reserve

His." Rudest Letter." Mr. Lo went into the corres- pondence which bad passed be tween Messrs. Lo and Lo and the A. Zuckermann, of 10, Carnar- Mexican Consul, describing the von Buildinga Kowloon, Consul (last as the rudest letter be bad for Merico, was sued in the ever received in his life. In this Honour promised to give Summery Curt, before, Mr. letter the Consul informed them written judgment as early as Justice Gomperiz, this morning that the passport had been sent possible, but throw out a Hint that he had few doubts but that is by Wong Yosai, merchant, of to Mexico..

would be in defencant's favour.

Mexico, temporarily residing at His Honour thought if Consul

214, Queen's Road Central.

found irregularities in a passport Plaintiff claimed the return of he was entitled to impound it. a passport and other papers, | Mr. Lo's submission was that issued to him by the Government if the Consul had supposed that of Mexico, which he had handed the passport was irregular, he. to defendant and which defendant could have writtin and said so refused to return. Plaintiff alleged and that he was unable to re- that defendant had converted the passport and papers to his own use and had deprived him of them. Plaintiff claimed, $1,000 damages for detinue, or, alternatively, as his case." damages for wrongful conversion,

turn it. As far as plaintiff know, there was nothing irregular. This point was argued at great length sad thon Mr. Lo con inued

COMPANY MEETING.

The United Asbestos

Oriental Agency, Ltd.

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The 27th annual meeting of the above Company was hold this morning at the offoes of Messrs. Dodwell and Co. Ltd, Mr. T. G Weall being in the chair. There Mr. Lo said he called the were also present Messrs. A. Mr. M. E. Lo represented actions of the Consul in this case Murdoch, W. C. Shiner, H. J plastiff and there once was com nothing more or less than tyran-Silva and Geo. R. Edwardy

He might expect it from Secretary), ducted by Mr. H. U. Macnamara.nical

Outlining the facts. Mr. Lo the Czar, but not in Hongkong. explained ibat plaintiff came to Mr. Lo had great respect for the his firm and wanted them to make English law and he asked his some acquiries on his behalf with Honour to say if the English law the Mexican Consul, with regard would allow it. to a passport which he wanted

issued for his wife. Plaintiff had

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The Secretary having read the notice convening the meeting. The Chairman said :-With

will I your permission customary take the report and His Honour replied that it was

accounts as read. Your General out of his province to say whether Manager regret that your Com been in business in Mexico for a they had been treated with pany has suffered in common with number of seats and also held courtesy or not. The Corsul every other business connected land there. His business interests might have believed, rightly or with the shipping trade, but I ven- compolled him to return, and wrongly, that there was some ture to think you will consider the

wife ho wanted his

to 80 irregularity in the passport results before you satisfactory in back with him.. Plaintiff, had and

regulations the circumstances. There re not the slightest

auspicion required him to dolaia it. His mains to deal with on this occa or doubt that he would-be Honour mentioned that about tion approximately half the sum allowed to return. Mr. Lo's twenty-five years ago there were there was last year, and I have no brother, an articled clerk, went to a large number of Chinese who doubt the allocation recommended see the Consul.

desired to proceed to the United will meet with your approval.

that his

The Mexican Consul appeared States, which at that time had Stocks, property and investmonts to have got in a great rage directly strong policy of restriction. Pro-have, as usual, been taken into ho. saw Mr. Lo's brother take fessional classes were admitted, the balance sheet at conservative plaintiff there, said Mr. Lo. The but they did not want labourers values, and you will note e profit.. Consul's point was that if plaintiff coming in and competing with of $3,723 94 realised from the sale wanted to make enquires, why their own working class. Before of some of your securities. There sbould

he have taken a third they would allow a Chinese to are no further items calling for person?

enter, be had to have a certificate any special reference and I now Hie Honour meation that he from the proper department that beg to propose the adoption of the had known very worthy gentle he was not a labourer. There report and accounts as circulated. men who knew nothing like a were thousands of cases, and When this has been seconded, I

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did who preferred to deal directl's was made that so candidate could best of my ability any questions without an intermediary. His be interviewed in the presence that may be asked. Honour remembered a Commis.of a solicitor.

sioner of Customs in Hongkong Mr. Lo hoped that department some years ago who flew into a did not fly into a rage directly a vialontrage whenever approached sollettor went to see them with! by a lawyer.

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Mr. Lo thought the proper thing for the Consul to have done would have been to solicitore in Hongkong. It seemed to him unnecessarily, rude and inconsistent with the courtesy which one would expect from a in the foreign representa ive Colony.

farmer

Mr. Lo contended that had pisintiff been given back his pass. port he could have taken it to Canton or Shanghai and the Mexican Cousul at either of those pisces might have taken a very different view of the position.

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Mr. A. Murdoch "seconded, and the report and accounts were adopted.

The Chairman:-The only other business is the election of auditors. Mr. W. C. 8biner-Seeing that Mr. C. Bernard Brown, A.C.A., is a partner in the firm of Messrs. Linstead and Davis, I bég to pro- pose that Messrs. Linstead and Davis be elected auditors for the ensning year at a remuneration of $300-

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Mr. Lo as Consul. His Honour put it to Mr. Lo

Mr. H. J. Silva seconded and Difficulties Raised..

than he must assume that be was the motion was adopted. Continuing, Mr. Lo said the Consul and someone brought a

The Chairman:-That is all the! Coneul spoke with plaintiff in

passport to him for a visa. "It business, gonilemen. I thank you] Mexican and then turned round

might seem to him that the for your attendance. Dividend to his (Mr. Lo's) brother and told

irregular. Sup-warrants are now ready. understood that him that he

posing the applicant asked for the plaintiff was a farmer. By a law passport to be given back to passed this year, no

him, thinking that he might could be granted a passport find some other. Consul who

brother Mr. Lo's

explained would not see the irregularities, that plaintiff had a passport would not Mr. Lo feel compelled: and the only question was whe-s

to impound the passport and ther s wife cauld have one. refer it to the issuing office and The Consul then raised difficul. ask them to deal with the matter? liss with regard to formal prosí

Mr. Lo replied that he would of marriage. Re said he would

not, if the passport had been left keep plaintiff's passport and with him in trust for the position Be has confessed to having enquire into the matter and see to be looked into. He would give been taught, by a man not yet if he could tesne a passport for it back to the applicant and tell in custody, the trade of duping plaintiff's wife. In the end, him that it was no use to him. simple persons. The victimas plaintiff eaid he was anxious to He would wire to the State De usually selected were go back to his business, and be pariment and they would wire said he would go without his

to all the Consuls telling them to wife. He asked Messrs. Lo and Lo to get his passport back for have nothing to do with it.

him. On June 6tb, Mr. Lo'g

Small Boy Arrested. The police have in custody a small boy who is under suspicion of having been implicated in a séries of confidence tricks.

Women.

Meeting them in the street, be would ask them to take a bundle

of what purported to be back notes

This Honour thought there to the moneychanger's "and in

brother and plaintiff called might be some danger in that again at** the Mexican proceeding.

and

Consulate

the

return of

asked

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return they were induced to part with their jewellery as security His Honour took it that what Needless to say, when the trick] the passport. plaintiff really wanted was to get was discovered, the boy was not The Consul told Mr. Lo's brother to Mexico as soon as possible. to be seen again, and it is believed that the passport was useless He suggested that the parties that by these moans a good. num. unless he would visa it, and that might come together and perhaps ber of simple folk have been he could not visa it unless they the Consul would be good enough victimised, could prove that plaintiff bad a to cable his State Department business in Mexico.

Though numerous reports of A reply might be received that this character had come under Plaintiff went to the country plaintiff was well-known and the notice of the police this was the first time they had been arrest. At and fetched his partnership books, everything would be all right.

Mr. Lo contended that a public able to secure an Mr. Lo, proceeded, and then be and Mr. Lo's brother, about Juze service would be done if the Con-an identification parade in which not ten boys were mustered together, 12th, again went to see the Consul. sule in Hongkong were After reading the partnership allowed to do as they liked and the small boy was picked out by books, the Consul said they would if it were made clear they wore two women who had been his have to be legalised. Messrs. Lo amenable to the laws of the victims. It was stated that the and Lo thought that what the Colony.

Mr. Lo then proceeded to give Coneul meant was that they would have to be verified. They his Honour authorities in support had a statutory declaration made of his argument. by plaintiff, and. Mr. Lo's brother went to see the Consul

trick had, beon invariably suc cessful, due to the artful dodge off having, the bundle of useless. paper wrapped up ia a ten-dollar bill to give it a more attractive ap poarance than it really possessod.! The Magistrate, who heard the

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The Defence. Mr. Macnar ara said the again. Notwithstanding the de- Mexican Consal had direct or claration, the Consul said the (ders from his own Government case to-day, remarked that the partnership books had not been to impound all doubtful pass-police would like to make the WHEN BABY'S TEETH ARE Jegalised. Mr. Lo's brother sont porte. This passport was grant-acquaintance of the man in for plaintiff and again theyed to a man who, the Consul had custody.

Meanwhile sentence was de went to the Mexicat Consulate. reasonable grounds for thinking, The Consul questioned plaintiff belonged to that class which by forred as a development bas through an interpreter. Ho said Mexican law was excluded from cropped up in the fact that a he would consider the matter and going to Mexico. The evidence Chinese constable is under arresting would write. Just as Mr. Lo's la support was furnished by a on a charge of demanding money brother and plaintiff were leaving, direct answer given by plaintiff with menaces from the small boy. the clerk shouted to plaintif and in the presence of the Mexican called him back. Mr. Lo's brother Consul to his interpreter, and

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