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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17, 1925.

GUARANTEE CLAIM.

SIGNED PER PRO,"

TRAIN DERAILED.

The osso in which the In- dustrial and Commercial Bank Ltd. is suing a Chinose named Chan Ping-sham for $10,000 under a document signed by him was continued before Sir Henry Gollan this morning. Mr. C. G. Alabastor K. C. (instructed by Mossra Wilkinson and Grist) is for the plaintiff bank and M. F. C. Jenkin (instructed by Doacons) for the defence.

Mr. Jenkin, at the close of the case for the Bank yesterday, submitted that he had no caso to Answer.

MANY KILLED AND INJURED.

RAINFALL FACTS.

HONGKONG NOT EXCEPTIONAL.

Rockport, New Jersey, June 16,

The so-called emigrant Tho hoavy rain wo have justi special" train of ten coaches was bad here has raised the question derailed in a heavy thunderstorm, of how Hongkong compares in and 8 people word killed and 42 this matter with other places, and injured. They were proceeding particularly with the United to New York to embark for Ger- Kingdom. To many it must many on holiday: Reuter's appear that this Colony has an American Service.

Rockport, later.

It is now stated that 29 were killed and 69 injured in the accident.

exceptionally hoavy annual rain. | fall, but a close study of statistics, and comparison with other places, proves that, while our downpours are often undoubtedly heavy, our The passengers included a average is not particulerly re- number of women and children.markable. What makes Hong- A gruesome spectacle was the kong's rain appear excessiva is driver, pinned while standing in the unequal distribution, so that the cab of the over urned much of the whole year's total locomotive, his hand still gripping falls within a comparatively short the regulator. Reuter's American period.

LAWN TENNIS AMERICANS IN ENGLAND.

London, June 16,

Mr. Alabaster said that all he was required to prove was that the signature was that of the de- fendant. That had been admitted. Opening his defence this morning, Mr. Jenkin Baid that Service. the defendant was adopted by Chan Lui-chia at the ago of one.. The boy was sent to Queon's College for his education and loft in 1919 to become an apprentice at a salary of $30 per month. After one year he was appointed

At Eastbourne, in lawn tennis assistant manager and he drifted matches between Britain and the into the managerial position. American Wimbledon contingent; Chan Lui-chia was at all material

on Davis Cup lines, four singles times the sole proprietor and and one doubles are being play- when he opened an

accounted. with the Bank in 1921 it was because he had agreed to become director of the Bank. Chan Lui-chis know little of European formality and he therefore in- structed his adopted son, the defendant, to operate the account on his behalf. The account was opened in the name of the Fook Cheong firm and from its incep tion was a Took Cheong account only. After Chan Lui-chia had become a director of the Bank, a meeting of the board of directors was held at which it was resolved that all directors should be allow ed to overdraw their accounts, to the tune of $10,000.

The first days results are -- Casey. (America) beat Wheatley, 6-0, 6-1, 6-3.

Gilbert (Britain) heat Hennes- BOY, 6-2, 6-3, 7-5,--Reuter.

LOSS TO LITERATURE.

DEATH OF MR.A.O. BENSON.

London, June 16.

The death is announced of Mr. Arthur Christoper Benson, the

man of lotters. well-known

Reuter,

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The doceased, who was 62 was a son (and biographer) of the late Archbishop Benson." Ho.was

Then, Ic cal conditions affect tho rainfall of any particular, place, so that districts not vory far apart, and in similar latitudes and positions, have very dis similar averages. This will pro- eently be shown.. The typhoon disturbances, for instance, are among, the principal causes of the boavy local rainfalls in sum-

mer.

BRITISH ISLES, ..

We shall take some figures from the statistics in Britain for purposes of comparison..

There are two places which casily surpass Hongkong-thej maximum fall in one year at Llyn Llydaw, in Carnarvon (Wales) is recorded at 246.92 inches, and at the Stye, Cumber- land (in 1923) the fall · was)

247.30 inches. The lowost on record in Britain was 'at Margate (in 1921) when only 9.29 inches fell. The annual average for the British Isles is just over 22 inches.

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The following Hongkong cord" might be noted -

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Highest fall in any one day 20.49 ins. (in 16 hours, on May 30th,

Sir Henry Gollan:-Is that according to European practice.

a master at Eton for 19 years, but 1889). That year was exception- Mr. Jenkin-No," but many things were done at this Bank later turned to literature, becom ally wat. The year's total was which would not conform to ing & most prolific and talented the annual-rainfall record, 119.72 writer. He edited with Viscount inobos. Between May 17th and European idean.

Later defendant's father, who Esher "Queen Victoria's Letters," 30th the full was 48 47 ins. Other- wished to take advantage of the and later published "Along the wise Hongkong's annual average: overdraft resolution, met Mr. Load" and "Water-springs." He is only 84.10 ins. The lowest on then manager of the Bank, and issued in 1914 an interesting record is 45.83 ina.

Singapore averages 91.99 ine, he was told that it was necessary volume on Fear: in the following for a guarantee to be signed. He year a book on his brother, the though the more equal distribu- told Chan Lui-chia that his late. Monsignor Benson, and tion over the year makes it less

was not memoir of his sister in 1917. In personal attendance necessary and Chan Ping-sham 1925, he published various articles was sent along and the guarantee and a volume "The Trefoil," whilet being out on the table in front of last year he produced a most, in- him, ho chopped it with the firm's teresting series of biographical chop and appended his signature. sketches.]

Mr. Alabaster objected. He said that it was a suggestion of fraud.

His Lordship did not agree, and Mr. Jonkin said that he was not alleging fraud. Want of truth, on the part of the bank witnesses ho alleged, but not fraud.

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Mr. Jonkin urged a point of law and quoted authority for the alalement that once judgment by consept had been given against a company or a partner, no claim could be made against an alleged co-debtor.

Mr. Jenkin further argued that the Chinese majority ago (20) did not apply in a British Court,

showed that The authorities domicile was the main factor in the validity of a signature on a mercantile contract. Domiciled in Hongkong, the case came with in British law, and, in any case, the fact that the contract was made in Hongkong brought it with-in British Jaw.

The case is proceeding.

EAST TORKSHIRES FOR HONGHONG.

AN OLD AND DISTINGUISHED REGIMENT.

...

noticeable. The highest, on record there is 158.68 ins. for one year, and the lowest 32.71 ins.

OTHER COMPARISONS. The following average annual rainfalls, in inches, are interesting: for purposes of comparison :-'.

Glasgow, 38.49; London, 24.04; Now York 42.47 Eydney (Australia) 48.16; Eergen (Norway), 89.10 (higher than' Bombay, 71.15; Hongkong); Colombo, 83.33; Madras, 49.06;1 Shanghai, 4413; and Athens, only 15.48 (with one year on record as low as 4.55),

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The 1st Battalion East Yorkshire moves from Regiment, which Egypt to Hongkong next trooping

As we have indicated, local season, 18 an old and distinguished regiment, dating from the year topography and special conditions

It W86 formed as aaffect rainfall considerably. 1085.

As regards the first, the musketeer and pikemen regiment

to take part in the suppression of situation of the ridges forming. the ill-fated Duke of Monmouth; the Assam bills, in Burma, gives who raised the standard of rebellion a fall surpassing any other place the world. At B placé against the tyrannous James in the in

Cherrs *called

Pudji West of England. It fought after there

annual average is 464 wards in the Williamite wars, the the Marlborough campaigns; was with inches, and in one year 551.5 fell. From Juno Wolfo at Quebeo, 1769, spent many inches years campaigning in America, the 12th to 16th, 1876, 114.14 inches West Indies and India, and in were recorded, being an average South Africa. During the late war por day of 22.83. On June 14th the it comprised no fewer than twenty-fall in 24 hours was 40-80 inches, ona battalions, and earned glory in A place called MahabuloshwaT, three continents.

near Bombay, has a mean annual rainfall of 260 inches.

LAST LINE LIMERICK CONTEST. The fifth week of our Missing-Lino Limerick Competition cen mei crede-cay. This time, a local thome has been used. Ten Sellers is cffered for the best last line.

Last Line for This Limerick Must Roach the Telegraph Office by Noon on Monday, 22nd June, 1925. Envelopes must be marked "Limerick."

NAMF.

ADDRESS

A musical girl in Kowloon

Would practico from daybrook

till noon.

The K. R..A. wrote:

A very aliff note,

Typhoons usually bring heavy rain to the China Coast. In fact oxcassive rainfalls aro usually associated with thunderstorms and intenso oyclones in all parts of the world. Hore are some British records:-In 1875, on July 14th, 5.36 inches fell in Monmouthshire; at Seathwaite (Cumberland) 8.03 inches fell ou November 12th, 1897.

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Gibraltar has recorded 30:11 inches in one day of torrential downpour.

A typhoon over the Philippines botwton July 14th, and 17th, 1911, deposited 35,29,17, and 8 inches respectively, or a total of 89 inches of rain in four days.

DEATH OF LEADING SWARAJIST

Darjeeling, June 16. 'Mr. C. R. Das, the Swarajist lender, is dead.-Reuter,

CARDIGAN' CHAUCER

UNSOLD.

No "Pilgrimage" To America.

- representative of the owner, Mr G. LT. Brudenell-Bruce, who inherited the Cardigan estatos. It will, it is presumed, return to its original library,

For generations the "Cardigan",, Chaucer was a show-pieco in the library at Deone Park, tho home| of the Cardigans. Two soribeé took a hand in writing it in-1449, nearly 50 years after the death of Chaucer.

Chaucorian scholars, and lovers of "Tho Canterbury Tales" in particular, will sigh with relief It had a strange war-time to learn that the "Cardigan

romance, being stolen from Deene Chaucer is not going to América Park, sold in London to an Ame -for the prosent at least.

rican dealer, and resold by him This wonderful manuscript of to a colloge for £4,000. .'|| 244 pagos, nearly 500 years old. Nine years pasaod, and a mom- came under the hammer at Sober of the Brudenell Bruce family theby's,

chanced to road in a foreign nows- Calcutta, June 16,

Dr. 8. Rosenbach, the American paper that the -"Cardigan" Though it was known that Mr. buyer, was there, but, contrary Chaucer was in this college Das was in indifferent health the to expectations, took but little library. Inquirios were made, nows of bis death came as a interest in the manuscript, the discovery was confirmed, and comploto shock. Particulars of He intervened with a few shortly aftorwards the Chaucer bis illness and death are lacking. bide, but at £2,700 was silent, and came back to England in the caTO The body is being forwarded here the "lot" was knocked down to a of a private detective" and was for oremation.-Reuter.

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