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July Settlement Incident.

TUESDAY, AUGUST 25; 1925:

OBITUARY.

MR. S. FUNG.

MEDIATION PROPOSED.

COMMERCIAL GUILDS DISCUSS. MEASURES.

The funeral of the late Mr. 8. Fung took place yesterday

As reported previously, tho afternoon at the Roman Catholic

Association 'of A case arising out of the strike cemetery, Happy Valley, and was

the various Commercial Guilds in Hongkong circumstances on the Stock Ex-attended by several relatives, late has proposed to discuss measures, change was heard by Mr. Justice colleagues and many friends. His bring the labourers and mer. Wood in the Summary Court yes-brother and terday afternoon when Cheung prosent as chief mourners and settlement of the strike,

two sisters were chants together and mediate for a Chun-ming and Co. sued

It is Chan among others present were Mt. R. earned that another meeting of Chun-nam and Co. for $878.39, C. Wilson and C. Wong of the the Associated Commercial Gulids damages for breach of a contract S. C. M Poat staff; Mr. F. Oliver vill be held on Wednesday next dated June 5 last and made be- representing Mr. B. Wylie, General to consider the matter. At a meet- tween plaintiff and defendant. Manager S. C. M. Post; Messrs.ng held on the 23rd. Inst., it was Particulars of the claim

were Lam Kin-sang, Shum Wal-ynu, B. Proposed that representatives o stated as follows. To purchase C. Lee of the business staff S. C. 1. lespatched from the various Com- of 100 Shanghat Docks shares at Post Mr. C. Van Loo Hongkong Tis. 138, exchange 74-$18- Telegraph; Mr. J. H. Blok China 716.21. By value 100 shares at Mail. Tis, 132, exchange 74, $17,837.83. Balance due $818.09. Mr. G. R. Haywood appeared for the plaint tiff and Mr. D. McCallum, for the defendant.

the Rev. Fr. Sze To...

The service, was conducted by

ex-

mercial Guilds to approach Hou Mr. Chow Shou-son and Hon. Mr. 3. H. Kotewall and announce their intention to despatch, an perienced and eloquent commer call upon the authorities and ask ial representative to Canton, to

them to explain their policy in the strike.

to

Wreaths were laid on the grave from his family, his fiancee and Plaintiff in the witness

the following: S. C. M. Post box Messrs. B. Wylic, "H, Ching, B. atated that he bought the shares Petheram, F: Oliver, C. E. Wong,

They would also be asked when. from a Chinose customer, paying J. M. R. Xavier, B. S. Lee, Lama view of the dislocation of trade Tia, 138% for each. Defendant Kin-sang, Shum Wai-yau, Chan Kai in Hongkong and the interruption agreed to take delivery on settle and Mrs. F. Wong (members of of communications, they would ment day which was eventually the staff of the S. C, M. Post, the agree to cease their activities. If July 28. On that day the market Wah Kin Yat Po, the Hongkong the negotiations are favourable, the rate was Tis. 120 but he waived Telegraph, Mr. C. Van Leo, The representatives will return all damages except those claimed China in the writ Defendant said he Literary Staff, Mr. C. M. McDonald, suggestions to the Chinese Gunerai China Mail Hongkong to report and offer their could not take delivery of the Mr. M. F. Key, Mr. and Mrs. R. Chamber of Commerce, the Tung shares on settlement day and did C. Wilson, Dr. Lam Kal-sam, four Commercial Guilds. If these not, pay. Plaintiff had received Messrs. H. S. Hall, Wong Kwong-

Wah Hospital and, the Twenty- no payment whatever.. The con- tih, Wong Chan-wai, Ko Kwok-yin, tracts were put in, Mr. McCallum Chon Hling-ki, Lau Ping-ki, Chong

are approved, the Hongkong submitting that they were bot pro Sik-yan, Chai Kwok-ying and Ngau would be requested to hold a joint General Chamber of Commerce. perly stamped.

Kwing, Y. Wing-kwong, U. Wah meeting to discuss proper mea-. and Ming Fat and Leung Kwong-sures for a settlement.

contract.

son.

Mail, the

THE CHINA STATION.

RECENT APPOINTMENTS; ..

Reserves, Vice-Admiral Sir Lewis The new Admiral Commanding Clinton-Bakar, K.C.V.O. C.B., C.B.E,

Could Not Fulfil Contract, Mr. McCallum argued that these contracts were not carry over con-

Gunner Bowden R. A., tracte or a continous

The funeral was held at the There was ons contract between Roman Catholic Cemetery, Happy seller and broker (plaintiff), and Valley, last evening, of Gunner another and totally different one Bowden of the 13th Heavy Battery: between the broker and the buyer Royal Artillery, who was another, broker, the de- Lyekun. The deceased was will have on his staff Paymaster-

stationed at fendant. There was no privity victim to septle poisoning and Lieut. of contract between the three.

examined the plaintiMilitary Hospital.

meningitis and passed away at the just taken the Secretaries Coursey Cross

A W, Laybourne, who has said the defendant saw him prio evening.

on Sunday and was on the staff of Admiral. to settlement day. He agreed that

Leveson in China from 1022 to 1924 He will succeed Paymaster-Lieuten... defendant made it clearly under

ant J. H. B. Lejeune, stood that he couldn't fulfil his contract because his client, the buyer, couldn't fulfil his contract with him (defendant).

Mr. McCallum: It is common knowledge that on the two settle ment days, June und July, prac tically all contracts were unful filled? There were exceptions..

Defendant has all along been asking you for time in which to complete the contract?--Yes.

When you wanted defendant to

Rev. Father Zamponi, News has been received in the

to be enrolled in the commissionéd

A firing party from the 38th and 25th Batteries were present and representatives of H. Q. and D. E. attended. A number of beautiful mado by the Admiralty on July 27:- The following appointments were wreaths were sent by comrades of Licut-Commdrs.-B. Wingfield, to deceased, who, it is understood, Woodlark, addi, (Aug. 1) and in leaves a widowed mother in command (undated). Luts-J. G. England,

Handerson, to Mantis (on relief) ; | G. G. P. Cook, to Woodlark (Aug. 1); E. P. Hinton, to Robin (Aug. 13). Colony from Milan of the death men who are domiciled in any of It has been decided that gontic- of the Rev. Father Giuseppe Zani- the Crown Colonies will be eligible poni, a priest of the local Catholic ranks of the Army in India Reserve fulfil his contract had you therMission, who arrived in Hongkong of Officers: In each case the applica taken delivery of the shares?ong ago as 1895. He worked tion should be addressed to the in the inland mission dictricts, Secretary at the India Office in Then you have not fulfilled that especially in Hoifung, with great Whitehall.

success. He had an excellent knowledge of the language, and herty, CMG, has been appoint Engineer Captain F. B. O'Dog took a great interest in the wèl-ed Engineer Overseer for the Ad- fare of his flock.

For a number of years the Rev. officer was the engineer.commander miralty in the London district. The Father Zamponi was head of the of the gunboat flotilla which was His Honour: Had you 100 West Point Orphanage in Hong-organised on the Caspian Sea in Shanghai Docks when on July 28 kong, he was sent to Milan as de-1918 to protect the trathe against you asked defendant to take delegate of the Vicariate of Hong-Bolshevist depredations, and he was livery? No.

kong on the Mission Council for awarded the CM.G. for his valuable Mr. McCallum: You had ren-a period of four years and acted services in connection with the fit dered yourself liable to purchase as General Procurator of the ting-out, and equipment of the ves these shares but had not done so? Milan Foreign Mission Society in sols, when he improvised a dockyar 1

No.

out of nothing, so to speak. Pro-

No.

2|

contract?-Defendant should have taken delivery before I did..

Never had the Shares. Hia Honour: Have you 100 Shanghai Docks now?-No.

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Rome.

It is common knowledge that He returned to Hoifung in moted in June, 1023, ho has since the brokers met to fix flat rates 1920, but owing to indifferent served as. Fleet Engineer Officer in for all shares, merely for the pur-health was forced to return home, China, pose of settling among them He only partially recovered his selves? Yes,

normal health; but continued his

1.

If there were no settlements useful work as spiritual director this could not be used as a basis in the Milan Seminary, where he could it-If a man could not was much respected.

He suc- agree to the flat rate he must take cumbed to nephritis on the 21st delivery of the goods.

inst. in his.56th year,

I put it defendant never com- promised but only asked for time, and is still anxious for time? Yes but if I gave him time other people, will not give me time."

Re-examined plaintiff said he could have delivered the shares on August 28.

His Honour: The defendant did not undertake to buy from you!

UNEQUAL TREATIES.

POWERS TO REPLY TO

CHINA'S NOTE. ·

Peking, August 24-It is ex.

but instructed you to buy for pected that the Powers within a him? Yes...

day or two will send to the Wai- chizopu a point Note in reply to Client Who Disappeared, the Chinese Government's Note of Defendant went into the witness the 24th June on the subject of box. Ho said he hud never the so called unequal treaties. It agreed us to the rate of exchange.ia understood that the substance Two or three days prior to the of the reply has been agreed upon, settlement day he saw plaintiff and the document is now being and told him his client was out drafted in Peking-Reuter.

of Hongkong and that until he re- turned to the Colony he could not settle the matter. On settlement day he received a solicitor's letter

Mr. John McPherson, who had telling him to complete the con-boon in the service of The Times tract by 8p.m. that day. Two for 48 years, retired on a pension days later he got the writ,

recently. Mr. MoPherson onto- His Honour: Are you willing was placed in the Composing red the office in October, 1876, and to complete the contract?-No, it Room, where, after five years on can't be done.

Mr. Haywood: When you were 43 years in the stress of night] day work, he spent the remainging told to take delivery were you work. He had served under five told how much you had to pay?-managers, five editors, and five printors. As a parting gift, hie On His Honour's suggestion the colleagues presented him with a case was adjourned at this point silver, entres dish and a pair of until Friday.

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