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His Highnosa the Maharajah Gackwar of Baroda is here seen with his Ministers. It will be recalled by old residents that His Highness visited Hongkong some years ago.

FULL COURT...

APPEAL AGAINST RENTS

DECISION.

Remarking that what the mins- ter cannot lawfully da he cannot give authority to a servant to do. Mr. Eldon Potter, K.C., before a Full Court comprising the Chief Justice (Sir Henry Gollan) and

ANALYST'S COOLIE IN TROUBLE.

OPIUM BOILING LEADS TO GAOL.

CORRESPONDENCE.

THE KING ON BEER.

[To the Editor, "Hongkong Telegraph.]

When Chief Preventive Officer Clarke was sitting in his office on the first floor of the Imports and Sir,If a soldier prefers a Exports Offices, he suddenly be-glass of beer with his food, he came aware of a scent suspiciously should be able to get it," remark- like opium, and, on making inves-ed the King recently in comment- tigations, he came across an office ing appreciatively upon the ap-

the Puisne Judge (Mr. J. Reoolie boiling what was alleged to pointments at the beer bar at be opium over a Bunsen burner. Wellington Barracks. The King As a result, the coolie was charg-pointedly enquired if the com-

Wood), this morning applied for leave to appeal against the desi- sion given by the Puisne, Judge

in a recent rents case, in which

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ed before Ms. R. E. Lindall at the modities sold in the Canteen were The Dairy Farm, Ice & Cold Storage Co., Ltd. Central Police Court this morning, of Empire origin...!

with being in possession of 6 and

Might I suggest that H. E. the

and awarded $400 damages against 7.3 taels, in separate quantities, Governor of Hongkong pay a visit the defendant landlord. The acis of illicit opium. The defendant to the Canteen of the Volunteer

complained of in that case were

was represented by Mr. M. W. Lo. that a ront collector visited the house in the absence of the plain-

Mr. Lo said he had only just been tif, and incidentally to committing instructed, and was not sure whe- trespass attempted to remove

ther he was prepared to go on with certain goods and chattels, as well the ease or not. an excluding the sub-tenant, whom. he found on the premises, from the building.

Mr. Lindsell replied that the case had been put over from yes- terday...

Mr. Eldon Potter (instructed by

Mr. Loam prepared to go Mr. Macnamara, of Messrs. Dea- on if you would allow me to have. cons) now appeared on behalf of a few words with my client.

Headquarters. and enquire if all the beer sold in that establish ment is of Empire origin; and, the Canteens of the Army, Navy, and Pólico departments in Hongkong might be similarly inspected by

their respective authorities.— Yours, etc.,

BRITISHER. Hongkong, March 30th, 1926,

"

Amongst the passengers who the prosecution first. The de-arrived by the Empress of Russia fendant had already pleaded not

were Mr. and Mrs, Bagram, Mr. guilty on his own account when and Mrs. B. M. Ede, and Mr. and charged yesterday,

Mrs. A. S. Mackichan..

the landlord to appeal against the Mr. Linsell agreed to this, Bay- decision, and in the course of haing he would hear the evidence of application said that although the monetary amount was small, the principle involved was of great Importance to landlords in this Colony, because it involved the Jiability of landlords for wrongful

Chief Preventive Officer Clarke and that on smelling something acts by their rent collectors. He which seemed to indicate opium and locked it up in his strong would submit that on the evidence was being boiled somewhere near room. The following day he In this case it could not be posby, he tried the door of Mr. O, Fmade a further search and found sible in law to find that it was Lubbatt!'s office, but found it was a pot nearly full of oplum within the authority of the ser-locked. Mr Lubbatti was the Act- The Acting Monopoly Analyst, vant to perforin certain wrongfuling Government Analyst, and Mr. O, F. Lubbatti, sald the de acts for which the landlord would would not be there on Sunday fendant was employed as his later be held liable. Although the mornings. Witness eventually office coolic and laboratory at- law implied authority, in the pre- wont to the Iaboratory and there tendant. Witness also made a sent instance it was disproved by saw the defendant boiling oplum acarch of the laboratory, and un- the facts, Counsel submitted that over a Bunsen burner. He re der a fire grate he found three the Court could not imply nu- cognised the man. as a coolie em- bottles of opium water, There thority in this case because theployed in the Monopoly, Analyst's was about one and mythird pints, acts which this rent collector had Office Speaking in- English, and this could be used for bolling done were expressly primarily witness asked what, he was doing up into prepared opium. The de forbidden by the Legislature and ord the defondant replied that fendant would have opportunities the Constitution.

he was making distilled water. of helping himself to opium that witness felt the stills, but found wus aent there for analysis. them cold. If the defendant had. Therd were signs of chemicals, by beon making distilled water they means of which Government The Glan steamer Glenshane went out to call

would have been warm. Witness opium is detected, having been

a Chinase used, from Home, with some 3,300 tons

The cree was adjourned for a of cargo on board, took fire in Revenue officer, and when he her after hold shortly before returned the defendant was stand short time for Mr. Lo to Inter reaching Penang, says the mastoring by a hink, wining the bottom of view the defendant

The Court later resumed, and in his report to the Harbour Da the pan in which he had been partment. The firo was reported bolling the opium, with a rag the defendant was sent to prison AV Penang and Singapore.

Witness collected the evidenco," for four months with hard Tuboun

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