1926-08-09 — Page 7

DEBTS AND LOANS..

A SUMMARY COURT CASE.

Judgment was given for the plaintiff, by Mr. Justice Wood, in the Supreme Court this morning. in a case relating to a claim for goods sold and delivered, and a loan, which were stated by the other side to have been contracted by the defendant's Tin Fong, wife, who had since. died. The plais liff was Chan Chung, trading as Road, Wing Fat, 238, Queen's East, ground floor, and the defon dant Wong Sham-chuen, living in the sure building, on the second

floor. Plaintiff claimed $45.70 for goods sold and delivered, and $80 money lent to meet the expenses of a Dragon Festival. Mr. D. Me-

Callum was for the plaintiff, and Mr. M. K. Lo for the defendant,

BIG EMBEZZLEMENT CASE.

RAISES EXTRADITION ISSUE.

IMPORTANT MATTER..

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, AUGUST 9, 1926.

LOCAL CHARTER.

THE "MONDEGO" LEAVES FOR SAIGON.

The Norwegian steamor Monde- go, formerly the s.s. Standard (Captain O. Johannesen), a well- known vessel in the China Const Shanghai, July 20.-The embez-trade, has Just Bnished a thorough zlemont of $30,000 by William overhaul and general rophira at the Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Chapman, former clerk of the Company's shipyard at Kowloon. United States Court for China, will be made a test of the lawe of extradition from the United States

She left there on Saturday for

Saigon in order to take up her now charter in the eattle trade between Phom Penh in Cambodia and to China and vice versa. Chap-Manila and Cebu in the Philip- As she is a man was formerly in the Army pine Islands.

shallow draft steamer-her mean and stationed in Manila.

draft in ballast is barely 8

It has been accepted as fact in the past that criminals wanted in

feet, and with A full cargo of cattle her draft should

At the rat hearing the claim America who escaped to China, be only 10 ft. 6 Ino-she is well for the smaller amount was reduc./ could not be returned to the Paci- auited for this run, because st ed to $1, by the Statute of Limits-fic coast, although they were ar-

tions being pleaded, and the case was adjourned un to-day.

There is a further claim by the

rested in Shanghai.. Similarly, the United district court in Seattle held in the Rose case five years

Phom Penh, which is situated fully 350 miles up the Cambodia. River (just south of the Saigon only 12-13 feet River) the draft.

plaintiff, who alleges No has paid go, that persons who had arrived at certain parts of the season.

in the United States, could not be extradited.

The Mondego was built at San- subscriptions as an undrawn mem-

defjord, Norway, in 1906, by, the her into two Money Loan Associa

Chapman left Shanghai osten-Framnes Mekaniske Verksted. tions, of which the defendant was the head. Altogether he has paid sibly for Japan on holiday just be-She is a steamier of 894 nett re- in $280, the Associations have been fore his statement of accounts was gister tons, and 1,460 gross regis- discontinued, and he has not had due. An investigation was made any money, returned to him. He and it is alleged that for years be of lind been falsifying accounts. He claims damages for breach trust, or, in the alternative,, for arrived in Seattle on July 22. money paid to the defendant for

a consideration which failed.

When it became known that he had devamped a telegraphic war- This morning a number of worant was sent, by Thurston Porter, men witnesses were called, whot. S. marshal to Seattle at once. stated they had been asked to join. G. Husar prosecuting attorney the Associations by the defendant, and he had issued books to them. One stated that Chan Ho, the Tia Fong wife of the defendant who has since alled, asked her to join; saying her husband was start- ing the Associations..

in the United States Court for China, set the machinery in mo- ton at since for the extradition of Chapin, the matter being brought before the Seattle courts.

ter tuns, and curries 1,317 tons of cubic

cargo under deck. Her capacity is 110,000 cubic feet. grain,-and-201,865 for bales. Hér deadweight expacity, inclusive of bunkers is 2,100 tons, "while her bunkeys contain 353 tons. Her draft fully loaded is 17 ft 9 in. and she is capable of making a speed of about 10 knots per Hour on a consumption of about 13-14 tons of Japanese, conls per day. only. Her length between per- pendiculars is 231', her extreme According to legal authorities breadth is 35', and her depth of of the Settlement, the matter of hold 19.4" The height of her His Lordship said the plaintiff extradition is of greatest impor-wien decks is 7,4," and, she is wanted him to believe that he suptance, for if the courts should arranged with air scuttles and plied goods to the defendant and lent him $80. He had called two witnesses with regard to the loan The defendant was questioned as to whether he was concerned in the Associations, and, with refer- ence to that, he said his wife wrote his name on the booles without his knowledge. It depended as

to whether he believed that state Futher, that state ment was countered by the women witnesses,

ment or not.

had that Chapman can he brought o jistite in Shanghai, a precedent will be set that will work for law and order, both in the Orient and the United States.

In a statement by Mr. Husur, he intimates that if he is overruled in Seattle, he will carry the fight under the removal law, to the eir- cuit court of appeals. Should this body rule adversely; he will not stop until the Supreme Court of the United States gives a final de- Mr. Lo pointed out that if the

cision. In this he has full sup- books were examined it, would be found that the name of the defen-port of the Department of Justice

dant had been written in a differ- ent ink. He went on to deal with the books relating the details of the goods sold and delivered, and his Lordship remarked that legally they were some evidence in sup-. port of the plaintiff.

In reply to his Lordship, as to whether he was alleging falsifica tion of books, Mr. Lo said, he was in certain respects,

and the Department of State.

QUEEN'S THEATRE,

A BRIGHT PROGRAMME,

There is a very bright and at- tractive programme now boing offered to patrons of Queen's Theatre, the star picture being "Miss Bluebeard," which features

After considering the point and the books, his Lordship said he found the weight of evidence | Bebe Daniels and Robert Frazer. against that point, although it did (This film is a clever adaplation

not affect the rest of the case;

It was decided to hear the re mainder of the case, dealing with the Money Loan Associations, on ¿Tuesday next,

in

A PATHETIC "CASE.

FISHERMAN "BLINDED BY

DYNAMITE.

The danger of inexpert handling of explosives was demonstrated 12 recent incident when a stick of dynamite exploded whilst being carelesly handled by Chinese fishermen on the south side of the island.

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very large hatches for a steamer. of her size, which, together with tour sideports, allow for plenty of ventilations. She is of the spur doek type, and in former years, when she had a Hongkong pas- senger licence, she used to carry 12 first-class passengers in the various cabins and about 500 coolie passengers in the tween decks. She carries ample fresh water ballast, in the antount of 290 tons. Her engines were made by the same makers as her hull, and are of the triple expansion type,. and situated amidship. She has 159 nominal horse-power, and bas two boilers with a heating surface of 2005 square feet.

We understand that the ship will remain on her new enarter for at least

Messrs' six months. Karsten Larsen & Company, of Pottinger Street, are local, agents, for the steamer.

YAUMATI FIRE.

LITTLE DAMAGE 'DONE.

of the play "Little Miss Blue- beard," by Avery Hopwood, and it deals in farcien) nanner with a An outbreak of fire, which was charming woman who has too confined to very small limits, oc- many husbands, Bebe Daniels as curred at a herbalist's shop at the joyous French actress is ex- Shanghai Street, Yaumati, Jast cellent. The Mura" Shipoff Com-night, two doors away from its pany also figure on the programme junction with Public Square. with characteristically artistic The alarm was received by the numbers.

Kowloon Station at four minutes to twelve, and within a very few minutes, the two appliances from this station were on the scene. Later, on a "home call," a third machine proceeded to the fire from the Mongkok Stution.

There is another good film to be screened to-morrow, this being "Circe the Enchantress," by Vicente, Blasco Ibanez, of "Four Horsemen" fame. Miss Mae Murray will be seen in the title role

From Thursday to Saturday, One of the fishermen had ope Gloria Swanson will be seen in hand and the finger-lips of his "Manhandled," which is described other hand blown of, whilst his as a Very fine film. sight was also destroyed.

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Helpless, and deprived of a living the unfortunate fisherman, whic is only thirty years, ofenge, waits at the Central Police Station in the hope that a bendvolunt authority which has looked after bin well during the forty daya of Paris

Brussels his convalescenes at the Govern-

Amsterdam ment Civil Hospital, will do some Berlin thing further for him. He says Copenhagen he does not want to be a hawker, Vienna

Helsingfors but would like to go" back to his

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Three deliveries of hose, one from an engine, and two from the pumps, were played on to the floor, n back alley enabling a rear at- Lack to be made with one of the hoses. Within forty-four minutes of the outbreak, he firemen were turning over the embers in the herbalist's shop, the fire having been ext.ruished, leaving the two. upper floors intact. .

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