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ILLEGAL ASSOCIATION.

JUDGE'S DECISION IN SUMMARY COURT CLAIM.,

Mr. Justice Wood delivered judg- ment in a Mopsy Loan Association case in the Summary Court this morning, when he stated that the Association was illegal.

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1926.

LONG TRAMP,

ENGLISH LADY'S ADVENTURE.

“A HANKOW STORY,

The following story is taken from the Central China Post of | September 10:

un-

The case was one in which a spinster claimed from another

An interesting story was Chinose the sum of $51.50, being the balance of subscriptions due folded yesterday morning to our by the defendant to the plaintiff in representative by Mrs. J. Cockin, rospect of a Money Loan Associa- who arrived safely in Hankow, on tion, of which the defendant was Wednesday, after pluckily leaving a drawn momber, and the plaintiff, the stranded Kikungshan train with her three children to walk the hend...

In giving judgment, his Lord-to Hankow. Until one actually ship said: I give judgnient for gets at the real facts of the case, the defendant. The plaintiff is the attempt would seem to have head of a Money Loan Association been a foolhardy one in reality however it proved to be a sensible and sues the defendant for a

decision. balance of contributions claime 1 from him as a drawn member of the Association. The Associa- tion consists of 21 persons, (in- cluding the plaintiff, who is also n holder of a share.)

"In my opinion, this Association

WHY THE TRAIN WAS LEFT.

The fundamental reason which induced Mrs. Cockin to leave the train were: Firstly, there was no water. luft except a little which

ENGLISH OR CHINESE?

SUMMARY COURT CUSTOM QUESTIONED,

Summary Court custom was questioned by Mr. Hugh Jones, when a case was mentioned in the usual Friday at this morning, before Mr. Justice Wood. Mr. Hugh Jones, who appeared for the defendant, asked for discovery, and a statement of coats:

Mr. M. W. Lo, who represented. the plaintif, said he had sent a copy.

Mr. Hugh Jones replied that that was so, but the copy was in Chinese and he wanted it in Eng- lish. There were two or three pages in Chinese characters, and he did not see why he should have If the parti- to translate them." calars were not forthcoming in would have them English, he translated himself at the usual translatoris fee of $150 per follo.

Mr. Lo said the particulars were not difficult, and he had purposely sent them in Chinese for the benc- fit of Mr. Hugh Jones' client.. If they had been sent in English, lated for the benefit of the defend

is illegal, in consequence of the had been hoarded by a few they would have had to be trans- i

provisions of Ordinance 58 of 1911, Sec: 2, (Companies Ordin ance.)"

Referring to a case which had

boon

decided previously, his Lordship said it was necessary to say that the case of Chow. Cham Yuet Seem seemed to him to have been wrongly decided."

SUN. IN THE FIELD.

(Gontinued from Page 1),

bottles, and no fuel whereby some filthy water from a nearby creek could be boiled. Secondly, there was no food. Some people, who had food, had hoarded this and it had gone bad. Thirdly, there was no organization.

Mrs. Cockin speaks highly of the As against this, in general,

efforts of Mr. Pieca, and some on the train who were of German nationality. Whatever food these latter possessed was immediately pooled for the benefit of all, and a soup kitchen 'was organized by them for the feeding of the children.

According to Kuomintang infor- Mrs. Cockin finally left the mation, practically everything has train accompanied by her childron, been arranged for the Mukden War an amah and a "boy," at 4.30 on Lord and the Anfu political clique Wednesday afternoon. The party. to participate in the movement to walked along the railway line for cruali Marshal Wu Pei-fy and Mar- about 20 minutes, before they shal Sun Chuan-fang, while the came into actual contact with "anti-Reds" are confident that Myk-troops other than those who had den and Nanking will co-operate în the movement against the Kuomin-

tang.

MADAME SUN'S MISSION. Yesterday, Madamé Sun Yat-sen with her younger sister arrived in Hongkong from Shanghai and pro- ceeded to Canton by the 8.s. Fat- shan. In this connection there is

been passing the train, and through these she walked for half-an-hour. In all there were three train loads with the soldiers detrained and resting along the permanent way.

TROOPS POLITENESS.

At this point Mrs. Cockin's great-

over

a rumour which is given forest anxiety was for her eldest boy, what it may be worth. It is said who is of an age to be attracted that the arrival of Madame Sun by anything in the shape of novel Yat-sen is to represent the ty, and to him the soldiers guns and accoutrements proved an at- true position of the peace move- ment directed from Shanghai, traction too strong to be which may turn out to be unauc- come by maternal control, with cessful. In that case, some new. the result that he had to be con- retrieved from the development may come to pass insinually which Kwangtung will be serious-soldiers. No anxiety, however, ly threatened and it may be to need have been felt for Mrs. give a timely warning to her Cockin states that the whole party. brother, Mr. T. V. Soong, to be including boy and amah," were on his guard for such eventuality treated with the utmost politeness that Madame Sun has come South. and kindness throughout. It is also said that her mission is It was after passing through the to persuade the powers-that-be to troops that Mrs. Cockin decided to take more rational view of the leave the railway line and branch present situation, and to do away off in search of a farmhouse with all Russian Bolshevists in where they could obtain food and the service of the Government. clean water. From tales she had been told she was quite convinced that there would be no farms left with anything in them and instructed her boy to try and find a house which had already been looted and to which the occupants might have returned. There were, however, no looted farms. After A new cure for Malaria by walking some distance they arrived means of a synthetic preparation at a farm where they were given called "Plasmochin," was explain- tea and food; they filled their ed to scientists and doctors at a water bottles and after inquiring Congress at Duesseldorf. It is their way walked on.

Mrs. Cockin thought it best to claimed that it is more effective thau quinine. Experiments were pass as American and states that firstly conducted by Professor she met with very few young men. Stoli on lunatics who were special- These may have gone into hiding Jy infected with malaria germs, through the fear of being forced after which it was Buccessfully to carry baggage; but such as she tested by Professor Muehlens of did meet and speak to seemed to the Hamburg Tropical Institute on know very little of the events over one hundred victims of occurring at Hankow. malaria from all over the world. In many cases a permanent cure is believed to have been effected Router

NEW MALARIA CURE.

A GERMAN DISCOVERY.

Berlin, Sept. 29.

GIRL CYCLIST CHARGED.

ant.

His Lordship, remarking that it

was a somewhat unusual applica tion, and the custom of the Court was against it, decided to hear it in Chambers to-morrow morning.

said he did not think the proce dure of the Court had been truly followed.

In another case, "his Lordship

Mr. D. McCallum amilingly replied that in such cases he had not

the properly understood proper procedure yet.

WORLD COURT.

EQUALITY OF UNITED STATES.

Geneva, Sept. 23. The conference of signatories to the World Court protocol has con- cluded and has adopted the recom- mendations of the committee, re- ported yesterday, thus establish- ing the complete equality of the United States with the other signatories although the United States is not a member of the Lengue. The signatories will in- dividually inform the United States of their decision and it will then behove the latter to say whether she accepto.-Reuter,

PREACHER'S CLOCK.

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LACK OF EVIDENCÉ.

Giving his decision in the case in which a hawker of Kowloon City was charged with unlawfully clock receiving a dressing room belonging to Chan Lai-man, a Christian preacher, Mr. J. H. B. Nihill, at the Kowloon Magistracy this morning, said that there was insufficient evidence to show that the defendant knew at the time that the article was stolen." The defendant was accordingly dia- charged

Sub-Inspector Stimson intimat- ed that the man who was believed to have given the defendant the clock as accurity was being detain ed by the police.

THE DOLLAR.

In consequence of the boycott settlement reports, the local dollar has declined to-day, due largely to importers coming into the market to buy sterling.

Yesterday's quotation on demand was 26. 1, 11/16d, and the opening rate to-day was 2s. 1. 5/16d. Later there was a further decline, this afternoon's rate being 28. 0.13/10d.

Although darkness had now fallen the party still walked on in the direction which the Chinese the night could by no means be had advised them to take as being classed as comfortable, the the nearest way to Hankow, until children were able to sleep and between 8.30 and 9 o'clock, atthey were much refreshed for which time they arrived at a small their journey in the morning. farm and were welcomed, by the inhabitants who were speedily made acquainted through the ser- vants of their plight.

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JOURNEY BY BOAT. The boat was a small junk, and carried two other passengers in the form of Chinese merchants proceeding to Hankow and no further adventures were met with" until within a short distance of the Standard Oll Co.'s installation. Here the junkman was met by a. boatman coming up who gave him Information. which upset their original plans to auch an extent that their man told them it would The party disembarked and troops congregated there, she he Impossible for him to take proceeded to walk along the rall felt so disturbed by their ap- them to the installation as ho had promised, but that he would take way line, and here for the first pearance that she decided to walks time Mrs. Cockin states that she back and make for the installation, them up a creek which would land felt frightened. After walking which sho according did and thơ them at Shenklaki and this was for a shortlistanos among the whole party arrived about 8 pm.

AN EARLY MORNING SPIN.

HOSPITABLE FARMERS. A young Chinese girl appeared. before Mr. J. H. B. Nihill, at the

From this point on Mrs. Cockia Kowloon Magistracy this morning, states that her troubles were over; to answer a charge of riding a

a courtyand was placed at their bicycle in a dangerous manner.

disposal, and the form people

It was

stated by Sergeant brought out their plank beds for Hargreaves that the charge should them to sleep on, the women at have been one of trick riding. the farm staying up or sleeping The offence was committed at 3 in whatever way they could for

the night. o'clock this morning..

In cautioning the defendant, his Food was cocked and freely sup- Worship remarked that sho should plex, water was brought, and have been asleep at that time of tubs were produced for them to | the morning.

bathe their feet in, and althoug's accordingly done,