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For further particulars apply to the GILMAN CO., TD

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Canton.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

À MOTOR CYCLE.

FRIDAY, JANUARY 6, 1928.

October and Immediately went to

the garage. To his astonishment CONSPIRACY CASE.

he found that the defendant was

PETTY OFFICER'S CLAIM FOR in the course of attaching a side- CHRISTIE & THE NOVEMBER

DAMAGES.

HANDICAP.

car to the idle, entirely without Instructions. The defendant then: told the plaintiff that the cycla

The trial of J. Christie and C. A claim for the returt, of was in running order. They were Harley Davidson motor cycle and attaching a side car and hoping to [Bluhm on a charge of conspiracy damages caused by its retention by sell it for about $200, in which was continued before Major "C. a garage was heard before Mr. case they intended to write and Willson yesterday afternoon. Justice J. R. Wood in the Summary tell him.

In answer to Mr. J. A. Gorden Court yesterday afternoon.

The plaintiff told the defendant Leask (re-examining), Christic The plaintiff. was Petty Officer to remove the side car and asked said that he had been in Manches- T. Milroy of H. M. Submarine for his bill and cycle. With re-fer only once and that was when. 20 and he sued the Tai Yau Motorgard to the bill, 362.50 was for a horse of his, named Brigadier Car Co. and Cheng Yui, a partner, repairs and the balance was $81, General, was entered for the Man- 2-4 Whitfield Road. The plain-being nine months storage at $9 chester November Handicap in tir claimed for the return of the a month. Plaintiff told the de-1919, cycle. Hongkong

904 fendant there was no agreement The horse did not start for the together with the usual accessories, for storage and offered to pay for race because Christie was not able and $75 as damages for its deten- the repairs This the defendant to get Freddie Fox, the jockey, to tion.

would not accept.

ride the animal, Fox having been Mr. L. D. Turnor was for the

The plaintiff gave evidenco in called away to ride in the New- plaintiff and the defendant con-support of Mr. Turner's remarks,bury Handicap ducted his own ease.

He said he and paid $30 on ac- Witness in answer to further

licence

In outlining the circumstances count for repairs, which left questions said that there had been Mr. Turner said the plaintif $62.55. He claimed $75 damage no question of cheating anybody' bought the, cycle from a Chinese fas incidental expenses caused and, contrary to the allegation of who was very anxious to sell it through his trips to the garage. Haynes, there was no Australian who was concerned. He did not for $40 in November 1926. Later such as fares.

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Two Breakdowns,

Visit to Police Station.

77

said that he personally went to the bank in Swatow with a General Tong and saw the money deposit.

in that month he took it to the de- Patty Officer Benham said he get £15,000 out of the Australian fendant garage to be overhauled called at the garage at the plain-jor any other person in Manches- and painted, when the sum of $7 tiff's request bat, he could not re-ter. was spent on a lamp which was cognise the defendant ha the man Witness proceeding said that he on the machine, For overhauling he then saw.

was acting for Bluhm in this one and repairs the sum of $92 would

The defendant said he had never deal in order to help Bluhm. Wit- have been spent on it by the time seen the witness before.

ness had plenty of his own busi- the plaintiff settled such part of the defendant's bill as he deemed said the plaintiff took the magneto

In giving evidence the defendantness to negaliute,

R. C. Bluhri was then called into I due.

away on three occasions and would the witnesa box and he repeated to the whole of the evidence which not permit him, (defendant) repair it: On each occasion if he had given in Mr. R. E, Lind- On January 18 last year the de-was not in order when it was sell's court, and which was report- fendant announced that the motor returned. He told the plaintiff ed in full in these columns. cycle was in proper running order, that in view of those acts hel Regarding a deposit receipt for but when the plaintiff took it out would have to pay 30 cents a day $100,000 which was issued by the for a trial run the machine broke for storage and the defendant Lee Tung Bank in Swatow, Bluhm down with clutch trouble and he smiled but made no reply, took it back to the garage for the, clutch to be put in order. On the same day the plaintiff again touk

Later he tried to find the plained. He was requested by Christie the machine out, but it again broke down near Taikoo Dock and lift but was unsuccessful as the to go to the Bank because Christie the plaintif left it in a bungalow submarine was not in port. When was indisposed on that day.

Asked by Mr. Leask what was there, le telephoned to the de- the plaintiff returned to the Colony fendant asking him to take it back he refused to pay the bill. De meant by the word "grafter' Police which witness had used in several and repair it. Defendant did in fendant, then went to

an In of his letters to Christie, witness Fart take the eyele back at about Station and interviewed

anid that it meant a clever busi- the end of January,

spector who told him he had From then until the month of perfect right to retain the ma-ness. man. In the case of the grafter referred to in his letters, May the plaintiff paid constant chine...

it meant a certain Chinese who visits to the garage to see if the Continuing the defendant "ex-

was interested in oil. machine had been put in order, plained that he went to see a firm

Regarding the question of pass- but he was put off every time. The of solicitors but they required $30 defendant fuld plaintiff that the to aue the plaintiff. Thinking, port-Bluhm aaid he had two pass he parts, one a Latvian document and magneto was out of order so that was rather a large sum was taken off the cycle and plain-decided to wait until he himself the other issued in Canton. The iff himself took it to be repaired, was aued when he would defend latter was full of Chinese charac afterwards returning it to the himself. He did not want to lose ters and he was told by the Minis- more money than he could help.ter of Foreign Affairs in Canton on further thoughts he had de-that the passport entitled foreign- cided that even if he sued the ers to travel through British tor-

defendant.

In May the plaintiff had to go North in Submarine L. 20 with

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The hearing was adjourned un-

out getting his cycle. He told plaintiff and obtained judgment ritory in China without any fur- the defendant to get the machine against him the motor cycle would cher visa. into running order and let him have to be sold by auction and know when they had done so. "He then he would have to pay the til 11,30 to-morrow morning. told the defendant how a letter auctioneer's Fee of $10. By that would find bim.

ay the garage

one bad

time, he concluded, he would have While he was in the North had nothing left.

and therefore, as the machine was plaintif heard nothing more about

Replying to Mr. Turner, defend- left in the garage, he charged this exele,

so he requested two an agreed that he interviewed all storage, friends, who were returning to English speaking visitors, but he After some argument between Hongkong, to enquire about it and had never seen Petty Officer Ben-his Lordship and Mr. Turner as report to him. One friend called bam before. Na

ever to various points of the case his on September 28 come about the eyele except the Lordship told the defendant that last year, when the cycle, was not plaintiff himself. The side-car whatever his rights against the on view. Ile was told that it was was not" bring attached to the plaintiff were they did not include not yet ready.

machine. IL was simply lying the right to retain the machine. alongside and the plaintiff, hud He would make an order for the jumped to that conclusion. The return of the machine within 48 The plaintiff himself came backdefendant would not allow him hours and would allow $10 damages to Hongkong towards the end of (defendant) to repair the magneto to the plaintiff.

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22nd January. 14th February, 20th February.

AUSTRAL-EAST

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22nd January,

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