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·THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1928.

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CROWN LAND SALE.

MOTOR CAR HIRE CASE. car was taken to the garage of re- patra, bringing out the fact that. the car could not possibly. have JUDGMENT GIVEN FOR MRS. left the garage before payments KEEN BIDDING FOR PRINCE for the repairs done were made.

EDWARD ROAD LOTS MATHESON.

Defendant declared that during the period in dispute, she nover

Keen competition was display- Alloging that Mrs. Matheson, of Stubbs Road, owed him money for bad more than eleven guests, two

presenting the Credit Foncler the hire of public motor ears off whom owned motor-cara anded between Mr. J. M. Noronha, re. which, he was a part owner, anne a motor-cycle, and further D'Extremo Orlent, and Mr. F. moro. that other guests very formerly employed by Mrs. Mathe-aften made use of the Hongkong land. Lot No, 2135, at Prince Ed son, sued her in the Summary Hotel's motor-bus. The number Court yesterday,

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Mr, of runs entered by the plaintiff Ward Road, Kowloon, which was Yokohama TansourarJustico Jacks, and sought to re- could easily haye been based upon one of three lots of Crown Land

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misinformation supplied by plain-auctioned off at the offices of the t'e Chinese chauffeurs, she said, P.W.D. yesterday, by Mr. H. West. Verdict for Defendant,

who might have used the cars This land comprises an area other people around, of about 161,800 square feet, the When the case was resumed in driving the afternoon, the witnesses ab pocketing the money, and making annual. Crown rent being $1,114. solutely failed to agree and dur-her the butt of the whole thing. Commencing from the upset price ls Lordship, in summing up of $80,900, rapid bids of $100 each ing the cross-examination of Mr. Matheson, by Mr. Strollett, several the case very briefly, stated that were received from Mr. Noronha there was a good deal of conflict and Mr. Kew, the $90,000 and very sharp passages occurred.

Mr. Strellett endeavoured to as of evidence between the parties $100,000 marks being quickly certain what happened to certain concerned, but in a case of this reached and passed. With neither! nature it was up to the plaintiff bidder giving way, $1,000 was put bills which the plaintiff had pro to prove his case to the hilt. His on the price several times and on sented for settlement, and the re- ply from Mrs. Matheson was that Lordship considered that plaintif one occasion a bid of $3,000 was

con-received, this being the largest LONDON she had torn them up and threw had failed to do so, and, them at him at various times, as cequently, entered judgment for The greater part of the bidding they were presented. She further defendant, with costs. alleged that the plaintiff was not particularly honest in respect of certain small sums of money. which he usually pocketed. This brought from Mr. Strellett the re- buke that Mrs. Matheson was go- ing rather far,

Plaintiff and 'defendant failed to agree upon the number of runs mnde, Mrs. Matheson said that every time a car came in or went out, she would go to the balcony to have a look at it, and she would then enter its arrival or departure into a book which she kept in the hall. The plaintiff said he based his entries upon in- formation supplled by the chaf- fours.

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