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MASTER'S CLAIM JUDGMENT.

ORIGINAL FINDINGS

VARIED.

ROBBERY NIPPED

IN BUD..

POLICE MAKE RAID ON

TEA-HOUSE.

YOUTH SENTENCED.

An Intended Armed robbery

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

CLUB GAMBLING APPEAL.

COSTS ALLOWED TO 'APPELLANTS.

COURT JUDGMENT.

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1931.

CORRESPONDENCE.

Salaries in Hongkong.

(To the Editor, Hongkong

.Telegraph.]

UNPAID SALARY.

The action brought by Capt. A. G. Corbin against the Wo Ping Steam- whip Company Limited for $1,000 for salary, expenses, and damages Datcetive Sergeant Goo-lwin, when written judgment delivered by self "Fairplay > signing him-

for wrongful dismisant from his position 4 Master of the motor ves- We Fing Yee, was concluded in the Summary Court this morning, when the Poinne Judge (Mr. Jus ties Lind wil) found that plain IT was entitled to the sum of $281.70, which amount had been paid intoį Court,

acems to have been sipped in the bod according to a story told by

house at 7 a., on Nov. miber 4. As

To the

Str. My attention has been drawn to a letter in your columns written about a week ago over a nom-de-plume which "sure" must The power to give costs in an have been "writ ironic." I refer appeal from a Magistrate's de- to a letter about salaries in Hong eisien was dealt with in akong, written by

"Boiled down" his argumenta prosecuting an unemployed brick-the Chief Justice (Sir Joseph layer at the Kowloon Magistracy Kemp) in the Court of Appeal tracts and the lightness of our amount to two: the meantity of con- before Mr. Fraser this morning this morning concerning the re-taxation. with being in possession of a bu cent sucessful appeal by 13} The reference to "contracts" is cher's knife, a solstora blade and a appellants against convictions a master strake. As a selling, number of wooden gags.

registered for alleged gambling point" with many it takes prece- Sergrant Gondwhs salt the paliz. offences by M. Williams, Pulje dence of all argumenta depending' reteived information that a robbery | Court Magistrate.

upon rearon and logle. Mr. H. L. Dennya was for plain-was intended on a house in Sham-

He Lordship remarked the truth of this, mythology, legenti while Mr. F. C. E. all chuipo, and a party, entered a tea Court had been asked to express and story bear ample testimony. AR opinion as to what the law r the opinion of the fair minded, to subordinate the should be, but they thought they however. in the deught not to express

at pintor of equity, Justice and pagimin sense to that which way, or may not be "named in the

toonotes a type ty that may without offenes le described as purely Shylock like-

and in its apperceptions

If the Government cording to his information, the The appellants were charged and following the Bank barometer in have Any moral justification for hot which had been marked for convicted following a police rati robbery, was ons about 50 yards on the Sik Yu Club, Queen's Run paying its officials extraordinarily hanced dollar salaries, it should away from the ten-house. The in- West but on an appealing heard, have followed the example of the Lordships allowed the appeal Banks in creating large sterling and quashed the convletions,

salaries

instead rezerves | Mr. P. C. Jenkin, KL., who,

thrusting the extra burrien upan together with Mr. R. CH. Lin, a hapless, helpless

and hopeless lustructed by Messrs. G. K. Halle, mane af whom are back to Brutton and Company, appeare the financ al position they occupied fer appellants asked for an order, several years ago, and were al

neted for th· deferunt company.

Giving judgment, bis Lordship refered to his finding that, at the the detetives walks, d tion he was disenized, plaintiff's fondant Walked out. salary was $200 a month, and that

Ar-

the tow r

mentione were should

rast d, however, and, when search zuilciently clear, that appelants any damages to which he was in, the articles

have their rests of the titled must be based on that figure. found on hint, Another man was appeal on the ground of law, a He als recalled his finding that together with the defendant, but decision with which the Puisn· plainti's dismissal was unjustifiathing was found on him.

ladke (Mr. Justice Lindsell) con- curre,t,

rd.

In this connexion, his Lordship insistence of Mr. Dennys that plain tiff had been wrongfully dismissed

said, he had bun led astray by the

and

S. rgent Gondwin said that he

mater,

their were

but, he now found, in fact, it was

variously enough. nothing of the sort. The original natives of the sume village as the agreement between plain

slofen tant, but he was not suggest the defendant company was, on Seping that there was anything in it tember 9, atil in force, which mant more than robbery. to say that either party could give 24 hours' notice. In fact the com pany deị give plaintiff 24 hours" notice which was sufficient without any cause being shown.

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His Worship to defendant):

You seem to be carrying the arti- ches for a very promising robbery. You are also charged under the Emergency Regulations, and I fine "Plaintiff is entitled only to the you $250 or three months hard amount he earned before he left labour. Under the old Ordinance the defendant's employ, $226,70, at 1922, I sentence you, in addition

which amount, understand, to the line, to three months,

Th has been paid Into Court.

reason why I am not sending you do not find there was to prison straight off for six montba any

of tender praper

that is your youth, and also I am tak- amount to plaintiff and therefore ing into consideration that this is he is entitled 10 casts up in the your first »fence. The sentences time that the money was paid intu are const valive. Court. The defendants are enti Bed to roots see that time.

Mr. Kendall asked if the money could remain in Court pending taxation of bike but Mr. Dennys opped. Paying it was not al,

Hin Fondeby declined to arrow

to the request, saying that the plain.

tiff was entitl,d to take the in mey

MR. MACDONALD'S CABINET.

it intimed from fage 11

out of Court and must have filerly [ and the Board of Made, which are

to do so.

JEWELLERY - BAIL UNSATISFACTORY.

generally railed as the impertal oflice, in viw nf martheuinr trosks before Nation Government.

most

the the

Mr.

-Neville Chamberlain, half troller of Sir Austen Chamber. is the Chairman of the Con- orvative Party. He has identified himself closely with

the movement

for

CASH DEMANDED FROM tariff reform and Imperial Preference of which his father. Mr. Joseph Chambariain was

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The se ayainst Teifilicich famous advocate. Since the War Nowachinsky (42), a Pole. and he has been Health Minister and Abdul Hedan (33). M Persian,Chancellor of the Exechequer in charged with lazerny by a trick Conservative Governments.

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And over and abave the point' that contracts must be cone'dered in connexion with their enn- comitant surroundings, is the fact that in the case under discussion there is no contract at all.

ARE agreement in which "promisser and "promissed" are the same party cannot morally be consider- da contract. The paying publte #fromich the wrminais vote of the Unofficial members of the Legisla tive Council re ured to appcnd its signature,

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of herring and street sleeping? Wales Borderers. South

What? What? What? Do I hear Other pictures will show echo answer only. "What"? Being the M.C.L. Fete, the launch-

ageered that a proper proportion ing of the motor vessels Hoi

of his taxes pons to the ameliora- of a ring valued at 8600, Frum a Sir John Stann, who is the most

Fook and Hoi Kong, and the tion of others less fortunate than Wanchai pawnbroker, was meain distinguished Counsel at The

opening of the new Govern himsel, the Honkong taxpayer mentioned before Mr. Williams at English Dar, was one of the Law

ment school at Un Long.

undee destru to be "in rich the Central Magistracy this morn-Officers in the pre-war Liberal

clover" but if convinced an al

ali ing.

Administration. Since the war he

19mmer together disproportionate amount Chief Detective Inspeetur Rey-was served 15 Chairman of some

in bein

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merely for the nolds raised an abjection to re-important commissions. He is the

orkeen of an Oliver Twist-like Laining the present-ball, which i head of the group of Liberal for costs to be tused, but this was

separated from the opposed by Alr. Somerset Fitzroy, bureaucrazy, he will consider him- took the form of jewellery valued Nationals who en

Was for respondent, if hiehly taxed were his; ut $10,000, but which Mr. Rey-main body of the Liberal Party who nolds remarked, WHA probably before the election on the seal Nant, a Chinese police constable, ments but one-tenth of what rightly assessed at $6,000 by sue, and, who, during the elecwho argued that costs were never, they are at present Yours, etc.. pawnbrokers,

tion, nulvocated a completely fros given against or asked for by the

The Bench was asked to direct and for the Prime Minister in Grown. Their Lordships reserved |

that the bait he turned over in cash, and with that end in view, the police would give the accused every facility to pawn the jewel- lery and rediss the $2,000 reauired from each of them.

cast

any measures considered necessary decision on the point. to restore the

balance of trade.

Bank Director.

Power Defined.

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In giving judgment. the Chief Mr. Runciman, who recently Justice said-I think that Paris.. became a member of Sir John power to give costa la an appeal

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Pento in his rage tara a plank from powerful paws at the trainor, whe his pedestal platform.

okilfully dodged them,

is the youngest son of the 10th Liberal member of Parliament

attack its trainer, who warded the Baron Cord of Chudleigh.

but since 1929 has represented a (1862).12 C.B. (N.S.) 242, the Thomas v. Pritchard (1908) 1 KD, night with their mother, aaw a lion

When the trainer ordered the Princess Mary and her boyE→→→ From 1912-1920 he was private Kent constituency as a Conserva Court refused to give the success-

fena to lie down before the Royal Viscount Lascelles and the Hon. He has served as British re ful anellant his casts on the L.C.J. asked for lovfelation to barst off with his whin and won and military secretary to the Govery presentative at neveral important ground, apparently, that "the case make clear the rights of the Crown a breathless battle of wills. box, the three rebels began quar- Gerald Lancolles-leaned forward, nor-General of Australia, դու

It was the last of the 20 items relling over the plank, and when anxiously watching, and wore nh from 1921-24 secretary to Prince Conferences abroad, and has neted was of great public importance and the sublect on a certain ing

the trainor intervened, Peelo thor-iviously relieved when eventually Arthur of Connnught, the Governors Chairman to many Royal Com- involving the question of much in Hon of ants: I think that, the

terent to the whole town." It is law in this case is melently on the programme at Bertram

roughly roused, made a vicious Peelo, cowed by a stronger will General of South Africa. no sub-

lay down with the other ̈llone." Milla Creus, with Maximillian and attack on him. hawker should I have to defend such ought to express en oniston hare

his ning lions occupying the arena,

Trainer's Skill.

After the performance an official Earl of Athlone.

Mr. a caso at his own charges, but, It as to what the law shanti ha,

For these reasons I think that

'ankod Viscount Lascelles if the in- In 1923 he was decorated with ave Government, in which

"It the annallents should have their From the first, three-of the lions

Maximillian whipped the Hon cident frightened him. Commandership of the Order of St. Ormsby Gore, now Commissioner cannot be said that any such quo¤-

n" Works, was Tinder-Secretore for ion arore in the present care.

an' again, Michael and St. George, and re

reared against ene of the pedestals "Not a bit," he replied. "I loved ceived the M. V. O., decoration in the Colonies Restor and British might perhaps, he said that the cost of the appeal on the ground-Peelo. Sultan and Hastor had off, but Poelo came

annallants nocended on a techni- of law.

Tho Pulane Judge concurred.

and afmed several blown with his it." 1920-British Wireless.

cality, but that seems to be no

missions.

sequently became secretary to the for Scotland in the last Conserva-

Sir John Gilmour was Secretary not entirely clear why a private cher, and I do not think that we

Wirelena.

shown signe

of rebellion,

and