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INFINITELY is to catch the people who 30 THAN THE ADVANCEMENT OF ANY thoughtlessly impinge on the SECT. Dr. Chalmers. Colony's supplies. The difference

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KIOHER

IMPORTANCE

JUSTICE COSTS TOO MUCH

By CLAUD MULLINS. (London Police Court Magistrato and Author of "In Quest of Justice')'

has been to increase the number of problema which have to be referred te. the courts. Parliament nowa- days intervenes more and more in the ordinary affairs of life in the In St. Matthew's Gospel the nd-effort to protect the economi- vice is given: "Agree with thine cally weaker side to bargains, but that some adversary quickly whiles thou art this usually in the way with him, leat at any Judicial authority has to be brought time the adversary deliver thee to in to settle disputes or approve onthe Judge." Unfortunately, it is settlemente.

So the fact is that our courts of frequently the case that it is im-

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The official opening of the H./ponsible to follow this ideal. The Justice are an essential part of our munity will now have to be conUniversity Club's clubhouse will take adversary may not be willing to social ayatem. But tent with soven hours. Provious place next Saturday at 0.30 p.m. en make a compromise, and in this people

at present who resort to our

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ly, water was cut off for ten hours the roof of the King's Theatre build-world of reality the fact has also civil courts of Justice have to pay at a stretch during the night; now ing, when Sir Williain Hornell will to be reckoned with that, even when in legal expenses far more than the neither party is unreasonable, tho can afford, far more than is charged there will be four hours' supply perform the ceremony.

intervention of the Judge some in any country in the world where

Jur English methods Bro in the morning and three hours During a fight in Argyle Street times becomes necessary.

htin in the latter part of the day. It yesterday, a married woman, Leung The first difficulty needs no com-adopted.

Burden of Expenses remains to be seen whether the Su-yung, received a stab wound to ment. In an imperfect world the outcome will be any reduction in her shoulder, alleged to have been settlement of all disputes by mutun!

inflicted by one of several men. Her adjustment is obviously impossible, Many quite ordinary disputea consumption, seeing that most condition is not regarded as serious. and this by no means necessarily involve the parties in legal exponser people will, we imagine, feel dis-

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masses that failure on their part to co-operate might easily cause o recurrence of the crisis of some few years back, with all the hard- ships that were then suffered.

The plain fact has to be faced that Hongkong has only eleven weeks' and Kowloon six weeks' supplies. True, we must expect

rain in the near future, but Nature has her turns of fickleness, and

no-one can tell when we may have a fall of auficient dimensions to do any real good. Ind the Shing

We

were

EX

cases and one death; enterie cases and 3 deaths; cerebrospinal There lever 12 cases and 7 deaths.

deaths from pulmonary tuberculosis. On Monday two cases of small-pox were reported. Infinitum. What has been said

British here about the

lawyers.

own

Again, a builder sued for £10 178. 3d., but the Judge decided Why People go to Court

that only £26 was due. The defen- Far from regretting such a need, dant thus saved £15, but the legal we should be thankful for it and re-costs of the builder were officially joice that we have reached such a approved at £24 148. 4d, and the stage of civilisation that people no defendant had to pay his longer want to settle their disputes Inwyers as well. So he would have been richer by £30 hnd he paid an export by personal violence. trade applies also, with unimport- | A second obstacle to the idealism unjust claim at the beginning.

Where And so on indefinitely. exceptions, to that of the of the Gospel is that the Inw it-

self, and not any will of the parties, appeals take place the costa are often compels a resort to the courts. astronomic. There is the instance A few illustrations chosen at ran- of a dispute in a county court about don will explain this.

cottage let at 3 128. a month A youth employed in a factory which cost the unhappy lady ten- injured by a machine which he had ant over £200 in costs.

ant

countries which have pursued the currency policy as Great Britain. Thus, for instance, the

kame

eircumstance. latter

by

measures elsewhere, notably in the All these circumstances point money in his will to the London Pposed to those of the Lord Chief.

11 is announced that the forthcoming concerned. These expectations we regard the present economic dou Imperial Trust, each doing ex-

cellent work. A resort to the legally correct but at an overwhelm.

Mun Valley scheme been pushed Japanese cotton Industry has not forward as was originally intend-derived any advantages from the

So great an authority as Lord ed, we should never have been fall in the value of the yen. This no business to use at all. Even sup

of course. pose that his employers, or their Ilewart, our Lord Chief justice, has brought to the present plight, but

the insurance company, admit liability written that "the real triumph of to compensate him (and why should courts of Inw is when the universal it is no use bemoaning past short- has been aggravated

Chinese boycutt of Japanese they 7), the amount of the compen knowledge of their existence, and sightedness in this regard. have to face the facts as they are goods. Japanese exports of cotisation must by law be referred to universal faith in their justice, re- and the main thing which needs to fabrics to China dropped from a County Court Judge for appro- duce to a minimum the number of sq. yards in October val. Or the owner of a small house those who are willing no to behave the 40,000,000 cars of dinning into the

1930 to 400,000 sq. yarda in Octo-ants his tenant to leave it so that as to expose themselves to their other words, public Is:-Don't Waste Water!

ber 1931. Exports to British India it may be occupied by the owner's jurisdiction." In

daughter, but the touant cannot find those who resort to our civil courts likowine contracted from 25,500,- other accommodation at anything ought to be ashamed of themselves. Sterling Depreciation. 000 to 8,500,000 sq. yards. Nume like the same rent. The situation be referred to the County

Driven to Law Since the abandonment of the rous instances from other indus-must gold standard by the United King-tries could be given in which the Court.

Or to take two examples froment when he finds that his views are Any English lawyer feels diff3- dom and the adoption of similar same tendency manifests itself..

another field of law: A man leaves

Justice, But, as I have shown, the Scandinavian countries, some of to the absolute need for a speedy Colonial Trust." and on his death curts cannot be avoided, and i for the Latin-American republics and and definite solution of the Re-his executors discover that no such

they should be. Parliament is Japan, many people have expected porntions problem and of the re-body exists; there are two philanthone do not think it desirable that

London thelated problem of

inter-Allied rople institutions, the

more and more driving poor people. a general improvement in trade intercourse of the countries indebtedness. No matter whether Colonial Association and the Lonto the courts to obtain their rights, To obtain a decision that is wedding in Canton of Mr. were based on the conditions which depression from the point of view courts is essential, for only a courting cost is almost as much of an Ferando Antonio Noronha, of

authoritatively inter- Shameen to Miss Delia Marin developed, in Germany at the time of currency depreciation, import of law can

injustice as an incorrect decision. Or one of the trustees Decisions must be judged by their Tossan of Honam, Canton. of the immense post-war period restrictions, regulations govern- pret a will.

of inflation. Observers, however, ing foreign exchanges, excessive of a private trust becomes so ill and price as well as by their accuracy. tend to overlook one vital differ-customs barriers or any of the infirm as no longer to be able to per-

1 am convinced both that the pre- form his duties. Even if everyong sent high cost of justice in our ence between the position then and other prohibitive measures adopt is agreed that he should resign and sivil courts is not necessary and When Germany found her-ed in many countries-the infor- agreed as to his successor, only that it involves very real hardship self in the throes of inflation,ence forced upon us is always court of law can remove the infirm to the public. In the police courts there was a universal demand for the same, namely, that it is use- trustee and appoint his successor we have to tackle issues that are In all these cases reasonableness just as difficult and as serious to commodities, due to the partial less to attempt to subdue the

trade during crisis by resort to a promiscuity in the parties, concerned may in the parties as many of those which stoppage of world

great measure limit the expense of come before the High Court and the war. At present the world of palliatives and that only legal proceedings, but legal

excounty courts. Yet we do our work enor radicni brench with the policy ad- pense there must be. A reference at a cost to the parties that is trill- THE WATER SITUATION | finds itself faced with an

mous over-supply of commodities; hored to in the past can help us to the courts cannot be avoided. and the disastrous economic deve: to overcome it. Although there is no occasion lopment can no longer be put right for alarm. the Colony's water by such palliative us a lowering supply has su decreased as a con- of sterling exchange. British for- sequence of the lack of rain that eign-trade statisties do not indi- the authoritica have deemed it ente that currency depreciation wise to impose fresh restrictions has brought about a material in- as from to-day. It has been found crease in the export trade. The that the recent cutting down of

about the statistics published the hours of supply, so for from middle of January show that, in resulting in lees water being con-almost all branches of the British sumed, has had a precisely oppo-

:

The

Hongkong Telegraph.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 11, 1932.

now.

site effect. This is due to hourd- export trade, an increase can h ing the drawing off of supplies de de recorded when the last for use when hone in coming quarter of 1931 is compared with

through the mains, much of which

the immediately preceding quarter, is later thrown away when the but that this increase la-general- service is resumed. Past experi- ly speaking-but slight and is due ence has shown that this is the to seasonal causes which always kind of thing which might be operate during the part of the expected, however regrettable it year here concerned. On the other may be.

The fact is that people hand, a comparison with the last have not yet been brought to a quarter of 1930 shows that there consciousness of the disservice has been an exceedingly large which they do to themselves and decrease in British exports, not the community at large by need- only in regard to coal, plg iron and less wastage of wator. It is raw, steel, but also in regard to enough for most people that water machinery. Despite the currency periodically comes

through the depreciation, the exports of agri- mains, and if it so happens that cultural machinery, motors and they have put Bome aside, then steam boilers are even less then they make no bones about dis they wore during the third quarter cording the surplus when fresh of 1931. Similar remarks apply to locomotives. supplies come through.

motor-cycles and

have How this problem is to be coun- Exports of woollen yarns tered, it is difficult to see. More alightly Rone up, but thone of havo declined. over, there is no guarantee that woollon fabrics the same practice will not be The enumeration of the cate- followed under the new restric-gories of goods whose exports tions now being Imposed. It would have not shown an improvement) be impracticable to manke a bye- since the drop in the sterling - Iaw prohibiting hoarding of change could be continued ad

court costa.

We have to remember that for aing in comparison with oven county long time the tendency of legislation

Police Court Example. Cheap 'justice and quick justice ****-*- are both desirable and possible in most of the every-day disputes, and I believe that if those responsible for our High Court and county courts would condescend to Inquire Into the methods of police courts, they would learn much that would help them in simplifying and cheap- ening many kinds of proceedings.

To-day few reforms in High Court procedure are being officially considered, but they will go a very little way towards reform, and no proposals are on foot which will in any way reduce the present exces-, Hive cast of proceedings in our county courts.

mon, get outta my corner before I sook yal"

YOUNG MEN CAN'T MAKE LOVE

By NERINA SHUTE.

Modern young men have no iden of the love-making art. They don't know the first thing about it. Just because no many modern young women behave and dress and work and use slang like the gangsters in talkics, men scom to think that romance in a thing of the past. They don't seem to realiso that If women trousore it's only because they're longing for someone to make them *{woar skirtąja

The

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modern, young man has only two ways of making love to ja modern young woman. Either (Continued on Page 9.)

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