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THE HONGKONG?" "TELEGRAPH:

REMARKABLE EVIDENCE IN

Mrs. Gane Tunney, who has just,

ziven birth to a son.

CONTROL OF RUBBER

NEW SYSTEM IN DUTCH INDIES

NATIVE PROBLEM

OVERSTRESSED

The Hague, June 26.

WEDNESDAY JUNE

1984

IN

THE MARCEL BUFFET CASE Mr. Lanepart Wears Long Trousers at Request of Court

MR. ADAMSON'S

VERSION

BUSINESS WOULD HAVE BEEN A

REGULAR GOLD MINE

"GILDING THE LILY"

Not from David

A total denial of the allegations reason for them. regarding his drunkenness and bat Leon Blumenthal, the incident given giving rise to them being the business misconduct was

transfer of the money to the Marcel Cafe.

by Frank Lewiston Adamson at to-day's continued hearing be- fore the Chief Justice, Mr. A. D. A. MacGregor, of the claim for wrongful dismissal.

MORE DENIALS.

Did you have trouble about two

Defendant is Nathan Blumenth. jumall boys7—Never. al, proprietor of the Marcel Cafe.

You have heard the reasons Mr.

Nathan Road. He admits that he Blumenthal has given for dismis agreement sing you?-Yes. I deny them all, engaged Adumson on

Witness went on to say that he to manage the Marcel Buffet for

that he was was not habitually drunk and in a your but pleads Justified in dismissing him in fact was never drunk; never used the cafe, but October last year after four bad language in

rather tried to suppress 12; was: months service.

over

Sir Robert Cive. Britain's now Ambassador in okyo and Lady 'Clivo, who have just arrived in

familiar with the servants,ness, witness said: "As soon as Mr. Plaintiff claims 10 per cent, of not estimated profits

a year, but gave them a drink when they Adamson catne, matters get better the disapproval of the amounting to $6,488, and free gave his wife a birthday present; and better until he was dismissed, meals for his wife and himself did not fall in accounting for the much to

118 the staff." over the same period, estimated at takings, because that

Mr. D'Almada:-Did you ever $1,004.

cashier's job, and did not assauit There is a counter-claim for Mr. Richter, manager of the Marcel and Mr. Adamson drunk or mis- conducting hinsself in the business? $598.12 money lent to Adamson, Cafe.

The last incident, he said, arose-Never. In my opinion he did' und another amount unassessed of

out of I altercation between his work well. They could not find money due from Adamson.

Mr. II. C. Macnamara, instruct-Richter and his friend Greenway better man to do it. The busi- ed by Mr. R. H. Cole, of Hall, in which witness acted as mediator.nes has dropped since.

Knowing that Mr. Blumenthal Brution and Co., appeared for defendant and Mr. Lee D'Almada, would like "to have something on witness said he reported the junr., instructed by Mr. M. A. da me," Silva, of Remedios and Silva, re-matter to the Water Police Station but found that the Blumenthal's presented plaintiff.

were before him and had said that the manager had been assaulted by torn from his back.

AN EXPLANATION.

Witness

said when Mr. Blumenthal was on holiday Adamson said he wanted the Buffet books kept well, no witness took them over.

When Adamson was sacked he, told Mr. Blumenthal it was a mis- take and that he was not drunk, Mr. Blumenthal replied: "We

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MASS FLIGHT BY SEAPLANES

ANOTHER AMERICAN

ENTERPRISE

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The Navy Department -ди- ounces that asuthor mass forma tion fight is in the course of preparation.

Mr. D'Almuda said he would like iwo big bullies and had his shirt don't need him. We can do with will start on a 7,700 coastwise!

to recall Mr. Nathan Blumenthal later, as his friend, Mr. Macnamara,

It is reliably reported that had no objection. He would also the Dutch East Indies Govern- remark anent dropping the claim ment is replacing the export for general damages that this had duty on native rubber

It was his as soon been done because as possible by a system

claim was not of in- opinion that the dividual licences.

maintainable in law, and not for Plaintiff was Meanwhile, the latest available, any other reason. Information shown that the then called to give evidence. He potential capacity of the native said he was working on a commis production is considerably lower sion basis selling beer, cement and than was previously estimated. other materials for the M. B. K.. A communique' issued by the He had been doing since November second meeting of the Internation- and often his sales scarcely paid al Rubber Regulation Committee for his apartment rent and food, states that the Committee wol- Mr. D'Almada:-How did you comed. Sir George Beharrell meet Mr. Blumenthal? (Britain) and Herr Olto Fried- Witness:He came to my wife rich (Germany) as members of and myself when we were eating the "Advisory Panel or Manu-at the Cafe and breached the matter facturers.

of the Buffet and anid he was not Matters relating to the or doing very well with the place. ganisation and the preparation of

OFFER REVISED. statistics were considered. and

from the also reports

various

What else ctid he say 1-He delegations on the measures taken offered me half the place for $1,600 to implement the obligations of and then found that he could not in-do this because of the licence, 80 their territories under the ternational agreement,

he offered me 40 per cent, of the profits and free meals to manage

The Committee is very salia- fled with the progress made in the Buffet. the latter direction, which has

What wert hiv

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Mr. D'Almada: Did you drop

your general claim for damages on legal advice?—Yes.

Is it because you feel the injury to your reputation is not worth $9,000-No, that has nothing to do with it.

Is it because you were chary of cross-examined on that boing point?--No.

mean

out him."

Twelve seaplanes on July 17

flight from San Diego to Dutch Harbour and retum. The flight will be under the command of

J. Lieutenant-Commander

31. Shoemaker.

THE WHOLE TROUBLE. Continuing. witness said: "I went with Mr. Blumenthal to nee Mr. George K. Hall Brutton and

The longest hop will be from he started to tell a long story of

distance what had happened and 1 could Seattle to Cetchikum, not help it, I burst out instinctive of 700 miles.-United Press, ly and said "The whole trouble is that Mr. Blumenthal wants every- | ==== thing for himself."

TOLD WHAT TO SAY.

Following evidence by Gaelati, You one of the cashiers employed ai the Buffet, Chan Fan took the stand.

·CORRESPONDENCE

Rabies Scare

To the Editor.

Hongkong Telegraph.

DOGS ON THE BEACH

FINES IMPOSED

TWO OWNERS

ON

SWIMMING MINUS

MUZZLE

"On benches they aro a nuisance, whatever is remarked

they aro; they can still carry

Macfadyen, in the Central Polico Court this morning, when ho,im- posed a fine of $8 on Sargeant W.

Cubilt,

RAS.C., of No: 2 "B" Dlock, Kennedy Road, for allowing his dog abroad unmuzzled and un- leashed on Big Wave Bay Beach. Defendant: plond Kulity,

I would like to say, air, that my dog

is only a spaniel puppy and la not more than six months old. It was only unmuzzled for top minutes. The child was playing with it.

Answering a similar summons inz- respect of Repulse Bay Beach, Franz Tolle, of No. 1 Felix Viilau, stated the dog was In the water without a muzzle, but as soon as It went on to the beach he put on the_muzzle.

The Magistrate:--Was the dog running about the beach?

Sergeant Brown:-1 saw it just coming out of the water. A dog le Just as liable to bite in the water [without a muzzle.

Hia Worship remarked that ́a dog would not always follow its master on coming out of the water, It might run ahout on the bench.. Sir, The only power, so far as which was rather dangerous. I can find, of the Police in the New In the present case, however, Territories to deal with rabies is under the circumstances, he would

"On this occasion, the dog seized the chance of an open door. Normally he is muzzled," stated the defendant.

contained in the following regula- impero nett, R.A.O.C, of

Private Wyatt, tion, which is interesting in view No. 74 Jaffee Road, was fined $8 of your announcement that 200 for allowing his dog abroad in dogs were shot in the New Terri- Stone Nullah Lane unmuzzled and

unleashed. torics, presumably by the Police:

"Any dog which appears to be suffering from rabies or mange, and which does not appear to be at the time under the control of any person, may be captured and detaincu, or may be shot or other- wine destroyed, by any police offker or any person authorized by the Captain Superintendent of Police."

It seems hardly likely that the 200 dogs shot were rabid dogs and!

FACTORY LAW INFRINGED

WOMEN WORKING AT NIGHT

"You had batter be careful; ably were mangy. I don't think you'll lose the full value of your manginess is a symptom of rables order the next time, warned Mr. Wynne-Jones at the Kowloon or of contact with rabies..

The deduction to be drawn from Magistracy this morning when the the above facts is that either the manager of the Koon. Wale palice have been shooting without Knitting Factory was summonet. any lawful authority (which ought for allowing women to work on In the course of his evidence he to-be impossible even in long- the premises during prohibited

kong.)

200 doga were rubld, hours. said:"One day Mr. Blumenthal called me into a small room and or the shooting in part had no

or the

PROFIT ESTIMATES.

Were your services dispensed ing to start fights with customers therefore the remainder presum- Cross-examined by Mr. Macna-

was asked--Your with afterwards?When we got mura, witness

back, Mr. Blumenthal spoke to me estimate of

would profit would have to make very angrily. He said: "How dare that you

you speak of me like that? $2,000 a month profit?—No, a I expected to increase

are my employee and must speak little less.

for me. I will give it back to you the business by $150 a day' gross.

Witness added that it would sometime." I asked him if I was dismissed-and-he-said-"No,"--but have been a regular gold mine.

Do you know that the buffet was after I had presented a statement

Inspector Philips, of the S.C.A., of accounts he dismissed me. {closed" up. in April? Yes. Shut

Mr. Macnamara:You seem to said he was calling me as a wit- relation to Rables, and the in- told his Worship that he visited ap because one shop was taking

be an admirer of Mr. Adamson 7-ness. He said to me You must formation is therefore misleading defendant's factory at 10.50 p.m. money from the other.

(Adamson)

was drunk.

us inducing the Public to think the on June 16 and found eight women and say he Your original etnim

I prepared kin dally sales was for

He alo told me I was to go into police are taking anti-rabies working. Actually, the factory was damages for loss of

know he did good business. credit and reputation? Yes,

Did you later amend the state- Court and tell the Court, that measure in shooting 200 dogs. a big one, occupying three floors after being

a large quantity of kicked out and accused of

own knowledge that ment

accounts? Sort of of

It may be the dogs in question and using being

the Adamson had given the former were contacts and were destroyed machinery. "kilding the lily"-This is drunk.

Defondant stated that

ho had This is not the first time you statement 1 prepared for Mr. cashier $10 a month out of his on the orders of the Colonial

own pocket in order that he would Veterinary Surgeon, who has the just received an order and he was have made a claim in the courts of

Adamson, a private account.

attempting to fulfil it, Very private and very much not record in hle books an order following powers Hongkong for damages?-No.

"If the Colonial Veterinary His Worship: Was It a big Mr. D'Almada objected that this for Mr. Adamson I should say?-for food Adamson had obtained

Surgeon is of opinion that any order? matter did not enter into the case. Both accounts are correct as far from the Cafe, and also that any goods for which Adamson had

Defendant:-No. It was only a dog is or may be suffering from The Chief Justice ruled that the basic accounts. They differ in tuned, any if it was 310, he was

rabics, or that any dog has been small one, but it was from a question was permissible as the legal points. whole of defendant's case was that dismissed you trotted off to Mr. Blumenthal told me, to tell the In other words, after you were to put down $5. Furthermore Mr. pinintiff was unsuitable for the

Court that Adamson had algo business, and the question of re-account?--I am free to work for him in the same way as the other

Adamson and concocted

offered to pay me. $10 to treat putation was material,

Mr. D'Almada:-Mr. Blumenthal

cashier. you was aware of this case before ke

engaged the plainlf..

reasons? He been very well advanced. The was after the American mercantile next meeting of the Committee trade which he was not getting, will be held on July 31-Renter.

He made

agreement with you? Yes,

Was there ever a suggestion of any other secret agreement between you ?-No.

FREE HAND.

TWO REVOLVERS SEIZED

EX-SEAMAN SENT

TO GAOL

that Did you understand would have a free hand apart from certain restrictions as manager7- I was told by Mr. Blumenthal to go Two revolvers and five rounds of ahead and do what I like to get

were discovered by Ammunition

business Dotective-Sergenni Fowlle and T

What was the business like when police party when they ruided the third floor of No. 10 We Fung you joined? They were apparently

doing nothing. Street: yesterday afternoon, A Chinese was taken into custody.

PREVIOUS CASE,

anyone.

"IN CAUSE OF PEACE" -

thin

Are you free after acquiring this knowledge from Mr. Blumen- thal to concoct this account?-I Mr. Macnamara:—You brought a claim against Mr. Newman of the was employed by both gentlemen Gloucester Building for libel and Mr. Adamson asked me to re- slander for $1,000 and demanded present his point of view in the

There accounts. an apology. I put that the apology objection to that. Since you joined what was the was refused and you were given Mr. Blumenthal The man, who gave his name as business on afterwarde und St damages. I only wanted objections? I was working in the

about a month afterwards, nominal damages." Wu Siu-shan, alfas Wu Cheung-yau remained so until I was dismissed. alfan Wu Tim, 25, unomployed, was

You were well acquainted with charged before Mr. Macfadyen in the Central Police Court this morn- the licensing lawa? Yes.

The type of customers you at ing when he pleaded rullty to a

tracted to the Bullet was sometimes charge of possession without TL- cence from the Inspector General inclined to be difficult?--Yes,

of Police.

FREE DRINKS.

Mr. Justice Lindsell said then

it was my

WAGE QUESTION.

A fine of $25 was imposed.

or may reasonably be suspected regular customer whom I was of having been in contact with trying to oblige. any case of rabies or suspected rabies, it may be destroyed by him or by any person by his orders."

JAPANESE FINED $50 TO-DAY

Mrs. K., Iida, residing at No. 66. Johnstone Road, ground floor, this

His Lordship-Was there any Might I suggest that the powers NO LICENCE FOR truth in it?

that be study the existing regula

RADIO SETS Witness:-It is not true. tion? If there is any real danger Witness continuing said:-1 from rabies and if there' is any told Mr. Blumenthal that I could means of reducing that danger, let order that the not do that because I knew of my Government own knowledge that Mr. Adamson Colonial Veterinary Surgeon and paid fully for all he signed for. the Lay Officers consult together сап be no

I said I would look into the matter and devise some means which is and Mr. Blumenthal then said Inwful, enforceable and holds some ing, but come has many "That's all right for the time be- prospect of success.

up to my room

If it is not possible to devise summoned before. Mr. Hamilton,

at the Central Magistracy. cause of peace..

sometime and bring a pencil and effective measures let the police morning, for dealing in radio seta that the care should never have have been very successful?-No, down and remember, to say it in preventive medicine but I shouldly with possession of a redio set It doesn't seem that your efforts paper so that you can write it be called off. I know nothing of without a licence, and alternative- been brought to Court, and I say to my great regret, Mr. Adamson Court," I did not go up. now that this case Is grossly

hay it is a very highly technical

without any licence, was fined $50. exaggerated7-I don't think so.

was dismissed, much against my Mr. D'Almada: When you left subject, requiring skill which the on the first count, and cautioned advice. Mr. Blumenthal was Interposed

on September 14 was there any pollee cannot be expected to on the second. at this point,

You enforced that view by mention of your being a witness?

possess.

E. Quinlan, residing at No. 4 In any case the prosent regula-yik Hwan Avenue, first floor, was Mr. T. Murphy, Assistant Direc

Mr. D'Almada:-Mr. Lanepart going over to help his opponent?

Lions aro worse than uselese na tor of Criminal Intelligence And it was the kind of customer tells me that some days after you had helped both of them, (Crime) aaid-One of the revol-who would Ilka on

In re-examination, his lordship occasion to got rid of Mr. Adamson, he, Mr.

Witness:-I asked him for two neither the police nor the Colonial fined $10 for possession of a radio vera is, at the moment, unservice fraternise with the manager? Lanepart, såld to you, "Why did agreed with Mr. D'Almada that months wages because he find Veterinary Surgeon have the receiving set without a licence.

arc obviously able. The trigger is out of onier. Well, I had a lot of friends among you sack Adamson; he was not there was no suggestion of con-

dismissed me. He said he would powers which The other one is in perfect work them.

drunk." You answered, We coction about the accounts.

only give me 16 days wages and necessary for dealing with an

actual outbreak to say

ANGLO-FRENCH say nothing ing order and the five chambers of And sometimes you would give a don't need him; we can do without

"JEALOUS MAN STUFF," Anid "If you want to be a witness taking effective preventive step ammunition, the subject of a charge, free drink on the house as allowed him." Is that true?

for Mr. Adamson you had better

·.· TRADE fits this revolver. I ask your Wor-in your agreement 7-Yes.

Witness: No.

Mrs. Adamson was called and look to him for your two months' My object in writing this ship to take a serious view of tho And get drinks for yourself and If Adammon had not been con asked whether it was true as Leon salary," Mr. Blumenthal thon is to induce Government to take

stops to proper

the CARO NG is believed the revolvers friends at cost price up to the tinually, drunk, as you say, would Blumenthal had said that her hus- told Richter to go upstairs and situation, and to show how the were intended to commit a crime in value of $50 a month.?--Yea you have fired him?-No. If he band objected to her drinking with make out an agreement for me.

"I used to be a seafarer to An-say that you hate drink? Yes. I the cash he is a good man.

I think it would be incorrect to shuts up in time and looks after some sailors in the Buffet and that to sign sinting that I would not police are placed in an impossible

a scene was only prevented by go as a-witness for Mr. Adamson. Position by trying to deal with

situation which should be in the nam, but I am unemployed at could not say that..

Blumenthal apologising to the If. I signed that he would pay hands of the Colonial Veterinary MR. LANEPART CALLED. present," said the defendant.

sailors,

me, I refused to sign auch an Sargoon and both

are without One year's hard labour has im-have in a day?--I might have four Mr. Lanepart, who appeared in

Witness: It in definitely a lie. agreement and ho, only paid me

proper powDIS. posed, and the revolvera. and am or five, six or seven, or none at long trousers in deference to wishes Witness also denied that she for 14 days.

Parish" Pump, munition were confiscated.

of the Court, was the next wit-bad helped Husband Into

П In answer to cross-examination, You hold your liquor well?--Yes, ness. He had his volubility check rieksha because he was drunk. witness stated he was dismissed The Hongkong dollar advanced I think so.

A whist drive in aid of the Police tories will be the Foreign Store. ed several tinies by, both counsel. In reply to Mr. Macnamara, she because on the night of September Branch of the M. C. L., will be held tary, Sir John Simion, and the Pre- 1/8th this morning to 18. 5.3/8d.) | Was there any cause far com

Hs stated that he was formerly said the cause of the trouble in 14 ha cash was $1 more than the at the Police Recreation Club, Happy aldent of the Board of Trade, Mr. given free meals and a salary to the buffet was Leon Blumenthal amount on the cash registor,

Valley, Tuesday, July 3 at 8,39 Runelman, while the French Am- The markot locally is quite soha until la return from Japan Cafe. Speaking of the Duffot bual stuff". He was continually want¬! until this afternoon.

look after the books of the Marcel who "played the jealous man The hearing was adjourned 1.m. Adrisalen is $1. All are wel hassador in London will alan for There were complaints but no

Franco-British Wireless..

ing

It

the. Colony,

all.

How many drinks would you

due to the strength of silver. plaint by Mr. Blumenthal or his

stendy, with Inter-bank business reported at Is. 6d.

come..

control

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of

AGREEMENT BEING SIGNED TO-DAY-

London, June 26. The now Franco-British trado agreement will be signed at the Foreign Office to-morrow,

On the British side, the signa

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