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THE HONGKONG

TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY, MAY 12, 1936.

SELASSIE'S

STATUS

BALDWIN ANSWERS

QUESTIONS

London, May 11. The Prime Minister, replying to a House of Commons question to the Foreign Secretary regarding tho treatment in international law of the Emperor of Ethiopia, recalled that the Emperor had informed Sir Sidney Barton before he left Addis Ababa that he had renounced the direction of affairs. The personal position of the Emperor thus raised issues of eansklerable complexity, which must be the subject of careful considera

tion.

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MILK SALES

TEST CASE IN

POLICE COURT

SLUM CLEARANCE

LONDON COUNTY COUNCIL'S EXTENSIVE SCHEME

London, May 11.

An interesting test case tame up before Mr. W. Schofield at the Central schemes involving a preliminary out- New housing and slum clearance Magistracy yesterday afternoon, when

Cheung Yin-sang. of No. 100 tay, of more than £1,300,000 will be Flinstone Road, was summoned for submitted to the London Cously having had milk for salo on his Council to-morrow, premises without a lleence, on March

The most important of these in- volves the acquisition of 32 acres of

Mr. C. A. S. Russ, who appeared site for working class dwellings at for the defence, did not call defendant Tulse Hill A vote of £350,000 is re- when the case for the prosecution commended to cover the acquisition had concluded, but in his submissions clearance and partial development. remarked that. If a conviction were made in the case, it would make the transactions of a compradore quite impossible.

or

shops. He understood Mfr.

misca.

these three, four and Ave story It is tentatively proposed to erect dwellings containing 1,120 aeparato flats and accommodating abouť 7,000 people-British Wireless.

To nonther question, Mr. Baldwin

Mr. M. J. Abbott, Assistant Crown replied that the arrangement to give Solicitor, conducting the case for the the Emperor and his family a passage prosecution, said that defendant was from Djibouti in the cruiser Enter

summoned for having used prise was made in accordance with premises, the ground four of No. 100 ventence of his customers, act as an 10% agent for obtalning mile from the the desire he had expressed to Sir Johnston Road, as a milk shop, such Dairy Farm, or any other thing, and Sidney Barton to proceed to Palestine. Premises not having been approved would it be an infringement against After the voyage had begun the Ent-of by the Urban Council as being the regulations? If it was an in- peror enquired if it would be possible accordance with dairlen

fringement, then there would be con- in convey him direct to England in admitted non-approval of the pre- customers and compradores. What Russiderable inconvenience both to stead of landing at Waifa, but it was nol found possible on practical

would be the position of a compradore! grounds to make the alteration,

After giving the definitions of a in such a case? Mrs. Wood had been "milk shop" and "sale" as given in quite clear that she could have ob- Another Commona question the regulations, Mr. Abbutt said Ittained milk from the Dairy Farm, 8119 wer on behalf of the Fopign was only necessary for him to prove but she did not do so because it was Secretary, the Prime Minister said that defendant had in his possession more convenient getting the milk The British Legation in Addis Ababa for sale certain milk on the day, through her compradore, and that is still under Sikh guard, but primary men

mentioned. The facts in the case was what i compradore was for. responsibility for the maintenance of were that on January 20, an applica- order in the Abyssmian capital now then had been made by defendant for Referring to cases in which I was rested with the power which was in registration of the premises as a milk Mr. Russ suid it was a usual practice intoxicating liquor instead of milk, military preupation of that place.shop, Inspections

British Wirelcan,

F

therefore were

carried out by Sanitary Inspectors at Home for a person not licensed, KI Tu-woon and H. L. Lockhart, and to send out to a licensed place to get as a result of their reports, the bottle of whatever was ordered: DERBY BETTING application was refused. When In- and it was no infringement against spetor Lockhart visited the premises, the Licensing Act. An unlicensed he was told by defendant that he dealer could do the same thing, nad proposed having about 24 bottles of It WAS frequently rtone Pay Up, Tajakbar Andule on the premises for his regular restaurants.

Rhodes Scholar Lead

customers.

London, May 11.

1/1

The position in the present case. Application Refused-

suld Mr. Russ, was exactly the same, If It was a bottle of whisky, instead The application was refused on of a battle of milk, the defendant March 17, and Jotification was given would have sent out to a licensed defendant on March 30, Ort March

place for it, and it would not be and o. 27, Inspector KI Iu-woon went to the infringing the licensing lave Leesuse premises and Warned a person he he would be atting entirely as on Paw there that they must not keep, agent. If any other ruling were to milk on the prentises. The following be given in a ease like this, it would day, he went again and found nine make transactions of compradores bolites of milk stored in an ice chest quite impossible," said Mr. Russ, in the yard..

The sale bore, of course takes place at the Dalry Farm, for whom the compradore ucted as an agent."

Onus on Prosecution.

The call over for the Derby : Pay Up 17 in 2, t and o. Tajukbar 17 to 2, t,and e." Rhodes Scholar 17 to 2, Noble King 21.16 2, t and Balhissar 20 to 1, and . Mahmond 20 to 1, and . Abjer 28 to 1, and o Monument 28 to 1 o. 33 lo I t Daytona 33 to 3. t and o Raeburn 33 to 1 o, 85 to 1 t. Carinen 33 to 1 o, 40 to 1 t. Fairey 33 Lo to, 40 to 1. Boswell 35 to 1 o, 40 to 1 t. Belarthel 40 to 1 u, 50 to 1 t. St. Magnus 45 to 1. t and o. Columcilin 100 to 1, t and o. Beloethel from France is a prob-she had destroyed after having re- In his premises for sale or exposed able ranner-Reuter.

ceived the receipt for, the amount for sale. There was no evidence that therein.

There was, however, there was any milk on the premises evidence that on May 4 she had exposed for sale. The result of the purchased a bottle of milk from the

prosecution, Shop: This

if accupied, would ham- evidence would be sufletent to enable his Worship to absolutely ridiculous, said counsel. per customers in the Colony. It was conclude that there was definitely a There were nine bottles found in an sale by retail in the shop.

ice chest, but it had not been proved Mr. Abbott friler submitted it they were for sille. They were, he handed over the counter or parcelled was imanterial whether the milk was said, to be distributed to other

Mr. Abbott said he would call custonier, who would say that she had always purchased milk from the shop, and bad done so for some ume. She kept a pass book with the shop.

The onus was on the prosecution but unfortunately the book for March to prove that the defendant had milk

MAKING FAST TIME

Bipika, May H. Mr. Amy Mollison, attempting a record for the Cape to London fight, arrived at this Northern Rhodesian and taken to the customer by one of customers in exactly the same way.

town this afternoon and will until dawn.---Reuter.

Test

It was for the prosecution to prove there was some attempt to sell promiscuously. There was nothing 11 here, exeep! distribution to genuine

rustomers in order.

Mr. Abbott said Mr. Russ was

the folds of the shop. It also made ne difference whether defendant had bought the milk from the Dalry mit sold it to his customer The following forthcoming weddings to the customer's account, or are announced: Mr. James Herberthe effected the sale of the milk to his Swan Duncan, marine engineer, customer, who paid direct to the holding over his Worship's head the Messra, Jurdine, Matheson Etil., nid Miss Helen Walker Wylie, warned, but he still continued selling because of the things which would Dairy Form. Defendant had been dire penalties of giving a conviction journalist, residing at 210A Prince Edward Band: Mr. Roy Leslie Willie,

Happen to compradores. There

There was Sanitary Inspertog i fu-woon and surely a remedy for a compradore commercial traveller residing #t

Senior Sanitary Inspector 11. L. by obtaining a lernce to sell milk. Gloucester Hotel, and Miss Pthis!

Lockhart then gave evidenen, after The Dairy Farm did not come Into Inteh, of.16 Mucdonnell Roni.

which Mrs. Mary Kate Wooxi, residing the case at all. He did not know at No. 100 Wong Nei Chong Road, whether the defendant got the milk -zaid-she got-her-milk-from-her-com-wholesale--or-retail-In any case,

pradore (defendant's shop). afay 4, she had obtained one small commission. It was, he suggested, a On defendant must have made some bottle of milk.

promiscuous sale of milk.

One case each of Diphtheria, Meningitis and Typhoid imported) were reported to the local Health nuthorities during the week-end.

There will hatt s inter daner, to night, Tuesday, in the Ponitisula Hotel Ron Garden, also on Friday and Saturday next.

Cross-examined by Mr. Russ, wit- ness said it was Dairy Farm milk, and stated she found it more con- venient to get it through her com- pradere. She had no direct dealings with the Dairy Farm.

A Compradore's Duties

Air. Russ submitted the case was a

far a compradore could, for the con-

A dinner dance will be held at Repulse Bay Hotel on Wednesday attest case, and the question was how! 8.30 p.m.

A

Air. Seltofield held defendant had a cuse to answer, but Mr. Russ wald he would not call defendant.

Mr. Schoßeld ennvicted, remarking Out he was not impressed with the arguments about sale. In bls opinion, defendant had the milk for sale, and was not acting purely as an agent. A One of $10 was imposed, as it was the first prosecution of its nature,

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