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wilnesses were. cross-examined and re-examined in open Court and the findings were made by the learned Judge upon verbal evidence adduced.

SOLICITORS AS JUDGES

CHARGES AGAINST H.K. fore the Committee be attached to the

SOLICITOR

(Continued from Page 1.)

other part, by which agreement the respondent agreed in consideration of the sum of $30,000 paid to him by the other two people to share the pro fits of his business of a solicitor, and to carry on business and the practice of a solicitor for a period of 16 years for the cummon interest of gil parties to the said ngreement and that the sald agreement in effect is a partner ship agreement between respondent and persons not duly qualified to net

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or

and put

the Court. For

In the prefent case, the Law Society had been advised, rightly or wrongly, that the report of the proceedings be-

file that reason, according to the authori- ties he had quoted, the Court should! take the opinions of solicitors of good repute and competence who were good judges of what was professional conduct.

or

felted, and if the whole matter were Property Investigated, Certain of the ocuments matters upon which the Society's Com titles apled were based on but where

the wrong, here they went rise that they had made the report realunelmissible, was that they had taken statements from ce pute witnesses, statements which were not made

In

desire to reply to this contention at Mr. D'Almada then intimated his the present stage. Upon his request being neceded to counsel raid he would power of the Law not query the Society in Hongkong that they were entitled to conduct the enquiry. He would not query the value of the opinion of the Law Society if such solicitors; piterilelted, Attorneys

niter opinion be founded

A fart

nets properly natively, that the said agreement gives control of the business and practice of the respondent and its mmungement 10 persons not duly qualified

there aforesaid mentioned or their succes.

(c) Two agreements dated pectively May 13 and 15, 1926 mnde tween the respondent of the one pt and two other persons of the other put by which agreements at the submitted that the statements, joint effect thereaf The Lespondent Sinds himself a bong as practise assolicitor in longkong to services of the two perinne gives them authority to gere the of costs payable in respect of amount

work introduced by one of the two person

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(d) An agreement about the month of August 1996 be tween the respondent of the one part Anil certnin Jit? ነከነ not duly qualified t art as attorneys or solicitors of the other part in which agreement, the terms and conditions contained in the said agreement of the 5th day of February 1925 were in efect

applied to and

for t

the benefit of these people in the place of the people mentioned in the agreement of the 5th day of February 1925.

de oath, Counsel admitted the com

ter had re power to administer it. from the very report itself, siwed that they involved a certain amount of bearray and also, la some extent, witnesses,

conjectures “ከነ

part

RARE CASES

of

the

Continuing, gansel said the rarity of such cases in the Cotong did not cessitate the passing of focal rules, but looking at the Home rules one could find that the Committee of a Lay Society, investigating Into the conduct of a member, should have acted like a court of trial, by ad- mitting evidence given by witnesses

under "enth, etc.

Here, ach a procedure had not bren adopted,

because possibly

3. That the respondent has been it could not, but nevertheless the guilty of disgraceful and dishonour-report could not be admitted because whatever was winted in it was not able conduct as a solicitor in that

evidence. ho wrote two several letters dated re spectively the 24th and 30th days of May, 1936, at Paignton, England, ad- dressed and despatched to a certain person in this Colony in that the said letters contained an offer by the respondent to enter into an assurla tion to carry on the practice of a solicitor with a person not duly qualified to act as an attorney or Rolicitor.

the

Counsel then went on to say that charges were brought under sections 62 and 52 respectively of the Legal Practition:rs

Replying to thin contention. Mr. Sheldon said the opinion of the cunt- mittee was founded on documents and until rules were formed

the Colony the Society had no other way to take evidence than in the manner they did.

His Lordship: This is an argument which cuts both ways. Insofar as the Committee of the Law Society form fed its conclusion and set out this con

clusion entirely on documentary evidence, their report is not kely to

but it is

The

Ordinance of he of very great...

1871. He contended that such pressione

tons as set nut in the motion, proved, entitled the Court to have the name of the solicitor struck out from the rolls, and quoted authorities in support of this contention.

finding isrofessional

Shelton: But professional opinion founded on documents before you, and your Lordship is entitled to have the opinion of the solicitors.

His Lordship: That may be so, but ALLEGED PARTNERSHIP

if their conclusions are in part, how. ever small, based on ex-parte hearsay Continuing, Counsel read out the agreements alleged to have been made evidence. I don't think much attention by the respondent and in which un-sheand be paid to such evidence. qualified persons were alleged to have been admitted into partnerslip of the business, MP, Sheldon submitted that į

COURT'S DIFFICULTY Mr. Sheldon: Then your Lordship it was impossible to creups from the should

tusregard that part of the conclusion, on the proper construction j evidence. of the agreements, that it was a His Lordship: It is in ditheult to partnership for a term of 15 years divide it up: The Committee could or less under certain circumstances. not be expected to set out every

That the agreements constituted scintilla of evidence say that partnership could be seen from the cold afterwards hear and following facts mentioned in the dugu.

divides, it ments, namely. (1) an advance by the solicitor of the business of $5,000 as about it, may I withdraw the report Mr. Sheldon: If there is any doubt loan; (2) the compradores having full from the fle: charge of all the accounts and no Iis Lordship: Under the circum- cheques to be signed by the solicitor stances, I do not wish to refer to it. until they had been initialled by one shall consider of be compradores: (3) un repayment longer in existence.

the report is no

in

i

1.

which

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

MID-LEVELS RESIDENTS'

ASSOCIATION.

Reminder.

Members, Residents and others Interested In the District are; re- minded that the ANNUAL MEET. ING of the Association takes place TO-DAY, at 5.30 p.m. In the In the Board Room of Messrs. Jordinė, Matheson & Co., Ltd., (by kind. permission).

T. A. MARTIN,

Hon. Secretary,

Hongkong, 27th July, 1936.

NOTICE.

CHINA PROVIDENT, LOAN & MORTGAGE CO., LTD.

It is hereby notified that Mr. | D, L. KING will relinquish, at his

Secretary of this own request, hla appointment as Company on July 21, 1936; and that Mr. J. C. GUTERRES has been appointed to be Adling-Secretary of the Com- pany with effect from that date.

By Order of the Board,

Secretary

D. L. KING,

Hongkong, July 21, 1936,

PARTS OF COLONY FLOODED

(Continued from Poge, 1.)

had risen for above its normal height and the banks were below water. Frantie viagers were beating thes water round the pond to keep the Ashi in but they were not too successful, na many large specimens were later! found Hopping it their lives in the paddy fields, stranded by the sub- siding waters.

. ROAD FLOODED Arrived at the village, the party- found its car still on four wheels, but when they attempted to drive off in the direction of Castle Peak they

found that the road was fociled over in several places. A short distance from the village they ran into stream serom the road which brought the water over the seats and caused the engine to fail.

The party then telephoned to, Kows loon for assistance but similar flooded patches between Un Long and Castle Peak made towing in Impossible and his and other stranded cars dotted the road between these points.

Later, buses were unable to run the full schedule on this route but the evening brought some respite from

the rains.

NEW REGIMENT FOR COLONY

INDIAN TROOPS TO ARRIVE SHORTLY

n

The 1/8 Punjab Regiment is leaving Hongkong during the next trooping season and in its place will arrive the 1st Kumon Rifles. The latter is "class, Kumont Rajputs and are comand

battaHon"

consisting of by Lieut-Col W. G. Hall, M.C., the

.L. 11indmarsh according to second in communal being Major J. the present Army List,

The Kunnon Rifles were formed ut Ranikhet as the 4-39th

Garhwal Rifles by Lieut.-Col. E.31. Lang in their present me. October, 1917. Later they adoptert

They are due here until November Punjabis do not rare Hongkong until

and December,

not the

spy

of the lean, the compradores would

Mr. Sheldon, then went on to read when, in 1923, he bought out his continue to get five-eighths of a share the correspor dence in the profits of the business; (4) between the

passed respondent and the for which he was

then partner's interest in the Arm the payment of a salary to the Law Society, and submitted that the

working at that solicitor: (B) mutual

agreement documentary evidence showed that to buy this share and the money was time. Respondent required $30,000 engaging interpreters, clerks, etc. the solicitor had been guilty of mis- and increase in salaries, and (7) the conduct fixing of the costs of business ob into association with unqualified per- in matters vital to the conduct of

that he had entered terms that fiicy should have a

advanced by the interpreters under tained by the compradores.

Formal evidenes in regard to the, Referring to an affidavit fled on

the firm, and the employment of was contained in behalf of the respondent, Mr. Shel- barrister on the propriety of coming first agreement

clerks. the affidavit of Mr. Strellett who said den said It set forth that while he to such terms with his interpreters

Respondent consulted ho had searched the records of the was in England he received a cable and was apparently sausied that it Court and found that much a docu-asking him to return to Hongkong was all right.

und to stute what expenses he would require.

ment had been made.

SIMILAR TERMS

C

sons.

#

Referring to the second agreement, Dondent eabled back that hemitted that the advice given by the

With

The Law Society, however, sub- need £330 and received a barrister was wrong ard, as a matter counsel said it was made with por reply to book his passage by the of law, that advice was irrelevant. Fons different from those in the Brat Arst steamer as the money would be but on similar terms. Evidence con-advanced in

Furthermore, the Law Society did ย fortnight Subse-not accept respondent's explanation cerning this document was contained quently the arrangement can- of letters written to the interpreter in the afidavit of Mr. Loseby, celled by cable followed by a letters to the terms on which he would Mr. Sheldon then proceeded to giving some "nebulous" ехсис. return to Hongkong. There was no quote authorities to show that the

to leave his then employment and solicitors of repute and competence was in a rather kard position so and he could not have it both ways in Hongkong us to the true position, in dociding the matter..

he decided to come to Hongkong in when he stated that he was joining The conduct of the respondent had any event and he wrote to the inter-his interpreter as partner because

investigated by the Committee preter concerned to that effect, his articles had expired and of the Incorporated Law Society of adding that he might start up his suggested his coming Hongkong, and they were of the old firm and his correspondent might ship when his articles expired.

into partner- opinion that there had been mis-Join up as interpreter. conduct.

He was met on the boat by the

The letter read to the court was The Law Society are very good interpreter and other clerks and the definitely an offer on respondent's judges of the conduct of solicitors, interpreter said he might "send alde to enter the employment of an Just as the Medical Council aro good polite note" to his present employer unqualified person, he submitted. Judges of medical men," counsel con-if he found that his articles had Respondent was to receive his first tonded,

month's salary immediately on ar riving in the Colony. Solicitors did not come out here with cuch Ideas,

In concluding his case Mr. Shel- the cariler part of don referred the court to the ques the afidavit, Mr., Sheldon Baldition of taking into consideration the

Court could take the, opinions ofpondent had already given notice evidence that, he made any enquiries

+

Happily, there was no set practice in the Colony in thees matters be cause they rarely came bofore the Court and the only precedent that he

expired.

REQUIRED $30,000

Reverting to

also

had found was in a newspaper report spoke of an arrangement made by local conditions in dealing with mat- of certain proceedings wolicitor In 1900. In that case the the respondent with his interpreters Iters of thla-kinde

against a

MONDAY, JULY 27, 1936.

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關

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花以

紅柳其

警告

各治花柳症其實「海洛英」紅丸不能治病 海洛英(卽紅丸)世人誤傳謂爲可治某種 「海洛英」紅丸爲害

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SHARE PRICES GIVES UP COMMAND

The following is the list of

local sbare quotations issued this] morning.

Banke.

H. K. Banks $1,590 b.

H. K. Banka (Lon. Reg.).

£08 ex. div. n. Chartered Bank, £14 n. Mercantile Bank, A. and B.

£31 n. Mercantile Bank, C., £14 n. East Asia Bank, $73 n.

Insurances. Canton 1. $200 n. Union In.. $515 b. China Underwriters, $1.00 China Fire, $462 n.

11.

H. K. Five, In., $250 n. Internat'l Assec., Sh. $3 n. Shipping.

Douxine. $36 n.

H. K. Steamboats, $2.50 b. Indo-Chinas, (Pref.), $30 ». Indo-Chinas (Def.). $20 0. Shell (Bearer), 100/- mi Union Waterboats, $12 n.

Docks etc.

H. K. Wharves (old), $95 1. H. K. & W, Docks, $15 n. Providents (old), $1.60 b. Providents (new), 20 cts. n. Hongkow (old), Sh. $185 h. New Engineerings, Sh. $4 n. Shanghai Decks, Sh, $86 11.

Mining.

Kailan, 11/0 Langkats (Single), $5 n. S'hai Explorations, Sh. $3 n. S'hai Loans, Sh. $3 n. Kaubs, $11 b. Venz: Goldfeld $1. Antamoks, $5 n. Atoks, 82 els. n. Bagalo Gold 38 cts. b. Balatocs, $2214 b. Benguet Consolidated. $21% b. Benguet Exp.. 32 cts. n. Big Wedgee, 62 cts. n. Consolidated Mines, 5% eta, n. Demonstration, $145 .

Ipo Gold, 31 ets. n.

Itogons, $1.90 n.

I. X. L., $2.90 b.

Masbate, 15 cts. n.

Northern Mining, #6 ets, u. Paracale Gumaus, 65 eta, n. Salacol, 12 cta, u.

San Mauricio, $1,61 b. Suyoc Consols, 55 cts, n. United. Paracale, $1.37 .

Lands, Hotels, etc.

H. and S. Hotela, 35.05 b. H. K. Lands, $3214 b. H.K. Lands, 4% Deben.

$103 b. S'hai Lands,. Sh

13 n. Metropolitan Landa, Sh. $10 n.`

Humphries, $8.50 6. H. K. Realties, $4 n. Chinese Estates, $80 n. China Realties, Sh. 64 n. China Debentures Sh. $60 n.

Public Utilities.

H. K. Tramways, $12,15 b, Peak Trams, (old), 361⁄2 n. Peak Trams, (new), $294, n. Star Ferries, $30 n. Yaumati Ferries, (old), $19.70

- b.

China Lights, $11.65 b, and sa. Chiun Light, (now), $8.25 17. H. K. Electric, $512 6. Macno Electric, $18% n. Sandakan Lights, $8.30 n. Telephone (ald), $26.8 b. Telephone (now), $8% b. China Busca. Sh. $11. Singapore Tractions, 32/6 n. Singapore Pref 28/- n:

Industrials

Malabon Sugars, 391⁄2 b. Cald: Macg. (old). Sh. $1917 n

• Cold: Morg. (Pref.), Sh. $iă n Canton Ices, $2 b. Cement, $9.50 6, and sa, H. K. Ropes, $3.50 n.

Storen e; Dairy Farm, $20 ¤. Watson, $3.50 b.

Lane Crawfords, 80% n. Mackintoshs, $5.1.

Sinceros, 38 n. Wm.-Powells, 40-eta-n.

Licut Col. I. B. L. Doseliiguin, O..., he is relinquishing the past af Commandant of the Hongkong Volni

Defence Corps (! # from

Angust 1

| Demand

EXCHANGE

Selling

[T.T. Shanglani T.T. Singupore TT. Japan T.7. India T.7. U.S.A. T.T. Manila

T. Balavin

Bangko!

Fi. Saigon

TT. France T.T. Germany T.T. Switzerland TT. Australia T.T. Lisbon

Buying

4 m/s L/C, London

4 m/s D/F. do

4 m/s L/C, U.S.A,

4 m/s France

|30 d/s Indla

US: Cross rale in London

1/2:15/16 1/2.15/16

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SWAN, CULBERTSON & FRITZ.

SINGAPORE RUBBER FUTURES

Our Statistical Department will be pleased

to answer any enquiries.

Telephone 30244.

Cable Address: Swanstock.

Suite 119/122. Hongkong & Shanghai Bank Building

Hongkong.

Japan

Shanghai

Strnita

Shanghai

POST

(Lourdon 6th July)

Calcutta and Straits

Shangbai

OFFICE.

INWARD MAILS

Mayobashi Maru Antenor

'July 27.

July 28.

Cremer

.July 28.

and Europe'

via Siberin

Demodocna Kumsang Marcchal-Joffro

July 28.

July 20

..July 28.

Direct Service-London date, 18th July

Straits

R. M. A. Dorndo Terukuni Maru Tokushima Maru

July 28.

July 28.

July 28..

Date and Time.

Air Mail by "Imperial Airways"

Japan

For

Samshul and Wuchow Shanghai

Monday,

G.P.O.

OUTWARD MAILS

Fer

Kong Ning. . Mon., July 27. 4 p.m. Diomed Mon,, July 27, 4.30 p.m. Tuesday.

Letters for "Air Orient Service" Marçchal Joffre......Tues., July 28,

due Marseilles, 9th August.

Reg..

...July 28, 9 a.m. Letters.....July 28, 9.30 a.m. Tjisondari..Tues., July 28, 9.30 a.m.

Saigon, Ceylon, India, E. and S. Marechal Joffre......Tues, July 28.

Africa, Egypt and Europe vin Marseilles.

(Due Marseilles, 26th August).

G.P.O.

leg., .......July 28, 0.45 a.m. Letters, July 28, 10.30 a.m.

Reg.,

Letters,

K.P.O. July 28, 8.30 a.m. July 28, 9 a.in.

Batavia

K.P.O.

Reg.

July 28, 9 a.m. Lettere,...July 28, 10 n.m.

Bangkok via Swatow

Hellas. Tues., July 28, 12.30 pt.

Haiphong

Canton

Tues., July 28, 2 pan.

Swatow, Amoy and Foochow

laining

Kumsang

Siberia,

Formosa

Tues., July 28, 3 p.m. Tues., July 28, 3.20 p.m.

Shanghai, Japan and Europe via Terukuni Maru

Tues., July 28, 3.30 p.m.

*Superscribed correspondence only.

DAY BY DAY NEWS IN BRIEF

The Empress of Hussin is due here

'GETTING MONEY IS NOT ALL. A MAN'S BUSSINESS: TO CULTIVATE KINDNESS IS from Shanghai at 7am. on Thursday.

A GREAT PART OF THE BUSINESS UP JUNE.

***

Two cases of Diphtheria were re- ported to the local Health authorities

-Mr. Oscar Enger-has-been-appoint-on-Friday. ed Adjutant of the Hongkong Police. Reserve.

Hongkong rainfall for the 24 hours coding at 30 30. to-day totalled 957-inch. The total since January 1 32.67 inghes, against an average of 60.83 inches

An anonymous donation of $450 has been made to the St. John's Cathedral Organ Fand. This brings the total to $2,100.25

A remand of 18 hours was granted Detective-Sub-Inspector R. Cunning- ham when, Wong Hing, aged 23, un- David Lau, rder of motor cycle No. employed, was charged before. Mr. 1061, has reported to the police that Macfadyen at the Kowloon Magis while riding along Nathan Rond you tracy this morning with loitering at terday he knocked down ሲኒ sinn 7.50 p.m. in Gascoigne Rond on July Cheong, Kwailin, aged 23, who was 25 without being able to give n admitted to the Kowloon Hospital satisfactory explanation. with injuries. Is condition `In not] serious,

Two cases of attempted suicide were reported to the police yesterday. A line of $5 or fourteen days' im- A woman, Fung Sze, aged 30 years, prisonment was given Ching Chau, living in room 22 at the ling. Lee Unemployed, who admitted the posses- | Boariling house, Connaught Road, was fun of 56 catties of pine tree, admitted to the Government Civil bronches before Mr. Macfadyen at Hospital suffering from barbitane the Kowloon Magistracy this morning, poisoning, believed to have been self- Inspector W. R. Chester-Woods said administered. Ng Him-nam, 29, re- 45% defendant was actually caught pul- siding at No. 16 Chi Hong Terrace,

149 in the branches off the trees.

was also admitted to the Government Civil Hospital suffering from opium poisoning.

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The wedding was solemnised at the Road, at nine o'clock this morning, Roman Catholic Cathedral, Caine of Miss Teresa Liu Kit-chce and Mr. Francis Loo Khin-leng.

Wing On (H.K.), $60 n.

Cotton Mills,

Kan 57.

Cheung

unemployed.

Arrested with a wrench in his pos

30, un-

A 30-year-old widow, Wong Lin-

charged before Mr. W. Schofield, at the Central Magistracy this morning, 6973 with having begged for aims at the session, Troi Chuen, aged

Catholic Churcli in Broadwood Road, employed, appeared before Mr. Q. A. and with returning from banishment A. Macfadyen at the Kowloon Magis- 1/3efore the expiration of his term of tracy this morning, charged with un- 1/334 ten years received in March this year, lawful possession of it. He said that .32% was fined $25, or one month, on the, a man named Wong had given it to 5.02% first charge, and six months hard him in an opium divan in Temple Street, and asked him to take it to 84 labour on the second.

the Yau Nam tea-house where it would be called for. Inspector W. R. Jam Kan-fuk, aged 27, street Chester Woods said the wrench was coolie, was charged with the posses worth about $3 and defendant had sion

of an overcoat when brought mentioned the man Wong at the before Mr. Macfadyen, at the Kowloon Polleo Station. Defendant had been pleaded that he picked it up on a Wong, but had refused to do so and Magistracy this morning. Defendant given several opportunities to find railway track where he had found it made no attempt to find him. A fine abandoned. Detective Sub-Inspector of $5, or fourteen days' hard labour,

coat was was imposed. said tho R. Cunningham worth about $7 and was in a good condition. Defendant was arrested at 6.15 yesterday morning in Waterloo Hoad, and had said he saw it fall off a ying, was charged with the larceny of a mal-fonng set, the property of Sze motor-lorry. A fine of $5, or fourteen To-ming, on July 26, before Mr. days' imprisonment, was inflicted.

Macfadyen at the. Kowloon Magis- tracy this morning. Detective-Inspec A former petty officer in General tor A, H. Elston sald defendant had Chan Chal-tong's Army stationed at the set delivered her on hire by the mouth of the Samshui River was pretending that she was the tenant Erought before Mr. Macfadyen at the of a floor. She had entered the home Kowloon Magistracy this morning, [of a stranger and had there recrived charged with committing a breach of the not. It was then wrapped up in the Deportation Ordinance, by which paper and taken to a pawn-shop he had been banished for 10 years where it was pawned. The set was on October 7, 1934. He was Lam recovered. Defendant's excuse was Yuen, aged 33. He pleaded he came that she did the act because of poor back to look for work as he had lost circumstances, but the police had. his former job. He entreated the visited her floor, and had found no Magistrate to send him away for life; signs of poverty there. Defendant and he gave his solemn promise that admitted ・a: previous conviction in he would never return. Defendant August last year for a similar offence was given a sentence of 12 months" for which she resolved, one month's hard labour. Inspector W. R. Chen-Imprisonment. She was now sentenc ter-Woods prosecuted.

led to a term of six weeks hard labour.

Ewo Cottons, Sh. $8 n.. S'hai Cottona (old), Sh. $70 n. S'hai Cottons (now), Sh. $9911⁄2

1.

Zoong Sings, $18 `x. Wing On Textlies. Sh. $25 n.

Miscellaneous.

H.K. Entertainments, $2.00 a. S.-C. Enterprise $1.35 n.... Macao "Greyhounds," $2 n. Constructions (pld), $1% n1. Constructions (new), 30 cts. b. Vibro Filing, $2 n.

Ch. Govt. 5% 1925 G5Bda, 91%.

b

Loan 8%

II.K. Govt, 4%

orm. b. H.K. Govt. 34% loan par. b. Wallace Harpers, $4′′n;