Assistant Ju tost Ca, 6. Ker This was a d: ims for Ts. 20, subseription alleged to he due by BG. Reeling to the China and Joan elephone Ca.
Mr. J. J. Bowne present creditor company, sid defendant hid y been a subscriber for s-verse yours, 7 September the compar y issued a netic saying that they could" carry on the. Exelunge after tle end of December, 181. That notice was sett all subscribers Then they sped " further notice in the local apers, saying that the Exchange would he continued until th Bist of March, He received no communi mn from Mr. Keeling and every other French people with regard to their Baglish {suiseriber had paid up. Mr. Keeling had been written to and the shroff had called on him. A letter was put in by witness in which he had asked for a settlement of the account, and defendant's reply thereto was also handed in, Tu answer to His Honour, defendant stid the people at his hotel might have one, after the notice. It intention to give it up in December, as it was no good and he was a big price for it. He claimed that with the Company was at an end on 3Ist December. He did not see the notice in the He was not disputing over the Tls. 20 but on principle.
Tis Homour—I can quite believe that, would, he said, he best if Mr. Keeling could "bring people from the hotel to swear that the telephone had not been used and that he (defendant) had given orders against its use.
Defendant said he could not do se, The Company should have cat the wire, He thonzht their action very arh His Honour said Mr. Keeling had saved the time of the Court by saying that he could not bring witnesses to say the telephone had not been used and there would Lo jadgient for plaintiffs.
16th June.
C, H. Tow v. H. Witsox, His Honour said this was a special summons to recover on 2 bill of exchange or promissory note the sum of 850.
Mr. Loftus Jones, who appeared for defendant said he admitted service of summons and he understood that he practically admitted the account. His client was sum-menyd for 10 o'clock but had gone away to transact some business, His Honour—The time I take these cases is always half-past 10. If it was put down for 10 v'elock it was mis:
'Mr. Macidonald, Usher of the Court, said it was put down' for 10, but there was a reason for that as it was slated that he was Teaving at 11.
Mr. Jones said he would apply for an said there had been an 1 to hold bail as it was suid de-tended to leave, If he was not ear oF guarantee the payment the money, he would have to issue a warrant for his arrest.
Mr. Jones suid he could not give such guarantee.
Defendant had told him he was.aut going away. Ho was expecting a remittance now and had gone to the bank about some money.
T must issue a warrant, and tell him Tam waiting here. Hi he comes it will he all rig if not we must on the warra at once.
The Court then adj red while the warrant was being execut.
Shortly after noon Detective Brown came to the Court with the defendant in custody on the Court's warrant. On his Honour seat on the Bench, Mr. Loftus Jones siid—Yonr Honour, I wentd like to say that I have retired feom this case.
His Honour (to defendant}—I didn't consider the appearance of your solicitor morning " sot appearance, for that he was not sufficiently instructed. You did come here at 10 o'clock and I thought it better for you to ain, There isa claim agains: you for 50 bya Chinaman named Tou. "Do a acknowledge the debt—Yes. Lowe him $50. sour—If you owe the money, you intend to pay Defersianut—I will
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