The Anglo-German Arbitral Tri-burial, sitting at St. James's: square, on November 25 heard a claim relating to the purchase by the German ex-Crown Prince of the house and stables of an English jockey near Berlin.
Mr. Bernard Abinger, solicitor, who represented the claimant, said this was a claim brought against the Germau_ Government by Mr. Ernest W. Waine, of Newmarket, a jockey, who in 1914 was residing at Hoppegarten, near Berlin, and was interned at Ruthleben for three and a half years. At that time the claimant was the owner of w villa and stables in Hoppegarten, which he had built, at a cost of 90,000 marks, which were pracically the savings of a lifetime.
ig the time the claimant was interned he was approached by Rittmeister von Zobelitz, adjutant to the Crown Prince, who was desirous of purchasing the villa and stables. A contract was entered into between the claimant and the Rittmeister_on March 20, 1917, under which the former sold the villa and stable for the sum of 80,000 marks. The villa was let at the time, and possession could not be given until, January 1, 1918 The Rittmeister paid over to a Mr. George Long. a trainer, of Hoppejgurten, the 80,000 m: Waine was indebted to Tong for 45,000 marks, and Long, paid over the balance of 35,000 marks to the German Jockey Club, which had ever since retained the money. The claimant now sought to be paid the 25,000 marks in English money at the rate of exchange on March 20, 1917, when the contract was executed. The claimant had directed the 25,000 marks to he paid over to the German Jockey Club at the instigation of the German Government. and he contended that he should not be a loser by the transaction, and that it was an exceptional war measure. 7 The Chairman asked. whether Mr. Abinger had any evidence that German Government had instigate ed Mr. Waine to hand over the 35,000 marks to the German Jockey Club.
Mr. Abinger said that Mr. Waine had informed him that that was the case.
The Court held that no claim was disclosed, and dismissed the case, making no order places as far distant as, Annapolis in the United States of America.
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