An interesting case arising out of the September settlement was heard in H. M. Supreme Court on Thursday before his Sonour Judge Skinner Turner. The plaintiff was Mr. J. A. Hayes, and the defendants Messrs. Davies & Brooke, and the case came forward on a motion for an injunction to restrain defendants from dealing with the beneficial interests possessed by Kwoh eu (also known as Koh Yui-chow) in British Consular Lots No. 4405, 4477, 6787, and 7998, and in French Consular Lot No. 75, upon any directions given or to be given by Kwoh (or Koh), otherwise than in pursuance of the judgement given on October 29, in the Mixed Court, in the case of J. A. Hayes v. Kwoh Yui-tseu.
Mr. Duncan McNeill appeared for plaintiff and Mr. H.
Lipson Ward for defendants.
Mr. S. H. McKean said he appeared on behalf of two Chinese who were interested in the property as beneficial owners—Chen Tsu-chi and Koo Chung-ming.
His Lordship questioned whether Mr. McKean had any locus standi there at all. except as watching the case, his clients not being named in_the writ.
Mr. McKean replied that he held Messrs. Davies & Brooke's declaration of trust that they held this property on behalf of his clients.
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