O'DRISCOLL, In H. M. Supreme Court, Monday, before the Registrar, Mr. G.
ing, L. P. O'Driscoll was sued on a Judgment summons for Tls. 2,954) and $218 due to the Asia Banking Corporation. Mr. R, F. C. Master appeared for the plaintiffs. Defendant was not present.
Air, Master said that the case had en pos: poned time after time, th greatest forbearance, on propayment, none of which fulfilled." The defendant Reader Harris a few days ved him @ native order and im of payment, but} received, "This th time and not the plaintifis' counsel been! 'a. great deal of trouble, but ble expense had followed.
—The reel point is hhz has the money to it. Master—We cen only take his word. He premixed to pay out the money he actually had in his hand at the moment, The Rogistrar—ts he cary to}
Mr. Abbey (the Marshal)—No, very hard. He has an office, but! ae very seldom is in.
Mr. M. Reader Harris said that last Monday he saw the defendant, who implored him to concede an ad-Journment for another week. Witness said he could not agree and the! defendant then showed him what Purported to be a native order for Tls. 10,000 or $10,000, Ie said this money and it was coming Witness aske? why, in he did ro: pay the whole amount and he replied that he could not do that because he had other claims. He then said definitely that, before Saturday, he woald pay] {Tls,'500, to be followed by Tls. 150 Per month, starting from Febracry'
The defendant said.that he was certain to.make the -paymént. and added:—"It T don't pay it you can have me committed next Monday." On that witness -agreed to.an ad-
The Registrar—It is. a very rare process here to commit, although it is clearly laid down in the rales.
'Mr.' Master—This isan. exception: al case, in view of the. great lenin ency shown,—T-have -no desire to be unduly hard and if. he would come' through with'.his, proposal there. would be no: question of com-mirment. I will meet him in every possible way.
At the last moment; Mr. Master nid he had just received a chit-ook with a cheque for Tls. 200, [together with another pro bay Tls. 150 per. month whilst the defendant was in his present employ. This was not what he had [promised before, nor. was it much of a guarantee, but' the plaintiffs always hed been willing to meet the defendant, so he would ask for an adjournment, If the defendant had taken the trouble to see that the cheque arrived on-Saturday in-steed of s0 Into, the case would not have come on.
The Registrar adjourned the case sine die, with liberty to apply.
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