An originating summons, relating to the ownership of B.C, Lot 6334, was heard on Monday, in H, MIN. Supreme Court, before Judge Grain. The summons was issued at the Instance of Mr. A. M. Preston, on behalf of Li Tso-ching, who asserted that he had bought the property at Jan auction of land held by the Kiang ssu Finance Barenu in 1925. "Messrs, Brooke were the registered owners of the property, which the predecessors of their firm had ree istered with the British Consulate. General on behalf of the beneficial owner in July, 1908, Seo Sze-ning.
Plaintiff said he bought the land, 17.648 mow, for Tls. 60 per mow, at the auction held by the Kiangsu Finance Bureau in Navfking. He had been told that the property was in Pootung, in Poo Kau Dong, and that had been taken over by the Government from an oficial bank as part of ite assets, the been pledged by the ial owner, who ws bank, Witness. produced a docu ment, which stated the facts, but wrongly described the property as being situated in Pootung, instend of, a it really. bout one mile north the CIE. added that, although he had name to un official in the Nanking bureau, he was not related.
Mr. J. T. W. Brooke, of Messrs. Davies & Brooke, said' the land had been registered ' with them since 1908, but since 1910 the beneficial owner had not made an appearance. The firm had paid the taxes and other dues, which in all amounted to more than'Tls. 1,000. Doubtless hig compradore, who left the firm last year, tried to find the beneficial owner [but had failed. Witness was satisfied with Mr. Preston's assurances, Wr. F. A. Wallis, HM. Land Office, introduced a' document, and identified a letter from the Bureau of Foreign Affairs, which indicated who was the beneficial owner of the
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