of Sikh customs was M. Supreme Court on ber 30 before Judge G. W. King, when Isher Singh, secretary of the Sikh Temple in North Szechuen claimed $124 from Hahn Singh for rent at the rate of $7 per month, Hahn Singh admitted having ed there and that he had never paid any rent, but he said that it was the custom to allow rooms to be taken in the temple without any rent being paid. He had given every now and then to the Temple upkeep, but he had.never paid any ent.
As Isher Singh produced in Court a book showing the rents and giving some evidence to his side of the question, Judge King gave judgment and costs against the defendant, but also gave the defendant leave to reopen the case should he be able to prove that rent was never pi For a third cause of action the petitioners alleged that they only to transport for the defend= ses of needles, which the latter ayrreed to deliver to them.
And further that on Jul 11 the des Fendant delivered to the petitioners of At he opening of the case Mr. Schuh pointed out that as a wrong pression had been conveyed in newspapers ax to the pos tion of Mr. Katz in the case, he wanted to point out that the goods were shipped out from Germany and that these goods were not at any time in the possession of Katz and that they were held the custody of the Customs authorities at Pootung during their entire stay in Shanghai. He pointed out that the goods were examined and passed by the Customs authorities and were. billed to a bank here with Mr. Kate mer Ay as a Customs broker.
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