Damages of Tls. 500 with costs were awarded James Francis Blake, aintiff, at the Amer he was a friend of accused, who at the time was la hospital The cheque was drawn on the P. & 0. Bank and the witness as 1500 from Theodore Siddall, defendant, for the shooting of a dox by the Latter on his premises 15 dog hud guished open the yard gate and become obnoxious to defendant.
Mr, F. J. Schuh! represented the plaintiff while Major C, P. Hotcomts appeared on behalf of the defendant, The first. witness called was Me. Harry K. Strachan, who stated that he had known Mr. Blake some thres fo and acquainted with his Labs years of the China Kennel Club aiid was now on its committee and that he knew the dog in question tr be an_ outstandingly friendly animal and an excellent shooting dow.
Though it was highly trained, had the natural gift being a hunter and retriever and witness was sure that in local shoot circles the dog wax well and favourably known for its ability. in the fiehl, The settling of a price itx replacement value ho thought, was extremely difficult with many sides to be taken into consideration, but he of the opinion that £100 was fair valuation and in un way exaggerated, was a eves-bred dog and an off shoot of the well known kennel that Dr, Monry-Home brought out here ame years ago which sidered one of the finest xt Labrador retrievers in the world, He agreed with the solicitor for the defendant that a crass-bred dog not as valuable ax a full blood= fet doge but, in this. particular ease, he was aware of the dog's wnustial sporting capabilities and said thal will take the owner some two ov more to train another dow Ho did not think a price of £100 ft all high wud was of the opinion that, were he the owner, the dos would be worth far more to him.
Frederick Jones, British, waa then called to the witness box and grated that he had known the plaintiff for
acquainted with his dos Ji four years and was especially well had shot with the doe on occasions and believed It to be the Dest retriever of its bre Me was of the opinion that £200 never fetched that price in Shanghai stated "unt while crossbreds had he had known of cases at Home where they were far more valuable, believed the doxa to be an exe cellent friend of children and ad never known of it biting anyone.
James Blake the owner was then called and testified that Tre lid secured the dig when it three months old and had paid 100 for it, He was of the aping jin from Ths, 500 the dog up said the damages asked petition did net cover the value he set on the animal as a friend an hunting companion.
Tt wae an especially fine dog to and he knew he could never nother like it. He did mot think of THe sve Doe want's was then the witness box an Ihe was depased Ghat tant heard scute and oft the ooking wut saw a lange doe enter and proceed to befoul the yard. Ho n the dg before ant 1 whom it belonged. calibre it. and else that he hit it" He did not Tike Mogs, he was cripple and was afraid of them and the only wet_doges he had wae duo malice against plaintiff and first knew he had the dos when ut police stale came annd told him.
Blake had come and made charges that he "would break his Pones, run him out of town, spend his last cent to prosecute limy others, Mew rot won a cripple would nat Ihave talked this way was willing to forgive and forget BS he realized row. the dog was Yaloxble all Mr, Blake said: mang things in the heat of anger.
Judge Parky held that the se timentai value of the dog the aqueation before the the court interest was solely ty determine the extent of the damaygesy
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