Consul's deputy, Mr. A. J. Martin, a cave was heard, the result of which will no doubt be of consider.
ble interest to foreign property' agents with whom the management of property and the collection of rents is vested by Chinese property owners.
Messrs. Alar & Ca, Ld. are the plaintiffs and one Dah Dong is the defendant.
Mr. A. M. Preston represented the piaintitt company and Mr. Zang. Chi-ming appeared for the defendant. he ease arises out of a claim for arrears of rent which was first heard in the above court on March On that day, the plaintiff com- P pany, in accordance with the usuall practice, sent a member of their Chinese' staff to the court to obtain Judgment and: a sealing order against the defaulting tenant. The Innd is registered in the name the plaintiff company and the Chinese beneficial owner has em-Ployed the plaintiff company for many years past, to collect the vents On the occasion of this first hearing, the judge adjourned the case as the plaintiff was not the owner and had produced no power of attorney to act on the owner's behalf. Acting upon this, the plaintiff company obtained " Chinese! power of attorney from the owner and sent it to the court.
At the second hearing held on May 31, the judi tioned the shroff sent by the plaintiff company, who admitted that the real owner of the property was Chinese and the question then arose as to when ther the British deputy should continue to sit or not.
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