November 8 a somewhat unusual lease occupied the attention of Judge HKing. It concerned tecth—artificial fteeth—and the plaintiff? was Capt. Lindsay Crawford and: the defend-Jant_Dr. A. A. de Carvalho.
The plaintiff claimed that a refund was due to Lim on account, ofa defective set of teeth and also claimed damages %9 the extent. of 'Tls. 200—the whole claim amounting to Tls. 1,000. There' was a counterclaim of Tls. 800 by the defendant, who contended "that two sets of teeth had been supplied to the plaintiff but that only one set. had been "paid for. Mr.
Maitland appeared for the plaintiff and Mr. Tycho Wing represented the defendant.
"The plaintiff, in the course of his evidence, referred to a machine described asa "relator" which permits the fitting of teeth capable of dealing with the toughest of steaks. Inthe course of the visits to the consulting room, both patient: and dentist lost their tempers and some uncomplimentary remarks. were passed on both sides culminate ing in the present action, In' the course of cross-examination, the} defendant -admitted that he had consulted many dentists although he was unwilling to admit that his mouth was abnormal, He, he thought that the "relator'
inbed up badly" and he wanted his. money back.
Dr. de Carvalho said that the plaintiff was suffering from an abnormal condition of the mouth ind that the work done for hing wns perfect in every respect.
The case was adjourned indefinitely.
On November 14 the action was issed and a counter claim for 800 filed by the dentist was. awarded him together with costs.
Dr. EvanJones was called as a witness by Mr, Tycho Wing, and said that he had seen the first set and that near Kian city to be comfortable for long.
'The above were practically all local tufei, who were trained by Chu-Teh and Ca, some time ago, they have done a very great deal of harm, and years will be needed to undo' what they have done.
Merchants and Workmen Suffer Boatmen and coolies have suffered from forced labour, hundreds were taken to. carry' supplies South, were to be liberated at such place but have not returned, the merchants had to provide a certain number and when these were not sufficient they arrested all whom they met on the streets and in che adjacent country districts. Boats have hidden as far away from -he city as they can, so that to got goods dispatched is practically im-Possible, thus the merchants ars suffering badly, while the general labouring class is never safe in the city. Transportation is the erying need at every turn, and yet nothing at all is done to remedy it in this district, it is as primitive as when Colombus. discovered America,
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