The perplexing question of decid ing who is the legal "Miss Shanghai" proved too much for Judge Li Moh the Provisional Court November 21, when he was asked to make a ruling on the "legality" Miss. Elsie Kwok winning. the popularity contest title by accepting 39,000 votes from another candidate
tipping the balance in her favour, the last hour of the gonteat thas trid he ordered counsel. for" both Sides to attempt to reach a settenent outside of court, An adjournment of ten days was ordered for this to be done.
'The ease arose not through any action on the part of the popular 'Miss Kwok, daughter of Mr. Kwok Bew, managing director of Wing 'On's and a factor in the Shanghai anent, or the loser in the contest, Miss' Vu Dan-han, daughter of Vu" Yaching, but was brought against two officials of the contest by eight plaintiffs who alleged they] were, "dissatisfied with the award."
No Title to Car Yet Neither of the young Indies} appeared in court nor did the defendants, Mr, Vinson Lee and Jel Hei-doo, who were represented by Mr, H. Liu, Plaintiffs, who were all Chinese, were represented by Mr, Eugene Kiang.
After the contest had been decid ed in favour of Miss Kwok some Gissatisfaction arose in the ranks the losing contestants over the award and the question was put] to a board of arbitration which] I also decided in Miss Kwok's favour.
She had the option of winning a motor car or a trip to Hollywood and she choose the former, but considerable difficulty arose in getting the delivery of the car, and the miattor dragged on with Miss Kwok being the acknowledged winner of the car, yet not receiving title to There matters have rested and the latest move in the case came yesterday when eight alleged purchasers of tickets and votes asked the Provisional Court to sot aside the ruling of the board of arbitration which decided in favour of Miss Kwok, and award the title to Miss Vu Dan-han, Counsel for Mr. Vinson Lee yesterday that his client had resigned from the management of the contest on October 15 prior to the fling of the action and that therefore, had no. connection tthe case but counsel for the plaintiffs to offset this by pointing out that Mr. Vinson Lee was official of th contest when it declared won by Miss Kwok.
The Judge's Difficulty Judge Li Moh heard both sides} yesterday and acknowledged that the question of deciding nether contestant in a popularity contest can give her votes another} contestant, when she knows she cannot win, is legal or not, was beyond him, Meanwhile Miss Kwok has been acknowledged the winner but has not received title to the prize, And the question of just how the Chinese Mission to Lopers benefitted by the Coney Island Popularity Contest was not brought up in court.
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