The German Machine Ca. brought Jaction in the civil division of the District Court on: April 2B against Van Zung-chang, Lee Ping-tai and Fong Yang-tsang, the last two named defendants being part ners of the first who is carrying business as a Chinese hong.
Dr, F. Wilhelm for the piaintit, before Judge Ying said that the Jdefendants ordered two cases of Panama Lustre in May, 1928, and failed to take delivery of the same which costs Tis, 523. sum claimed with interest an In Moy, 1928, defendant on failed to take delivery of the merchandise valued at Tls. 872.60, Dr.
'Wihelm explained that the sible was imported by the plaintiff who paid Jeustoms duty and had not received any money' from the defendants. The case was adjourned after counsel said that the joint claim was for The German Machine Ca, also brought a claim for Tis, 2,506.98 with interest and costs against the Sun Sun Ca, Ltd, 145 Nanking Road.
The claim is for part of goods Jwhich have been delivered and nob paid for and for part of goods of which delivery had not been taken. Dr. F, Wilhelm for the plainti? said that in February 1928 defendant entered into written contract with [the plaintiff for the importation of a lease of woollen fancies. The defend-fant failed to take delivery after the goods had been imported, which were to be sold at Tls. 581,65.
Plaintii! entered into another written contract with the defendant for two coxes of silk velours to be imported by the former and in one Jother contract for two cases of blankets, the former merchandise beige valued at Tls. 484.25, and the Hatter at Tis, 1,003.64, Tu the second contract defendant is alleged to have taken delivery of one case only and in the third the defendant failed to take delivery, In a contract dated November 20, 1928, drawn between plaintiff and' defendant, the latter agreed to pay Tis, 417.38 for certain rogs to be imported by plaintiff but gain failed to take delivery.
The case was adieu The Toyo "Menkwa Kabushita of 49 Szechuen Road, a claim against Lok Ching-fang, whom the plaintiff's allege is a guarantor for one of their employees who was entrusted vith $38,000 to open an office up north to buy raw cotton.
Mr. 0. Okamoto, counsel for the plaintiff, who is the first Japanese lawyer to obtain a certificate from. ithe Judicial Yuan to practice in the High Court and District Court of the International Settlement, briefly Jeet out the facts of the case, Tt appears that the defendant in Jo written agreement said he would stand surety for an employes of the plaintitt by name of Yih Hsiao-tsu, Jand to undertake responsibility for fany Toss or damage caused by the employee. On receiving this uary fantee from the defendant, the plaint-from time to time sent to their employee large sums of money to purchase rave cotton from the farm ers, the total amount he was alleged have received being $38,000. Their sent cargo valued 5 an could not when an inguiry allowing $572.20 for salaries and expenses, claimed from the defendant $1,128.45, with costs and stated that Yih Haiao-tsu had Jabsconded, Counsel said thatthe latter gave the plaintiff certain bonds when he was engaged, and, they were found to be valueless, and the was quite prepared to return them when the case was settled. Counsel iwas about to continue with the ease Jwhen Judge Ying said he would ad.
present. Defendant' journ it as the defendant was not Janswer to the judge hhad_ recently left" for, appear at the next hearing he would
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