Coon Ret cues Por defenses.
see. fr. K€, B, Newman for plain~
Before sir atten Bossop, Judge 'The hearing of the case rou Shanahal, Nay 30 aguinst the Wen Wel Cay Lid, ex-Deblishers of "Standard," a foreign gooned Chinese newspaper, by Mr. Sun Pao Zang wag resumed yesterday roming sin' Hi, Mi Supreme Court Before Judge Sir Allan Mossop. The Dismtid claims. thatthe defendants Rave. twee violated their contract, first by sub-letting part of the preses without obtaining Uheir consent so, and then by removing the Wooden structure on the oot garden Bnd replacing it bya brie one. Mr. Hp" Weeks appeared for the defend: Puts, while Me. K. E. Newman represented the interests of the plain.
Mr, EH. Cumine, secretary of Wen Wel Go. was called to the witness box ud stated that, in the opinion of a {qualified architect, the brick structure Gri the root garden was an improve: tent since it afforded more aecommodation and was less dangerous as vas used as a dormitory and dilebon by the Chinese employees. It did not Spolly he continued, the appearance the "existing. building ne it was Plastered to conform with its colour. Rsked whether it would take long fave it removed and replaced by the id" wooden structure, he answered that Itcould be done within four days ud. that the security of $3,000, deposited with the lessor, would be Emple to cover the cost The Wen Tsai Book Publishing and Printing Ca, of Which he intended {o be director, was to be a subsequent company of ihe Wen Wel firm and Sire J-R Sones, of Ells and Hays, was Instructed to register star the British Consulate. 'This failed to materialize Sd there had been no business done for a whole year, aport- {rom little Drinking Jobs done' for: the employees End their friends. "When asked" by counsel why he had the plass window Feplaced by a brick wall, Mr. Cumine answered that this was done a8. measure. against. bombing, taken for the protection of the workers.
Groswexamined by Mr. Newman, the witness sold that they rented printing machinery in Avenue Edward Vine bur in May 1090, they bought secondhand machinery and. started printing the "Standard" themselves, Eirculation dropped considerably and Inthe same month they lost their Ticence "for" publishing "the paper. After failing to obtain the Heence, they arranged with the Chung. Ying Company to take over the paper, but when BEF, Sung objected, the deal wa Cancelled, The Chung Ying Coy. purely Chinese concern, occupied the Ist and 2nd. floors of the. building.
in. the afternoon, Int. Theodore Cohen, who cheeeed on the translation of the ease, testited that there. was no clause which said that the premises ould. not be sub-let by the lessee Snd that on the whole the lease had Been badly drawn up since clauses of the contract contradicted each other.
"The case was then adjourned ttt 10 amon May 31.
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