Debt: Failure to; Pay the Balance J. C. Stoppa, an employee. of the: Shanghai Dock & Engineering Ca., appeared before his Honour Judge Grain at H.M, Supreme Court en Thursday on a judgment summons for $466,90 and 'I'ls. 55.60 in respees jtc a motor cycle purchased from the China Motors, Ld., who were plain tiffs. Defendant was not present when the case was called on.
Mr. Tycho Wing, who appeared for plaintiffs, described the case as a very bad one. The debt had been outstanding for a very long time, and it was a debt incurred for luxury—a motor cycle—in August of last year. The machine cost $833.33, and defendant paid $200 on account, at the same time giving a series of promissory notes to cover payment of the balance on specified dates, After the initial' payment of $200, however, defendant had paid nothing at all, though he wrote a number of letters giving assurance. that the money would be paid. Counsel asked for an order for com-mitral.
HOPES FOR MONEY LENDERS, Defendant now appeared in court,. together with Mr. R. C. Faithfull, who said he had just been instructed to represent him. Defendant was. willing to pay $50 a month.
His Lordship—He has been willing, a good many times, but nothing has come of it.
Quesfioned by Mr. Wing, defendant said he was 23 years of age and was in receipt of.$200 a month.. The various definite promises to pay. were based on expectation of being able to raise. loans: from money lenders, but they had all refused him, On one occasion he asked plaintiffs to accept a post-dated cheque for the reagan that a Sikh money lender, whose name he did not know, had promised to advance him $300, without security.
"Where is the bicycle now asked counsel.
"Tt isin the hands of somebody as security," defendant answered.- Counsel—You get hold of a bicycle
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