RESIDENT MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

Evening Star, Volume VIII, Issue 2511, 4 March 1871, Page 2

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

This Day. (Before A. C. Strode, Esq., R.M.) Civil Cases. M'Callnm, Neil, and Co. y, Shing Key—--1/24 9s. Mr J. Smith for the plaintiff, Mr Harris for the defendant. ' For the defence, it was said the ; summons ha I been served upon Sluing Key instead- of Shing Key. S. H. 'Little, clerk to M Callmh, Neil, and C >., s dd : On the/Srd November, in making out the invoice, he h.id'iriade it out wr->u, ■hid had to correct it. The original-invoice was made' out a ainst Shing Spe. H c askc vv))flt ff.is ! tlio'propCr hanic of the person for whom the goods were ordered, and he gave the toamo. Shing - Key. ■ had been ordered by a Chinese named Low Ket. Mr Pill, secdsnnri to M'CkUitm.Cy'cil, and Co , prhvdd seUing'go’ods to Low Ket on more than one occasion. He introd-ntjeSliseveral China* men, who were usually considered fair marks, and we e trusted" ac&orllihgly. ' 'He pur. chase lyth,e/goods qyod jfpr on account of Shing Key. There was always a difficulty ;in rocppUng their upanes. w Tlie dcliveiy of the goods to Iteid, Herbert, and Co. to foryard ..was preyed*,-:;Be t«ldressed them to Sing Shee, beinjj out th ; e pameV l‘he| were marked SS. T. Hudson] storejnn ,to Messrs Iteidand HerBert, said Low ’Ket goods would be seht-dowu by Messrs Artallinn, Neil, Co., but tye did not say by whorq they ' Wcr'e tp be fprwafdedl' ’Carriage wag paid by the, consignees,, . Low Ket was placed'in tlli Wx by Mi ; Hhnns for the defence, and produced a fetter from'hong Key, ■Authorising'fate’ tß.''t)iirch'aß6 l candles and vestas. He 'liSmd at’ Thapeka. Shung Key also lived. at_ Xuapeka. Bo,th had bought goods, and paid ’him for them. Quaug Hae was called as interpreter. He was sworn on the Bible, bid translated Hie signature Shing Key. , It w s a <long way different from Shing,Key. . Qujftug Hae bought goods for the linn of which he was a member, and they paid him; but they had to pay them over again. Shing Key was examined through an interpreter. He scut au order for two tons of rice and one case of vestas to Low Kefc, for which ,he paid, . Judgment for thg de? fendant.

MH allum, N.eil, and Co. v. Wor Hop Shing Key—L6l 4s. Mr Smith for the plaintiffs, - and Mr Hai*ris for the defence. The defen laxit pleaded 1 never indebted. The witness, Low Kot, said’ he bouglxt {wo tons of l ice.and fine ease vestas, to be rent to Wor Hop : The monfiy was paid' to him not on bcha’f of M’Callum, Neil, and Co. Mr H. S.: Little proved selling twp 'tons of; rice to Lqw Ket on account,of Wior Hop. .They had had similar trausactions before. Mr Hqrrjq aimitted baying received the goods, but not from M‘Galium, Neij, Vnd 0->. Evidence icy the defence was gMxbinloq'butitwas a mere repetition of the evidence for the plaintiffs. Judgment for the defendant. - ~ • • CgARfiE QF, ÜBEk. Regina v Barton—On the a, plication of Mr J. Sinith, this case Was adjourned to Monday', it II o’clock, i ) v 1 . ■•. y ■■