UNUSUAL DEBT CASE DEFENCE
Son Admits Forging Father's Chop.
DELIBERATE PERJURY ALLEGED AND JUDGMENT RESERVED
Judgment was reserved by Mr. Justice P. Jacks in an action! brought in the Court of Sum- mary Jurisdiction this morning.] by Yuen Kam-chuen, of No. 25, Tang Lung Street. against the Chan Mok-kee Tea House Firm, of Nos. Ga, and 6b, West Street. Quarry Bay, for $1,000. alleged to have been lent on a promis- sory note.
Mr. C. Y. Kwan represented the plaintiff, the defence being conduct- vil by Mr. F. H. Loseby.
The case, which was adjourned from last Thursday afternoon, took an unusual turn this morning when Chun Yun, son of Chun Mow-kee, owner of the defendant firm, giving evidence, admitted that he had com- mitted theft and forgery, taking his father's chop for the purpose of cipping a promissory note for cush owed by him to the plaintiT.
Subjected to a severe cross-ex¤- witness mination by Mr. Kwan stated it be write and signed the promissory note, but that plantif would not accept it without a chop. He, therefore, went to his father's
THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 13, 1934.
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shop, removed the chop, chopped the NEW SHAMSHUIPO EUROPEAN
note, and returned it, without his
father's knowledge.
Closing his examination Mr. Kwanj put it to witness that the money had actually been lent to his family, and that his father had chopped the note; this being a summary of plain-
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$15,000 Proposed For Building.
tiff's evidence taken on Thursday FINANCE COMMITTEE MEETING
last.
Witness denied that his knew anything of the debt.
father
He
statements
view of the case could be taken.
TO-MORROW
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CAUTIONED ON
DOG CHARGE
Brought Dog In From New Territories.
CHILD'S DEATH FROM BITE MENTIONED
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WHEN A WOMAN LOVES".
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FOREWORD
At Cannes, Mary is accepted at once by Lady Riversleigh's gay. crowd. To her surprise she discovers that Tommy Trent, rich, amusing, irresponsible playboy whom she had known They in New York is there. go to a gay party.
"She got him here as she pro- mised" he said "but a lot of good that is--when he hasn't a look, let alone a word, for anyone but her." "Don't be a kill-joy" Aunt Hetty! answered. "Tommy Treat peps up
TWENTY-ONE YEARS!
any party just by being at it. Mary MEN'S WEAR SPECIALISTS
has been too quiet for too long a time the one thing she needs is a good dose of his galety.”
"But!
"Perhaps" said Erskine. I'm not so sure: I don't know how] well you know Tommy. But I know him all right, all right: I've been He's bumming around with him. THE party at Nina Port-the best company in the world-at THE
CHAPTER V
alaisse's was all that Lady times. But he is of many moods Riversleigh had said it would be and some of them are rather
Old and frightening," even more.
-it was
young, of all nationalities and
"Don't go gloomy" Lady Elver- seemingly of all ranks, were sleigh snapped.
there, dancing, drinking, singing "I'm not. I'm just being truth- and making love. In the wild ful. And I'm trying to give you a throng. Mary was surprised to warning which you might relay to see the Bagdalis-the Major one
of the most formal of British that attractive young plece of yours. army officers, his wife even more He's got a crazy streak in him. I'm not joking. I'm in dead carnest. conservative if such a thing were possible, and their daughter who If he wants something and sets him was so drab she looked and acted mind on it and can't get it, he goes like middle-agled spinster. absolutely batty." Evidently the pace was too swift for them. for they were about to
leave.
A
"Oh-ho!" taunted Tommy Trent,
"so you are really Lady Rexford-
You
not Mary Watts, after all. look like yourself--you acted like it until you bumped into those frozen faces and then we poor white-trash; don't mean a thing to you."
"Quiet" said Mary.
Mrs. X. S. Volgin was caution-friends of Philip's."
"They'ra
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The serial story of the Metro. Goldwyn Mayer screen play by Edmund Goulding, which is coming shortly to the Queen's Theatre, will be continued to- DIOTROW.
Supplementary expenditure items, said the debt was his, and nothing amounting to $79,222.00, will be to do with his family.
placed before the Finance Commit-
ed by Mr. E. 1. Wynne-Jones at "Mary, are you ashamed of your
"Most of us, if we have anything Mr. Lonchy, addressing His Lord-tee of the Legislative Council at a
to us at all, want what we want."
like Tommy. ship, stated that either the plaintiff meeting following the Legislative the Kowloon Magistracy this old friends?"
"But nobody is "Of course not-but I can't see or defendant was committing deli-Council meeting to-morrow.
morning for bringing her dog
shock-He's always been spoiled and he Lerate perjury, their
The items Include the proposal from the New Territories to any sense in snubbing-or
Just to prove I'm thinks anything and everything he being so contradictory that no other for a vote of $15,000 for a Fire Kowloon at 7.15 p.m. on May 20. ing new ones.
by divine His worship said that it had the old Mary, let's dance this one." wants should be his, Station building at Shamshuipo:
"Let's have a drink first-it's right or something of the kind. Well, Mr. Kwan stated that the chop $16,000 for Anti-Malaria works at been proved that there were
You see him as he is now. was the most important thing in a Sookunpoo, and $10,099 for the in- rabies in the New Territories rule of the house."
"Right-o."
you don't know how I've seen him. Chinese business, and, that it was stallation of a het water system to when a small child at Ting Kau
Erskine, who had decided to gHe's up in the clouds as he is now most unusual for it to be allowed to the Maternity Block at the Victoria Village was bitten by a dog tast
Friday and later died.
to the party even if Mary and-or he is in the depths of despair. lie about in a drawer where any un-Hospital.
Trent had left him behind, shook You've heard him joke about sul- authorised person could use it.
his fist at them in mock anger, acide-well, take it from me, there he entered the room and went in
I've been have been times when search of Lady Riversleigh.
afraid sometime it might not be a refilled her glasses and got himself'
And one never knows when Joke, a drink.
the switch in his mood will come." "Young man, you are suffering from a hang-over. Brace up and act like Tommy. See that looks as if he were all right."
Erskine turned to
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"The chop of a business of years' standing, as this firm was, would be good for $1,000 on good- will alone," he said.
Drawing attention to Chun's evid- ence, he remarked that the testi- who deliberately mony of a man admitted theft and forgery could be of no value.
His Lordship reserved his judg ment until he had had time to persue' the evidence.
CHAN LIM-PAK
DISPOSITION OF CHINA FLEET,
22 Vessels At Wei-Hai-Wei.
A. M. S. KENT ARRIVES AT GIBRALTER
July 16.
FALSE TRADE MARK APPLICATION.
Defendant Seeks Rehearing.
$50 FINE AND $100 COSTS
Summoned 'at the instance of the
to
MUI TSAI UNPAID FOR FOUR YEARS.
address.
Но
Bec
Tommy
Colgate Palmer Olive Peat Com-Owner Changes Address. running from the room, shouting in glee. Mary had said it was hot in The following are the dis-pany of the United States, five Chinese retailers appeared before
Lo Yen, a married woman mui the room and he had suggested they' positions of the various units of Mr. E. W. Hamilton at the Central i owner, of No. 184,
Queen's go down by the pool, where it would the China Fleet. as advised by Police Court this morning for re- Road West, first floor, was fined be quiet and cool, adding that there WARRANT FOR THE ARREST OF the Naval authorities this morn- talling brands of dental cream
$15 by Mr. E. W. Hamilton 'at the was a little bar there, too. Mary ing.
which a false trade mark had been Central Magistracy this morning. had broken away from him and was H. M. S. Kent, en route for
for failing to report a change of running through the garden with China, arrived at Gibralter yeater-applied, calculated to deceive.
The defendants were Chan Yin,
Temmy chasing her. (Continued From Page 1)
ter, and is due at Singapore од of the Chan Yin Firm, No. 16 Fat
She was also summoned 'for fall- "Just two happy children" skid Mr. Chan Lim-pak was arrested on Tuesday, June 5, on a warrant H. M. S. Grimsby is due in China Hing Street, Liang Sang-kel, of ing to pay wages to her mui taat. Aunt Hetty approvingly. issued at the instance of Mr. John-in October.
Erskine was not so sure but he Nos. 121 and 126 Queen's Road Sub-Inspector H. W. Fraser stated
not been said no more. After all he did son Wong, whose address is given
HI, M. S. Bridgewater is at Kobe. Central, Shiu Hing-lung, of 220 that the mui tai had
Queen's Road
Central, Taung paid for four years.
Defendant have a hangover and no one want as 20, Fort Street, North Point,
She sails to-morrow, and arrives Mr. Wong was formerly employat Kagoshima on Saturday.
Chung, of 194 Queen's Road Cen- said that she had sent some moneyed a gloomy person at a gay party, tral, and Choi Kee, of 'No. 1 Kwong to the girl's mother in the village. ed in the Nanyang Brothers' To-
H. M. S. Verity in at Swatow. Yuen Street East. bacco Company and is now seein- tant Manager of the Nam Tal Hang, a company which acts chief distributing agent for the Nanyang Brothers Tobacco Com-
pany.
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The charges against the 'defen dant were in respect of three
July 31 and December 28, 1932,
H. M. S. Sandwich is at Shang-
arriving June 26.
H. M. S. Cornwall, H. M.
of Mr. Hugh Jones, on behalf
Personal Pars
Ltd.,
Mary gave Tommy a good chase before he caught up with her at the edge of the pool. She stretched out hal. She sails on Wednesday next the Colgate Palmer Olive Peat
her arms and threw back her head at Hankow on Monday
Company, prosecuted, while Mr. O.
Mrs. J. H. Taggart, wife of the to the welcome breeze, Except for her clothes, she looked like a little H. M. S: Suffolk, H. M. S. Cum-E. C. Martin appeared for Chan
Managing Director of the Hong
girl who had been romping and had berland, H. M. S. Berwick, Yin, who pleaded not guilty.
Liang Sang-kel, against whom Kong and Shanghai Hotels,
her breath, before being off again. S. Eagle, H. M. S. Adventure, H. two summonses were served, was leaves for San Francisco on Satur stopped only long enough to catch "Feel" said Tommy, taking her] Bums of $500 each on March 81. S. Folkestone, H. M. S. Fal.) fined $50, and ordered to pay $100 day by the s... President Hoover.
hend and piscing it on his heart. mouth. H. M. S. Keppel, H. M. S. costs. After he was fined Liang
Mrs. F. J. de Rome, wife of the FORMER BANK COMPRADORE Whitehed, H. M. 3. Wren, H. M. S. Brid that he would secure the ser-
burst." came Veteran. H. M. S. Bruce, H. M. S. vices of a solicitor for a rehearing Headmaster of Queen's College, re-"Another step and it would have
turns to the Colony by the Rajpu
"My head's swimming" laughed into prominence about twenty Medway and submarines H. M. S. of the case.
Shlu 'Ring-lung was fined $25 tana to-morrow.
Mary." years ago when he was compradore Osiris, H. M. S. Oswald, H. M. S.
"You'd better be" said Tommy. of the Hong Kong and Shanghai Olympus, H. M. S. Orpheus, H. M. and ordered to pay $50 costs. Banking Corporation at Shameen, S, Odin, H. M. S. Otus, H. M. 3. Canton.
In 1923 he attained some Perseus and H. M. S. Rainbow are Yin, Taung Chung and 'Chot were Kung-bin, of No. 210 Hennessy And with that he took her arm and
adjourned until next Tuesday Road, Hong Kong, and Chan Fung-pulled her into the pool. political importance when 23 in Wel-Hai-Wel, Chairman of the Canton Chinese H. M. S. Wishart, H.M. S. Wild General Chamber of Commerce and Swan, H. M. S. Whitehall, H. M. 8.
Mr. Chan Lim-pak first
The summonses against. Chan The forthcoming wedding of Wong:
afternoon.
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as Commander of the Canton Mer- Proteus, HM, S. Parthian, H. WHITEAWAY'S ARE
chants Volunteer Corps, he clash-M. S. Pandora and II. M. S. Phoe-i ed with the late Dr. Sun Yat-sen.nix are in Hong Kong. His corps was broken up, after much bloodshed and destruction,
and Mr. Chan Lim-pak had to leave Canton.
The B.. Rawalpindi left Shanghai
on Tuesday and is due to arrive
Mr. Chan hat been Managing here on Friday morning at 8 o'clock. Director of the Nanyang Brothers
ROBBED.
Silver Watch Tended To Marine Hawker.
charm, of No. 26, Cheung Lok Street, Kowloon, is announced.
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"T'll kill you for this" said Mary, but there was no real anger in her voice.
As a matter of fact, she liked the The forthcoming wedding of Ho Kin-eang, wwer missionary, of cool plunge, but it was not easy No. 282 Hollywood Road, Hong swimming with her clothes on, so Kong, and Wong Wai-chan, of No, in a moment, she climbed out of 7, Fuk Wa Street, Shamshuipio, ie the pool and made for one of the gay little bathing cabina pearby. announced.'.
Bho took off her dripping clothes and put on some bright beach pyja- man she found and came back to
A fine of $20, in default threa
CHINESE YOUTH KILLED weeks hard labour, was imposed on Tobacco Company for some years, Chairman of the Tung Wah Hos-Wan Yu, an office boy employed at
was killed this singing. "As she looked at him and besides being interested in a num-pital Directorate, former Chair the Whiteaway, Laidlaw and Com A Chinese boy, Chan Ya-chun, find Tommy, sitting on a divan, *ber of other business concerns, In-man, of the Canton Chinese Gen-pany, Ltd., by Mr. Q. A. A. Mac-aged four years,
the result of a fall down at her own attractive, but un- eluding the China Emporium, of mittee of the District Watchman, Fadyen at the Central Magistracy morning as
from the second floor window at usual apparel, she suddenly felt very which he is a Director.
of the Public Dispensaries, and this morning, for the theft of
"What now, Lady' Mary" sald PROMINENT SOCIAL WORKER of the managing councils of allver watch, valued at $6, the pro- No. 28 Tal Yuen Street last even serious,
ing. He was taken to the Govern In addition to his extensive number of local Chinese sporta. In-perty of the Company, business interests, Mr. Chan Lim- stitutions, including the Hong Accused was arrested yesterday mant Civil Hospital, suffering From Tommy sensing what she was pak also found time for work in Kong Chinese Amateur Athletic in Wellington Street, while attempt severe head and body Injuries thinking "We're ontcants w philanthrophic, social and sport- Federation. He has given large-ing to sell the watch to. A marine from which he succumbed early now?”,
this morning. ing apheres. He is a former ly to charity.
hawker.
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