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ST. FRANCIS HOTEL
QUEEN'S ROAD,
THE CHINA MAIL, JANUARY 30, 1939
FRAUD ALLEGATIONS IN CLAIM AGAINST LOCAL INSURANCE COMPANY
A claim for $30,906.23 (being the rateable propor- tion of loss and damage to goods in a fire on January 7, 1938, against the China Under- writers, Limited, of No. 4A; Des Voeux Road Central) was instituted by Cheong Shing Hong, a Chinese firm of No. 31, Bonham Strand West, in the Supreme Court this morning.
The case is being heard by the Chief did break out in plaintiff's godown on Justice, Sir Atholl MacGregor, and is January 7, 1938, and it was also un- expected to last a month. Messrs. El-disputed that a quantity of goods to don Potter, K. C. and H. C. MacNa-the value of between $70,000 to $80,- mara, instructed by Mr. E. Davidson, 000 were damaged or destroyed.
Mr. Potter said defendant company' appear for plaintiff firm; while the Hon. Mr. Leo D'Almada, junior, and alleged that the claim was fraudulent, Mr. D. J. N. Anderson, instructed by and was made on goods which were Mr. O. E. C. Marton, are for defen-not in the godown when the fire oc- dants.
curred. Defendants also alleged that the price claimed was higher than the market price at the time of the fire.
Mr. Potter pointed out that charge of fraud was a very serious
Plaintiff firm's goods were insured against loss and damage by fire, by policies with defendant company and other insurance companies to a total of $150,000.
one.
the
On January 7, 1938, goods stored în The case, added Counsel, was unique plaintiff's godown at No. 103, Con-in that, of the 137 items forwarded in naught Road West were damaged by the claim, 127 were alleged to be frau- fire.
GODOWN FIRE
'Mr. Potter said plaintiffs were com- mission agents, started back in 1906, and dealt in marine produce on a com- missión basie.
The proprietor was Wong Yuen-tong, a director of the Bank of Asia. It was admitted, added Counsel, that a fire
GERMANY AND THE CHAMBERLAIN SPEECH
Berlin, To-day.
dulent by defendant firmL The fire took place on January 7. The follow- ing day plaintiff started to prepare the. claim which was completed on January 9 and forwarded to defendant firm on January 10.
NEW BOOKS?
Mr. Potter asked whether plaintiff could have forged new books in that period. Defendants, said Counsel, al- leged fraud even to the extent of 20 catties of goods. If it was a fraud it was the crudest fraud, he pointed out.
Four days after the fire the goods were checked and the 127 items which defendant firm alleged were not there, were found to be correct.
con.
Referring to certain alterations in books, which defendant alleged were made for the purpose of claiming more than plaintiff was entitled to, Mr. Pot- ter pointed out that the book cerned had many alterations in it, re- ferring to reductions and other mat- Commenting on the British Pre-ters. Alterations on goods not con- mier's speech at Birmingham cerned in the case could also be found Saturday, "Deutsche All-gemeinė. Zeitung" observes that the attacks of the Opposition have not succeed- ed in inducing Mr. Chamberlain to desist from his policy of interna- tional understanding.
on
in the book.
CORRESPONDED
How could it be fraud, asked Coun- sel, when the invoices and the advance notes from Kobe corresponded with the Weight and Price Book kept in Hong Kong.
Counsel admitted that the books had The paper stresses "Mr. Chamber- lain's statement that all "reasonable that there were mistakes. But, stress- been very poorly kept and admitted
aspirations" are entitled to be ed Mr. Potter, mistakes did not amount statisfied and the paper sees
in to fraud, as it could be proved that the these words the opening of
the mistakes, which defendant company al- leged were frauds, were patently bon-
possibility of reducing existing tension between France and Italy --Trans-Ocean.
ILLEGAL LETTER CARRIER
month's
est mistakes.
Mr. Potter stated that after study- ing the case, under no circumstances should the charge of fraud have been brought "against his client. The case is continuing.
CAUGHT IN THE ACT
· Before Mr. R. Edwards at the
A fine of $40 or one hard labour was imposed on Chung Choi, 49, by Mr. R. Edwards at the Central Magistracy this morn- ing, when pleaded guilty to Central Magistracy. this morning, "infringing the exclusive privilege Kong Fun, 30, was charged with of the Post Master General by attempting to steal a wallet from conveying 162 letters into the Mr. A. G. Clark, of the Colonial
Colony."
The letters. were found in his Secretary's Office,
Defendant said he possession when he was arrested at the Po Tak wharf yesterday.
bumped into complainant.
accidentally
Mr. Clark, giving evidence, said that at about 3 pm on Saturday, in Queen's Road Central near the
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