THE CHINA MAIL, JULY 4, 1940
COURT SEQUEL TO DEFALCATION
AT THE SUPREME COURT THIS MORNING BEFORE THE CHIEF JUSTICE, SIR ATHOLL MACGREGOR, MESSRS. HANG YUE-HING, A FIRM OF IMPORTERS AND EXPORTERS, OBTAINED JUDGMENT AGAINST WONG CHIU-CHUEN THEIR FORMER MANAGER, IN RES- PECT OF $3,000, AMOUNT OF MONEY RECEIVED BY DEFENDANT AS MANAGER OF PLAINTIFF FIRM AND FOR USE OF PLAINTIFFS.
THAILAND STUDENT FINED
Bien Kohshivongs, 21, student of St. Stephen's College, native of Thailand, was charged before Mr. R. Edwards this morning, with failing to report his departure from the Colony on July 23 last year.
Sergeant Mann said defendant went to the Registration Office yesterday, and registered his arrival from Bang- kok. When his record was checked, it was found that he did not report his departure last year.
A fine of $10 was imposed. Ishikawa Hajime, 30, was charged with entering the Colony without a valid passport.
Sergeant Mann asked for a week's remand for further enquiries,
Defendant arrived from Macao yes- terday, and mixed with the Chinese
passengers.
Defendant week, on bail of $250.
was remanded
for one
WIFE ASSAULT
SEQUEL
Plaintiffs were also given an order for the attachment of defendant's!! share in a Tea House in Lai Chi-kok. Wong Yue-kwong, the present man- ager of Plaintiff firm, was appointed receiver on $6,000 guarantee being given.
Mr. D. J. N. Anderson, instructed by Mr. F. G. Nigel, was for the plaintiffs.
Mr. Anderson said that the plain- tiffs were an import and export firm with head offices in Singapore and branches in Hong Kong and Kunming.
Defendant was formerly manager of the Hong Kong branch. On May 7 defendant wrote to the principal part- ners admitting that he had embezzled certain sums of money amounting to nearly $30,000. One sum of $3,000 was from the Sze Hong-tong bank, and this was the subject of the pre- sent case.
wanted to commit suicide,
The letter stated that defendant would not repay the kindness he had but that
received in the past. He added that he had been badly let down by friends.
Defendant disappeared, but it was later found that he had an interest in A teashop at No. 224, Laichikok Road, of which he was the licencee.
Evidence was given by Lam Tak- tea. hong, present manager of the
He stated that defendant, seen since May 9, into the business.
Mr. J. S. Ramchan Dani, of No. 20, house. Ashley Road, appeared, as complain-whom he had not ant, before Mr. E. Himsworth this had put in $2,895 morning when his amah's husband, Ho Kwok-wah, 32, was charged with There was another partner, Mr. Lau,
who had invested only $400.
Accused struck his wife in the ser-
Both partners were at present out vant's quarters and Mr. Dani went of the Colony and he was carrying on
the business. in on hearing the amah shout.
theft.
Accused then picked up the clothing and ran out, but was chased and caught.
A fine of $10 or two weeks' hard labour was imposed. Accused was also ordered to sign a bond to keep away from the house for one year..
HIT WITH IRON : DIED OF MALARIA
WOUNDING CHARGE
Accused of wounding with intent to do grevious bodily harm at Yau- mati yesterday, Li Kau, 40, coolie, was remanded by Mr. Q. A. A. Mac- fadyen this morning.
Li Kau is alternatively accused of maliciously wounding Lau Kwai, who is at present in hospital,
China Typewriters & Co.
For failing to appear on an assault charge, Lau Kam-mau, 22, coolie, had his bail of $5 estreated by Mr. E. Himsworth at Kowloon this morning. Dealers in new and rebuild Typewrit- He was alleged to have struck Liers of leading makes, Carbon Paper, Tung-kwa, 22, with a piece of iron on the abdomen on June 24.
Li did not feel anything until Mon- day when he was removed to Kow- loon Hospital, suffering from malaria and died.
The police stated that the death was not due to the blow,
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