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Witness was asked if the defen- dant had engaged the amah, and she replied that the defendant was present when the amah was eng his wife for failing to provide foraged, and had presutually agreed her us a kit fat wife,'
to her employment.
Mr. F. C. E. Rendall prosecuted on behalf of the wife, while Mr. J. M. Remedios appeared for the husband.
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which balance sheet you Were authorised to make and file by the Companies Ordinance of 1911, did knowingly and wilfully make false statement (otherwise than on path) in a material particular: to wit, that the assets of the said Company consisted of accounts re- veivable by the said Company # amounting to the
M of 8291,360.87. of collateral and security loans amounting to 8394,630; of mortgage and long term loans amounting to $266,630; investments stocks shares called for capital amounting to amounting to 8484,831.50; and un- $1,120,940, contrary to section ; of the Perjury Ordinance No. 21 of. 1923.
and
An Extraordinary General Meet ing of Scatholders and Subscribers of St. John's Cathedral was held in the Cathedral Hall last evening to consider and approve of the proposed Church of England Trust Ordinance and to elect two persons to represent St. John's Cathedra! on the Body of Trustees to be con- stituted by the proposed Ordinance.
The Very Rev. Dean Swann-pre- Hon. sided, supported by Secretary, Mr. W. L. Fattender. Friendly With the Amah.
Alterations and Amendments. Mr. Kendall: Was the defendant on friendly terins with the amab? In the course of his remarks, the Outlining the case, Mr. Rerdal-Witness replied that on occasions Dean observed that details of the -his Ordinance had already been made said that the complainant and de- the defendant would send fendant had been married for over daughter with food for the amah public. The Ordinance had been 20 years. They lived peacefully to upstairs during ment hours. The before Members for over twe yours gether until the recent arrival of a defendant had also admired the but had recently been enlarged to cencubine, to whom the defendant: mah, referring to her as being include many improvements in ita
good,"
machinery. transferred his affections.
Mr. Remedios: To interpreter- that time they had quarrelled
Not pretty!" and the husband had beaten her on
Interpreter: No, only good. several occasions, and even threat-
During the quarrel, her eldest ened her at the point of a pistol
interfers and The trouble arose last year, when son attempted to the defendant wished to marry his pacify both parties but it only re- idest daughter to a rich man living sulted in his being chased out of the in Hong Kong. The daughter was house. She refused to be sent away and defendant continued to abase already in love with a young man who was working in the Customs her from 4.30 p.m. to 7 p.m. when Office at Shanghai, The motheric forcibly pushed her out of the
house and locked the door.
The objects and reasons of the favoured the Shanghai suitor and
.. Witness
Mr. Noel Instone Brewer, who went to the Police Bill stated that the Ordinance re- early last year took her daughter to
warrant in Shanghai to be married.
Station across the street and report pea's the St. John's Cathedral was arrested on father had already offered to givsed the matter and asked for assist Ordinance (1899) and the Church Shanghai, was brought before Mr. his daughter a dowry of 820,000 in Auropean Inspector ac- Property Vesting Ordinance (1901) AW. G. H. Grantham yesterday and constitutes one central incor-when the charges against him were she consented to marry the man of companied her to the door of her his choice, and on his daughter's house, hut the defendant, who open-porated authority to hold and ad read over by the Magistrate.
ed it, refused to take her back. minister all the property of the refusal he threatened that if she' married the other mn be would Witness then went back to her Church of England in Hong Kong. mother's house in Portland Street. The amendments were more or less have nothing more to do with her,
The inother, however, took the The eldest son also came there to of a verbal nature and made no daughter to Shanghai and returned stay. The younger children still drastic alterations in the text of nout six months Inter. The defen-lived with the defendant and she the Ordinance.
Upon a motion put forward by dant then threw her out of the saw them frequently.
The charges were as follows:-** Prof. L. Forster, seconded by Col. house refusing to have anything to
1. For that you, Noel lustone do with her. The eldest son at-
When she married the defendant animously to approve of the Big in a Statutory report, made Christian, the, meeting decided unrewer, on the 16th day of August witness said that he was unemploys drafted, together with the sugard filed by you on the said date thrown out. The complainant came to see him (Mr. Rendall) and they tractor and very well off, bring sind alterations and amendments. which report you were authorised to
Lpon the Dean's proposition, went to the Secretary for Chinese worth over $300,000. On their mar seconded by Mr. Blaker, the meet- make by the provisions of the Con- Banking Affairs to see if something could be rage her father looked after himing elected Messrs. W. L. Patten, Panics Ordinance of 1011, and on, which you knew to be false in
The defendant refused to and kept him and gave him work.
Instone Banking material particular, to wit, that the den and P. Jacks to represent St. have anything to do with the wife Later the defendant left her father John's Cathedral on the Body of Corporation Limited did knowingly assets of the aaid, company consisted of accounts receivable, amounting and the summons was issued.
and witness gave him 83,000 of her Trustees to be constituted by the and wilfully make, (otherwise than Continuing Mr. Rendall said that own money which she had saved to
n oath), a statement false in a lo 8221,230.57; of collateral securi- proposed Ordinance.
and loans amounting material particular, to wit, that the tirs Success did not 1039. He was once a pour man and came at once and he failed on many
In this connection, the Dean ex utal amount of the cash received by 8349,600; ai mortgage and lung term he wife had helped him to success." | orvasións.
pressed regret that Mr. Pattenden would soon be leaving the Colony the said Instone Banking Corpora-loans amounting to 8368,630; and of At the time of their marriage the
She lost her money and was ok but, notwithstanding that fact betion Limited, in" respect of shares steeks shares and other investments defendant was unemployed.
issued wholly for cash was $878,750; anounting to 8184.831.80; and of She
was more than pleased to pat for untrary to Section 7 of the Perjury uncalled capital, amounting leaned him money with which he
ward his name.
Ordinance No. 21 of 1922.
$1.420,950; with intent to deceive started business. finally accumulate
For that you, Noel Enstone shareholders of the said Corporn- ing the fortune that he has co-day The defendant now owned 10 houses
Brewer, on the 9th day of July,tien and to induce persons to be- in Mongkok, a house in Nathan
1925, in a balance sheet dated the emz shareholders or to entrust or Road and land in Homuntin, and
6th day of August, 1025 for the to advance money to the said Cor- was worth something over 8300.000,-
period ending the 30th day of April poration; contrary to section 21 of 1999, filed by you on behalf of the the Larceny Ordinaner No. 3 of Istone Banking Corporation Ltd., į 1655.
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Giving evidence, the complainant said that she married the defendant
She
liged to pawn her jewellery given her as a dowry. On one occasion the defendant was so in debt that he was obliged to abscond. borrowed $5.000 so that he could carry on a job in the New Terri- tories.
Since then he had pros prved.
Mr. Rendall: Se that his pre- seat position to-day is dur in no
mall means to you." Yre."
Witness said that the property
$1,000 a month. Witness herself had no money. Her jewellery in the possession of the defendant was worth about $1,000, including a ring worth $830.
Chinese Customs Broken?
as his bit fut wife when she was 17.brought in an income of nearly She was betrothed to him when she was 13. The defendant was 21 years of age at the time. She was 43 now and had borne twelve children to him, seven of whom were alive to day. The eldest son was married and the eldest daughter was recent Is married. The other children were from 12 to 7 years of age.
Recently the defendant had treat. ed her very badly. He had several times seized her by the neck and nearly throttled her, and beaten her. Once he threatened her with a revolver.
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Mr. Remedios for the defence,put
it to the witness that he was well aware of the fact that according to Chinese customs she could not marry her daughter, who was un- der the age of 21; wihout the consent
the father
Witness replied that the father' knew of the marriage and that the daughter loved the inan she par- Fried.
That occurred the year before last and instigated by the concubine, The servants and children were pre- tent when the incident took place. Mr. Remedios reminded witness Speaking of her husband's doraes that the father had objected from the affairs witrag said that there the very beginning and therefore were three conrulines. The other the marriage was without consent. two And left the defendant many In reply to further questions wit- years ago. It was since the arrival ness said that she had lived peace- the third concubine that her husfally, with the defendant during the band's affection had been trans-first 20 years of their marriage. ferred
No Secret Lover.
Mr. Remedios put it to the wit- ness that her husband found a note which she had addressed to a misn famed Chan Lau who was attrad- ing a school on the upper flour of
The Daughter's Marriago, Her eldest daughter was married in Shanghai to a man named Chiu. She accompanied her daughter to Shanghai for the magringe. Defen- their Hat. Witness denied this, and dant told her that if the girl marsaid it was untpus so ried this man "it would save his porket as he wouldn't give her any money. Do what you like and please yourself" be said. "A dow ing of 80,000 had been promised if the daughter married according to paternal orders.
Mr. Remedios: As a result of this there was very serious trouble Letween you and your husband."
Witness replied that many years ago a man named Char Koi Sun tad approached her mother with a proposal to marry her (witness).
Witness also denied having secret- y met the man Chan Lan six years
The eldest daughter had known Mr. Remedius remarked that that the man in Shanghai for five yearsman's alias was Chan Lau. Wit and beanie betrothed to him on
uess replied that he was not the January 26, and the wedding took same man. place on June 16. Witness paid all the expenses for the marriage which cest her $3.000. The defendant con- after her inarriage. She had adopt- tributed nothing towards this. The ed the son of the man named Char honey, way, what she had saved dur-Hon Sun (the former suitor) who ing the years of her marriage.
Witnesa said that she returned to Hong Kong on October 8...
was now working at the S.C.A.
Solicitor put it to witness that whenever she went to the Theatre, or entertainment places she was accompanied by this man Chan, whom the children called "Four Eyes." on account of his glasses. Witness, replied that there was nothing in it.", and that the child- ren had called him unele."
An Amah Occupies. Her Room. She returned to the house at about 330 p.m. and had a conver. eation with the defendant. He said Sarcastically. You have married your daughter to such rich man, now why don't you live with him?" The defence nade allegations of She replied that this was her home. unfaithfulness to the husband and She spoke to the children who told suggested that she was sent out of her that the amah, Ah Si, was sleep the house because, she left of her ing in her room. She immediately own. accord, without giving any notested in her husband and asked reason and had stayed away for a fot the dismissal of the aman. lengthy period. On returning her Defendant replied "This is my husband had intimated that as she heuse; not yours. You had better had chosen to go away she might get out at once.' He attempted to stay away altogether. nush out out and she fell down. (Continued un nert Column.) 6
Witness denied these allegations, and said that the whole trouble arose over her protest about the amah sleeping in her room.
The hearing was adjourned until November 23, at. 11.30 n.10.
Mr. Grantham then fixed Tues-
day, November 26, for the hearing of the case, and allowed Mr. Brewer Lail-8500 in cash and two sureties of $1,500 each.
The Charges.
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3. For that you, Noel Instone Brewer, being a director of the Instce Banking Corporation Ltd., published, or concurred in making, circulating or publishing a wrong statement, to wit, a balance sheet ei the said company dated, the Sth day of June 1898, for the period filed by you on the 9th day of July. ending the 30th day of April, 1929, 1028, with the Registrar of Com- panies on behalf of the said Instone Corporation
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