THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, MAY 23, 1930.
COOLIE FORFEITS before whom the man was charged, JUDGMENT IN THE
LONG SERVICE.
STEALS LEAD FROM THE
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Alter 20 years' service in the Nayal Yard, a coolie lost all his long service by stealing a few pieces of lead. This caused Mr. Lindsell,"
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ed.
Defendant: "I am mentally derang-
Mr. Lindsell: I am not surprised. After twenty years' service you have lost everything by stealing.
Defendant I did not know what I was doing.
Mr. Lindsell: Oh nonsense That is making it worse,
A fine of $25, or 14 days' imprison- ment, "was imposed.
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The protracted proceedings in the Supreme Court action concerning the ownership of the launch Sun Chi On drew to a close before the Chief Justice (Sir Joseph Kemp) yesterday, when his Lordship dis believed the defendant's claim to the name Ng Shing and the owner- ship of the launch. Judgment was given for the plaintiff, and an order was made for immediate execution, which meant that the defendant was detained by the bailiff of the Court. Mr. H. G. Sheldon, instructed by Messrs. Russ and Company, ap- peared for the plaintiff, Chan Wan Po, who claimed the ownership of the launch on behalf of the Po On Company of Canton. The defend- ant, Mak Chun Loong, who claimed to bo Ng Shing and the owner of the vessel, conducted his own case.
Allegations that certain doen- ments had been forged for the pur- poses of plaintiff's case were made by, the defendant at the last stage of his cross-examination by plain- tiff's counsel.
Serious Charge Against Solicitors.
Mr. Sheldon put it to defendant that in the deed of mortgage of the launch to Dr. Basto for $3,000, defendant fraudulently affixed his name as Ng Shing and put the chop of the Po On Company.
Defendant replied: That is my name I am Ng Shing and I am head of the Po On" firm.
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Mr. Sheldon: Here is a coffin doing so his Lordship did not know, bill for Ng Shing. Do you call this but it might be that defendant forgery also On the face of it, thought the decision in the criminal it is coffin bill, but since you case would help him in going" on have put it in as evidence against with the defence in the present me it must be a forgery.
case.
thu The only point in When shown the deed concerning criminal case was that the prosecu the sale of the launch from the Yution failed to prove the defendant On Company to the Po On Com- to be guilty, pany (plaintiff), bearing the chopi His Lordship continued that even of the Ya On Company, defendant if the defendant had persuaded stated it was a forgery.
himself to believe that he was Ng Shing, it was quite clear from the evidence that he was not.
He continued: I will tell you why, During the time of my criminal "trial "that document, bear- ing the impression of that chop, wag in .the possession of my solicitor, Mr. Remedios. Then the Tu On Company had not come for- ward and produced the chop to correspond with the impression on that deed. Now that you have had possession of this document bearing the impression of that chop for over a month, well you can do anything under the roof not only with the impression of a chop but with many other things as well."
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Is it your suggestion that the chop produced by the Yu On Com- pany was forged from the impres sion, from the time it came into the Dossession of Messrs Russ & Co. Yes.
Address for the Defence. After the close of evidence, the defendant addressed the Court, pointing out the incredibility of the evidence given by plaintiff's wit nesses. Defendant said that if the launch was really the property of the people who had come to Court to claim it, it was strange that they
effected a settlement with Dr. Basto. He suggested that the reason for this was that they knew quite well they would fall in any proceedings which they might bring against Dr. Basto, who was an influential person and would fight out the action by engaging counsel.
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Judgment was given for the plain- tiff with costs. The present value of the launch being assessed at $3,000 and the further sura claim- ed as damages at $3,600,, making a total of $8,600 and costs.
His Lordship also made an order do- claring the plaintiff to be the owner of the launch.
Defendant's Untrustworthiness..
Mr. Sheldan said that this case time he had been a barrister of the was without a parallel during the Court, and he drew his Lordship's by defendant that Messrs. Buss and attention to the allegations made Company had forged certain docu- ments to support the plaintiff's cnae. This was a very serious charge, and his Lordship had not fendant, said anything about it to the de-
His Lordship remarked that if counsel looked to him to rebuke the defendant. he would not agree, as his Lordship did not attach much importance to defendant's, state- ments.
Counsel replied that he was not auggesting anything to his Lord- ship, but he said the defendant bad. given suficient proof to show that ho could not be trusted. circumstances, counsel would ask for immediate execution.
In the
His Lordship made an order ae- cordingly and defendant was detain- by the officers of the Court.
HONG KONG WATER SUPPLY.
He also said it was strange, fed the plaintiff's case was to be be lieved that he (defendant) was not Ng Shing that arms licences could. be obtained an easily. The police would not issue any licences until after they had fully satisfied them- selves as to the bond fides of the applicant. In his case the police' were satisfied that he was Ng Shing and issued the licences.
DECREASES REGISTERED,
The total storage in the island reservoirs on the morning of Mon- day, May 10. amounted to 640.01 million gallons, shewing a decrease of 14.53 million gallops during the past week: the amount collected from streams being 27.99 million gallons.
In conclusion, he asked his Lord- ship to hold that the plaintiff's witnesses had not told the truth. If defendant was not Ng Shing, it was incredible that he would have
The "week's consumption amount- gone to the police himself and made reports, or attended court to defended to 62.37 million gallons, which includes 91.13 million gallons from the present action.
the Shing Man Supply.
The Judgment." Without hearing Mr. Sheldon, his Lordship proceeded to give judg- ment, saying that he found the de fendant was not Ng Shing, the owner of the launch, but Mak Chun Loong-
His Lordship said that he had listened very carefully to the evi- dence in the case and that the de- fendant had conducted his case very well. There was much evidence to show that defendant was not Ng Shing, and the only alternative was that there had been a conspiracy among the plaintiff's witnesses to deprive the defendant of his rights. He had also considered defendant's criticism of the evidence- given against him and there were certain important points.
Kowloon Water Supply." The total storage in the main- land reservoirs on the morning of amounted to Monday, May 19, 346.13 million gallons, shewing a decrease of 18.82 million gallons during the past week.
The week's consumption, not in cluding Hong Kong supplies and 2.04 million gallons delivered to water boats at Lai Chi Kok melinted to 30.24 million gallons.
The yield from the Shing Muc River and streams during the week was 34.61 million gallons.
CONTRACTOR FINED.
ANNOYING NOISES AT NIGHT.
It was quite true the defendant had made reports to the police
Mr. Daniel Wong, contractor of about the launch, and, taken by the Hop Yick firm, was summoned itself, it was a point in his favour. before Mr. T. 8. Whyte-Smith at It was also true that a witness Kowloon Magistracy by Revenue from the Harbour Office had testi- Officer M. J. Young for allowing fied to hearing Mak Kut Cheung noises to be carried on at his pre- say that the defendant was Ngmises at night. Shing. The witness might have Complainant, who lived at 10, Wing been honest, but it was quite pos sible that he might have imagined it. There was also the fact that defendant came to Court of his own accord. What the reason was for
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