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Counsel On Inconsistencies
In Newsprint Claim Case
Judgment was reserved by the Chief Justice, Sir Atholl Mac- Gregor, at the Supreme Court yesterday in the case in which the Union Trading Company claimed $6,189.48 from the Kwok Man Chau Ka and Chui Chul-ting, manager of the new Kwok Man Chau Ka, the Tung Hing Company, and Li Po-yuen, partner thereof. The money is alleged to be the price of old newspapers bargained for and sold to the defendants,
"
BE ATTEMPT
ALLEGATION
DISTRICT WATCHMAN FACES CHARGE
Rattan Worker Fined For Opium Offence
Plaintiffs were represented by the; they could not use the name of the Hon. Mr. Leo D'Almada e Castro business in dealing with outsiders, Chan Hing, 36, rattan worker,' Jnr., instructed by Mr. M. A. da In reply, Mr. D'Almada sald if of 5. Fife Street, appeared before Sulva, while Mr. H. Somerset the abilities in the case were the Mr. Q. A. A. Macfadyen at the Fitzroy, instructed by Mr. G. A. Habulties of the Kwok Man Chau Kowloon Magistracy yesterday on Sutherton Russ, appeared for the Ka, then the others were liable by a charge of the possession of 40 defener.
reason of non-advertisement of the taels of raw
oplum. valued at transfer.
RESPONSIBLE WITNESS
$80.
WORK NOT COMPLETED
IN TIME
Claim For Damages
Succeeds
INCIDENT IN
0
A SHOP
Indian Soldier "Found Guilty
Circumstances of an incident in
a shop in which the shopkeeper was
evening.
A claim for $4,416 damages" for alleged to have used abusive langu breach of contract was made by age and to have atmed a chair at So Ping-fong against the Wah an Indian soldier, who in turn, was have struck the man Hing Constructión firm and In alleged to Wun, managing partner therein, with his swagger cane, were re- before the Chief Justice, Sir Atholl|lated when Mohamed Khan of the MacGregor, in the Supreme Court HKS.R.A. appeared before Mr. Q. A. A. Macfadyen at the Kowloon yesterday.
Defendants were absent and. Court yesterday, charged with. Yesterday, LiPo-yuen said he
after hearing evidence, his Lord-striking Cheng Kin-cha of No. 181 was a partner in the Tung Hing
The defendant was represented ship gave judgment for plaintiff Shanghai Street, on Wednesday Company. In November last he
with costs.•* entered into an agreement with On the other aspect of the case by J. M. D'Almada Remedios.
Chan alleged that on the,,after- Mr. D. J. N. Anderson, instruct- It was stated that defendant and Chui Kwok. Tals agreement bore the sole question was, was there or the chop of the Kwok Man Chau was there not authority to make noon of March 9, he was walkinged by Mr. M. A. da Silva, repre- a companion visited the complain-
Street Ka and was also signed by Chul the contacts? Mr. Ho Wing had along Reclamation
when senting plaintiff, said that onant's shop to buy some calco. When Kwok. He himself also signed it said in effect that' to give a manne met a friend. Wong Tim and June 29, 1937, plaintift" entered he was leaving the shop after in- with defendants specting samples which did not and chopped it with the Tung Hing a chop was to give him power of together they went to a tea house into a contract
complainant for the construction of a house satisfy chop. >
attomey. Li Po-yuen had stated in Reclamation Street...
to have used abusive otherwise. Counsel asked His Lord- In the course of conversation and certain other works at Sec-alleged ship to take the word of a gentle Wong Tim handed the defendant on 3. He Nam Village. Sham language,
Werds were exchanged and led man. In a responsible and impor-a parcel and asked him to deliver Chun. The work was to be finish- tant position--the compradore of at the door of the San Méned in 75 days, that was, by Sep- to the incident complained of. A the biggest bank in Hong Kong and. Cafe in Shanghal Street. Defen-tember 12, and the amount to be crowd gathered and defendant ran for self-defence. At the corner of indeed, in the whole of the Fardant's suspicion became aroused paid was 4.820 Canton currency.
Saigon Street he was encountered and when Wong, had left he oper
CONTRACT CLAUSE As His Lordship had held there ed the parcel and found it con-
There was a clause in the con-
by a constable who took accused
was a case to answer, he respect tained. opium. Reallsing posses-
tract specifying that defendants and complainant to the police. fully submitted that he could not stop of this was illegal the defen- would have to pay $10 damages now find otherwise than that his daat tied the parcel to his right for every day after the specified guilty and fined him $10, out of His Worship found defendant
proved. Chul Kwok's thigh and did as Wong had re-date if the work was not finished which $3 was to be paid to com-
plainant for medical expenses.
He had done business for over ten years and in his experience it was necessary to sign contracts as well as chopping them.
Having executed this agreement, he catered into the premises. He did not examine their books be- East. cause he had not taken over their business as a going concern. He carried on business as a restaurant. but had absolutely nothing to do
with the sale of old newspapers.
TRANSFER ISSUE
Mi. Fitzroy then submitted that the plaintiffs had failed to prov
the contracts were entered into by
the defendant or that be was any way able.
..
sistencies. but he
station.
Was
Latest transfers in the Hong Include the Kong Police Force following:
to
case VAS
vidence in the box, he said, wis aquested him, but when walking in in time. mass of contradictions and incon-Shanghai Street the defendant On September 12 they had not had admitted was stopped by a district watch completed the work and plaintiff that he did give authority for Fung man who searched him and found wrote to them in October through POLICE TRANSFERS and others to use the chop in cer- the contraband. ·
his solicitor. Mr. da Silva, От tain cases.
The defendant alleged that the October 14 plaintiff, took over the This was contrary to what he had DW. demanded 8300 before he work. Regarding the question af trans- fer. he submitted there had been nu stated in his affidavit that he alone would release him.
The accused Mr. Anderson then went through transfer of the business at all, it held the chop and could use it. told the D.W. that he did not certain figures of payments made was merely a transfer of the pre- Ramarking that there were have the sum to which the D.W. by plaintiff on behalf of the de- mises. The transferees had a right several important issues that re- replied that 8100 would
This do fendants at their request. only, to use the property and no-quired time for consideration, His He accompanied the D.W. to sum came to 83.882.67 in Hong
Kong currency,
and with the Fu Kwal teahouse and thing else. It was understood that. Lo:dship reserved judgment.
the way accused met a friend and $513.33 as damages for the delay, asked him for the loan of money made up the amount claimed. In order to pay the watchman. He added that on February 13 His friend sald he would go this year plaintiff had obtained an
ex-parte crder.
OPIUM DIVANS RAIDED
Keepers Found Guilty Vim Cheong, 37 01 17 Woosung Street, ground floor, appeared be-j fore Mr. Q. A. A. Macfadyen at the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday charged with possession of 500 heroin pills. Revenue Oncer Stephens prosecuted.
Defendant admitted keeping a large divan with eight pipes and lamps.
Sentence of six months' hard labour was passed by His Worship. who also recommended accused to be banished.
Ir
FIGHT OVER PIECE
OF BEEF
O
A slice of beef thrown by kindly home to get the money. Instead passenger aboard the Empress of the accused's friend met a Fire Britain was the cause of a dispute Brigade officer and went to the between Liu H, 17, and Chan Poteahouse, and the police were sent
Wharve on 57, at the Kowloon
107.
The accused and the Sunday. Chan Po, suffered I severe wound in the eye which the watchman were arrested by De- other was alleged to have caused tective Sergeant Forrest.
Liu Ho pleaded guilty when
Chan Hing pleaded gulity on charged yesterday before Mr. K. M. the charge of carrying the oplum
district
the
Evidence in support of this was given by plaintiff.
COUNTERFEIT
Inspector M, H. Hourihan
3.3 Divisional Inspector Central "vice" Inspector R. Shannon, who is retiring on pension tomorrow:
O'Dono- Detective-Inspector J. van to Yaumat "vice" Detective- Sub-Inspector R. Cunningham. proceeding on leave;
Sub-Inspector P. Kellett, from Wanchai, to Yaumati "vice" Sub- Inspector T. Collins, who is going on leave;
Detective-Sergeant A. Cochrane," from Police Headquarters. to Water. Police, "vice" Detective- Sergeant B. V. Hutchinson, pro-
COIN FACTORY.ceeding on leave.
A: Barnett at the Kowloon Magis and was fined $500, in default, six Owner Charged At
tracy. and was finéd $6 of months' hard labour. three months hard labour. His The district watchman, LI Worship, allotted $2.10 from the Wong-sung was charged with at- tempting to obtain a bribe of $100. Poor Box to the complainant.
He was defended by Mr. Hin, shing Lo. instructed by Mr. J. M. Hall.
March 24, at 10 am.
The
case wil be heard
UE
Kowloon Court
Sentence of three months' im- prisonment was passed on Lau So when he appeared before Mr. R. Edwards at the Central Magistracy" Luk Chin, 23, of No. 282 Yu Chau charged with the larceny of a Street, ground floor, appeared be- fountain pea from Mr. Hyland fore Mr. Q. A. A. Macfadyer, at the| Lyon, residing at the Arlington Kowloon Magistracy yesterday on Hotel, while the latter was walk- charges of possession of sevening along Queen's Road on Wed- moulds for making roundertat ten- į nesday, cent coins and a quantity of metal! for the purjuse and poos:aston of!
:
DOG.OWNERS FINED
Capt. J. A. Parker, of the Royal The pipes and lamps were con- Artillery: was fined $10 by Mr. K. fiscated.
M. A. Barnett at the Kowloon Court
A remand of 48 hours was order- Wong Shing, 37, of 15 Woosung yesterday for allowing his terrier
134 counterfelt ten-cent coins and ed to determine whether Lau Tse- Street, ground floor, was charged abroad in Nathan Road on Febru-
manufacturing counterfeit ten-cent ming waa åt for caning when" he un, two counts of possession of pre-ary 27 without a muzzle.
While walking outside the Wang coins with intention of uttering appeared before Mr. H.R. Butters pared oplum and keeping a divan. Mrs. A. M. Calmen of the Kow- Hing Jewellery store, Queen's them.
at the Central Magistracy charged Defendant pleaded guilty and loon Docks was fined $5 for keep Road Central, last night a man Inspector Carey is ir. charge of with snatching a gold earring from was fined $75 or two months on the ing a dog without licence and fur-suddenly collapsed on the pave-the case which has been remanded | a, widow while she was walking ther fined $10 for allowing it te ment. He was removed to hospi- or one week awaiting analysts of along Des Voeux Road on Wed- gu out without a muzzle.
tai in an unconscious condition. the metal found.
nesday.
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