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Defendant Testifies In TRANSPORTATION ARMY DRIVER IN
Extortion Hearing
HEARING OR THE CASE in which Fu 'Yun-ming. 32 clerk, is charged with attempted extortion of $1,000 from Loong Sheang, former Chief Paymaster of the Public Safety Bureau of the Muni- cipality of Greater Shanghai, was continued before Mr. Q.A.A. Mac- fadyen at the Kowloon Court yesterday, when the defendant olected to make a statement from the witness box, disclaiming responsibility for the contents of the letter, which was received · by Loong on, or prior to. February 28.
OF SLEEPERS
Summary Court Claim Heard
TROUBLE
Accused Of Theft Of Cigarettes
Before Mr. Justice R. E. Lindaell in- Private John Kenneth Stubbs, driver the Summary Court yesterday, the of the 19th Company, R. A. 3. C., Yee Hing Cheung firm, of No 98 Wellington Barracks, appeared before Gloucester Road" brought a claim | Mr. T. J. Houston at the Cantral Court against the Hong Nam Company, of yesterday on charges of theft of four Fu Yun-ming declared the letter substantially true?-It is a matter No 28 Loe Yuen Street East, for packets of cigarettes from the counter was written by a man named Worg of two years ago in Shanghai. Ir 503.91 as balance due for work done of a shop at No. 110, Lockhart Road, in connection with the transportation and larceny of an electric bulb from Chung-yee, and hs. (Pu) was only wages had been earned, then of 43313 wooden aleepers.
the Wing Cheang shop at No. 150, an intermediary. Moreover, the something would have been done, letter would better construed as a I maintain all the wages have been for plaintiffs, and defendants were
Mr. C. A. Sutherton Ruas appeared Lockhart Road on February 24. letter of advice than as a threaten-paid out under the supervision and represented by Mr. Alfred Y. Hon.
control of the Municipality of
Ing letter.
Recalled
CLEARLY STATED
Mr. Russ stated that it was denied Greater Shanghai, under the con- by defendants that the work was to the witness-box, trol of Gen. Wu Te-chen.
actually done for thom. It was claim Loong Sheung was questioned by
ed that the work had been done for the dafendant in respect of the
someone else, and that person, the meaning he attached to the two
defence allegeil, was their sub-contrac- The letter, clearly stated the tor. The point, said Mr. Russ, was Chinese characters "yon doh." which the defendant stated clearly object was to prosecute you before whether the work was done to the
was the Chinese Military Counell, not order of the defendant firm. indicated that extradition
before the civil court of Hongkong. Mr. Hon said that as early as Febru being considered
The ary 3, Mr. Peter H. Sin had said in This was very clearly stated. letter further states that repre- Court that defendants had been sentations will be made to the wrongly sued. Hongkong Government to decide the matter.
Loong replied that he understood the term to mean "transfer" rather than “extradite."
Defendant I put it to you the allegations in the first letter were
Chan Lin-fi, of the plaintiff firm, gave evidence.
It was alleged that shortly after 10 p.in. on the night in question, for no apparent reason defondant went into the shop and took away four packets of cigarettes. He then walked into an other shop and took an electric bulb which was fixed to the socket.
The shop-keeper of the cigarette stall blow the police whistic and tw military polijemen came and arrested
the defendant.
Pleading not guilty to both charges, Stubbs said bhaa he was in the company of a friend who wanted to purchase some cigarettes Bo four packets of cigarettes for his friend went into the shop and book
In respect of the sleepers, witness his friend liked. The shop keeper to chose, not knowing which brand stated that the work was duly com-caught hold of him He to be extradited to China? pleted and the sum duo was 33,143.91.plained the reason of his taking the don't clearly know the meaning of He was paid $2,350 before November 8 packets away, but the complainanty
threatening letter, and the
The letter implied you were
COUNTER CLAIM the terms used. If the writer
BROUGHT BY DEFENCE
knew my address in Austin Road, why did he not come and interview me personally?
Defendant! In winter last year
stand.
X-
him was 2393.81. the balance due to not knowing English, did not under
Cross-examined by Mr. Hon, Chan said he did not know that Kwong Fai-Regarding the charge of theft of na nam, described by Mr. Hon as but said he could not give any account. electric bulb, Stubbs denied stealing principal of defendant firm.
why the bulb was found in his purses- on. He wished to call a witness on the first charge, and the hearing war remanded till to-morrow morning.
To Sam-you said, in evidence, that a delivery order for the sleepers, issued
a man named Cheung Chun-mo by the Ministry of Communications, The case in which "a balance of $246.70 dur from the sale of a partner who was one of those concerned, was given to him by Chan Kan in the ship of the Hongkong Motor Car Came to your address in Austin premises of the Hong Nam Company. Service was succesfully claimed by Rodd, but you refused to see him This document was duly endorsed by Li Kam-poy frorn his former partners, or to subsequently reply to a letter him when he took delivery of the
sleepers from Cheong Tai Chin Wail
Chin Ting-chuen he addressed to you. i-kwan, and Chin Pin-kwan, care op again
im
the Supreme Court Witness: I ved for two years yesterday afore Mr. Justier R. E. in the house in Austin Road, and Lindsell, when defendants entered ano person as Cheung Chun-mo counter-claim for the sune amount an the ground that the money had came to visit me during this time. boa retained by plaintiff whilst neting as treasurer of the concern.
Mr. F. H. Loseby represental thei plaintiff, and defendants were repre Bentel by Mr. H. L. Kwan.
Mr. Kwan stated that plaintiff and defendants were once partner. Plain- tiff was appointed treasurer, The partnership was formed on October 31, 1018, but was disolved on Decem- ber 17, 1938 by notier given by plaintif
Mr. Laseby subunitted that his
The hearing was adjourned to this afternoon
FINDINGS NOT
''KEEPINGS"
The hearing was adjourned to April 12.
ARMED ROBBERY
ALLEGED
A formal remand of one week was granted by Mr. El Himsworth at the Kowloon Court yesterday when four cooles of Ta Ku Ling village appeared before him on a charge of armed robbery."
"The complainants in the case are An unemployed hawker, Ng Yu-three villagers who claim that they wah, aged 18. was fined $20 or one were robbed of $13.84 in money, 28 month's imprisonment by Mr. E chickens, two geese, one duck, and client had no case to answer. He Edwards at the Central Court made sa-veral statesients which yesterday on a charge of larceny according to his Lordship were not by finding of a sum of $25 and a material to the case and were bank book. property of Miss Ma dismissed.
In adjourning the case the Puiane Judge said that he hoped Mr. Loseby's elusive client would be present at the next hearing.
Mr. Losoby strongly olijketed to the; word "elusive.”
Mr. Justice Lindsell remarked that he used the word because plaintiff should have been in Court to instruct his solicitor.
Mr. Lossby replied that the cost of his client returning from French Indo Chinn was much greater than the claim.
The hearing was then adjourned to April 12.
one unfinished sult of clothing.
Sul-wal, at Queen's Road Central THEFTS REPORTED
Detective-Sergeant Headridge,
went
to
DARING FRAUD
ATTEMPT
Letter Stolen And
Re - Written
Pleading guilty to a charge of obtain [ing money by a trick, Lau Tant, anem- ployed, was sentenced to four months' hard labour, without the option of a fine by Mr. R. Edwards at the Cen- tral Court yesterday.
Defendant; it was stated, stole letter from the letter box from No. 47 C, Robinson Road, second floor, the residence of Mr. Kwok Kam-bang. The letter was re-written, authorising Mr. Ewok to pay a sum of 8 00 to the bearer, the expenses for the purported The Rev. N. V. Halward, of the Bix- Defendant tendered the letter on Fri sender for coming down to Hongkong. who prosecuted, said that about hop's House, reports that 3100 in 3 p.m. on Monday, complainant Chinese currency was stolen from a day last, and Mr. Kwok suspected the to drawer on Monday: A fountain pen return on Sunday. In the meantime, tone of the note, and asked Lau to defendant's stall purchase some goods. After she was also stolen.
Mr. Evenson, of the 8.8. had left the stall she discovered
Mr. Kwok informed the police of the Hawk,
fraud. When Lau came again on that she had lost the money and reports that his cabin was
entered Sunday to collect the money, he was between Sunday moriring and the bank book. She returned and Monday and Singapore and Hongkong arrested. inquired from the defendant, who currency to the value of $800 was denied the finding. Miss Ma then removed. made a report to the police and the defendant was searched. The the money and the bank book were
found in his possession,
Lan told the Court that he was sent by a man named Ma, who had promised
A set of false teeth valued at 8247him some money when the eum was has been stolen from a room in the collected. Peninsula Hotel occupied by Capt. J. W. Bundred, of Mesars. Goddard and Douglas...
Defendant was also recommended for banishraent.
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