THE HONGKONG
hold it Howell's house. At that And if Howell is a porson with meeting thore were presentHowell, some control on behalf of the But Tatam, a Chinese clerk of the Butchery, you would be in a position chory and witness insolf, and to secure that a small sum was aled another gentleman whom he accepted on account? I say ab did not know and who was intro-solutely no. Mr. Howell to my duced to lus ns nu American. As kuowlogo-and I had all his far as he would gather,thomecting papers over had one cent in the was called for the purpose of going Hongkong Butchery. The only into the accounts. Thoimpression money that came to him evers that had always reinnined with him. month was $15 and that 15 was was that the business was paid ovor to my wife as pukat losing concern from the beginning. money,
Mr. SladoAre you an ac countant?
Witness-No.
Aro you skilled in accounts?— No.
Can you suggest why your
valuable assistance was called by
Howell? I can give no particular reason, except that Howell re- quired assistance.
Your recollection is rather vaguo-That's truo, Fourteen years is a very, vory long time,
If Hawoll had not spoken to you lately and said so-and-so and ind-so was titere you could not have said it entirely off the real?,
-I could.
Although you had no, interest
in the matter?-Yen.
†
His Lordship-So that you did not act as attorney?"
Witness-No.
Mr. Slado-Can you tell me whon Howell removed from 8 Queen's Itoad to Morrison Hill? or 1889. I was not in the Colony Witness--I think about 1888
then.
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But asssuming that the books been patent throughout this. are forthcoming and they showed case, that they were not kept properly?.
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Mr. Slado-It has not been Not after 16 years, unless you patent to mo... Ind the man who kept them. He sumed greater importance since
Tho caso has as-HIGH could explan anything in ques yesterday and it must be finished tion. It is unfair to ask me to ex-by to-morrow. I can't sit here plain it. No business man could, and check the accounts till 8
o'clock,
no-
But if you have shown the amounts in the lodger and lave Mr. Potter-The case will be not compered them with the finished to-morrow. There's amounts shown in the cash book, thing noro except my address have been regularly-kopt?-That-j how can you any that these books and that of my friend. was six months afterwards.
His Lordship And the facts to be considered and the delivery of judgment. If you so wish, the accounts can be checked by Ro gistrar, who will sit fill 8 o'clock
or oven midnight.
has been patent, throughout this Mr. Potter I don't wish that. Ilis Lordship The question
when ho speaks to a difference of cuso, and it has now been empla sized by Mr. Lowe in the box
already and I'm not disposed to $400, I've yielded a great deal
any further
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by the rumours concerning the of the leading newspapers calls imminent partition of China. Ono public attention to the fact that Prince Ching and His Ex-
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It was the duty of the Grand Mr Potter I'm indebted to Councillors to punish the officials your Lordship for yielding mo who were responsible for tho these concessions, but so far I'vo Russo-Chinese agreement but
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Mr. Sindo-You have shown in this certificate the amounts re- coived from customers in. Febru. ary, Marelt, April and May, and
amounts correspond with amounts you have not checked the lodger to 500 whether or not the lddgor subsequently collected 7 oxamined by Mr. Potter, said po to me to show that the money J. Leonard, bailiff in the Court, Witness I had figures givon remembered that about two years had been accounted for.... ago the Butchery had a cluin against a man named Bowen book were well and regularly But you have certified that the Tang-Kee, the proprietor, canto kept without finding out whether down to issue a writ. Witness the hilance shown you as paid told Tang Koo that he knew from customers on the face Bowen and would speak to him of the ledger at the end of about it. He did so and Bowon Jannary corresponded with the Hot naked for anything in the they pay no heed. If this state amounts shown in the cash books shape of accounts. We've gone of corruption was allowed to con- period ?-But I showed inore. ⠀⠀
port and I don't think we've books were not kept well and can't sit hero and bheck the actors at London and Paris stating
The inference is that these, delayed the case for one moment. progress.
Ilecont telegrams lund been regularly 7-You cannot expect
His Lordsip-m sorry, but I received from the Chineso Minis- a business of this kind to go into
that a conference of tho Powers Mr. Potter My Lord, I rogard had been held at Paris to con- book-keeping so very elaborately, Many firms of big standing do it in the interests of justice to go sider and discuss the partition of into the figures. It'll only take a Chins. According to these two not keep elaborate books. Mr. Lowe moans is that he finds the result. Once the matter is would be divided up with the His Lordship-- think west couple of hours, I morely want Ministers, the whole of China that the ledger accounts were.
investigated, Mr. Lowe can stato. superfluous without going to the the result in two minutes. At exception of Honan and Shansi. ond to see whether the results all events, your Lordship is not pross the partition of China is PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.
In the opinion of the native corresponded.
going to sit auf 4 o'clock; bound to luippen sooner or later. ask for an hour's ndjournment.
paid him the writ. Some time
Did Howell tell you anything afterwards, ho believed, writ as having been colleuted for that to the exponse of engaging an extinue, the nation could novor Auction Sale, to be held on TUES-.
about the American? No, hs
mentioned the accounts.
1-suggest that you were never thora út all?-Oh yes, Sir, 1, was thero right enough.
Arthur Hill, Assistant Bailiff at the Supreme Court, said he remembered being prosent at an interview hold in the Registry of the Supreme Court. Tatun casio, to the window and said to Howell. "I want to speak to you privately," and Howell replied: Whatever you wish to tell mo you can say in the other man's hoaring. Tatam then said:
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"We've been good friends for long time. The necounts you levo made up are quite correct. If I draw up a note, will you plenso sign it?" Howell said: "Mr. Tatam, you have a solicitor and I'll not do it bahind his back. Lot your solicitor draw up a hots and I'll sign it." -
Mr. Slate-You're very positive
about it?
Witness -- I'm very positive aboutit, Mr. Slade,
Yon aro 6 brother-in-law of Howell?-Yos, but ant at that timo.
You hnd no interest in Howell then?-I had, because I know all that was going on.
This was in 1901?—Yes. I took notes and looked after the convorention.
I put it to you that it's suggest- od that Howell askerl Tatam to sign it and ho offered to pay half the solicitors' costa if he did so. He never suggested that. He said: "If your solicitor will draw up the document, I'll sign
it."
1
Butchery against Bowen, was going to be issued by the What do you remember about the incident of O'Hollaron; did he pay some money over to Mr. Hill? Yes.
:
You had spoken to him in the first instanco 7-Yos.
Who asked you to speak to Mr. Hill?-Ho spoke to me about it.. He told me to toil O'Hallaran there was bill owing and that he had better pay it or there would be bill issued,
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Did O'Halloran pay him the monoy and a chit to you ?-YOB..
What was the substance of that
chit?-That 1 need not troubio any more, as he had paid that bill. Tho Court adjourned at one o'clock.
..
After tillin, A. R, Lowe, re- countant, was reculled.
His Lordship-What I do not understund in the accounts is this, that the ledger accounts which were carefully, goub through, show there is $3200 out- standing at the end of Jan., but you have here anïounts owing by customers collected in February March and May to the amount of $600.
Wituoss-I took it from the cash look, and this account is for more than his ledger account shows.
Witness-No; it was not ho-
cossary.
count.
That it is not brought into in- modiate execution is not because
His Lordship-Icannot do that: You can address no now and the the conference of Powers was result can come to-morrow morn-afraid of the Chinese Govern-
Mr. Potter-It makes no differ- once to me.
Mr. Slade-We are now talking about the figuros for this period and comparing the lodger booking figures with the cash book.
tonds is to go to the end of 1890 His Lordship-Wat is in
only.
ment but of the Chinese people.
The senators of the National Assembly had ropeatedly de-' manded the convention of a special meeting to consider tho
His Lordship That's it. MR. POTTER'S ADDRESS. Mr. Slado-But he swears for the cash book in his certificate.
Mr. Potter in opening liis ad-frontier disputes and to discuss dress said that the case natural ference; I admit.
His Lordship-There is a difly divided itself into two parts
have been good, but the way in Mr. Slide The system inay which it was carried out was deficient whether by accident or design.
-firstly us to what happened secondly, as to what happened before Totaur left the Colony and after he left the Colony, He pro- posed to take the statement of claim and all the allegations of compartments. The first allege- plaintiff and divide them into two
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Witness-less I took them sorted in the ledger, and at the myself I could not account for same time we find that the them.
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011G would anticipate and the inference is overwhelm from the amount of meat bought; ing that there are a great many other accounts of customers not inserted in the ledger and not accounted for..
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Hongkong Butohery was under tho tion was that the business of the
The case of the Chinese woman, having arrived from the above ports, and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Oo, a entire control of Howell. That who was charged yesterday morn-Cigs of Cargo and hereby inform-odowas at Kowloon, where each Con statement had been disproved ing with kidnapping two girls and placed at their slik in the long-Mark and delivery on be obtained as absolutely, because it was now on the 20th of March, was again kong and Kowloon Wharfani Godowa
ed that their Goods are being landadsignment will ba sortol ant Mark by admitted by the plaintiff that heard this afternoon before Mr. Company's Godowns at Kowloon, the Goads are landed. when the Butchery was run on J. K. Wood. It appears that the whore wach eonsignment will be sorted under his own eyes and ho could Stroot, the residence of Mr. Po obtained he soon as the Gords are Jutrary within 6 bon. old lives, the books were kept two girls loft No. 33 D'Aguilar out mark by mark and delivery on to unique instructions are given to the soe them at any moment. That Yuk Sing, on the 29th ult., for lande. that Tata hed was not all. Thoy now knew school. On their return, they somewhat
kopt a
were met by the defendant and whieli commented in January, would take them to see tho
account
another woman, who said they 1996, and went on more or less aeroplane. The girls followed accurately up to January, 1897. them and were taken on board His Lordship-This account That was the only decount neces-ship. collected from customers and Howell up to the time that Yuen shows that there was more money aary to be kept by plaintiff and therefore that if as a fact there, Chung took over the business. were other lodger accounts the So far from establishing his inference is that he was satisfied. allegations, it was now admitted Mr. Stade-I think, your Lord- by the plaintiff that the accounts ship, the inference is that there were not kept by Howell and that was a great many other customers' la himself kept the most import accounts kept in some other books, the proceeds of which sure of this: wore the meat sales
His Lordship-I am not quite never came into the account at all. cash sales?
Mr. Potter It is suggested that Mr. Slade These were cashing in January, 1896.
this sum of $3,304 was outstand sales.
Witness-It may to that peo-which have been verified.
Ilis Lordship-Theyare figures lo had several bills for small amounts and paid them altogether lutor o
You are quite indignant at Tatan, Me. Hill, aren't you 7--- No, I'm not indignant. Howell is honest in business and Tatam knows just as much about the figures as Howell does. Tatay Mr. Sindo (to witness)-You knows more about this business seem to have taken out of the than he Ins told the Court, I cash book amounts owing by know it for ni absoluto fact I'm customers and put them into this only telling the truth and I'm account. not afraid to face anyone.
Hie Lordship-Vory well. Mr. SlideIt would have been to Talam's advantage to have had the note. drawn up and signed by him? Yos, be cause it would have mado Tatam statute-barrod.
It was never done?-No. Howell should have taken the nota from him then and thoro, That's what I would have dono.
Mr. Potter That's what I would have done.
You word attorney to Howoll in 10087-Yes.
Witness-The amount shown has been paid into the bank and it accounts for more than he had to account for.
From what billa should the missing $1,400 be met out of ? I cannot say
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verify then still further.
Mr. Potter-It's necessary to
Witness From the ledger?. balance.
His Lordship The ledger
Slade moon?
Mr. Potter-What did Mr.
all accounts which had not been Witness-That he took out
afterwards paid.
Detective Sergeant Grant pro-
Worship committed the defend- secuted.
After hearing the evidence his
ant for trial.
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OTICE is hereby given that all FIRE INSURANCE OF.
transit of Pallic Business on the FICES will be CLOSED for the following days:
ant accounts from January, 1808. a cricket match will be played on On Monday, the 17th instant,
The tables, in fact, were turned the Hongkong Cricket Club's on himself. The next allega ground between the H. K. C. C. tion as regarded the first period and the United Servicos XI. was that Howell converted to Play begins at 10.30 a.m. his own use, large sums of money. Ho (Mr Pottor) did not know whether his friend was going te say that even quo penny of the money was converted to his own uso by Howell. The allege- tion had now dwindled down to this-that there were
certain Didn't you love a writ to issue Mr. Slade-But the difficulty
drawings by Howell and that they against the Hongkong Butchery is this: assitming that the lod-
could not understand the iterns. and didn't you deliberately delay ger does not show the whole
on the point in the first instance and Mr. Slado was apparently satisfied it in order to give due warning of the amounts to lowell? No, I did not. I collected, there must Invo boon
nothing more had been hoard of actually paid money to get some some other record kept of
it sinco. The allegations of fraud of my friends out of trouble. cortajn customers' bills not in-
liad misorably failed and, ho The writ about the Butchory sorted in this lodgor, which that there are other books which other allogation made through Mr. Poller The suggestion is ventured to say, so bad every was brought to you soaled? Yes. would account for a very great have not been disclosed. I that out that
In the ordinary course of deal of the deficiency which your your suggestion, Mr. Blade? allegation of fraud was falsely and
caso... The routine, are the writs brought to Tordship pointed out, that al- you to be sealed?-Sometimes though their account of most bills would not have been sent the business of the Butchery was Mr. Slado-Yos, otherwise the fraudulently represquting that The ordiaury custom among the purchases rose very largely in to customers. Chinese is to obtain a form and January the amount they re-
in a bad way, and tlust plaintiff then either fill it up or ask for coived from the very much ine taken through the books in do- Howell fraudulently persuaded NOTICE is any iron is
Witness was at this stage owed him money; further, that instructions how to fill it up, and creased salos of incat is not more. tail. then it's scaled by the bailiff His Lordship Thoy must have
plaintiff to leave the Colony, - MARINE INSURANCE OF prior to boing served ?--Yes. left it out.
Mr. Slade-I'm leaving on That was a most misleading FICES will be OLOSED for the Do I understand you to say that
Friday, Witness-I cannot explain that
statement of foots, to say motion of Publio Desiness on the in this case this writ was brought where the books are 18 years
nothing mors, because it had following days not apparently been suggested,
**FRIDAY, 14th April.
made any representation whate recently, at least, that Howell had MONDAY, 17th April,
SATURDAY, 15th April,
By Order ever regarding the stato offe
1. LOWE business at the time alleged by the
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to you not sealed?—Yes.
I suggest that you did what you did do as attorney? No,
You were his attorney of that
old.
Mr Slade-Butif they wore not kept properly,
Witness-But they are de
stroved.
Yes. You showed the sum of $3,000?
Mr. Potter--I'm sorry,
Mr. Slado II my friend goes in the box for another month. on at this rate, he'll have witnesses
We must get at the truth,
Mr-Potter-I can't help
His Lordship. The fact bin Walmar
third
FRIDAY, 14th April. SATURDAY, 15th April. MONDAY, 17h April By Order,
A. R LOWE,
Secretary.
Hongkong, 12th April, 1011. (1055 MARINE INSURANCE ASSO- CIATION OF HONGKONG.
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