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ABUSIVE LANGUAGE
CASE.
Contradictory Evidence And Sharp Rebukes.
B-hr Mr. B. Lindsell, at the Magistracy yesterday afternoon. Kan Tam-ching and Fung Bake
summoned Wara
Manter
for
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1921.
intrusion, and was not saliaflied sold in Worship that he (tho | | with his (witness's) Chinase, 2 speaker) wanted his Worship to Mr La then put his case to the find that the Inspector was a liar, witness, who, Mr Lo alleged. He did not want him Worship to` asked for the first defendant's find this, and at the same time he name and address as soon as did not want his Worship to find ho saw him and said he would that his (Mfr Lo's) alient was a liar Lake out summons against just because a European - officer him for causing a chstruation. Want into the witness-box and de- Defendant complied and naked glared that what he said was the what was the master, Sab-Inspec truth. His Worship must set oa tor Reynolds refused to disclose the evidence before him and take causing an obstruction by placings complaint. When defendant into consideration the evidence af s quantity of firewood outside Naked Why the Sub-Inspector an equally respectable man, who 39. Des Voeux Road, the business |
at defendant and had been educated`abroad and waa premaea of the Intler. The Grst Pointed
It qualified chemical.engineer. Mr defendant whi also wurmmoned aid "Look at your face! for using abusive language to you don't shut up your dam mouth Welle entered the Court with the I will knock the smile out of you view that one of his subordinates Sub-Inspector Reynolds.
before I finish with you, you had been treated rudely and that Mr. E.D.G. Wolfe. Captain The first defendant, con he was to obtain redress for this Superintendent of Police, protinued Mr. Lo, then went down to officer. secuted on behall_of_the_com-the first floor, followed by the police plainant, and Mr. M. K. Lo de acar. Second defendant then ap tended.
peared and claimed to be the With regard to the alleged master of the shop. Sub-Inspector obstruction, Mr. Lo submitted that Reynolds, according to Mr. Lo,
if there had been an obstruction never asked first defendant who the seller of the firewood should was the owner of the wood, have been held responsible, because
A Most Cantankerous Man. the wood could not be held to be de-
Sub-laspecter Reynolda said Mr. fendants' property until it had been
First ac delivered into their shop. The de. Lo's story was not true. fendants told both Sub-Inspector cused was in a very excited condi- Reynolds and the Inspector on lion and tried to light his cigarette duty in the charge-room before no less than five times and paver whom they were brought, that they succeeded. During bis experience, were perfectly willing to furnish said the witness, he had never met the police with the name of the more cantankerous man. seller of the frewood. Mr. Lo
admitted the firewood was weighed
outside the shop.
that
With regard to the summans for obstruction, Mr. Lo repeated hisf
previous contention that his client could not be held responsible be The Buyer Responsible.
cause the firewood had not been The Magistrate, said in actually delivered into the shop. obstruction cases of this osture It was weighed by the seller's had invariably held against the de-coolies and his client's fokis were fendants.
watching the weighing to ensure that there was no fraud.
be
The Magistrate decided to hear tae laspector'a evidence.
Mr. Wolla said he must object to that. He might say he knew mors of complainant than Mfr. Lo know of bis client. He saw this man in his daily life..
The Magistrats said he did not think there was any real harm in what Mr. Lo said.
Mr. Wolfs said it had been he practice of some people during the past few months to heap rainmes of abuse on the police in order to drowo the main issue.
I have taken
The Magistrate: no notice.
Mr. Wolfe: It has sppasred in the press. I think it does no good. Would Sit Down and Leave
the Court
Mr. Lo said tusk if Mr. Walle objected he would kit down sed leave the Court. He asked hia Worship to bear him out that he bad not uttered a word that tended to lower the good name of theị Force. During his experience be The Magistrate, however, held bad not known a judge to say which Sub-Inspector Reynolds said that that both the seller and the defen. side was lying in a case: what a * 12.15 pm on the 16th, whilst dent were equally responsible. judge would always say was that on patrol in Des Voeux Road Cen. This
bad often been he was not satisfed a case had been tral, he noticed 22 slings of fire raised and bi Ead always made out. wand being weighed by two coolies been his decisico. This was with K ра of scales out a small point and the fige was Laide No. 29. Fuo Manter amall.
firm.
paint
With regard to the ractive of the proceedings. Mr. Lo suggested that He might be right and the complainant, knowing that da and Compans, cold and silver he might be wrong. He consider fendant resented his indecent There were two other men, led the would-be purchaser was manner and that he would report who appeared to be of the clerical equally responsible. He fped the bim, had taken out the summons stañ. One of them was shouting second defendant Sõ sad dismissed to secure the upper hand. The Gut the weight of each sling, while the obstruction summons against object DE taking the weight- the other was writing it ia the rst defendant, Kan Tamebecker to the Station could book. On being asked who was the
ching.
Dot have been to ascertain the master of the shop, the latter
Mr. Wolle said that had defen-address of defendant. because, aJ pointed to the ground floor of No. dante given the complainant the re-his Worship knew, in many cases 53, which witness entered. He put quired informatica this case would summonses were served to the the same question to snother man not have been brought to the Court occupiers of houses. Mr. Lo sub. whom he found on the ground floor. sad so much time wasted. Demitted there 183 insuficient
and was referred upstairs. He went fendanta thought the Inspectoresidence both is point of law sad
up to the second floor, to which was a man and they could in point of fact.
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some of the wood was being carried.play him out, ́ ́
Mr. Wolfe said the instruction.
A few minutes Ister first defendant. Kan Tam-ching then gave evi-given to the police were to resort to Kan Tam-rhing, appeared. Point- dence. He said he bad studied in summons and to avoid arrest in ing at the ice wood he asked defen. America and
а qualified obstruction cases, and this w
dant who was the master of the chemical engineer. He returned what complainsot was trying to doi +bop Defendant took a notices Hoogkang in January this year.
in this case. Compisinant made and began to light s cigarette. He At this stage Mr. Lo said de enquiries at the shop. but no one repeated his query, whereupon defendant would not bare much time would assist him, and eventually fendant came up to him and said in to recognise a new Inspector. be met with the hostile attitute of zood Eaglisb. What the hell do Continuing, defendant said he the defendant. Mr. Wolle sub- joined the firm of Fung Master mitted that defendant's conduct
you want up bete
Was It Abusive?
"I Don't Savvy Understand." and Company and resigned at the was such as might have caused a I asked defendant, You save end of August to set up a business breach of the peace had the officer English coationed Sub-Inspector of bis exa. On the ith he was not kept himself well in hand and Reynolds don't savvy Espin the shop, ordering apparatus forteferred the toatter to his superior bish, bus 1 understand it.bis projected business, and was as to what action he should take. retorted defendant, who, 00 dressed in a singlet and a pair of being questioned by me, repre- Chinese trousers when the com- The Magistrate: 1.still have a sented himself to be the owner of plainant spoke to him. The rest doubt in my mind as to the su the firewood. He said "I am the of Kan's story substantiated Mr. ciency of the language to justify a Ganer, I have some more down-La's statement.
convicting under the Section, even *tairs if you want to see it."
if I found the language proved, and I should like to put over the sum mons to consider the evidence.
the reply to Mr. Lo.
The witness added that be in. formed defendant that his wood was
would summen, bim
Hitherto a High Regard for Europeans. "Tas rude manner in which I said defendant. was treated,"
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to give need & pronouncement of his decision on Before the Court adjourned, Mr.
arrived on the scene and skedaid be wanted to summon me. It would be most distressing to
What is the trouble?** On being, He probably had good reasoor." him it the impression gained apprised of what led him witness Defendant denied that he used the ground, through Mr. Wolfe, that to enter his premises, second
any disparaging: defendant said he was the master expressions alleged by the com- Le had said
things about the police. He of the shop sad the first defendant plainant.
Mr. Lo said he could go to the did not know what he sarl that bad was only a visitor. As it was doubt. ful who was the real owner of the witness box to say that his client led Mr Wolfe to make bis remarks. very indigoant when he He hoped that in conducting biede. wood, witness weal into the streetstructed hits on the same morning fence he had not said a word which aguio and, grabbing the weight- checker by the shoulder in the door and asked him to interview the he ought not to have said and that way on the ground floor, intended Captaio Superintendent of Police be had not said austbing to the to take the latter to the Station. With a view to obtaining redress for discredit of the Force.
Defendants also went downstairs. KAD Tam-ching asid to witness "God damned, why didn't 70 tell me the first time? Alright, I go up to the Station," Witness then went up to the Station with both defendants in a motor car, which Was bired at a garage next door to Fung Manter and Company At the Station both defendant denied responsibility for the word
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the objectionable expression, or to The Magistrate: I don't think take out 2 summopa against Mr Lo has said anything to which using insulting language. complainant for trespassing and exception can be inked,
Mr. Wolfe Withdraws.
Mr. Wolfe said Sub-inspector air. Wolle ssid Mr. Lo asked Reynolds told him the same story him something about the com when he saw him after defendants plainant before the case started bad left the charge rooin.
and be supplied him the informs-
Fung Chi-hin, Treasurer in the tivo. He did not think it was fair | srm of Fung Manter and Company, to say ibat he came into the Capri said defendant del not use the bad to try and bolster up the cam. expressions complained of. Witness plainant's case whether it was TI knock the Smile out of You" overbeard the greater part of the right or wrong. He certainly Examined by Mr Lo, Bub-Inspec-expression used by complainant to would not have taken up the case tor Reynolds said he intended to defeadsas.
if the Inspector were a liar. In take the weight-checker to the Station in order to ascertain who Inspector's Veracity In Question this case he considered he knew In the course of his remarks, more of the Inspector than Mr. Lo was the owner of the firewood. When the man pointed upstairs to Mr Wolle said Mr L was evidently knew of his client. He bari the him in the shop be, took it as ant trying to induce bis Worship to Inspector's record. What he had said was the impression which be invitation to ga up to the second find that the Inspector was a liar.
Fung Huken Manter was then formed as a result of Mr. Lo's re door. He did not take defendant tube of the coolie class, nor did he called to the witness-box by the marks. However, if Mr. Lo did suggest for & moment that defen-defence and bore out part of defen-not mean that, he certainly with
dant's evidence,
drew anything to which Mi. Lo' cant was not sober. The reasons
Addressing bis Wonhip Mr. took exception. for defendant's behaviour, to bie
The case was adjourned until mind, were that he was annoyed Lo said it was a matter for re by what be considered to be angret that Mr- Wolfe should havej Monday..
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