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YESTERDAY'S FUNERAL
CEREMONY,
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1925.
THE CHINESE BROKER'S CASE,
LEAVE TO APPEAL GRANTED.
EVASION OF REVENUE.
OFFICER'S SCHEME FOR OBTAINING MONEY.
Wine Labels to be Used Again.
A very serious charge was brought against a Chinese Revenue Officer before Mr. E. W. Hamilton' at the Kowloon Magistracy yestor- day afternoon, when Tang Hon. appeared on a, charge, of -intimida- tion. J
Large Attendance nt Grave Side. Exchange Rate Question.
The funeral of the late Mr. C. H. The case in which two Chinese Lyson, whose death occurred at his brokera appeared in the Summary residence on Wednesday night, took | Court last week had a sequel yea- place at Happy Valley "yesterday terday when leave to appeal from evening, the Rev. T. B. Powell, con a decision of Mr. Justice Wood, ducting the grave, side ceremony.the Puianic Judge, was asked in the There was an exceptionally large Supreme Court.
Mr. T. S. Whyte-Smith prosecut- The case was one in which one attendance which testifies to the
broker claimed damages for breached on behalf of the Crown and Mr. popularity of the deceased.
Among those present were, his of contract in that the defendant Hugh-Jones represented the defen- father, Mr. J. M. Hall and Kenneth failed to take up 100 Shanghai dant. `- Chan (as chief mourners), Dock shares at the July settlemen!. Mr. C. G. Anderson, the Hon. Mr. Mr. Justice Wood gave his deci- Kotowall, Dr. G. E. Aubrey, Dr.sion last week in favour of the C. C. Wang, Dr. B. C. Wong, Messrs. defendant.
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The story for the prosecution, according to Mr. Whyte-Smith, was that the complainant, Wong Yuet, was the owner of the Woo Sung Distillery of Cheung Sha Wan. The
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H. K. Holmes, E. Zeitlyn, S. Fitz- Sir Henry Gollan presided and roy, G. K. Hall Brutton, M. H. was accompanied on the bench defendant told him that he would be killed if he refused to submit to Turner, T. N. MacReynolds, G. G. by Mr. Justice Wood, N. Tinson, J. P. Robinson, J. A. Sir Henry Pollock K.C. (instructa scheme to defraud the Govern- Leask, M. W. Lo, C.. Bond, D., H.ed by Mr. G. R. Haywood) ap- ment of duty. He was ordered not Blake, A. C. Burford, F. X. d'Al-peared in support of the applica" to report the conversation to the mada, D: McCallum, J. R. Wood, tion. He said it was a motion police and the defendant also de- H. Lowcock, J. M. Noronha,J. made ex parte and he formally ask-manded a sum of $300, which was Landolt, G. P. Lammert, A. E.ed for leave to appeal from a deci- later reduced to $100. Kew, J. Oxberry, U. Rumjahn, Msion of the Puisne Judge which he K. Lo, A. el Arculli, Leo d'Almada, gave in the original action F. W. Whitehouse, F. Kim, F. E. September 4. Nash, W. B. Hind, Ho Kam-tong, C. Choa, J. Choa, M. Pinna, F. N. Doudha, R. Drude, E. M. Hazeland, E. L. Stainfeld, J. Kotewall, H. Gittins, B. Tanner, C. D. Melbourne and many others,
on
Mr Whyte-Smith then went on to explain the scheme by which, the He had not been Revenue Department were to be able to get a copy of the judge's defrauded by the defendant, He. notes but he understood that said that every jar of wine was various points were taken before labelled with a green seal before him. One in particular on which leaving the distillery. These labels he had decided against the plain- were issued in amounts according tiff was in regard to certain words to the requirements. A revenue The officer paid visits to the distilleries There was a wealth of oral appearing, in the contract. tribute from his friends, and col-Puisne Judge decided against him and saw that the labels were affix- leagues, and among the wreaths in respect of the words ed.
for that day to be ascertained for the purpose of converting tacls into "Hongkong dollars.
The court granted leave to appeal.
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suggested that the scheme was to send the bottles to dealers and then remove the labels, which would be taken back to the distillery to be used again. It was explained that once the wine dealers pur- chased these bottles the "green" labels could. be removed.
Matter Talked Över. Continuing, Mr. Whyte-Smith said that on August 26, the com- plainant met the defendant and another Chinese Revenue, Officer in
laid on the grave were those from:at exchange to be fixed one week In the present case the Crown-
settlement day." The His Sorrowing Wife. His Sorrow before ing Parents, Olive, Kenneth and Pulsne Judge held that those words Ossic, Winnie, Victoria, Agnes, meant at an exchange rate to be Annie, Gertie, Charles and Kitty, agreed upon between the parties Joe and Willie. Charles and Lucy, one week before settlement day, the Hon. Mr. Chau Show-on, the Sir Henry said his submission Hon. Mr. R. H. Kotewall, Mr. and was that those words meant that Mrs. C. Kew, Mr. and Mrs. E. the exchange was to be ascertain Abraham, Mr. and Mrs. A. Greaves, et one week before settlement day, Mr. and Mrs, M. Churn, Mr, and that was to say the current rate Mrs. Fox, Mrs. Ho Tung, Mr. and] Mrs. Ha Kam-Long and family, Mrs. Hunter, Miss R. Hall, Mr, and Mrs. Rapp, Mrs. and Misses Ander
Reclamation Street and the defen- dant told Wong Yuet that he wish- son, Mrs. J. Noraço, Mr. and Mrs.
ed to speak to him and that he Rose, Misses Rumjahn, Mr. and
should wait in a tea house for their Mrs. C. Boud, Mrs. U. Rumjahn,
return. The complainant, accord- Mr. and Mrs. D. Harvey, Mr. and}
ingly waited at the restaurant and Mrs. A. C. Barford, Mr. and Mrs. G. R. Haywood, Mr. and Mrs. W. G: Swanston, Nowell B. White, J. A. some lime afterwards the two men. Thom, Mr. and Mrs. A. P. Greaves, Sanh, G, K. Hall Brutton, H. L. appeared. They began & conversa- Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Ford, Mr. and Fox, H. M. H. Esmail, A. el Arcullition and the evasion of revenue was Mrs. K. F. Lay, Mr. and Mrs. E. S. David Ellis. H. Somerset Fitzroy, freely, discussed. The defendant Ford, and Mrs. A. E, Hall, Mr. and E. T. H. Bunjo, E. F. Shea, JF, then demanded the money from the Mrs. J. F. Grose, Mrs. H. P. Muda, Shea, J. MacKenzie, J. Litton, B. complainant who did not have the Mrs. Arculli, Mr. and Mrs. J. C.1 C. Randall, J. Hall, W. Hall, H. courage to make a definite. refusal Long, Dr. and Mrs. E. Lau, Mrs. 1 Lowcock, D. Rumjahn, H. E. Ed- and told them that he would meet and Mrs. E. L. Stainfield, Mr. and wards, E. Mowfung, Dr. Aubrey, them at the same place that even- Mrs. T. F. O'Sullivan, Miss L.A. E. Hall, J. Joseph, HL Hali, A. Ing. Price, Mr. and Mrs. E. D. Kotewali E Perry, M. P. Lo, F. E. Nash, and family, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. J. M. Wong, Wong Kam-fuk, Wong Witchell, Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Reme- Sik-mun, E. S, Ford, William R. dies, Dr. and Mrs. B. C. Wong, Shea, and K. F. Lay. Mr. and Mrs. Leo d'Almailu, Mr. and Mrs. B. W. Bradbury, Mr. and Mrs. H. S. Remedios, Mr. and Mrs. F. Gonzales, Mr. and Mrs. C. Mackenzie, Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Hazeland, Mr. and Mrs. R. Drude, Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Wong, Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Ahwee, Mr. and Mrs. S. E. Green, Mr. and Mrs. U. Genella, Mr. and Mrs. A, B. Suf- flad, Mr. and Mrs. F. Elis; Mr. and Mrs. M. K. Lo, Mr. and Mrs. M. W. Lo, Mr. and Mrs. Rapp, Mrs. M. Banker, Mrs. E. Sadick.
The two again' met when the complianant told the defendant that he did not have the amount, re- quired but would pay the defendant Messrs. Hasting, Dennys and $100 the following day if he called, The defendant' Bowley, Messrs. D'Almada and at his office. Mason, Victoria Printing Press, objected to this proposal and sug- Little, Adams and Wood, Bank of gested meeting in the teahouse. China, Tai Yo Bank, Chan Kwong At the third meeting the $100 was & Co. China Merchants Steam handed over, but in the meantime Navigation Co., Woo and Nash, Mr. H. A. Taylor, to whom a report Carroll Bros., Abdool Rahim and had been made by the complainant,
defendant the
arrested, The Co., Kin Ho Club, Gande Price and arrived at the teahouse and had Co., Hung Tak Motor Boat Co.,
Hall note, which had been given by Staff Messrs. Lyson and Messrs. Deacons, Percy Smith, Seth the complainant, was found on the ind. Fleming, China Staff Messrs. Hazeland and Gonella, European Staff Kowloon Canton Railway (B. S.), King Edward Hotel, Mesare, Hall and Hind, H; Ruttonjee and Son, Messrs. Leo d'Almada and Nephew, Mesars, Johnstone, Stoke and Master, the Auctioneering and Brokering Company Ltd., Lt. Col. Bird, Officers and Men H. V. D. C the Reserve Company, H. V. D. C.
defendant's person.
Dr. S. W. T90, Messrs. A. H. Hamet, A H. Rumjahn, Fung Tal-hang, M. H. Lo, N. Benson, R. Basa, Bi Wong Tape, J. MacClymont, A. Zimmern, N. Lazarus, J. M. Hall, L. A. Chanson, H. Sedick, F. E. Shuster, Wong. Fook-chi, James Toppin, E. H. Ray, W. Logan, Dr. Fred Kew. H. C. Hunt, E. S. Abra-. ham, Richard Hancock, E. C. Rock, Fanling Sporting Club, Victoria Committee. Club, G. S. Zimmern, L. E. Lammert, F. Recreation
The case was adjourned..
A camper in one of the Ama- rican national parks had just sot up a tripod to take some pictures of mountain scenery. A bear suddenly appeared and the ama- teur photographer started run- ning down the mountain side, says, a Washington report. When the plate was developed later, it was found that the bear in
H. Mody, C. N. Getz, G. W. C. Queen's College O. B. A., Diocesan some way had tripped the shutter Burnett, C. M. McDonald, George School, O. B...A., Craigengower of the camera and had taken a Grimble, Eldon Potter, F. C. Jenkin, Cricket Club, and numerous wreathe good picture of the man running
down the mountain side. T. H. G. Brayfield, 'Allison and J. sent by Chinese friends.
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