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PERSECUTION.
The case taken by the Wing On Company against F. Chan, who was formerly one of their respon sible employees, for alleged con- spiracy with H. K. Young and others unknown, to injure the Wing On Company in their trade, was continued before Mr. R. E. | Lindsell 'yesterday afternoon. ..
Mr. F. C. Jenkin, instructed by Mr. E. Davidson of Messrs. Hast- ings, Dennys and Bowley, prose- cuted, while Mr. M. K. Lo repre- sonted the defendant. ・・・
On Monday afternoon Mr. Wilkie Lum, General Assistant "Manager of the Wing On Company gave ovidence supporting Mr. Jenkin's opening address. Yesterday after. noon, Mr. Lo cross-examined Mr. Lum for two hours, at the end of
which time the Court adjourned until Friday afternoon.
·WEDNESDA CA
RESIN-BOILING.
OCTOBER 5, 1927"
AMERICAN OIL.
EIGHT ENTERIC CASES LAST INCLUDED AS AN OFFENSIVE OUTPUT RESTRICTION TO BE
WEEK.
The weekly return of the Medi- cal Officer of Health shows that eight cases of enteric fever, two of diphtheria and two of rabies were reported last week. The rabies cases were dogs' and the animals were destroyed.
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Six of the enteric fever cases were Chinese, two being imported, The other two were British. Both the diphtheria cases were Chinese. There was one death from this disease.
A clean bill of health, was re- ported on Monday.
TRADE.
Medical Ocor of Health (Dr.
CONTINUED.
TRADE REVIVAL,
SUGGESTIONS REACHING
CHINESE CHAMBER.:
SUGAR RESTRICTIO
PLAN TO STABILISE PRICE
PRODUCT.
Havana, Oct.
A comprehensive plan alz
At yesterday's meeting of the
Tulsa, Oklahoma, Oct. 4. As roportod, the Chinese Cham- Sanitary Board, a proposal was
Operators in the Seminole. oilber of Commerce is receiving sug- considered for the inclusion of
subject of trade revival, preparat- is embodied in a bill passed the trade of resin-bolling within field has agreed to continue the 80tions from its members on the at the stabilisation of sugar pi
curtailment programme whereby the meaning of Offensive Trades. production is restricted to 450,000 tory to the formulation of a tenta- the House of Representatives, In seconding the motion, the barrels daily for another thirty tive general plan. Among those who thorising the appointment. of
are Messrs. Ho Kwong, Họ lu and bases for the restriction öf G.W. Pope), after referring to the days after the 5th inst., but the have sent in their views hitherto special Commission to estab danger of over-heating and the restrictions on drilling well has Luf Yam-such, need of a proper type of premises been omitted in the now pact-
Reuter's American Service. for this trade, brought forward the medical view of the dangerous nature of resin, the inhalation of which caused irritation leading to something worse, as, for example, chronic inflammation.
The motion was carried unani-
Those present were Mr., N.L. Smith (Chairman), Dr. W.G. Pope, (M.0.H.), Hon. Mr. JLT. Jackman, Dr. S.W. Teo, Col. S. Boylan-Smith, Dr. S.CH, MP Braga, Mr. Wong Kwang-tin; and Mr. D. Da vies, (Secretary to the Board);
TARIFF QUARREL.
"INVISIBLE EXPORTS."
Paris, Oct. 4.
note
Apropos the American
|duction in the light of tho w
Mr. Ho lu, one of the members supply, and to demand the la of the Investigating Committee down of penalties for surplus has submitted a memorandum from duction. It also creates a Su which the following is extract Company to handle national ed:
ports-Reuter's American Sen
"In my humble opinion the sluge" gish atate of trade in Hongkong
better time to go after trade t
"Many, in pondering the
is not traceable entirely to the in a bad one. This is too obvi present internal strife in China. to need my enlarging further If that argument were tennble, we this point. would soon see trade brought to an absolute standstill in this part with regard to the tariffs mention of China, with guerilla warfare veralty sweeping over Hongk ed yesterday, one argument used ranging constantly for the past in recent years, have overlo by the United States Treasury is two years. We can readily verify the fact that the root of the ti that French exports to the United this point of view first from the ble lies in a purely economic is States ought to be increased by Customs Returns of 1926. The namely, the labourers have m the figure "Invisible exports" re-statistics of Imports and Exports Hongkong bear the full brun Witness: Yes.'
presented by the amount of money surely cannot belie the fact that the Trade Union movement. Mr. Lo: You made no mention spent by American tourists in trade has been on the increase, absurd demands for higher wa in that letter of your wonderful France, estimated at well over notwithstanding the chaotle con- and shorter hours have pat, find and in fact up to August 10 $200,000,000 annually-Reuter's dition of the country. Secondly, economic conditions of Hongk there was no suggestion of er-American Service, minal conspiracy?
defendant back with open arms?mously. We would have welcomed him. We did not know of his tricks then.
When did you know for the first time of his tricks?-On August 7, when the price lists were found. The trend of Me La's cross- Do I understand you to say that examination was to the effect that after that finding on August 7 you Yeung was authorised, "and in fact realised that this man was a cri did sign, receipts and other docu-minal and should not be prosecuted ments which passed between the in a civil court, although you were Wing On and their customers. willing to take him back with open
In answer to the Magistrate, Mr. Lo explained not so.
question put by arms before that date? That is On August 8. I took the that his case was that the deceas- price list to a solicitor and later ed Mr. Yeung was told by the Wing to a barrister and we discussed the On Company that the profit on the position. It was then that we had turnover of more than two lakhs any idea that defendant could be with the Dollar Company was too small and that an increase in
prosecuted. prices was, desirable." Yeung ac-
Do you mean to say that whether cordingly wrote submitting, new
the Wing On Company regard this prices. At the same time the mana-man as a scoundrel or not merely
depends ger of the Shipping Company, who
or a legal opinion?-I was aware that the defendant in have no knowledge of law; the tended to leave Wing On's, pressed sister for his opinion.
matter was submitted to our bar- the defendant to send in his prices.
"Tricks" Discovered.
Compromise Suggestion.
Witness made no reply.
Not Blackmail.
Mr. Lo: I put it to you that the whole idea of this prosecution is blackmail.
Witness: Our Company would not do such a thing.
"Bc.careful" when they discussed the matter in Gilman Street. He said that the defendant told him to tell the management to do what they liked.
At the conclusion of yesterday's Mr. Lo: I suggest to you that hearing Mr. Lo took exception to the new charge given to him, which this is persecution and not pro-read that the defendant conspired secution at all!-No.
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where would the militarists and to the severest test. As a res armed politicians derive their re- Hongkong. being only in the e venue and fill their coffets for gory of a distributing point, military expenditure, if the trade turally cannot recuperate from of Kwangtung and Kangai, for economic stress 90 rapidin instance, became as badly crippled producing or consuming marti as one has often been led to be- be able to do. As a conseque Heve? The militarists have to de- the more economic disturba pend on trade largely for their there is in this Colony, the m source of income.
the cost of living tends to and the harder it is for the 1 chants in Hongkong to ad themselves to the new econo issues. To put it paradoxler
A Different Angle,
I would venture to explain the
Mr. Lo to Mr Lindsell: Your "with others unknown." He want The defendant was not the only Mr. Lo then asked the Worship will hear very much more ed more particulars of those who bad times that we have passed the more the labourers clam were supposed to be unknown. He through from quite a different for high wages and shorter ho person who sent in price-lists to witness whether or not he under 'this head. the shipping company. There had instructed Mr. David- Regarding witness interview said one could not conspire with angle of vision. At the outset we the less benefit they gain th were four other tenders.
on to write to the defendant with the manager of the shipping peoplo unknown. The prosecution must be clear in our mind that from, because the cost of
nor a consuming centre. Its rela.ingly. Mr. Lo examined the witness at suggesting that in order to avoid company Mr. Lo suggested to the could use the words "not in custo-Hongkong is neither a producing in Hongkong goes up correspo some length regarding Mr. Yeung, litigation the defendant should witness that he went there to obdy" or similar words, but, it was tion to the hinterland is indie "This is one of the prim Witness admitted that Yeung had return to the Wing On Company itain the business back for the held that conspirey with personsputably as a distributing medium. issues to be thrashed out ald When he was told that unknown was not the proper word-The repercussion of the constant side of the question of trade re been over ten years with Wing and give up his new business, and Wing On.
disturbances in the two provinces jal. In the immediate future, I'v On's and that he was not just in this respect to return the cus-the business would not be takening of a charge. He quoted
is bound to affect Hongkong in one there could be called a Ro taken in" but that he was a relatom of the Dollar Company, and away from F. Chan and Compny,case from Roscoe. tion of Kwok Lck, the Managing that the Wing On would take him he retorted with "Wait and see." Continu'ng Mr. Lo pointed out way or other. The extent of the Table Conference to consider
back together with all the others Witness denied this.
that evidence of what happened loss of trade on this account may vexing problem between Lab who had left their service, without With regard to this point Mr.in August could not be admitted roughly be put down at about 40%. and Capital. The principal ob regard to the loss sustained in the Lo further suggested to witness for a conspiracy which was alleged Such being the case, it would be in view as regards this Contere interim.
that the Wing On'a sole object in to have happened in June or July, the height of folly for us, mer is to ascertain how far veri trying to induce Chan to return He referred to the finding of the chants, Chinese and foreign alike, trades are directly or indire to fold our arms and allow the diverted from Hongkong ta ot was to recapture the contract to two price lists at Wing On's.
50% of trade to slip out of our centres on account of the econo supply ships. Witness admitted
His Worship promised to take hands without a struggle. Be-disturbance to which I have that this was so.
The witness denied that he a note of the former objection but sides, there is a good deal of truth referred in the foregoing på threatened the defendant with overruled the second one.
in the saying that, there is no graph.
Director of all, the branches.
Witness admitted in answer to Mr. Lo that he had been to see the manager of the. abipping company on many occasions, with a view to getting him to use his influence to induce Chan to return to Wing On's.
Before the defendant replied Mr. Lindsell asked if he understood what Mr. Lo said.
Witness replied that he did.
Mr. Lo: Supposing he had been Mr. Lindsell: Does that fall in successful, you would have taken line with your instructions?
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