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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
WING ON CASE.
DEFENDANT DENIES
CONSTIRACY..
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1927.
Mr. Lo said that If] his Worship found # prima facic CASO, his client would 6so an advantage, in respect of the documents, which he might possess at the moment. At the sessions, in the event of the de fendant's committal, the docu-
CUBAN TARIFFS.
INCREASE PROPOSED ON · COTTONS WOOL AND SILK...
The case in which F. II. Chan is charged with.conspiring with H K. Yeung and others to damngements would be called for. the Wing On Company in their shipehandlery business, was con- tinued before Mr. R. E. Lindsell, yesterday afternoon.
Mr. Lindsell said that the only legal point at issue which was left Mr. Lo was in de facto possessionist was sent out. Only, on July
Mr. Lindsell finally held that to him to consider after the last of the documents. adjournment was whether Mr. M. In naking his Worship to make a of the list In the drawer of 23 or 24 last I saw a carbon copy K. Lo (for the defence) having note of the ruling so as to avold Yeung's desk, and that was some- refused to admit original letters future ambiguity, Mr. Lo said: time after he died. I looked of Wing On's customer, Mr. Jenkin Your Worshrip agrees that you through the copy. When I left the was entitled to prove them on the have no evidence before you as to Wing On Company, I left a copy copies produced in Court.
With some hesitation his War-how I get into possession of them of this list in my desk, and I took
and the conditions which I ship found that Mr. Jenkin
had away the key because there were W them but that I was in de facto also some old letters and docu- justified, because Mr. Lo actually in possession of those possession, and that I could have, ments in the same drawer.
if I chose to do so, handed themt documents and not Mr. Wilson,
Copied the List. in. and that Mr. Lo could have ad-
In further cross-examination, The case mitted them if he so desired. On with, the defendant being called after Yeung's death, although not was then proceeded defendant said that he carried on. the evidence of the copies of these to give evidence in the box on the in a managerial capacity because a prima facie case had been made opening of the case for the de he thought that Mr. Kwok, the supervising manager, had taken out against the defendant, that he conspired with H. K. Yeung and
over the management of the ship- others to damage the Wing On
chandlery department. The list The defendant stated that he which witness Company in their trade with the had been ten years in the service hind
had left wag made Dollar Company.
of the Wing On Company, Hea pencilled copy Mr. Lo: I want to be clear on one knew a Mr. Anderson, and it was found in Yeung's desk, in a drawer point. Your Worship holds that through the efforts of Mr. Ander-which
was left open, and was the documents are in my possesson that the Wing On Company identical except for the omission sion as agent for Mr. Wilson, or
Washington, Oct. 24. According to official advices Mr. Jenkin said that the docu- from Havana substantial increases ments would not be called for. Mr.on the duties on cotton and wool- len goods, silk and artificial silk La had not lost any advantagere included in the new Cuban except that of having a friendly tariff schedules-Reuter American witness.
Service.
WOB
lettors, his Worship thought that
fence.
Defendant's Evidence.
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be- up from which he
in my own possession, that is to got their business with the Pacifc of the words "For Dollar" written say in the possession of the de-Mail, in 1924. At the end of that across the top with the name of the fendant?
year, the Wing On also got the month and the year, these being business of the Admiral and June and the present year res- Mr. Lindsell: In your posses-Dollar Lines, and the result was, pectively. sion as defendant's solicitor..
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that they were called upon t It was during business hours No Notice to Produce.
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"AENEAS" Mr. Lo argued that he received 37 passenger linera and some after copying it, he left it where
SARPEDON" Defendant claimed the found it. He took his own copy no notice to produce them, and all cargo ships.
"PATROCLUS" that he had conceded hitherto was to have suggested this business home. This was on July 9 or 10.
MANTENOR that there was an
was He then had no idea that the pen- arrangement himself, which suggestion whereby he could have obtained taken up by Yeung and adopted by eilled copy would be submitted to these documents from Mr. Wilson. the Wing On Company,
the Dollar Company nor did he that a letter written for Regarding the original price know The point Mr. Lo desired to bring forward was that these documents lists, these were drafted by wit- and on behalf of the Wing On belonged to Mr. Wilson and were ness and approved by Yeung in Company had been sent to the managerial capacity. Ile Dollar Company notifying of the in the possession of Mr. Wilson. his
Mr. Lindsell: If these documents know that these lista never passed increase in prices. It was not had remained all the time in Mfr. to anybody but Yeung. At the until July 24 or thereabouts that Wilson's possession, it would have material time, he had no know he knew this revised list. been different. The prosecution ledge that Yeung had no authority It was on July 13 that he got the in that case would have to sub-to issue the revised lists intended contract from Mr. Wilson. Be- poenae Mr. Wilson and, in the or- to be sent to the Dollar Steamship tween this date and July 12 when abhe first submited his tender, he dinary way, to call for the produc Company. During Yeung's tion of these documents,
sence, defendant said he made a saw Mr. Wilson almost daily, but conversation Mr. Lindsell said that the course copy of these, thinking that he had no prolonged of the proceedings had shown that would not be allowed to retain his with him. When he received. a the prosecution wanted Mr. Lo to job much longer as he had object-favourable reply he went around produce those documents, and ed to these increases. Yeung had the following day to thank Mr. such showing could have been said he was insolent and warned Wilson, taken as notice for the production. him to be careful in his dealings items were highly priced, but on the whole, the prices were reason- Mr. Lo said he had shown the with him.
able: It was then that mention dpeumenta to Mr. Davidson. He had handled them not in his
was made by Mr. Wilson of the At the beginning of this year, Wing On list and witness WIS capacity as defendant's solicitor.
to understand that Mr. He was in possession of them defendant went to see a man by given merely on behalf of Mr. Wilson, the name of Chan Tak-chow, and Wilson had made a comparison of and that only on certain condi- went into business with the latter both lists. tions, one of which was
and under the name of F. Chan
At this stage, the case was ad- that hel was to return them at a moment's
Company, He submitted a price journed until 11.30 on Saturday notice.
list to the Dollar Company and his morning. tender was accepted. Young had no interest in F. Chan and Com-.
No Instructions.
Tender Accepted.
Mr. Lindsell; You were under pany at any material time, anil
no instructions that they were not
there was no truth in the allege-
tion that he conspired with Yeung in the matter of the Wing On
Mr.
to be produced in Court? -
Mr. Lindsell said that as he had etated, he had considerable hesita- contraet. tion in giving his ruling, but he Mr. Jenkin: You tell us, found the documents had been Chan, that you now know that a mostly in the possession of Mr. new price list was sent out in the Lo, and correspondingly, in the name of the Wing On Company on possession of the defendant.
July 12%-I cannot say when the
who said that certain
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