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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1928.
PROSECUTION BY THE LAW SOCIETY.
(Continued from Paga 1).
act na an Attorney or Solicitor or you reserve judgment until you that he is recognized by law. as so
qualified shall be guilty of an offenco have heard the other two casca? under this Act. The difference in
His Worship:Yes.. these two Acts, the Home Act and
the local Ordinance, is that at
Mr. Blake:That is why I
Haynes Discharged.
At this stage, Mr. Blake Inform- od his Worship that in view of the dimculty regarding evidence on interpretation, he would withdraw the charge against the defendant Haynos. Mr. Blake stated that it would be difficult to get Suon.
Mr. Lindsel (to Haynes):-The
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summons against you is with DOUGLAS
drawn. You are discharged.
Haynes: May I ask your Wor- ship one question?
Mr. Lindsell-In what con- The next complainant. Pångnexion? You are discharged. Chau, said he was the Managing Partner of the Chan llon Motor Transportation. Company of 118, Praya East.
Home, in order to obtain a convic-should like to have the two cases tion, it must be proved that defunds one, so as to simpičfy, :„ apt pretends to act as a solicitor. In longkong, it is only necessary that he either practices or acts as u solicitor, i submit."
Mr. Lindsell: The Home law is much more precise.
Mr. Blake:The law here has Ηριν- much wider scope. ever, I have a number of cases from Home, which I think wil assist your Worship, in this case,
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Two Letters.
*
In reply to Mr. Blake, witness said he received the blue letter dated January 18th, at 10 o'clock on the evening of the same day. As ho could not read English, he had a friend to explain the contents to Froceeding, Mr. Blake said the alm. On the following day, he first complaint was in respect of sailed at No, 6, Queen's Road Cen- two letters written by Mr. Hough-ral, in company with Chau Kwong- ton for the South China Trade thee, and entered the offices of the Protestion Association.
South Chind Prada Protection As-
Haynes: Would it be possible by any process to obtain the de positions in this case? The pre- sent witness is the plaintiff against me in the Summary Court for alleged wrongful imprison- ment, and certain evidence which he has given to-day-which your Worship has made a note of--is of extreme importance to me."
Mr. Lindsell: If you will make a formal application to me in writing, I will consider it,
An Alibi?
The defendant Houghton, asked if he had any question to put to the witness, asked whether wit-
certain (foughton) was in the office with
ésA Was
Haynes.
thnt
he
Witness replied that he was cer tain and added that it was then a little after two o'clock.
Houghton:-Do you know I was teaching at that time?
Under date of January 18, the elation. On entering, he saw the first of these letters, as read by Mr Icfendant Haynes, who directed Blake, stated"Mr. Pang Chau, lm into a room, where he found Managing Partner of the Chau Chinese who was now not present Hon Company-Dear Sir,-Ou 1. Court. Witness entered and client. Mr. Chu Kun, has sub waited for some time, then a clerk, mitted to us account books writ Chuen Sau-fung, came in who ten by you for the purpose of almed that he was working at Mr. auditing. We have to inform Hall's office. Houghton came In you that unless you interview usater.
When Houghton came in, be at 4pm, on the 19th instant, and make any necessary adjustments, and it was impossible for him to we are instructed to take criminal just the accounts. Houghton proceedings without further poke in English, which was inter- The notice. South China Trade Pro-eled by Chuen Sau-fung. lection Association, C. M. Hough-accounts related to the late Chaunt at that time, you can do so, ton, Accountant."
ing garage. Houghton, advised witness to pay $750 to Chuen who was the agent for another man, cent. costs.. Chu Kun, and asked for $20 per
Mr. Lindsell: How does he Houghton-Well then, I was not
know?
there.
Is Worship:--If you propose to call evidence to say you were teach-.
Witness repeated, in answer to the Magistrate, that he was cer tain, and was prepared to swear that Houghton was there on both occasions; Le. 19th and 20th...
Houghton next put questions to the witness to the effect that they inter-aid not demand 20 per cent, from
Payment Demanded. The other letter, dated January 20, and written on different paper hending, was from C. M. Houghton
A Dental, and Company, addressed to Ng
Houghton at this point Chak-lam, staff of the Compradorerupted, saying that he had not Department of the Hongkong and asked for that percentage. Canton lee and Cold Storage Com- Mr. Lindsell replied that objec- pany, and read as follows:-"Dear tion could not be taken to what Sir-We have been consulted by was said except on legal grounds. Mr. Tong Yik-lee with reference The defendant was entitled to to the sum of $216, being balance question the admissability of the oustanding.. promissory note for evidence, but not the form in $320, drawn by you in favour of which it was given. Mr. Tong. Our instructions are Continuing, witness again said to demand Immediate payment of that $20. per cent, was asked for. this sum, and to institute legal He refused to pay, saying that he proceedings against you in the lid not know Chu Kun and on the even of non-payment. Should you rounds that the Supreme Court be unable to effect immediate pay-had instructed him to allow wit- ment or disputo the amount in ness to audit his accounts. Wit- way, kindly call on our neas would not pay until he had Secretary
Otherwise, nudited those accounts. writ will be issued against Houghton then said that if he you without further notice. refused to pay; witness, would Signea, South China Trade Pro-render himself able to criminal tection Association,
M. proceedings, and he had the right! Houghton, per pro C. M. Houghton to have witness arrested as
Mr. Blake said it was not clear His Worship:-I don't know Terma moderate. Special terms to families on application to:
Br. J. AL OXBERRY, Proprieties whether Houghton signed himself "elly if I am entitled to take this cvidence in that it was interpreted Mr. Blake suid that Ng Chak-to him. *
Mr. lam received his letter on the 20th,
Blake: I have another but took no further notice of it, witness who speaks both Chinese except that he handed it to his and English, solicitor, and from his. solicitor il came to the Law Society,
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Haynes Present,
C."
criminal.
Mr. Ladsell-Quite so, but I don't think I ought to take it from him (witness). He can only say he was told something in Chiacac
With regard to Pang Chau. by Chuen
Mr. Blake:-It makes this class there was a different state of of evidence impossible to ret affairs. He received the letter very often. I think there have threatening criminal proceedings, been precedents where some and went round to the office of the he has interproted for a person South China Trade Protection As- and interpretation is allowed. I sociation and bad two interviews, think the question has come up in Evidence that what happened at the Supreme Court necasionally. those interviews was in itself evi-May it stand over for the moment? dence that Houghton and Haynes will put the other witness in the were acting as solicitors, and that box on that evidence, if you prefer the two lettera themselves were undoubted evidence of their prac- tising or acting as solicitors. Mr. Blake proposed to put Ng Chak- lam into the witness-box.
His Worship's Decision.
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him. What he told witness was that if they succeeded in collecting the money from, witness, the other side would pay 20 per cent.
Witness said that that was not so and that he was told he had to pay the 20 per cent. himself.
Amount Demanded.. Mr. Lindsell remarked to Mr. Blake that it was far more likely that those who received the money should pay for the services of the agency.
Mr. Blake:-I think the evidence is clear and should be taken as it is stated, that a demand was for $750 for the claim and 20 per cent. extra or their costs, and at the same time the alternative was criminal pro- ceedings.
Witness was asked to clear the it again, and this time he said he understood that he had to pay $900 instead of $750.
At this stage, Houghton hunded his Worship a document and said it showed that the claim was for $125, and not $750,
Witness said that the amount claimed was $750,
Mr. Blake explained to the Court that there was a partnership dispute between witness and Chung Kin, but added that the accounts had not audited and the amounts not yet agrzed.
Houghton next handed in'a letter which was written to the defendant and drow his Worship's attention to the last paragraph of it.
Would Be Trouble." ·
Chau Kong-chi was the next wit- called. He told the Court
that he was a morchant and a
in the Supreme Court.
In answer to the Magistrate,
friend of Pang Chau, and, in consequence of a letter shown by Pang to him, they proceeded to- gether to the office of the South His Worship replied in the China Trade Protection. Associa Mr. Lindsell:-Your opening re-affirmative and remarked that he tion:
When he arrived at the office, veala nothing against the defen-thought witness should have been
called first to say what was said he saw a European sitting at a dant Haynes,
well as Chinese. desk and also saw a Chinese clerk Mr. Blake: At the second in-in English us. terview, Haynes was present. He Then the present witness could be in another room. Witness and spoke through an interpreter and called to say what was told to him Pang spoke to the Chinese clerk. he said that unless payment was in Chinese. His Worship said he Houghton then came in and witness would act on the assumption that said Houghton advised him to made he would have to take crimi-that witness was going to be call-settle the $750 and pay 20 per cent. nal proceedings. He further pull- ed.
costs and let the matter "settle." BRITAIN-AUSTRALIA.ed out a book from his desk some Witness continued that his re-oherwise there would be trouble
where, opened it and read out anfusal to pay ended, the interview extract and said: "There you are. On the afternoon of the follow- You see I can take criminal pro-ing day, he again, called at the witness said that the remarks were ceedings."
Mr. Blake said be presumed that office, where he saw Houghton and addressed by Houghton to witness
took Haynes together. He
und his friend Pang, but as Pang might be regarded as acting as friend with him, named Lau On, could not understand English, solicitor. There might be further who did not speak English. On witness explained to this friend Bert Hinkler is making an at- ovidence produced.
that occasion, Chuen Sau-fong was what was said. Witness stated tempt to reach Australia from dore Department of the Dairy
Ng Chak-lam, of the Compra the Interpreter.
that a Chinese Interpreter was as Foreign Minister, inlso to co England in an eighteen days Farm, then deposed that he receiv-action Haynes took or what he in the conversation. Witness re-
Blake:-Describe what there, but did not take much part) vene the National Assembly of
an eighty horsepower the Kuomintang on August 1-Avro-Avian Light Aeroplane. Heed a letter dated January 20th, did.
peated that the amount of the was to have left Croydon yeater which he produced in Court. Witness-Haynes handed the claim was $750 and 20 per cent. key to Chuen, who locked the office costs, and stated that Pang re- door. Haynes then produced a fused to pay until the account wax Shanghai, Feb. 7.
- His Worchin:-Any question, white book and opened. It. He properly adjusted. The 4th plenary meeting of the regulations is that in time of war defendant Houghton?
pointed out a certain passage in Kuomintang Conference was for the Commander-in-Chief will take Houghton replied, that he had the book. Chuen epoke to Haynes mally concluded this afternoon. The charge of all the military and navy no questions, as he understood tu English, undecided questions will be carried forces of the Government and is Hayness was representing him. In reply to another question, had refused to pay, Houghton again responsible for military affairs His Worship: This evidence witness and that when the key repented his advice and told the A detailed report of the present directly under the Central Execu-alone concerns the case against was turned in the lock, those defendant to end the matter by meeting has been drafted by Tai tive Committee of the Central you, given on the frat summons actually present in the room in paying up, "otherwise I can claim Tee-tao and is now ready for cir- Government.
against you. It concerns a letter cluted both the defendants, Chuen and deport you." CA culation.
Problems concerning with the which has nothing to do with Hay- Sau-foug, a clerk, and himself. " Mr. Blake asked his Worship to future foreign polley were also
Ten or fifteen minutes after, allow the witness to say the last Regulations for the organisation discussed yesterday. Resolutions
witness and, Lau On got the door sentence in Chinese, of the Headquarters of Com-are mainly based on the abolition Houghton:-1 have no question locked and went out. Witnesa The Magistrate said that the mander-in-Chief were passed yes- of unequal treaties. Wak Hiu to put to the defendant.
gave him instructions to employ a witness was called to any what terday. An Important part of the Fat Po.
Hia Worship After all, he solicitor, furnishing Lau with a took place in English only said he received a letter.. (To card and asking him to see a cor- Eventually Mr, Lindsell agreed Mr. Blake) That is all the evid-tain solicitor's clerk. Lau return-to allow the witness to say the ence on that particular summons?ed with a lawyer's clerk and witwords quoted in Chinese and,
Mr. Blake: Yes, your Worship, ness was then allowed to go.
(Continued on Page 8.). Houghton-Your Lordship, will
Reuter.
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over to the regular meetings.
day but was delayed owing to ad- verse weather conditions.]
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