CASHIER'S THEFT
SEQUEL."
GUARANTEE VALIDITY
QUESTIONED.
FIRM'S CHOP ALLEGEDLY USED BY EMPLOYEE.
DUNLOP RUBBER CO.
A claim for $1,000 in respect of a guarantee for a Chinese cashier formerly employed by the Dunion Rubber Company (China), Ltd., 10 Des Voeux Road Central, who absconded on about May 5 with $1,710, was heard in the Summary Court this morning before Mr. Justice Jacks.
The Dunlop Rubber Company,
Charley and Co., 23 Lee Yuen Street West, first floor, and Yu
Choy, alias Ah Chey, of the same
address, as guarantors.
*
TAKING OPIUM ON EMPRESS BOAT.
TWO CHINESE SENTENCED
AT KOWLOON.
THE HONG
During the early hours of this morning, two Chinese attempted to board the Empress of Canada with parcels of opium, but were prevented by Revenue Officers and arrested.
Both men were charged before Mr. W. Schofield, at the Kowloon Magistracy this morning, by Re- venue Oficer Tallon.
R. O. Tallon said the defendant was arrested Inside the Kowloon Godowns at 4 a.m. and was about to board the Empress of Canada, which left at daylight.
The defendant was fined $900,
hard labour.
In the second case, a Chinese was charged with possession of 173 false opfum labels, which were attached to small pols, and 7.5 taels of prepared opium.
TELEGRAPH,
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 13, 1928.
GUARDSMAN STEALS VISIT TO SILK DISTRICT. “WHEEL" AT THE
WATCH.
CAUGHT IN SCHOOL PREMISES AFTER CHASE,
LET OFF WITH FINE.
Private N. Dixon, of the 2nd Battalion, Scots Guards, Ула charged this morning, before Mr.
INTERESTING OUTING FROM CANTON,
Shameen, Juno 12.
LEE GARDENS.
PROSECUTION FOR GAME OF CHANCE.
A FINE IMPOSED.
Mr. T. Murphy, Chief Dotective
was
A very enjoyable outing was re- cently arranged by the Chinese Silk Guild of Canton to visit the cocoon marketa and silk filatures at Yung Ki.
"At the instance of the police, About 45 Chiness and 25 foreign- the management of the Lee Gar ers left the British Steps, Shadens were summoned, at the Cen- R. E. Lindsell, with stealing amoen, a little before 7 a.m. on three tral Police Court this morning, in watch from a shop in Spring Gar-large Chinese houseboats and one respect of two gaming offences, den Lane on June 8.
small foreign houseboat towed by namely the opbration of a wheel The defendant pleaded not two Inunabes. Proceeding by of chance, termed "The Gold Macao Reach, Hamilton Creek, Fu Wheel," and of a second similar A rattan worker was charged guilty.
Evidence was given by the Lau Kwong Creek, from which point device in the grounds. with being in possession of thirtymaster of the shop to the effect H.M.S. Moorhen escorted the tacts of raw opium and pleaded that the defendant entered the boats, the trip was made via Chan Inspector, prosecuted, and Mr. guilty.
shop shortly after 10 p.m. on the Chun Channel, Tam Chau Chan- Grist defended. The case night of June 8 and asked to be nel and Tai Lung Channel to Yung heard before Mr. R. E. Lindsell. shown an 18-carat "Election" Ki.
In reply to the Bench, C. D. I. watch. The price of the watch Arriving in Yung Ki about Murphy explained that, in its was $10.
11.30 am, the party went ashore operation, the "Gold Wheel" was His Worship:-An 18-carat and visited the cocoon markets. somewhat similar to roulette. watch for $107
afterwards going up to the Silk There are twelve characters on Witness said it was a second Guild (Yung Kl) where a recep- the dial of the machine, which the plaintiffs, sued Messrs. L. with the alternative of dve months,hand watch and added thint it had tion had been arranged by the was electrically controlled, and as
a luminous dial.
The defendant local merchants and flare men. the pointer whirled round and wanted to examine the dial, for The party then returned to the came to rest over any of these which purpose he took the was bouts for tiffin, during which characters, the man who staked on into the cookhouse where it was speeches were made by Mr. U. that number won a prize, quite dark. The master of the
Chairman
The prizes were divided into two shop sent the apprentice after him, Spalinger,
Foreign Silk Association of Can-values, 50 cents or 30 cents, accord. Half an Hour's Study.
lou."
ing as which end of the pointer, After tin, visits were made to (respectively coloured rod and For half an hour the defendant the Taung Wai Hang filature and blue) came to rest over that num- kept on studying the watch, at the the Anchor Chop Filature,
the ber. Yu as cashier and, in Recordance Empress of Canada. He was told end of which time he suddenly ran alter being a good walk of about with the usual practice prevailing that the contents were cigarettes out of the shop. Witness' wife ranj 10 minutes through Yung Ki and I was pointed out to the defen-after the soldier and blew a police into the country beyond. A Chi- required a certain guarantee for
his dant that it was impossible to mis- whistle and later the master was the honra örformance of
The security was to be take the parcel for cigarettes, us sent for by No. 2 Palice Station,ese armed guard was provided the chances were 11 to 1 against duties.
Observations were made on the guaranteed by a Chinese firm in opium puts were much heavier where the defendant was seen in for protection against bandits. Hongkong and this was given be than charettes would b
The defendant replied that his
In answer to his Worship, CKKS, worms, cocoons and moths at
Mr. Murphy said that was so, witness explained that the reason various stages and the whole pro- Yude and signed by the guar-friend had put the parcel in. the who did not go after the cess of reeling silk from the The winner was given a coupon
Choy. The document
rickaha for him and he was ur-
cocoons was carefully demonstrat which entitled him to goods in the antor but not chopped.
or he might get The wife of the master said that. The Tsung Wai Hang and stall itself, Later the plaintiffs decided therested before alighting at the gate soldier was that he was lame.
she was able, in her chase of the Anchor Chop fiintures are two of its value in food at the res- chop was needed and a new docu- the Kawinon Godowns,
A Chinese revenue officer gave defendant, to keep him in sight, he very best in South China and taurant, or, again, he might ment was made out, duly signed
That guarantee evidence that the defendant was because he fell twice. He was produce the very finest quality use it as an entrance ticket, and chomeil,
arrested after alighting and had chased into the premises of the Canton silk. was dated April 24, 1929,
passed the gate when searched. hanghai Government School, On the first charge, a flod of where a constable found him On May », concludai Mr. 11g $500, or three months' hard labour hiding near a lavatory.
was imposed, while Acensed Jones, S. P. Yu absconded with was ordered to pay a further fine $1.710 for which the guarantor $590, or undergo another three were liable. The action for $1,000 was to bring the case within Lied labour, for being in
Mr. G. S. Hugh Jones was for the plaintiffs. The case for the defendants was conducted by Mr. C. A. S. Russ.
Mr. Hugh Jones explained that early in April the plaintiff com- pany employed a man named S. P.
$1,700 Stolen.
jurisdiction of the court.
Was
of
Mr, R. C. Webb, manager Dunlop's, confirmed the points of Mr. 11ugh Jones' opening. S. P. Yu was in the office on Saturday, May 5, when there was approximately $1,700 in the cash box. Witness perspially checked the amounɛ over with Yu. On Monday, mor Hing Yu was missing and so was the money. A warrang was issued but Yu had not been found.
Thought It was Testimonial.
In reply to Mr. Russ, witness anid he could not say that the chup on the document was the proper chop of the firm but he had be told that it was. He denied that Yu Choy understood the document to be a testimonial and not a guarantee.
i
The defendant admitted posses- son of the labels and opium, but said a friend had given the parcel him to be delivered on board the
possession of illicit opium.
MARRIAGE AGENCY
PROFITS.
custody.
Witness Reproved.
of tho
Eleven to One. His Worship commented that
the customer, or 5% to 1 if the two ends of the pointer were to be considered.
Speaking of the device which Returning to the boats about 6 was the subject of the other o'clock, an immediate start was charge, Mr. Murphy said in this matte. An excellent Chinese sup ease the chances were marked 'as per was served during the return red and white, Ten centa were Gourney and speeches were made asked for every "try" but the cus- The shop apprentice was nexty Mr. Wong Man-sang, Chairman tomer could be the guaranteed eniled to give evidence. He began the Silk Guild, and by Mr. U. that he would win a prize every by stating that a "devil" (Kwoni) | Spalinger, Chairman of the time by staking on both red and entered the shop at 10 o'clock on Foreign Silk Association of Can-white, and 40 cents for the June 8.
ion. H.M.S. Moorhen accompani- | privilege. " Ilis Worship:-Do you want to the ships about two-thirds of
Plen of Guilty, be whipped? If you use that. ex-he way and a small Chinese gun Mr. Grist said he was pleading! pression again, you will be bont the rest of the way. Shumeon guilty to both charices. "We give whipped,
gas reached soon after 9.30 p.m. an undertaking that the wheels Our Own Correspondent,,
will be immediately dismantled," he added.
After this warning, the appren- tice gave a more or less corrobora- live story as to what happened in the shop and in the subsequent
chase.
FEE FOR INTRODUCTIONS.
Mr. Justice Avory and a special Jury, in the King's Bench Divi- sion, during the hearing of the chased defendant from Cross Street A Chinese constable said he action for damages for alleged into Wanchal Rond, where he saw libel brought by Mr. Thomas the defendant disappear into the Owen, of Sussex-street, Victoria, Wanchal School. With the aid of SW, the editor of a matrimonial his torchlight, he found defendant journal known na The Match- maker, against the proprietors of standing against a wall of the John Bull, Odhants. Press, Ltd, lavatory of the school, of Long-acre, and Mr. Sidney A. Moseley, of Seymour-place, W., a journalists, were told that the
Cut on land.
Sub-Inspector Rogers, of the No.
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The Observatory forecast up to noon to-morrow is: "North-west variable winds, moderate; fine it first, rain later. The report dates:-Pressure is high to the north-east of Japan. The Yangtze Valley depression is approaching SW. Japan. pressure extends from Indo-China
Re-examined by Mr. Hugh Joues, statements complained of appear- 2 Police Station, said when the de-to S.W. Japan. Mr. Wehn said he made a demanded in three weeldy articles, writ-feulant was brought in the charge beenten by Mr. Moseley and published room he was in an exhausted can- dition, but was perfectly sober.
for the money and it had never suggested that the proper
unt on the document. made the demand jointly on Choy at the firm.
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alleged that Mr. Owen,cheated; and unscrupulously fleeced female clientele.
his
A trough of low
I
Was
His Worship:-If you, plead guilty it will mean the conflaca- tion of both wheels. I imagine the police will ask for that,
Mr. Murphy sald he instructed by the C.S.P. to retain the wheels for the time being if they were dismantled forthwith. le pointed out that while the case was still pending, and as late as kept going at the Gardens. last night, the wheels were still
to register a conviction, but to Mr. Grist:-I ask your Worship
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dismiss the summonses with caution, in view of the fact that
hop by Juhn Bull last year, which fe had a very bad cut in the right ense were reported to the Medien that these people have been in Twelve cases of infectious dia-the present case is the first time hand. The defendant was search-Officer of Health last week. Six Court for this sort of thing. ed, but no watch was found on him. were enteric fever, four small-poxwas only very recently that the Mr. Grist also understood that it Mr. Lindsell prior to calling the and two diphtheria. All The defence is justification for defendant to give his version ad-Chinese and one
were police thought of taking these pro- of the enteric the publication of the articles.
ander cases was imported. There were
ceedings. Mr. Justice Avory-How do you dressed him thus:-"You
stand you enn make a statement ix deaths from small-pox and one
Previous Warning. know whether the male client wants to get married or not? from where you stand if you like, each from diphtheria and enteric Mr. Murphy said he was apply- or you can go into the box and give fever. There was also one death ing only for a nominal fine. The into the box and make your evidence on oath. If you from influenza, which is not a defendants had been warned only ment, you will be cross-examined." notifiable disease. Yesterday's re-a month ago, but they still persist-
turn contained one Chinese case ed in carrying on. (Continued on Page 8.) ·
of nuerperal fever.
Mr. Rus said that he would call evidence if required int submitted that there was no case against the company. For the purposes of argument he would assume that Yu Choy was a partner in the de- fendunt frnt, although in fact he was merely an assistant, ven if Yu Choy was a partner it was no part of his implied authority to go round and guarantee people under the firm's name,
Pariner's Powers,
Mr. Russ qunted authorities to show that a partner could not bind his other partners to a guarantee unless the other partners knew about it and gave express permis sion.
can only take his word and the emphasis he puts upon it as well is the way he impresses me. If I think he is not genuine I make inquiries. No man can do more.
Mr. Owen said that and he known that Mr. Moseley was a married man he would have kept the £10 which he sent and given him no introductions.
Witness to Marriages,
Mr. Justice Avory-Oh! Is that your view of the law?-He de- ceived me.
►
Mr. Justice Avory--You like to make £10 out of a man who tella lies?-He forfeited his credit, and was not entitled to a rebate if he chealed me.
If Ya Choy obtained the proper chop and executed the document then he firm might be estopped by letting the chop out of their pos- session, but even that was doubtful as the chop could have been stolen.
Speaking of matches which had Mr. Russ said he would prove, that Yu Choy was not a partner in been made through the agency of **I the defendant arm; that he had no his paper, Mr. Owen said: authority to
firm for have signed 200 or 300 marriage use the guaranteeing anybody; and that the certificates in London as a wit- chop with which the document was heas."
chopped was not the propor chop Cross-examined by Mr. Norman of the fir: Every firm had Birkett, K.C., Mr. Owen sold that several chops for different pur-the libels had a damning effect on Matchmaker, und news- poses but they also had one parti- The
his advertise- menta. His prosis dropped from £866 a year to £194.
cular chop which bound the firm. papers refused
An Employce Only.
.
Mr. Owen said that when some-
Cheng Koon, managing partner one wanted people to join him in of defendant firm, said Y Choya Continental party he gave him was employed to deliver goods to the names of certain clients do steamers and had no authority to
airing platonic friendship.
act for the firm. His brother was
a partner. Witness said he had
Mr. Justice Avory-Is it neces-
never authorised Yu Choy or any-sary to go to Italy to find it?
one else to guarantee for the firm,
sdding, "I would not be such a fool
(Laughter.)
Mr. Birkett-What is the record'
as to do that" He first heard of for The Matchmaker for quick the guarantee when the demand engagements?-If you go to Cler- was made, when he was in Canton, kenwell Register Office you will-
The case is proceeding.
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Bee the record of a marriage of
Mr. and Mrs.-They were intro- duced by me on the Monday, mar rled on the Wednesday, and they
The Spanish Cabinet have de-sailed for Australia' three days cided to adopt certain social re-later, forms, including the eight-hour The hearing was again adjourn- day.
ed.
a state-
"After all, that's only five weeks' salary,"
His Worship said he might impose a fine, but could not legally order them la discontinue, as the police had not asked for the con- fiscation of the apparatus.
Mr. Grist said, there was always the deterrent in a fresh prosecu- tion, which the police could carry out at any time.
His Worship inflicted a fine of $10 on each of the two summonses. The defendant was not present and his Worship allowed a period of 24 hours in which the fine was to be paid into Court.
MOSQUITO-BREEDING.
FINE IMPOSED BY KOWLOON MAGISTRATE.
The owner of a plot of ground in Hai Tan Street, Shamshuipo, was summoned by Sanitary In- spector A. C. Sinton, before Mr. W. Schofield at the Kowloon Magistracy this morning, for fail ing to abato a nuisance by des troying mosquito larvae which had accumulated on the premises. The defendant said the site had been cleared and the holes in the ground filled with sand, but the recent heavy rains, had washed the sand away again.
According to Inspector Sinton, four samples of mosquito larvae had been taken from the premises and on each visit the Inspectori could see no signs of any attempt to abate the nuisance.
His Worship Imposed a fine of $25 and made an order that the nuisance should be abated within a fortnight.
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