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FINGER-PRINT ON PROMISSORY NOTE.
30,871, suit al
Chinese woman ngod 74 years, foro Mr. M Millington wont
01
No.
1003
1935.
te could not identity her from the SEQUEL TO ACCIDENT photograph, perhaps because it was one of the two given to Chan five and warrant, a half years before. The with taxed and other costs, was now
CHINESE WOMAN MOTORIST Chiu Bit-shi for the
SUMMONED AT KOWLOON and some female friends, or relatives, to the with Mr. Millington came
Miss Gertie Chan, of No. 161 Supreme Court, and in consequence of Waterloo Road, Kowloon Tong, up- what sho told him, he advised her to neared before Mr. Thomson at the A story alleging an ingenious e solicitor. She sent one fraud, the victim of which wOBA
hor friends to fetch Mr. (soon to be Kowloon Magistracy yesterday after- the Honourable Mr.) M. K. Lo. Bo- noon to answer two summonses for
out to (a) driving private car
and caution at without duo caro was related by Mr. V. J. Lack-execute the warrant, a clark in hort-Smith, Assistant Crown Wilkinson and Grist's office asked Solleitor, before Mr. Q. A. A. Mae- to bring the old lady to that ofco Waterloo Roast near Essex, Croscont
because the accused, and Chan fadyen at the Central Police Court possintrighten her into profitable
to to yesterday afternoon, when the ment
there. Mr. Crown commenced committal pro- | Millington did not do so, as in vlow to 2.30 p.m. on Tuesday next. ceedings against ip Kim-wan of the old lady's attitude and state- unemployed, of 220 Ki Lung Street, ments, he felt that all was not well. on a charge of uttering a forged The old lady was taken before the promissory note on April 17, 1935, Judge, who suspended the personal purporting to be given or made execution, and she was released. by Chlu Sit-shi, alias Sit Shi.
Opening the case for the Crown yesterday, Mr. Lockhart-Smith said:
that
estate whom she did not altogether f
then
and
Note Denied
on September 9 and (b) fulling to efficient have two independent and brakes on the said vehicle. Evidence was heard and the case was adjourned
Chan Nal-pan, the father of the also summoned on the takan ocond count. Evidence was girl, wan last week, and the Magistrato re served his decision until the present casa had been heard.
Trame-Inspector A. Nicol appeared for the prosecution, Mr. C. Y. Kwan appeared for the defence, while Mr. and all know- Ng Quinn held a watching brief an
injured.
Ng Pak-wing, licensed driver of bus No. 109, deposed that at 4.46 p.m. on September 9 he was driving along Waterloo, Road near Essex Crescent from south to north, A bus was co- ing from the opposilo direction and bleycla was about six or seven lengths in front of it.
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On September 27 1034, Chiu Sit: Some time about March 1929, an shi made an affidavit denying making uld Lady named Chiu Sit-shi, already any promissory note, or being served
widow, was itvlug at No. 28 Gilmans
with any document, Bazaar, second floor. She owned house, and No. 20 Ponscanion Street,ledge of the plaintiff; and a summons behalf of Mrs, Yeung Yec, who was This was her share of the familly for an Order to set aside the judge On the following day, there was Another share was owned by ment was filed.
an. Interview at
at Mr. L's Office. Mr. trust. Through her son-in-law, she prior, Mr. M. K. En, Mr. Lui Wai
solicitor's clerk, Kot into touch with a
chau of Mr. Lo's 'office, the plaintiff who has passed under many names, (tho present accused) and the old
of this lady. but whom, for the purposes
Chiu Sit-all, were amongat case, we will call "Chan." This clerk
those present, as was Chan. was then with Mr. Remedios. SheUp to this time, the old lady had
office, and saw him at the latter's
no recullection of any Inger print
Car Skids Round asked him what steps she should take incident, and as it was suspected by
Witness stopped at the mouth of to protect her property. He told her her advisers that, the finger print on
was Essex Crescent and saw a private the just way would be to have her the note must be a forgery, photograph registered at the Land
arranged for the Police
This
driver of the car sounded horn hddenly any definite to She accordingly procured two photo was done, and before any
pass the cyclist, but graphs, and at Chan's request went opinion could be given photographs. the stop opposite Essex Crescent,
by the expert,
swervest to the left of the road into ta. the office where Chan worked. had to return to
jian tlie photographs, There she and at his request placed, a Anger Accordingly he left, ns did Mr. Prior, and knacked a woman against a stone
few
car skidded round and pillar. The accused, and Chan. A part in ink on two blank pieces of minutes later the old lady said "Ah the rear wheel struck the cyclint, and related to Mr. knocking him on to the ground. When paper. She paid him a fee of between now
I remember" $50 and $70, was assured the matter Lui Wal-chau the story about the the
Across the road towards the was in order, and thought no more photos and finger prints obtained by ally car stapped it was facing diagon-
had come. about it.
Chan five and a half years before, direction from which
I have already outlined to your Cross-examined by Mr, Kwan wit- Mr. Liu Wai-chau at ence ness stated that when the accident!
a note of what she said, and occurred he had already stopped at mid-August. 1934, the man Chan that
note has been preserved. I the stopping place, and denied that came to Wilkinson-and-Grist's ufc-might-mention thint the old lady's he was about 100 yards away, And I take this opportunity of any sight is now extremely bad, and that
Mr. Kwan: You did not anticipate ing that in all that follows, no she cannot recognise people nore putation is made on that firm or any than a few feet away. of their employees. They were com- exonerated by Mr. Jenkin, pletely K.C., in the civil action, and I adopt that exoneration whole-heartedly.
Chan produced a promissory note to a clerk named Au Kwok-leung, and Hald he acted behalf
of Ip Kim wan the accused, in whose favour the
bice, together with her Anger print geant Meran, to take ri," Ser-car overtake the oncoming is. The
Kave
Nate Produced
The next we know was that
on
In
the
The Flager Print
མ.
the accident until it had happened? My attention was attracted by the speed of the car.
In answer to Mr. Kwan's question On October 4 the accused filed an
whether it was because the bicycle affidavit refuting the old lady's afd- swerved to the middle of the road avit, and saying that the finger print that the car stopped and sworved, was put on at his requeat as he did witness replied that the car swerved
date as soon as the horn was soundel. not trust her. On the same
Mr. Kwan: Do you agree with me
an
note appeared to be given. The old] Chan swore that the old lady he had that the car stopped in order to avold pointed out to Yu Ping-koung at lady, Chiu Sit-shi, was to be sued. The note was handed to Mr. Prior Prince's Building was, in fact Chu colliding with the bicycle? I can't and kept by him in his safe until a Sit-sht. Also on the same dato Mr. Bay. I did not see clearly.
You can't say because you did not Inter stage of the civil action. It Prior, acting on instructions, filed bore a finger print, and purported to affidavit exhibiting the note, showing ace clearly?--I did not know the
that in fact on October 2 the Police driver's intentions. be the note of Chiu Sit-shi.
The next step was the issue of a expert had reported that the finger writ in Original Jariadiction Action print was that of Chiu Sit-shi (which 12 of 1934 claiming $1,500 on a pro-, of course, no longer disputed) and been attaching ates of the interview at missory note alleged to have
Bit-Messrs. Lo and Lo's Omeo. given on March 9, 1929 by
shi, together with $2,027,
from
date of the note up to the
of the writ-a total of $3,627
the
Woman Injured
Ng Kni, leensed driver of bus No. 118, stated that when the car over- took him, he heard the horn sounded and saw it swerve in and knock down a woman at the bus stop, des stopped about 80 feet away and went to the assistance of the injured woman and noticed that the car was facing across the road. With the assistance private car. of others the woman was placed in the
Cross-examined,
witness denied that he was listening to last witness's
Court-room.- evidence just outside the door of the
could
Witness
not
remember
The
The note appears to be hand cut on the top and bottom-machine cut at the It bears date March 9 1984. It is
used in solicitors' offices Conqueror-London" and used at that The writ was issued on
date and now in Mr. Remedios office, 25, 1934, by. Iu Ping-keung, another
where Chain Wilkinson and Grist that in It is not on the usual common form was said to have worked. clark in
years after the yearly five and a half
of the note. The prosecution of promissory note obtainable at the
Stamp Offer. suggests that the persons concerned
On October 0, 1984, Chiu-Sit-shi in thin fraud calculating on Wero old lady dying, when they could pro swore an amdavit setting out in full sunt the promissory note against her all material particulara her account extate with small fear of detection of the transaction which I have given whether the day was fine.or rainy, i
to your Worship to-day. $1.50, $1.00, 50 cts. & 20 cta. But owing to her obstinate vitality. On October 13, 1934, accused swore but know that the road was dry.
The cyclist, Ng Bhing-ling, of No. and as the period of limitation six affidavit
an
refuting the old lady's Acre of "now or never" If any pre-account, and saying, particularly, that passing East. Crescent he heard the
Essex. went it was to be made out of the fraud to her house, produced the note, asked sound of a horn so he turned to the left and as he did so, he was struck The old Indy's address was given for her to Bign Malsted on her put by something from behind and fell to
it anger print on it. Ho service as No. 3 Fleming Road, second ting her index floor. She will say so nover lived
further awore that he himself
tho-ground." gave Ethere,
her the money, and that she then gave When witness got up he saw. him a photograph of herself.
private car facing the wall of the On the same date His Honour the pullah and heard that some person Pulene Judge in Chambers made an had been injured. Later witness sow order setting aside the judgment and a woman being lifted into the car.
The hearing was then adjourned, prohibiting the old lady from dealing with her landed property unless sho should pay the sum of $3,871.4G into
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Au Kwok-leung on August instruct- od Iu Ping-keung to serve the writ at the address given, but the man Chan called just then and said that the old lady had moved from Na, 8. Fleming Road, and requested them to await instructions. On the 28th
It was agreed between the solicitors Chan called again at Wilkison and Grist's office, and suld the old lady for the parties that an issue should was then in Ico House Street. I be tried whether the old lady, Chiu Ting-keung was sent out with Chan, Sit-shi was liable as maker of the who painted out to him an old lady promissory note or not, but the with a girl on the stairs at Prince's plaintiff, the Building in the Ice House Street en- very coy about
accused, WAB
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JAPANESE TEXTILES
ACCEPTANCE OF AMERICA'S. LIMITATION LIKELY
trance. The akt lady-we suggest that suggest that enting and wei but tho girl said the old lady was Chu had to choose between so almost
she was a dummy-was anid to be deaf a position of undesirable
this
W28
Washington, Oct. 1. Both the State Department and been forced into Japanese officials any they are now
in accord
the regarding
It on with Phextile competition. Sit-ahi, and Ilved at No. 3 Fleming the action, or confessing
that agreement might be Read, second floor. The writ WES fraudulent served and service was endorsed as December 2ogue we say he is. On completed within this week
24, 1934, his hand
It is also indicated that the Japan- appears on the Court File.
About September 10, 1934, Chau Lorend by an application by Messrs. ese have accepted the State Depart
to
action dis nient's offer of last week which was came to Wilkinson and Grist's office inlased for want of prosecution, and
regarded
the utmost United and said he wanted a summons for an order was Judgment. He WAR
told he must‡ 2934. by His trade' on December 20 States' concessio
the Chief Justice
It is believed that acceptance was produce the plaintiff, present that the issue bo drawn up by the hastened by the hints of a probable accused. He did so the next day and plaintiff's Solicitors within 28 days given in the Philippines legislature 75 per cent, tariff on Japanese goods, the accused went to the Supreme The order was filed on January 8, Court with Iu Ping-keung who swore
The unwilling plaintiff the
recently.-United Press.
the
1036.
an affidavit of service. On September accay 81. till the very last
ment
Bome
the
And later, Char
ng
American Limitation
Kuare
day, 14, 1934, the cause came before His Honour the Chief Justice in Chambers, The issue was heard in Court on
The State Department last week an order ex parte on the April 17 at 10 a.m. The plaintiff and stressed the desirability of a gottle- of Mr. Prior for judg his witness Chan gave evidence, the ment in view of a bill increasing for
claimed, further in- Judge's notes of which appears on duties to 75 per cent, which would be teroatow
the Court File. I call attention to rushed through the Philippines Legis- came tho ovidence of the plaintiff. "I got lature unless limitation was achieved.
It is understood that the again to Wilkinson and Grist's office the money I handed the money to The Dutch Government's dotor- and desired a writ of execution. On defendant horself-the
promissory, matres, to the 50,000,000
ory fixed is
below
45,000,000 figure September mination courageously to adhere to
24 Chan came and note was already made outŢ
pro
naked its obligations, as evidenced by last duced a photo xecution was ahi, her to make her mark-I saw her total in
of Chiu
It is the intent decision of the International for and obtained. The photograph
and a writ of
make it
intention of It myself the paper was blank the American Government to roduce Rubber Restriction Committed and was given to the Hand Bailif, Bir.
when I
Japan's market below 50 yesterday's increase in the export wa
It was put to him-into his hands por cent. It is recalled that her London, Oct. 1. duty, arouses hopes that the author-Mington. The true address of Chluby Mr. Jenkin, E, and for this share was 62 per cent. in 1034 and The further increase in the export Itina will soon be able to replace Si-ahl No. 28 Gilmana Bazaar, second reason we now rely on this date as 16, por cont. In 1002. dulz on Netherlands Indies native the drastle taxes by the introduction floor was now for the first time given, that of the using or uttering Chan rubber has been received with very of a comprehensive system of in the reason being we suggest that it was then examined and his cross- favourable comments by press
dividunt and
restriction, but the more
ore would have been very inconvenient en examination was, comederoe
missory note le genuine, and the „doalarn 'aliko.
knowledgeable circles point out the རྞ༞༞ *
The Court adjourned for luncheon, finger print is also genuine (this is Enormouse, nallvé robber exports extreme difficulties "of" obtaining a
Was desired to effect a faked sor- and on resuming it was found that true). Solicitor. Lo has requested the have long occasioned doubt as to the census of the innumerable isolated vice on a dummy, so as to get judg- both accused and the witness Chan Inspector of the Finger Print Office Netherlands Government's ability to plantations,
matter of Romo It consic, and, have been the factor years, despite the strenuous efforts the genuine Chiu Sit-shl, the woman His Honour the Chinf Justice. A genuine."
was desired to apply the scrow to pounded and sont to me by order of finger, prints and proved it, to bo Abicly contributing to Minching Lone's that are now being made. Rentor.
****** | fraud.
who was the victim of this ingenious warrant was issued for the arrest of This concluded the opening for the
both men. Accused was arrested Crown, Printed and Published for the Proprietors by FREDERICK PEROY On Boptember 26 Mr. Millington on September 10 on Information. Complainant then gave evidenes, FRANKLIN, at 1 and 3, Wyndham Street in the City of Victoria: an old lady answering to the namo. with altering, and said: "The pro- the hearing was adjourned.
went to the address given, and found Accused was duly charged, inter alia,seated in the witness hox, after which Hongkong.
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carry out the obligations under the registration fonalder that their mant by default of appearance. Now had absconded. The papers were im- Central Police Station to examine the
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