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March 27, 1939,
1939.
Wrongful Arrest Alleged: Claim For Damages And Commission
A CLAIM FOR $266 being balance of commission alleged to be due to him and $500 damages for wrongful arrest was brought by Tsang| Fong, a carpentor, before Mr. Justico R. E. Lindsell, Puisne Judge, in the Summary Court this morning, whon hearing of the case was commenced.
Plaintiff was represented by jubout $20. worth of teak wood, and and when he asked for his commis- Mr. C. A. S. Russ, while Mr. arrested and taken to the No. 2 Police sten, was put off to the next day. F. G Nigel was present for the station, where he was charged, defendant firm, the Ramon He was also taken under escort to Furniture and Construction his workshop at Sung Wong Tol in Kowloon, and later to his home where Company.
a search was made for the wood by the Police.
POLICEMAN PRESENT
Work was suspended by his follo on January 23 as he did not have sufficient money to pay their wages.
He went back to the building site Evidence was given by Tang Fong the next day, and saw Leung Ngai- the defendant who said he had been a carpenter for sun, the manager over ten years, and had known defen-Arm, who said he had stolen a lot of
his wood. dont firm for nearly a year.
Mr. Ruas said that defendant firm were the principal contractors for a buliding contract for $22,300, and plaintiff was the sub-contractor. On this occasion, plaintiff had introduced the business to defendant fems, and it was agreed that commission of two
him.
He had introduced the work nt. Yul per cent was to be paid to
The plaintir claims that he was Sau Street to them, and a verbal which he entitled to the full commission after agreement was made the fourth instalment was paid to was to receive two per cent of the the defendant firm, and there was contract price. In addition to that, home trouble as to how the commis- he was to undertake the carpentry
work of the contrnet. sion was to be paid.
ALLEGED WOOD THEFT The plaintiff later alleged that he was illegally accused of having stolen
Daylight Haul In Kowloon Jewellery Shop Held Up
Heedless of the fact that It! was broad daylight and that there were hundreds of people· passing by, seven men,
some
A policeman was also present, and be was also asked the same question, which he denied.
THREAT OF VIOLENCE
Ho refused to go to the station when asked to do so, but ngreed to go after having been threatened with The money was to be paid to de-violence by the policeman. fendant firm in instalments, and it was agreed that he was to be paid two On arriving at the station, the per cent on the first three instal-whole party later proceeded to Kow-, ments received by them, but that beloon, where his workshop and house was to receive the balance of his was searched by the Police. commission when the fourth Instal-
ment was paid. He had received He was released the same after- $100 in commission from the firgi noon, and the next day went to con- suit à solleitor because he had "lost three instalments.
face" and had suffered a terrifying experience.
The fourth instalment was paid to the defendant firm on January 21,
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armed with revolvers, entered a LAST 4 TIMES TO DAYO
jewellery shop at 505 Shanghai Street, Kowloon, this morning haul of and escaped with valuables said to be worth $1.672.20.
As far as could be ascertained the! robbers dashed into the shop at about 10.30 u.m., and fired a shot at random to scare the occupants, broke the glass counters containing Jewelleries, ever they could lay hunds stole whatever on, and devamped.
Running out of the shop into crowds of
of astonished and somewhat frightened people, the robbers, it in understood, fired another shot, scattered and disappeared before many people fully realised what had happened.
have
In their haste to escape, robbers were reported 10 dropped part of thele haul, which was recovered. Jewellery stolen In- cluded gold bangles, rings, watch chains and necklaces.
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