Witness Claims He Was Forced To Hand Money To Solicitor
DISPUTE OVER PROPERTY
Yau Siu-yuet, allas You Po-cheuk, of 54 Queen's Road Central, defendant in the action for breach of warrant of WAS title-concerning 815 Reclamation Street, Kowloon, cross-examined by Mr H. G. Sheldon, KC, before the Chief Justice, Bir Leslie Gibson, at the Supreme Court this morning. Mr Sheldon, instructed by Mr G. S. Ford, is appearing for the plaintiff, Mrs Lee Yu-lee, of 3 Upper Lascar Row. Yau is represented by Mr Percy Chen, in- structed by Mr A. el Arcul!!.
And you agreed to that Mr Yau?--- I was forced to come to this agree- ment.
The statement of claim disclosed cannot be handed over to you direct- that in July, 1940, the defendant ly. It must be handed to me first the solicitor.* Therefore, the represented himself to be an agent as of one Choy Chuen-kam by virtue money went to him, of a Power of Attorney alleged to have been made by Choy on May 10, 1045, and whereby the defen- dont so such agent was nuthorised to sell property at 315 Reclamation Street, Kowloon, registered In the Land Office as KIL No 3802 on the property of Choy.
On October 4. 1947, Choy, through his solicitors, Messrs Alfred Hon and Co. repudiated the Power of Attorney and authority of the defendant to sell the property.
Plaintiff claimed from the defen- dant damage# for breach of war-
.By whom?-Forced by both purchaser and the solicitor:
the
I suggest that is wholly untrue and you know it is untrue. I do not know about the procedure concern- ing the sale of a house.
Were you
The Chief Justice: forced at pistol point, or how?
Witness Not ́al platol point. How? The solicitor said that since I had signed the deed I must receive the money but it must be
rant of authority assessed at $23,-held by Mr Sin in the first instance. 000.
M
that The defence · claimed
the deposit of MY20,000 and balance of the purchase price MY330,000 were not paid the defendant but to Mr P. . Sin, then in practice in Hongkong as a legal practitioner.
GENUINE INSTRUMENT This morning. Mr Sheldon asked: Everybody concerned with the sale of the house, that is you, the plain- tiff, Mr Peter Sin and the brokeri dealt with the matter on the basis that the Power of Attorney was a renutno instrument.
Witness: Yes,
Mr Sin added that if the Japanese Authorities recognized that the and transaction was proper then only then, would he hand the money back to him.
CONVERTED INTO COLD
Mr Sheldon: Was part of the money turned into a fact of gold?
Witness: Yes.
Did you agree to that?—That was an agreement by both pariles con- cerned."
The Chief Justice: Mr Peter Sin as well na the was your solicitor purchaser's solicitor.
Witness:
Yes, representing both partics,
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1948.
There are varied expressions on the faces of these wives and children of army officers as they Icave Shanghai, aboard the Army Transport General M. M. Patrick. They were ordered to be evacuated because the military situation in China has he critical.-AP Picture.
Belcher Gives Dramatic Evidence In Corruption Inquiry
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Mr Belcher replied "No" to these five questions:
"Have you ever received money from Stanley?"
"Any loans from Stonley?". "Monetary gifts?"
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"Har Stanley ever made any in- vestments for you?"
"Has he ever put any money balk for you?"
on
Stanley Arst invited his family to stay at his home in Margate but subsequently changed the arrange ments go that the Belchers stayed at a hotel and Stanley was to pay the bill
Hy
carller," the Attorney General fold the Tribunal there was no writin record of this report being com- municated to Mr Belcher.
the stay by Speaking; of.
Mr Belcher and his family at a Mar-
hotel Cate
when Stanley paid
remonstrated with him because Part bill. the Allurnoy of the
General
of difference saw a great deal suggested it might have ocenaloned between staying at a man's house Invitation from "this gentleman and staying at a hotel at his ex-
and an as- of foreign nationally
pence," Mr Bolcher said.
He caused laughter when he Mr Belcher agreed that Stanley sumed name."
added: Mr Belcher said that if he had
"But Do you may have had phoned him practically every And it must follow that you were
It Re-examined by Mr Chen, wit-day, and that he had access to his known
gentleman of
Learned, Mr Attorney, Stanley is not the lawful attorney of Choy Chuen-ness said that he had no reason to office when Mr.
an easy man to argue with Belcher was not foreign nailon lity and an assumed
and kom to sell that house.Yes.
I accepted his hospitality." believe that the signatures on the busy, but it was not true that Stan-name he would not have accepted.. The You 150,000, who fixed that Power of Attorney were not genuine, ley could just walk into his office I was a case of being wire after
The Tribunal then adjourned.- price?-It was my schoolmate Choy Witness added that all discussions without asking for admission.
the event.
Reuter. Yee-ping who asked for it.
were between Mr Sin, Yip Ying-to (husband of the plaintiff) and him- sel
This closed the fence.
That was the price that you asked for and that was the price that you Cot. Yes.
to
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Richard
Mr Belcher added that Stanley's flat was a "fairly regular port of call" on his way home. He found
man full of ideas.
A
case for the de- Stanioy a stimulating companion, a Bevin Opens Foreign
n
Affairs
Debate In Commons
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will now comment on another international-organisation which Is giving us great concern.
The Chief Justice: Seems to me be an extraordinary good, bargain.
Mr Belcher guld that in April 20 Mr Sheldon: It was quite imper~ |
Lec, ARIBA, of Messrs this year, he went to Stanley's Bat sible to say what Yen 150,000 was Chau and Lee, testified he had been and while he was there Sherman valued in dollars in Hongkong atin practice In the Colony as an eme in. I was very annoyed at that time. People were willing to architect for 17 years. Two years anding him. there," Mr Belcher take what they could get in those after the liberation he worked In said. "I told him he had no right hard times. There were come happy the Government and then rejoined in meet me while this question (of Great progress, he said, had been The Foreign Secretary also said: people who had gold cigarette cnses
his firm. Between October 1946
1946 prosecution) outstanding and made with the drawing up of an " and who got a lot of yen for them. And October
1947:
947 the value of left immediately."
occupation statale. "It will lag houses rose. The minimum market Mr Belcher said that after per-down the obligations of the Germanis pilce for 315 Reclamation Street on suasion by Stanley and by a Mem-and the limitations of the occupying October 4. 1947 (the date of re-her of Parli mont, he saw Sherman.
he mall. pudlation of authority by Choy) who complained of his paper nila.
have been conscious Was between $23,000 and $23,000. cation.
whole me that it ever Western The rental was $120 per month in Sherman contevred that he had Union is to bb consolidated. then 1945 and 1940, between $145 and exceeded his paper allocation und Germany must play a part and, in $150 in 1947 and in January, 1018. as a result the Boud of Trade gent the end, It must be an exqual part,
Investigators to Shermans' offices. he said. VERY LOW PRICE
alco A Rufus Willinnis contacted him
about Shermans, Mr Beicher Cross-examined by Mr Chen, wit-nid. At one mecting, Williams said were being mado and sold for $10,000 actual price in
MADE NO PROTEST Replying to Mr Sheldon, witness sold that he made no protest against Mr Sin in this matter.
Mr Sheldon! You have no com- pinint now? Certainly I do com- plain, in this way, in that he got the money.
When it was paid to him
I
raised no objection but since he had not handed the money to me, I was dissatisfied.
But
{
The first essential was to see that recurity of the West. the Ruhr did not again endanger the
AUSTRIA
"The United Nations in giving us great concern as to whether it is going to face up le grave prob- Jenia at all."
MY Bevin stated that artange- ments had been completed for setting up a military security board. agreed in principle in London last German TC+ sunumer, to prevent
we can create a armament. security board established on a pro- requisito per footing, with all the the powers of inspection, we shall have "Mr Chen! If the man was selling Mr Belcher said that Shermanstain- hnd readily agreed to an European security 50 far as Ger
also. told him they had spoken to that house at that time he should tanley about the Board of Trade Austrian request to take up negotia~ | many is concerned." he said.
you agree to a solicitor hold- neas said that If the house had been entions with the Shermans.
Ing, money for you. That is a nor- mal procedure,
Mr Bevin then turned
on
is it not?It was October 1943 it would be a very low urged a meeting aw the Sherman question of Austria, anying that Bri-created the essential condition
the suggestion of the plaintiff to pay the money to Mr Sin, without my consent.
But you agreed to that
didn't
the
surely you? When I asked that deposit should be returned to the purchaser the purchater refused to withdraw it and so Mr Sin made suggestion that a deed should be drawn up Arst.
price.
Mr Belcher
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offices.
for
of the realth,
Di
great
collabora- Stressing the have got a higher price, according Investigators sent to their
Hons for a peace treaty,
Mr to you $25,000?—Yes.
Stanley
"I do not think that Austria ought tion had told them: "Don't Iteplying further, witness
said worry,
at the Bevin tald: "It is a combination of I will see that they are not to be left as she is that he was interned during the withdrawn."
he added. "It is unfair to Western Union with these present,"
of the Commonwealth Japanese occupation and, therefore,
her. belleve ment Mr Belcher added:
May-1 pay her this compll- countries did not know the value of houses
people ure working which is bound to be a stabilising there was some further remark to hard,
world. her
economy Is very good influence in the the effect that if the investigators in the circumstantes and
that "I understand she is
on Western which you Mr. Chen This rent
to do a trying described, was it net rent? No, were not withdrawn, Mr Belcher
a great job under the Union there was completo under. would lose his job." gross. The landlord would have to
standing at the Commonwealth Con- most difficult conditions. I don't think they
think it is pay the rates.
Is only fair that the ference-but not on the idea of a four great powers should try
to European Assembly. 'pay for water now.
matters and got the troops out settle
then
FORCED TO AGREE That was before July 24 when Mr Sin received the Yen 130,000. Sure- ly you agreed to that and made no protest?---1 objected to the money being paid to Mr Sin quested the purchaser not to pay the money to him but Mr Sin then said, "Since the deed has been signed 11 | means that the deal has been com- After submissions by Counsel, His pleted and in that case the money Lordship reserved judgment.
and I re~
SIDE GLANCES
Mr Belcher said he told therri
he wondered that two otherwise
acute business men should ever have
wero possible.
"Y
"We must not commit them to
What would the deduction bo7-thought for one moment such things and allow her to have her freedom this or to any form it would take."
Roughly twenty per cent.
It would be deducted from the rent?--Yes,
By Galbraith
.9-17.
“Young man, I was driving up and down this street when, were in a baby.buggy and you mean to tell me you
bad the right of way2":
WENT ON HOLIDAYS Mr Belcher agreed that he went a three-wecks' away for
holiday after leaming from Shermans of the allegations. He wante time to think the matter over.
In accordance with the solemn un--Reuter, derstanding made by Mr Churchill In Moscow in 1943.
Whatever difficulties the grent them- powers may have between selves it la rather sad to visit these on smaller powers, Mt
“MAJOR VICTORY” CLAIMED
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The Foreign Secretary reported that rapid progrest has been supplying Nationalist forces at un- achieved on the political aspects of disclosed points reported to be all Western Union,
along the Pengpu-Heuchow battle- front.
I was his intention to consult quarrels the President of the Board of Trade, Bevin said. Mr. Harold Wilson, but he under- tood Mr Wilson was out of London turlag the first week after he turned from his holiday.
Eventually Mr Wilson called for him before he had a chance to re-
et an Interview.
Ho emphasised as "absolutely fundamental the establishment of a common Command and the Pet manent Organisation of the supply of materials of defence.
The Attorney General suggested that Mr Belcher might have reported ..
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and at the same time offers safe-Air Parcel Fosts for Manila, Honolulu
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and the Finance Ministers of the to the east of the Pelping-Hankow first place in the rather facile brain Western world will be sitting down line: reitghly 55 miles to the south of Stanley,
and discussing a common budget. of Pelping and level with Tientsin.
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facilitate guerilla warfare, according In order tha written to the Minister of Supply, method of defence
to pra-Government reports.. Mr John Wilmat,
suggesting that they can protect themselves and
sabotage Further Communist Stanley and his brother, Marcus carry
on the
Activities between Kutch and Wall, Wulkan, might assist getting epuntries American steel supplies,
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Closing Times-By, Air The Attorney General remarked sion in the Italian Parliament in East Hapel area, have been reported,
Shanghai, 8.30 Am, (reg)) #um." (ordi that this matter eventually reached which he sald-the Prime Minister with 16 mine explosions overnight.
The Pelping Hanków. railway
Bwalow, and: Amoy,. 9.Am., (reg);; 0,30 the stage of
of a report dated July, and Foreign Minister had both amce at Felping was the scene of "man,' (ord); 1847, quoted at the inquiry yester made statements identifying Italy: an explosion yesterday afternoon Manila 110
of Western de noon with the day, that Marcus Wulkan was.
Amor, Shanghai, Nanking's HankoRY FOURLYNESI dames when a furnace boller, recently Tala Faining Chungkings Swatey, Tasinkonen Molhow and - Pathol
Maisley was a bisztod, killing the fatoshi 250 pm.
Inihaw, Noon, Mr. Belcher said he hind hot
Ho added, "We welcome them instantly two-stokers, a
**soriously | in- of that until yesterday: zeetv stalements (and look forward to furing three others; und allghtly
unmitigated scoundreless Veracy COLLA
sources of their s
- Remarking "It is a great pily tha1 early quociation with Italy, in this wounded or four - school-children- you did not have that, informintión | work."
other cursar Reuter
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