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CASEBOOK

Fancies

Turned Gold Shop Into Bank

And Fact Disclosures Made

IN

TN pencetime, perhaps at all times, women tend to outdo men in unobtru- sive mobility.

her

car-

The young widow Bertin, saving, throwing overboard ser own youth to bring family; the girl who grows to womanhood and old age

without ing for her

Durents, taking thought for herself; the wife of a wastrel, who keeps a home going on a pittance; there are clock characters in the.

nia of everyday. comedy-drania

in

By Debtor

M.

Accused by Mr Morley-John, of "behaving an extremely reckless way with other people's money", Tso Chik-ki, alias Tso Keung, faced a public examination at Supreme Court this morning follow-

his petition for ing bankruptcy order.

floor,

11

Tro, proprietor of money- changer and grocery businesses Men are less often called up a1 220 and 120 des Voeux Road on to shine so. When instances į West, ground

admitted come to light, they show that when his secounts showed clumsy aptitude for this kind of lo he had "borrowed" gallantry that is often touch money to pay his debts by the simple expedient of turning his gold-dealing business into bank.

ing.

A SEMI-INVALID WILLIAM 1: Fall, gnarled

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man of 52, whose wife, for the last eight years has been a semi-invalid. He is, himself, amleted with deafness.

The other day, William's wite was in hospital again, and he went to visit her,

At the hospital where he had- seen her last he was told she had been moved to another, lo have an operation. It is his impression that he was not told either of the operation to be performed,

wife's or of his move. But perhaps he was told and did not safd.

J

About fifty creditors who had tent him money in this manner were present in the Court, and a special Interpreter,. conversant with Northern dialects re- interpreted to them debtor said in Cantonese,

what the

Mr Morley-Jolin, acting- Deputy Registrar General, up- poured on behalf of the Off- cial Receiver, assisted by Mr S. Y. Doe, Assistant Registrar. The examination was held be tore Mr Justice Scholes, hear what WHE Two, a married

| seven children,

her,

with

Ave

of them commenced

He traipsed to the new hos-dependent on him, pital and saw his wife. She lay business, he told the Court, In in a ward there, weak, as was 3045, with a money-changing to be expected, after her oper- shop and a grocery shop. The tion, and William, seeing

nind, he invested amounted t his groped around in wondering what he could do to 30,000, and in January, 1946, he put in another $5,000. Or the $35,000, $20,000 went to the gold lourines in the rest to the grocery.

comfort her and hurry her re-

coveryHROUGH LARDERS WILLIAM worked in a West In June and July, 1951, he

hotel as a maintenance had had End

to mortgage engineer. He had worked there

work Stock-in-trade, but paid off the of his 11 years. Parl

|mortgages--for $40,000 and $60,- took him from time to time through the hotel's well-stocked 000-in October of that rear.

larders.

certain

In 1952 Tso said he had lost over $100,000 In speculations On the day after he had seen on the Gold and Silver Ex- his wife, he lecided to help

change. This, and losses on his himself to nourishing Items

the were from the larders that his wife grocery business.

his "

(n- might appreciate as additions to principal causes solvency, he said. hospital diet.

Willum touk n small chicken, ft pound of sausages and some

with it. and bread to go grapefruit. He hid the

food in raincoat pockets,

NO VOUCHERS

he had

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Established 1845

TUESDAY, JULY 14, 1953.

SECRET ATOM BOMBER CRASHËS

An American secret six- engined B47, the world's fastest atom bomber,, re- cently crashed on the Banbury to London rail. way line, six seconds in front of the 4.10 p.m. Birmingham to Padding- ton express train, which had 100 passengers aboard. Picture shows a column of smoke rising

from the wrecked plane only just ahead of the train. Daily Express photo.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.

Economic Theory

Of Rents

Police Officer's Story

Of Transaction' With Alleged Drug Dealers

Interesting disclosures of the activities of an alleged dealer in dangerous drugs were made by a Police Inspector before Judge W. A. Blair-Kerr in the Victoria District Court this morning when two men faced trial on charges of possession of opium and dealing in dangerous drugs.

The accused were Lee Pak-hung, alias Li Hang, 46, and Lee Tong, alins Li Tong, 35, jointly charged with possession of 22.5 taels of raw opium without a permit on June 6, First accused was additionally charged with dealing in dangerous drugs: »

TYPES OF OPIUM They went on to discuss the

SHEAFFER'S

Skrip

Architect Cross-Examined

In $52,500 Court Claim

The claim for $52,500 for architectural fees in connection with cer- tain buildings to be erected on Minden Avenue and Mody Road continued before Mr Justice T. J. Gould in the Supreme Court this morning, when Alfred V. Alvares, architect, plaintiff in the case, who gave evidence yesterday, was cross-examined by the Defence Counsel.

Defendant is Ching Jung-kao, building contractor, of 15-Ki Lung- Street, Kowloon,

rez-

the

plaintif Alternatively

is, den Avenue was retained, claiming damages for breach of overall development plan could contract and in the further albe changed around as much as ternative he is claiming 52,500 he or defendant liked, on a quantum meruit as sonable remuneration for architectural work done for the defendant at his request in sunnection with the proposed buildings,

Plaintiff the Hon.

Shown a sketch, plaintiff said that it was one of the very fest studies made before the contract

was

signed. It was a sketch showing 27 houses and repre- sented a rejected scheme. The is represented by plan provided a scheme where- Leo d'Almada, QC, by houses were to be built back and Mr D. A. L. Wright, both to back. instructed by Mr H. J. Arm- strong. Mr Brook A. Bernacchi,

instructions on the

of

Mr Peter H. Sin, appears for the defendant;

AUTHORISATION

Mr Bernacchi: I am puttled to you that apart from the original scheme for approximately 38 An application by Mr Wright houses which you told my clients that was not possible to proceed for Chan Chak-fu, referred to

from your in evidence as a partner of the with; and apart

authority to go ahead with the defendant, who was in Court four houses, there was no final yesterday and who, Mr Wright decision taken as regards the said, might be called to give development of the rest of the evidence for the Defence; to

leave the Court during site? plaintiff's evidence was grant- Plaintiff: od. Chan was directed by his Lordship to leave the Court.

His Lordship told Mr Ber- nacchi, who opposed the ape plication, that unless Counsel was not going to call Chan as a witness, Chan

undertake not to call Chan,

Plaintiff in his evidence yes-

must leave.

Mr Bernacchi said he could not

terday said that the six drawing plans produced in Court, in con- section with the proposed project were prepared by him on the Instructions DC defendant or

Chan.

Perhaps I could answer the question this way. When I designed those four houses I had to take into con sideration how I would develop the rest of the site for my elfonts.

Would you answer Yes or No?That question cannot be answered Yes or No.

Man Bursts Into Tears

In Court

As his wife went into the witness box to testify for him In an action against his son Tor the return of business accounts and documents, -60-year-old Cheung Yat-ching, hurst into

tears and had to leave the Court this morning.

Cheung, of 17A Granville Road is the plaintif in the action being heard before Mr. Justice Reece at the Supreme Court, claiming back a staircase business at 94-96 Nathan Road, ground floor, from his fourth son, Cheung Chok-ping, of 04- 36 Nathan Road.

a

"Ho cheater me

of my business. That is not what good con does," the father told the Court.

I put it to you that you were nover authorised to draw up working drawings for any other by Mr P. C. Woo, is appeat-

houses than those four.-I was definitely authorised.

Hearing is continuing.

Radio Hongkong

NO DEFINITE PLAN

Alvares told Mr Bernacchi in cross-examination that the plans for 33 houses were not substan- The Prosecution was conduc!- | added that if anybody wished to tially in accordance with the ed by Mr D. F. O'Reilly Mayne, buy oplum from him they could original contract entered into Crown Counsel, with Chief Insp, see him at his address.

with the defendant. When he made the contract with defendant W. Eggleston for the Police. Mr

there was no definite plan as to O. V. Cheung, instructed by Mr

how the site was to be developed. F. X. d'Almada, represented | type of opium witness wished He said he would be happier to both accused.

to buy. Witness said he wanted design for 38 houses because his Sir-It was with some surprise

some "fai chi" oplum and first | remuneration would be so much that after reading through most

Giving the facts, Mr O'Reilly accused informed him the pries more. of your paper last night I came Mayne, said that on June 5 lust, for that type would be $85 Tso admitted that for the pre-across Iwo

o glaring error on the

commentai stolen liminary examination

that the price

high, and handed in account books, profit last page. I speak, of course, of Sub-Insp. Lee But-wah (acting per luel. Witness

Was Log in a role other than that of a but list accused sald he could at the suggestion of defendant the Rev. Father T. . Ryan BJ. the letter to yourself on... fter his day's work was over, and loss accounts, and balance Economic Theory of Rents", Police officer) went to the first not reduce it. He site

enquired set off with them towards the sheets for 1952, but no support-which-1-hope you realise should floor of No.-107-Electric Road. what quantity-witness wanted, hospital.

This, ing vouchers.

have been signed "Elementary Causeway Bay, where he saw A policeman saw him in the was because his

and witness replied he wanted business

Student of Economics".

dis- 30 taels. First accused further street, treet

Brat accused. He did not and noticed how his become in such a muddle that

remarked, said raincoat bulged. William was he no longer knew what he was

witness, that stopped and questioned, and his doing--he was overworked.

mitted purchasers of opium to crime came to light.

knew he had destroyed some of Next morning, at Bow Street, the vouchers and kept the more

return the drug to him if they standing uneasily in the dock, important ones, which he had

could not dispose of IL. the since lost. with the head-phones of court's hearing-aid system

"You very conveniently say askew over his bolding head, William pleaded guilty to his you have lost sume vouchers and destroyed others so that they could not be produced sup- told to the port your account bouts" con- THE

"If magistrate, Mr R. H. Blun- iended Mr Morley-John. dell, who, after he had heard you do not keep your vouchers it, asked Williarn what he there is nothing at all to sup- port the entries in your account wanted to say.

thofis.

'ALL I COULD' THE story was

"I got me wife all I

41

head

Ile

could books," he added, commenting that the loss of these vouchers

with me money," Willam sald.

"I was trying to take her some was "the Orst of a very con-

luxuries I couldn't afford,"

venient series of accidents."

William's "money," his wage Turning to the profit and loss ac-

in the hotel, was £7 38. week.

H

The magistrate turned to the police officer in charge of the

for

counts, Air Morley John said that in the B reonths from January 27, 105 to the date when he closed business on July 12, Tsa had made purchases totaling $2,300,204.44 his gold business and $608,085.00 for contrast Could he have bought these desalos totaling $7.174.-

hi frocery

gald business and things from the hotel, if he 36.33 in the

$721,313 in the grocery business. had asked?" he inquired.

He had said in his petition that "Yes, sir, they say they would have been only too pleased for him to have haut them," officer replied.

A GIFT TIS tone and the warmth of the words he used suggestedt William's employers might have made him a 9182,7367"-"Yes." cut of the luxuries. The generosity implieit in the answer was lost an

during those months he lost $164,117, in the gold business making a total the loss of $293,111.

1n

6 months

no

The lost his Job?" the magis- trate asked.

"He will, sir" the policeinan re- pled

The magistrate

William sent

sents with the technique would be rusty,

to

is a great

losa "Yes,"" "You made that considerable loss following 1951, when you made a total Inss in the two businesses of

MADE UP MONEY

To sald he made up the mangy hy turning his gold shop hank. After the 1951 lassen he had conflued in business hoping to make money to pay his creditors

talk with the probation oflicer. He e Ani, The 1951 tonnes had been would need dietel us Job-Trait Bainers and 4,550 in the gold busi- After nearly 12 inade up of $178.170 in the grocery

"You say you lost $1.530 in the twelve months in 1951, and $104.117 in six months ir 1952. I put it to you that that is not a genuine luas." Mr Morley John said.

Disobeyed- Traffic Sign

· 'Commenting that it drivers ware permitted to "kirive like the defend- sot, there would be fatal accidents, Mr ikini-shing Lo fined Chan Hol, 30, $:50 or 20 days for failing to obey a irate Mign.

of

Mr A. Morrison, Div. Sunt Traffic, said that on Monday around 15.10 .m. He was on patrol in Garden

Rood. Trafo lane tramo vas pors mmitted to travel north, while 'dual Jane iranie was permitted to travel aauth between Lower Albert Road and Queen's Hood Central.

The defendant-was driving his car and overtaking another on the angles Lane traile extending from Queen's Road this obstructing frame, which max travelling south in the dual

This type of offence, Mr Morrison Ouid. was very prevalent ip shin

STOG

There is no telling in business" Teo corrumented.

Mr Morley John suggested that Ten hot withdrawn sums of money for himself, treating them as expenses, Between January and April, 1952. he had withdrawn $80,000, he said. Two agroed.

**That is not the behaviour of an honest man, who has already mada such-Josse-I noeded the money for personal expenses","

you needed $20,000 a mont!?". "I had to pay taxes on my paddy fields and, also buy food."

To admitted, when questioned, that ho had not got the fille deeds for these paddy holds, and denied Mr Motley Jotin's suggestion that ho was making up "Iirly-tales to cover the drawing of $80,000 which You made when you knew you were going bankrupt,"

The case is proceeding.

In answer to a further ques- tion, plaintiff said that it was

and Chan that the number waa reduced. from-38--to-33,-Ho agreed that about February 15 after he had received Informa- tion from the PWD he told de- no longer possible to build.so many houses.

Mr

Mr A. J. Clifford, instructed

ing for the father, and Percy Chen, instructed by Hastings and Co. ls for the defendant son.

The elderly mother. Lo Lin-ying, said that her husband paid for the interior decoration of the Central Company and it was she who handen hum 200 for it froth the offler safe.

She said that when the shop was being tied up she went there

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The business opencil in June, 1945 - when her two sons were jointly in charge of purchases, wond the winen. in October that year the two wor quarrelled over the display of goods in the top and the second son lett the business. The fourth con, de- tendant ruggested to her that ha should be put in charge of the beast--

Although here in the Colony close his identity but enter-unlike other dealers he per- fendant and Chan that it was from Old Trafford,

his theories cannot apply, as all ed into conversation with first land is leasehold from the Crown accused, in the course of which and the Crown rest is pald "for first accused agreed to sell him the benefit of the community"

a quantity of opium. It would seem that he is getting

rent muddied between "land" and the loosely used

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Plaintiff said he did not have any idea as to what defendant

going

with the houses. He was aware that they

Wos

to do

On the following day, Insp. word rent from property, whieh Lee went back to the address good quality. He said the price were going to build houses for Reel (London Relay); 11.15, Cricket.

of course is a return on "capital" and again saw which even the theorists men-Further tloned by him allowed,

NOT UP AT THE .S.E.

took Insp. Lee to anélher cublele tacks of "fah" opium, five tacls | alterna... told him to put up

Plaintiff

First accused next said he would recommend witnem to a now type of oplum from Saigon which was both cheap and of first accused.

for this Saigon opium was only the purpose of making money. ensued. $53 per tael Winess agreed to conversation

After he had told them it was certain sums of money were dis- the new brand and then told not possible to build so many first accused he would purchase houses on the site, plaintiff went cussed and first accused then 10 faels of "Mai chi" opíum, five on,

schemes, which he of In the sume Mal. This cublele

"Kat

oplum and 12 faels of did. opium. First accured Sir,-With reference to the belonged to second accused and:

ihnt the agreed wrote down these orders on a letter from Student of Elemen-this man cure in while tary Economics on the Economic accused

piece of paper on which he fourth set of plans for the four and Insp. Lec

were worked out the price, saying they

houses plus a general layout of Theory of Rents I venture there looking over some oplum cerne to a total of $1,002.50 for the whole area were produced poirt out the following:- which first accused produced. 22.3 taels. He handed the paper

by him at the Tribunal hearing. He added that the general lay- Insp. Lee thereupon disclosed over to wliness, who took his identity and

placed both

out plan showed divisions of the possession of it. accused under arrest.

Witness requested that first complete development of the whole site, in other words, de- accused show him a sample of

fendant and Chan know and in- the Saigon oplum. Accused

tended to build 20 houses over complied" and handled over a be increased (Rent Control In evidence, Insp. Lee, who piece to wliness.

Present all the whole area. said he was attached to the this time, he added, was his in- started in 1923)?

Police Anti-Corruption Branch. former. Witness and

premises trie Road, told of his visit to No. 107 Elec- forner then left the first floor, about together. 3:20 pm, on June 6. He said he fold first accused, whom he met that he had lived tai

(1) There is no freehold land in Hongkong, most of the law is held for 75 years. How often during the 75 years does your correspondent Think rents con

When there is a depression art rents are reduced, who is going to indemnify the landlord? And finally it his houses are empty who is going to pay hi "unearned increments"?

OFFICER'S EVIDENCE

had been doing business

arises, namely that of the pur- opium to them. chasing power of money. If the

the In-

more than

He was aware that if de fendant did not build the four houses (to accommodate the 14 outgoing tenants for whose pre- mises an exemption order was naked at the Tribunal) defen- dant would lose a $200,000 de- post under thair alex@cment

with Humphreys,

AGREEABLE At 10.15 am, the following Aberdeen for many years and day, witness, accompanied by

his informner, returned to the (2) As your correspondent is opub divard keepers there. First and told Orst decused het ho fat

DENIES SUGGESTION undoubletly aware rent is paid accused repiled he also ko the Saigon opium to be below ndard and he would there-

Mr Bernacchi: I muggest to Ave in Hongkong In the form of opium divan keepers in Abern money and when inoney comes deen but had not dealt with fore not buy Into the picture, onother econo- them in recent years because the tacls of that type. First ac- you that the general layout plan was never intended either mic problem, not so elementary, keepers wanted him to deliver cused was agreeable and witness by you or by defendant and

then asked for a total of 37 tacia of

Chan to represent a final deci- oplun of

various son on the layout of the rest brands. First accused worked

of the area. out the price for this quantity"

Plaintiff That is not true, and said it came to $2,470.

Plaintiff added that on in- First accused then took wit

structions of defendant minor news to a rear cubicle where ho

the produced come oplum, weighed amendments were made to

advised them it and said it was five tacle, Ho plan. He

alto added that the rest of the opium their minds, to leave everything until they had made up would be of will be of correct weight, the While they were there, second in abeyance. It took over

the working accused entered and told wit month to prepare ness

I was his cubicle. Witness drawings, so that whilst the thereupon disclosed his identity defendant and Chan were and arrested both accused. He sidering the alternativo schemes cautioned them, and both asked which he put up at their sugges

price of rice is today seven cents At this stoge, Mr Cheung ob- calty as it was prewar then jected to the evidence saying it um confident thoi no landlord was prejudicial to the Defence. will complain if he is pulda Any evidence of previous deal- prewar rent. Is it not clear to fngs, he submitted, was strictly your correspondent that instead inadmissible and was totally of paying his landlord with good irrelevant to the proceedings. prewar dollars, he is now pay. ing him in devalued dollars? His Honour over-ruled

the

YT sure that this economic objection, saying he did not foster is obvious to every person think what had been said so far who has asked for our increase was Inadmissible in evidence. in wages, fees, or in the price of the goods he sells.

W.K.O.

What's Her Line?" Solution NIGHT-NURSE. London Exprate Service.

con-

Continuing, Insp. Leo said first accused went on to explain why he hate ceased his dealing with him for a chance: Witness then tion, that did not hold up the oplum divan

In called to a party of Police who preparation of the working plans keepero Aberdeen. First accused told him had stationed themselves in nd-for the four houses, plalatla it was dangerous to travel long joining premises, and a search said.

wax then made of the cublele. distances with such gooda.as oplum in his possession, and The trial is proceeding.

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