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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 28TH, 1913.

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Before Mr. F. A. Hazeland, at the Magistracy yesterday, Hakam Singh and Gunda Singh, watchmen, and Kaki Singh, a warder, were charged with using threatening and sbusive language towards the complainant, Jemedar - La! Singh, at the Sikh Temple on Sunday, the 2nd insi, A cross-summons for a similar offence was brought by the three defendants against the Jemedúz.

The Assistaut Captain-Superintendent of Police (Mr. F. T. H. King) watched the ease for the Pulice, and Mr. F. C. Jonkin (instructed by Mr. J. H, Car- diner) appeared for the defence: The case in which Lal Singh was the complainant was first proceeded with.

Mr. King. in explaining the facts of the case to his Worship, said the incident occurred on the 2nd November, on a Bunday afternoon. The Sikhs always had a service in their gardwarah at Happy Valley, and the service on this. occasion fasted until nearly half-past four. After the service was over there was some conversation, and then the first defendant got up and made an accusation against the complainant in the Temple. He made an allegation about a bamed Bugwan Singh, who was formerly

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Just. May, When i Hongkong he was priest at the Sikh Temple at Wanebai. According to -kie-instructions, the prica. want to America. The first defendant threatened to shoot complainant with a revolver, saying that he was not afraid. and that he would do it soon. The second defendant then got up and used similar. words, wid the third defendant, as the Jemedar would tell his Worship, threatened him-with a stick, -and-used: bad language. The Jemedar got up and called out to the peoplà who wore in the Temple that he would take proper action on the morrow. He then left the Temple.

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Aongkong, 24th November, 1913.

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said, “Our brothers put our own men into trouble Jemedar Lal Singh has got the priest Bugwan Singh arrested in Amerien. He is now nut on bail of 82,000. Through Lal Singh's advice the Hongkong Government has written à letter to America." The first defendant then addressed the complainant, and said; he would shoot him with a pistol. He declared that he was not afraid and that he would do it soon." The man was very excited and spoke very foudly, so that all the people in the Temple heard. He then sat down. About a minute afterwards the second man gol up and went up to the granthsahib (Sikh Bible), which was on a raised dias in front of the congregation, and walked round it and bowed down. He then sail. "Perhaps I will not come to the Temple,

The Hon. Mr. C. H. Day, for the Continuing, complainant said he was and perhaps I will. He said is witness,

We will shoot you with a pistol." Happointed Vice-President in May, and as plaintiffs, said he was informed that the proper President did not attend he Yap Kin Shin was clairing exemp. was very excited and very angry. The was appointed President in his stead. Hon from proceedings

the on thid men got up and threatened that IIe was verbally appointed, and his ground of

Government being a he would crack witness with the stick appointment was not on the records of servant. He did not think this would

the Temple. ku was carrying.

have the sympathy of the court, neither; Mr. JenkinIs it a fact that you have was it a defence of which the man could The complainant was then

cross styled yourself President, when in fache proud. He did not think the enuet- examined at length by Mr. Jenkin. Ho said that he had never charged either of you are not President, and that you style ment applied in this case where defendant the three defendants with stenting money behind you the Sikh police who are mem-only the man's implied promise to pay, yourself President because you have was a partner in arm. There was not helonging to the Sikh Temple. He knewbers of this Temple No, sir, it is but the fact of being a partner made hirst be left in Godown and examinstica of the priest Bugwan Singh.. H W29 wrong.

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priest at the Temple for three years, and

Is it a fact that two-thirds of the liable for the debts contracted by his whilst he was there disputes occurred in members of the Sikh community are the Sikh community. The three defen-

Yap in Shin, in answer to Mr. refusing to pay their subscription and dants were fellow-cornicemen with wit reaping away from the Temple because Dobson, said he was a derk employed by ness. The third man had been assistent you abuse your position as Jeinedar of the Government and earned 85 a month. secretary, but another held that offie Police? No, it is not so. Since I have He had aothing to do with the manage.

Witness was President this year.!! and had ako ben President in 1908. For en President we have received more ment of the concern, but provided some of two years up till May he did not attend money, and we have paid $500 or $600 of the capital. the Sith Temple because there was a big our debts to the solicitors. (Laughter.)

Mr. Jenkin I am glad you have done dispute between the members. He denied

that. (Laughter.) that the dispute was etuised by himself, and declared it was caused by the priest, who had now left the Colony.

Mr. Jenkin questioned the complainant in regard to accounts. He admitted that "he never presented any accounts to the committee. He showed them to. Mr.

Mr. Jenkin had not finished his cras examination when the Court roso at one o'clock, and the case was adjourned.

CHINESE CLERK'S DEBT.

His Lordship said the defence had been raised by one of the defendants in the itigation that he was protected under the enactment from these proceedings, but it had been argued against him that the enactment was restricted to borrowing, Hoans promising to pay sums of money or te be, answerable for a claim concern- ing another. His Lordship said he could Reader Harris and Mr. Potter, and they PLEADS IMUNITY AS GOVERNMENT SERVANT. not so that the legislature intended to were produced in the action in the

restrict the enactment to transactions of Courts. The dispute was not wholly over In the High Court, Kuala Lumpur, on this kind. It seemed to him, the object accounts, as this, element did not enter the 11th inst., au interesting ruling was of the enactment was to prevent public into it until stane considerable time given by Mr. Justice T. de M. Braddell, servants from engaging themselves in afterwards.

who decided in favour of a Chinese transactions which would enable proceed Mr. Jenkin-When you returned to the defendant, who claimed immunity from ings to be taken against them in the case Temple in May there was a President, proceedings for debt on the grounds of of their default which might be prejudi- Vice-President, and a whole board of being a Government servant curning less cial to the public service. The defendant. officers. You wanted office, and butted than $150 a month.

in question seemed to have entered into. int--No. The committee was broken up, i

was elected Vice-President before I returned to the Templo.

Mr. King said that this dispute in the Lee Sung, Yap Kin Shin, Cho Rec Yeewing a certain amount of capital. The. Sikh community had been going on fer and Chin Sun Nyan for $3,854.80 for question he had to answer was whether two years. Counsel and solicitors on goods supplied to the defendants who the defence brought forward could be both sides compromised in the matter. had been trading as the Engineers' Stores raised under the terms of the regulations.

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sion to consider and deal with the affairs! One of the defendants, it was stated, had absconded with the capital, and sum monses had been served on the partners for debts contracted.

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There would be judgment for plaintiffs for the amount claimed. The claim against the second defendant would he dismissed, but without costs..

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