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GOVERNMENT SERVANT CHARGED WITH RECEVING A BRIBE..

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AN INTERESTING CASE

There was a large number of spectators ir Court, including Mr. T. L., Perkins, Assistant Director of Public Warks.

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ECHO OF A RECENT

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ALLEGED UNLAWFUL RECEIVING OF STOLEN PROPERTY.

At the Magistracy, yesterday, a Chinese was charged with receiving stolen pro- perty belonging to the Hongkong Vizuri

Mr. Hall," of Messrs. Ea and Ly peared for the defendant.

Inspector Watt stated that at 11 am, Algust 8th, he went to defendant's

Witness

Mr. Smith drew attention to the Orlin- ance, which was to the effect that Every A Chine detective stated that Mr. At the Magistracy, yesterday, before M. hay came to the Shamenipo Police public servant who accepts or obtains, or agrees to accept or altempts to obtain, or Mr. N. L. Smith, the No. 1 cople the station and marked u 23 note, which he

causes or procures to be obtained, from Public Works Department was ongidan dão vitges to hand to complainant with receiving a bribe of 85 from a Chinese Witness went to complainant's matshed. person, whether by himself or by austr

other person and whether for himself or best-builder, on the understaffing that situated near the seashore, and conceal

for any other person, any bribe with a he would procur» him a permit for a piombing hisself along with another detective view to influene, his conder as such of land in Shamnating for which he had await the arrival of defendant. Where public servant, or, contrary to the viales

defendant cum in sight complainant's of honesty or integrity. to do ar to ogni shop. N, 15, Lower Lascar Row, which applied.

"He's com wife wared them, saying:

to do any act shall be guilty of a mix

is a second-hand dealers' store, and saw Mr. Smith wished to know ing

When defendant peached the misdemeanour.'

in a show-cas three cigarette holders ished plainant asked him for the permit whether it a man revived a present of The cannager of "the Hongkong Cigar Mr. M. K. Lo appeared for the defend Land was Bob it would be ready in a week's 85, on account of some work he did, it Store, who was present, identified the proj aut, who stated that the money was given time. "Defendant added that he had her would be bribery within the meaning of ery as belonging to his firm

to the office and had asked Mr. Mackaye Ordinarier. Besides, defendant having questioned defendant, and he replied that i Sergeant Grant, in opening the cue to expedite the issue of the permit. Ho intuen whatever, his conduet could be bad purchased 48 holders from

He did not issus the itinerant vendor for on

or abour July 19th. Défendant could not produce Mr. Lo remarked that that was exactly a receipt or a record of the transaction. the point he intended arguing.

bat offered to send a fob with witness to search for the weedar. A diligen search was made but the man could not be found. Witnee asked defendant whit had become at the rest of the holders and

had given the rest to Me A: (5, da Rucha. auctioneer, to sell. This statement, wit

prss suberquently found, was correct.

Cross-examined by Mr. Mali, witness, said he went with six or seven detectives itinerant to several places to find the vendor. Defendant told him that he was a broker for the Siu Ki Firm,

stated that defendant had received certain sums of money amounting to Bal on differ ent reensions.

Mr. Lo objected to this an inadmissible, because he was only prescas un defend une charge. The other wasions cite! were irrelevant as tar as if client was con cern-ai

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niso sentioned a permit for a new piece of load. mid then asked complainant: Hayo You got the money with you?" complainant, replied, "Can do" and gave him a 35 nate, whereupon defendant soud: - be this all? Cannot you give me something unde! Complaiánnt replied

not be influererd Formits

Mr. Lo cross-examining Mr. Mackay said: You say defendant does various other duties. What is his actual position What salary is he getting! A man might

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Mr. J. Markay, Land Bailiff of that owing to hard times he was unable because his inteligent and willing to replied that he had sold a dozen and

P.W... reading from a memorandum estated that in August the couplainant'

wife came to his "base, when he was

absent.

Mr Laubjected to Mr. Mackay gradina his osadenes, stating that Mr. Markaj bad to satisfy the Cater that the niemorandum was made at the tiar the inciden: eraa plazamt of took pluer.

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Mr. Mackay replied that he could prove wea in was going to say. He read from the memorandan merely with the inten Liv. of not confusing the dates.

Mr. Smith remarked that, strictly speaking, a witness was not allowed to read from any memoranduri unless it was proved that it was made at the time in question..

Continuing. Mr. Mackay stated that complainant's wife interviewed his wife

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and told her that her husband had applied to the Public Works Department on two

to give defenda at any tatry. Ewfendant then left the plåge and went to 'is'ten-house, followed by witness, who" asked him to accompany hing to the Police Station,

Mr. Bo: The impression on your mind was that the 5 was given to defendant simpis to say a friendly word to Mr. | Mackay about expediting the `permit f-

Witness: Yes, of course. Ninety "per cent. def the people know that permits are issued only by the Earopeans. The complainant [hinsel would know that...

Azother detective stated that before even looking at the note defendant asked: ** Can you not give me $10?"

At this stage Mr. Mackay went into the witness a continue his evidence. which had been interrupted, “ He snid that on August 5th complainant came to this offer and informed him.

learn, be given other work to do by his superior office.

Mr. Mackay: He is the No. 1 cöclie. He merely looks after the delivery of messages, vie. He is now doing letter work. He sits at a desk and writes with pen and ink, and he is almost classed as a clerk

Mr. Lo: What is his salary 7

Witness: That I do not know.

Mr. Lo: Would you be surprised to fearn that he is getting only 13 a ponth for doing clerical work?

Witness: No. 1 am not. surprised. „I never said he was a clerkt he is a sort of Assistant clerk.

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Mr. Lo: Whose position has he flied i Witness: Nobody's." He has laten work- Mr. For object, your Worship: no ing as an assistant clerk for six weeks. hearsay evidence can be given.

Mr. Lo asked whether on August 4th Mr. Mackay: I have cut out the part when complainant spoke to witness about

Mr. A. A. Guitierez, manager of the Hongkong Cigar Store," "identified the eigureti-holders as part of the property stolen from his store on June 8th- He originally saw the holders at Mr. Rocha's anction room.. and when Mr. Rocha was asked whom he had received them from he pointed out defendant.

Cross-examined by Mr. Hall, withese stated that since the cobbery no other similar holders had been sold.

Ma, A. C. da Rocha deposed to the effect that he received the cigarette bolders from defendant's master.

Mr. Lindsell tid this seasë was g

occasions fur a piece of land, and that her fatwrt complainant's wife going to my asking for a bribe in return for the strong than a similar one heard some i

1. house.

I am speaking of what took place husband had also been to the office in the office. There is something import find out the cause of delay. On the firstant in regard to the way defendant acted occasin he saw the defendant, who stated in the offer. Complainant complained to that the delay in granting the peralt was me that a certain clerk, as he called him. dur to some preliminaries, and that the in the Survey Office, had abstracted from permit would be ready eventually.

him on various dates. Mr. Lo: How can Mr. Mackay say what his wife told him?

Mr. Mackay: My wife made a memo randon containing every word of thecon versation. This is what she wrote (holl inu up a piece of paper).

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Mr. Lo I think your Worship made it clear that any other transaction than the 15 mentioned in the charge was irrelevant.

I'am here to defend one chutge.

Witness, proceding, said that complain an can lato his office and told him he Sergen Grant intimated that coth bad asked the clerk to expedite the issuing plainant's wife was present in Court and of a perioit, and also told him that he could give evidence as to what passed he had paid the clerk certain sums of money. Witness told complainant that if the clerk tween herself and Mrs. Mackay.

Mr. Smith agreed to this, remarking promised to expedite the matter be hati

Übetter see the clerk. In less than twoi that Mr. Mackay could confine himself to the incidents which took place in his offic.minutes before any satisfactory inter- change of words "could have been made Mr. Mackay: The reason why the man the defentiant came into his room and' cur to my house to see me, and later to said Cannot you do something to get my office, was that he could not suffer any the emir, issued? It is so long but-

squeezing."

Witness asked defendant to standing.7 Mr Lo That is a very improper state-

get the file, and when it was brought h ment to make..

looked through the papers and found that Complainant deposed that he went to

the piler of land had been applied for by see þir. Mackay at his offico on August 6th and granted to somebody else. Witness. stat the permit and met defendant, who told complainant that he would be getting showed him in. Defendant opeke, sonie a new piece of land in the vicinity. Com- words in a strange language to Mr. Mar plainant, and defendant then left the place kay, and afterwards, when complainant together, and tree minutes later the com- was leaving, intimated that he would are plainant returned and told witness that him on Saturday about $10. Complainant defendant had promised to get him a new tiled Mr. Mackay, and a constable was site and would go to see him on Saturday. sent to withers! bouse. When defendan: Witness then informed the Shamsuipo visited his house on the Saturday he told Police and marked a $5 note, which he witurse that the permit for the piece of handed to complainant. Defendant had land would be ready in another werk When witness handed him & he asked för $10.

Mr. Lo: I put it to you that defendant came for the money on Saturday, because you promised to lend it to him-Witness

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expedition of the permit, witnesses plained defendant's exact position in rela tien to the matter.

Mr. Markay replied in the nizative, stating that he did not fee the relation, What he endeavoured to get, was some proof concerning the bribery.

Mr. Lo: Did you tell complainant' that defendant had no authority in the matter?

Witness: No."

works previously. There was not suffi cient evidence to warrint a conviction.

AN "HONEST BANKRUPTCY APPLICATION FOR DISCHARGE

At the Bankruptcy Court gråterday, before Mr. Justice Melbourne, the Fing Loong firm applied for its discharge, Mr. Lo: You said in your evidence-in. which was opposed by Mr. J. D. Llord. chief that complainant told you that the Official Receiver.vho mentioned, inters fendant promised to use his influence with, that the applicant had paid a d-bt $14.000 just before he declared his you to expedite inatters.

Mr. Mackay: I think what I said was that complainant had given defendant certain sums of money on certain dates on the presumption that he would expedite the issue of the permit."

Mr. Lo: No, you went further than that, You said: "Endeavour to expedit. matters with me." ཀཱ!

Witness: No, I did not say that.

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Mr. Lo: The permit has never been his asseta. The $14.000 referred to by the MACARONI, PASTE STARS, EGG NOODLES, VERMICELLI,

issued to this date.

Official Receiver had. no doubt. been paid

Mr. Mackay: The land is being filled under pressure. The man was anxious

in: he has received a permit.

to commence trading again, so that he might be able to support, himself.

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Mr. Lo The land that complainant applied for at first he has not got I

Witness: No.

Mr. Lo: On August 6th do you remeni. her defendant bringing complainant into your room.

Witnem: He never did come on August Oth; it was August 5th."

Mr. Lo: Have you seen complainant before?

Witness: In the course of my duties 1

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trusted that his discharge would be post: poned for only six months' and not for a year is suggested by the Official Re ceiver,

Mr. Lloyd said the book debts of the firm amounted to a considerable sum.

Mr. Agassiz replied that the debts werd mostly out of the Colony and therefore irrecoverable. He understood that only 843 had been recovered.

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I no power to issue permits, but was allow have seen him. He had not been to quontba. -

ed to go to witness and ask him to ex-office before August 5th.

pedite à permit. Defendant was nomin At this stage Mr. Smith remarked that ally, the No. 1 coolie, but he did a little he understood the point Mr. Lọ was driv clerical work in regard to handing overing at, and he would give his decision" permits. after payments of half-yearly to-day. rentals had been made,

Mr. Sunith inquired how the receiving

Witness: He presunied that he could get me to expedite the permit: When he gets the issued permits into his hand, he could hold them back as long as he liked. because we do not bother about the matter once the rentals are paid.

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At the Magistracy, yesterday, two Chinese were charged with assaulting an- other Chinese.

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Mr. Lo: What took place was this of 5 by defendant would expedite the You called on defendant and told him of issuing of permits. your application, that you bad sent it in over à month before, and that you had not received a reply. Defendant told you he could do nothing except a Mr. Muckay about it, and, before taking you in to his office, he said that, owing to the difficult times, he was hard up and wanted a loan of $5. You promised to give it to him and asked him to call for the money on Satur day --Witness: No.

Complainant's wife, giving evidence explained that she was deaf and short sighted When neked to point out the mar to whom her husband'bad paid money she said she was unable to do so, although sh was present in the room when the money

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