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CHINESE BUSINESS METHODS.

ALLEGED FRAUDULENT CONVERSION AGAINST A PARTNER...

MONEY USED FOR TWO

CONCERNS.

The last case in the January Criminal Sessions was called yesterday afternoon before the Puise Judge, Mr. Justice J. R." Wood, at the Supreme Court. It has points of interest in the light it throws on the somewhat canal manner in which a good deal of business is done by Chinese funs.

The prisoner is Lo Fung alias Lo Pak Wai, alias Lo Cheong Les. He is charged on six counts of fraudulent" conversion of money entrusted to him to be paid over to the Kwong On Yuen firm, in which he was a partner. The smount alleged to have been misappropriated by the prisoner on divers dates amounted to $2,813.91.

THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 7th, 1929.

THE WATER SUPPLY.

ONLY ENOUGH FOR FOUR

MONTHS?

FIGURES FOR LAST MONTH.

The Public Works Department water return for the month of Janu- ary, dated February 1st, shows a marage on the Island of 803.89 million gallons compared with 999.5" million gallons at the end of December.

JUSTIFIABLE RADIO ENTHUSIAST

HOMICIDE.

CHINESE SHOT BY POLICE SERGEANT.

PICKETS AND CRIMES OF

jane.

VIOLENCE.

IN COURT.

FIRST CASE UNDER NEW "ORDINANCE

ATM HOME BADR SÉT TAUSES TROUBLE

The magisterial inquiry into the death of a Chinese, Ip Ewai, who paid of guilding the A prosecution under the recently- was shot by a European polos maintenance and possession of wire- sergeant on the night of October less sear was instituted against a 20th, was concluded before Mr. E. The reduction in supply is there- Hamilton, at the Kowloon Mr. E. W. Hamilton, at the Kow- young amateur enthusiast before. fore 194.64 million gallons compared Magistracy yesterday afternoon tha with 203.3 million gallons in Decem-jury returning a verdict of "justi- when Folin Thomas Cotton, of No. loon Magistrier this morning, ber, and 188 million gallons in 5able homicide. November. Mr. Lo Hin Shing, instructed by for the benefit of another firm, in

The deceased was shot by Lance, Carnarrod Road, Kowloon,, was Mr. C. A. 8. Russ, appeared for which he and another partner were

The expenditure is returned according to evidence, already taining or having in his possession Sergeant. W. W. Williamson and charged with establishing, rain. the defence, and the case for the interested.

187.48 million gallons, that presum-given a picket under Sergeant prosecution was conducted by Mr.What The Police Did With Prisoner's ably being the amount passing the Williamson cama upon the deceased without a permit a wireless tele H. Somerset Fitzroy, Assistant At- torney General,

Property.

metres, the remaining 7 million and several other men in a dark graphy transmitting set and with Before coming to this part of his gallons being lost by evaporation, took to their beals The deceased

On seeing the policemen they committing a breach of his receiv tion, Mr. Fitzroy said that the private book in which he had re-

Outlining the case for prosecu story; prisoner said that he had & etc. We have, therefore, at the was ordered to stop and on refusing licence by using a transmitting Kwong On. Yuen firm came into corded the items forming the sub-present rate of expenditure a fouring the Sorgeant fired a shot which existence in March 1997. Prisonerject of the charge. was one of the partners and was

months' supply in stock, but actual gered in hospital for seven mintis a transmitting apparatus in his his the man in the spine. Halin.

The defendant denied that he had entrusted with certain duties. One

When asked by his Lordship ifly rather less as evaporation, etc., finally expiring from the effects of of these was to collect outstanding,

*could produce that accounts and to turn them over to

prisoner, said that he had it on his

book would increase proportionately as the wound.

possession. the accountant. It would be shown person at the time of his arrest, the reservoirs empty and the mud yesterday afternoon, Sgt. William- As the resumption of the inquiry that in February, 1929, prisoner and it and other property, were near the bottom is reached.

Technical Evidence. was in monetary difficulties and now in the hands of the Police.

son in answer to the Coroner..said

Giving evidence, Mr. James Key, there was some trouble in conse

epidemic of crime was rife and that when he went on duty that Inspector of Wireless talegraphy, night he was aware that

with any outbreaks and to arrest Dorling to the defendant's house an said that on January 29th, he pickets had been organized to deal accompanied Detective Inspector past offenders. This was not the first time he had been on picket From the appearances of the set the where a transmitting set was found. duty and he had stopped and searched a great many persons with parts had been used, taken down and was in the process of recon-, struction again.

quence of which, prisoner was re- lieved of certain duties, but he was still allowed to continue collecting outstanding accounta In Novem- ber, 1928, investigations were made into prisoner's position in the firm and his accounts were found to be much behind. There were sums of monies which he had received but had not accounted for.

130,

His Lordship questioned Sergt. Whelan, who is in charge of the case, and received the astonishing reply that a clerk in the employ of Mr. F. E. Nash the solicitor pro- secuting on behalf of the Kwong On Yuen firm at the Magistracy- had asked for all the prisoner's belongings and these were handed to him.

this spring the position will be If by say chance the rainfall fails serious, but a without rais would be unprece dented.

March and April

At Kowloon,

At Kowloon the total storage a 34047 millions compared with 303.58,

*

a reduction of 35.42 millions. Kow-out having experienced any trouble, loon's expenditure is, however, Witness said that he million gallons was made good from there had been a crime of which he 105.89 million gallons, so about 50 when these men began to run, that suspected

had not yet been informed. That they took no heed when challenged strengthened his suspicion." He and threw something away further thought that they had thrown away either a weapon or the proceeds of

if that was the practice, and Mr. His Lordship asked Mr. Fitzroy Fitzroy replied that prisoner's pro-prings, etc. perty should always be in the keep ing of the police. There was no two opinion about it. Mr." Naah who was in Court then went out at once to bring those documents back.

The restrictions on the Island sumption per head per day from have resulted in a decrease of con- 18.4 in January last year to 14.0

The details given in the return are as follow:→

His Worship remarked that if the thing was down it could not be a wireless set.

Witness replied that, according to, the regulations, the set did not need to be complete.

"Prisoner was then asked to make out a statement of his deficits, which he did. He was then asked to sign over his share of the busi- ness to also sign a promissory note to make up what he had converted to his own

Prisoner then ceased to be a partner, and some time later, four other items were: found not to have been included in Prisoner, continuing his story,

A Common Practice? the statement made out by prisoner said that he first rendered an se This was brought to light wher A customer presented a promissory This was done in writing. He did count to the firm in November 29th. note, which the prisoner had given not keep the books of the Kwong Tytam Byewash : 93′ 0′′ 90in firing under rules No. 2 and 3, watts; there was also a panel with

him in respect of a loan of $1,000. This note was chopped with the firm's stamp, and the money and

dot been accounted for.

On Yuen firm, but the accountant did. In the same premises as the Kwong On Yuen, there was also the San Yuen firm. Prisoner and another man named Wong were partners in the last named arm, and Wong was also a partner in the Kwong On Yuen firm.

OTTY AND HILL DISTRICT WATER WORKS.

Tytam

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1929.

10"

St

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some crime.

Knew The Rules For Firing. Witness said that he knew the rules governing the use of firearms and considered that he was justified

Describing the instruments found, witness said that the set consisted, as far as could be seen, of two oscillating valves which together could possibly give a power of five

Tytam Intermediate 3" Tytan Tuk 34' 0%

He was prepared to swear that from a freshly-soldered part attached; a Wong Nei Chong... 18 3

the evidence of his own eyes, that short wave meter, which is only 61 10 the deceased was not merely watch-used for "tuning short wave trans- Pokfulam 92

986ng some strect gamblers. He con-mitting sets; a buizer practice key; 955 sidered looking back at all circum- surface in feet and inches below misted a robbery.

The figures are the depth of the stances that the deceased had com- former, which was sometimes used an ordinary bell ringing trans overflow level.

by amateurs for lighting, filaments of transmitting valves; en automa Storage In Millions And Decimals Of Gallons.

tio calling device which consisted of az empty ten can drives by clock work, with the paper on the cutside removed at intervals to corresford with the dots and dashes of the Morse code according to the follow- ing call:QQ; D.B.; AC.; 4 A. W.

Two of the men tallied with the description of a pair who wore wanted for murder and robbery' committed two nights before in the Typhoon Shelter at Yaumati He remembered thinking while he was chasing the fugitives, that he might 33.34 have tumbled upon the perpetrators

266.70

1928. 289.32 1.47

1929.

722,00 11.20 20.40

Could Have Been A Personal Loan. Evidence was then given by Chang Chiu Fong, a pork stall holder in Central Market. He shid that he paid 31,000 to prisoner One Sale For Two Firms! on August 12th, 1928 and stamped

Prisoner admitted that he had with the Ewong On Yuen's chop from time to time taken money Tytam Witness added that he gave the from the Kwong Yuen firm for the Tytam Byewash money to prisoner as a loan. He Sam Yuen. There was only one Trtam Intermediate 183.43 trusted prisoner and also the firm safe in which money belonging to Team Tuk in which prisoner was a manager both firms were kept. He first of and partner.

all took $7,000 from the Kwong Pokfulam

Wong Nei Chong In answer to counsel for the de-On Yuen and placed it for the use fence, witness admitted that he of the Sam Yuen. This, prisoner.. would have lent the money to averred, was a common practice prisoner personally if he had ask with Chinese merchants who had to ed for it. He had asked for repaymanage two businesses, meat of the loan some time in November and prisoner was unable to pay. Witness then returned the note to prisoner and took another one without the firm's chop. Ras quite satisfied with the change He

of notes.

Total

.96 182.80

4.79 14.70 1,097.8 803.50 and Hill District in milions and Consumption of water in the City decimals of gallons during the month of January,

Consumption Estimated popula

tion

Consumption per

of that crime.

Thu-dan galling Device. there was also a transformer and Continuing, witness said that

which had apparently been used as a damaged secondary transformer

a choke.

In reply to his Worship, witness said that he could swear that two of the instruments found were only used for transmitting the automa tic calling device, and the short wave meter. The Morse key was used for transmitting, but it might also be used for practising.

Detective Inspector Falloh said that the system of pickets was put in force on October 8th. Two men the Yaumati waterfront. An old took a sampan from Pitt Street on woman was in the sampan at the time, and as the samipan did not 1528. 1929. return her frienda, reported the $39.68

187,48

imatter to the police. The old woman's body was found on Octo- 418,600 429,120ber 10th, foating in the harbour. There were no signs of violence and 19.4 14.0 it was suspecte that the woman had been pushed overboard. A camphor wood her containing some jewellery was stated, to have been this incident that the picket parties fix up a transmitting set. The de

With the apparatus which he stolex It was in consequence of found, witness told that he could formed, including Sergt. William-receiving licence. were started. All polics were in fendant said witness possessed & from September 7th until October #OD Inspector Fallon said that 20th, twelve robberies with violence and two murders were recorded. There had been a very big increase of crime since that date. The sea- bed where the object was stated to have been thrown away was dredged but without results.

Prisoner said that after he had rendered his account to the Kwong On Yuen firm, he was asked about the 87,000. He told the partners in the same morning Wong came that Wong knew all about is. Later to the shop. The partners than at At this stage, after enquiring once barricaded the door and closed

head per day from Mr. Lo as to his line of de the grilles. Prisoner

Intermittent supply in all Rider fence, his Lordship told the jury under detention for two daya

was kept

Main Districts from January 3rd to that the defence would not dispute the sums of monies mentioned in came to him and said that he would 23rd. A full supply was operated A day after his detention Wong 31st excepting three days, slette the indictment. It would also be like to look through the contents

on account of Chinese New Year. admitted that no entries had been of prisoner's safe which was kept

Services to houses in the Rider made in the firm's books against at bis own residence. Later. Wong Main Districts were disconnected them. The only issue at dispute come with Mr. Nash, and a Chinese and a supply was given by public would be whether or not those sume clerk, and they all went to street fountains only during Janu- were personal loans to prisoner. prisoner's house to search the safe. ary 1998.

Questioned by the Bench, witness No money was found and prisoner also admitted that when he took

KOWLOON WATER WORKS. was again detained in the shop. the other note from prisoner, be The next day they brought him swo

1928. 1999. knew prisoner was no longer a documents to sign. One was a Kowloon Reservoir .7.3" 14 10 partner in the Kwong On Yuen,

transfer of his interests in the busi Sheklaipui Reservoir 1 1040 Five other witnesses, all porkness and the other was a promis- Reception Reservoir stall-holders in Central Market sory note. Prisoner refused to Feet and inches below overflow. and Western Markets, spoke to sign unless he was given something having given money to the prisoner in writing to show that there was

Storage In Millions And Decimals

Of Gallons in "payment of accounts owing to no" daim against him. This the the Kwong On Yuen.

1928. 1929 partners refused to do, and on De Kowloon Reservoir 281.19 214.02 cember 3rd, last year-that was Shaklaipti Reservoir. 93 38 100:30 three days after he had rendered Reception Reservoir his accounts-be was shown an ad-

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Mr. Lo submitted that he had no to answer, Lordship ruled that there was a case to answer and Mr. Lo briefly opened his defence.vertisement in a Chinese newspaper

He Knew All About Pigs,

tion

27.45 23.98

408.00 340.17

After the Magistrate had review. ed the evidence and explained the law on the subject the jury, after a atout deliberation, returned the verdict stated, without any com- meat,

COMMUNIST „HAUNT ... ·

RAIDED.

NINE REDS ARRESTED. Another Communist haunt was 86.53 105.82 discovered and raided by the local

· 1920.

his Worship that the defendant had The Inspector could not satisfy actually transmitted on the set, and accordingly the Magistrate inform- ed-the defendant that he bad wo case to answer on that charge.

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Cross-examining CITA the diage, defendant put it to wit neas that all the instruments found could be used for a receiving set.

Witnessgreed de respect of all but two of the articles. He did not agree that the short wave meter could be used for calibrating re ceived sigdals. The bell ringing transformer could be used for re ceiving only with the latest pattern Alternating current receiving valve, bu, be did not see any such valvės in the defendant's possession.

His Worship adjourned the case till next Wednesday.

Tots!......... to the effect that prisoner had

Consumption of water in Kowloon severed his interests in the Kwong in millions and decimals of gallons On Yuen firm by mutual consent during the month of January, could sign the two deeds and the Prisoner was then told that he

'1928. Thinking that that was correct, advertisement would clear him. Consumption........

Estimated popula

military authorities of Kongmoon prisoner said he signed the two

163,600 188,840 in Shek-lu Village, in the vicinity COURT CROWDED BUT NO documents. He was arrested about Consumption per

of Kongmoon, on the morning of three days later.

head per day...... 17.4

the 4th inst. Nine Communists, in Full supply in all districts during cluding one girl, were arrested and January 1928 and 1929.

shew that the quality of the water order

The Government Analyst's reports mooa Military Headquarters. is satisfactory. Total rainfall to were transferred to Canton the of the Canton Police they January 31st was .33 compared with next day. 1.88 inches last year.

He said that the defendant was the partner in the Kwong On Yuen, wholesale pig merchants Prisoner knew the business and was given the sole management of the firm. There was no one over him and that he was not account able to anyone except the firm. As to the 81,000, it was entirely a per- sonal loan. The witness concerned Honest Or Dishonest? had admitted that he took a per- Prisoner was cross-examined by sonal note from prisoner when he Mr. Fitzroy at some length, and knew that prisoner was no longer a his Lordship then told the jury partner. Prisoner would admit re- that the whole point at issue would ceiving the monies mentioned in boil down to this: If the prisoner the indictment, but he would also had told the truth when he said show that although he had not en that he had accounted for every- tered them in the account books of thing before he signed the two the firm, he had recorded them in documents, he was an honest man. his private books.

On the other hand, if the prosecu According to custom, prisoner tion story was true that the two had to make a statement of ec- documents were signed before the counts to the other partners on accounts were made out, and that November 30th, 1928. This bs did prisoner had omitted to include and no comment made but prisoner the four items, he would be a dis was asked to transfer his shares honest MAA, Prisoner, according and to give a promissory note in to his own atatement of accounts, settlement of the deficit. A few was short of 811,000. His shares, days after he was arrested after which he had transferred were he had signed over his interests in nominally worth 866,000. He also the business to the other partners. signed

Prisoner in his evidence cor-4,801.41. These two items would promissory note for roborated his Counsel's opening, make a little over 811,000. and told an interesting story of At this stage the case was ad how be had used the firm's money journed until this morning..

$

90.2

CANTON'S DIRECTOR, OF CUSTOMS.

NANKING'S NEW APPOINT- MENT.

The Nanking Minister of Finance has officially appointed Mr. Fan Tai Wu to be Director-General of the Canton Customs. House in succes sion to Mr. Chao Hain Chu who is It is said that Mr. Fan has de- expected to resign the post. cided to accept the portfolio, though he will not assume office until after the Chinese New Year.

CASE

WITNESSES DELAYED.

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