1933-08-15 — Page 7

MONEYLENDERS CLAIM

FOR DAMAGES

Mr. Jenkin Opens Defence Case To

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The Jury: Solicitor To Be Called As Witness

THERE WAS PANIC AMONG THE

MONEY-LENDERS!

Evidence for the plaintiff was concluded reiterday in the case in which Hazara Singh, an

Indian Money-lender

is claiming over $30,000, from one Sawan for wrongful arrest and imprisonment. The case is being heard before the Chief Justice (Mr. J. R. Wood).

Mr. Duncan McNeil, and Mr. Léo' D'Almada e Castro, junior, instructed by Messrs. J. M. D'Almada Remedios and Nephew are for the plaintiff and Mr. F. C. Jenkin, K.C., instructed by Messrs. Lox and Lo, for the defence.

PLAINTIFF'S WITNESSES CRITICISED

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, AUGUST 15, 1933.

CRUELTY TO CATTLE

S.P.C.A., PROSECUTES

CATTLE FOREMAN

*For causing unnecessary cruelty to Give: head, afloattle, a. Chinese fore- man in charge of a cattle guild st 103, Belchers Street, was fined 85 by Mr. Schofield yesterday.

Mr. T. P. K. Kemble prosecuted for the S.P.C.A., and Mr. R. H. Cole was for the defendant.

THE FUNG KEONG RUBBER

MANUFACTORY

10,000 PAIRS OF SHOES TURNED

OUT DAILY

SHAUKIWAN'S HIVE OF INDUSTRY

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We are indebted to a correspondent for the following notes on one of the largest of Hong Kong's manufacturing industries, the making of canvas, rubber-acled bopts and shoes. This account ́is based on a visit to the Fung Keong Rubber Manufactory at

Shaukiwan

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BIG ESTABLISHMENT last the uppers of the shoes. The 'making of rubber heels is a pro-

Mr. Kemble said that the cattle were taken daily from the Kennedy Road Slaughter house, to the Mação Steamboat wharf. The defendant was the foreman in charge of the transportation, and he employedA drovers to lead, the cattle. The cattle, were pormally led by a rope The Fung Keong Rubber Manu-cess in itself. passed through the nose and over factory, which W&S established the horus, but on this occasion they about ten years ago has an ex rolls of canvas are fed between In other parts of the factory were led by rope, passed directly tensive range of premises near the through the nose. Of the five head tram, terminus at Shaukiwan. The rollers and glued together with of cattle being led in this manner, Firm are large importers of Bri- Pat made of four and water three were bleeding from the nose.tish Empire products and employ tional precaution against

treated with formaling as an addi- Hong from 1,000 to 1,800 people accord Kong foot." Inspector O'Brien, of the S.P.Cing to the season. The rush time A., giving evidence, said that he in the manufacture of rubber shoes had intercepted these cattle on their is in the winter because the Chinese way to the Macad wharf and found trade then increases considerably, that five of the herd were being led whereas many Chinese who wear by rope passed directly through the mrse. The rope was coarse, and shoes in winter go about barefoot in" three cases the animals noses summer. were chafed and bleeding. Defen- Mr. Jenkins submitted at the sonal promissory notes, Suchdant had already been warned close of the evidence for the action as he did take was on the against leading cattle, in this way. plaintiff yesterday that the plain advice of Mr. Rendall who would The usual way to lead cattle in tiff's case had gignally failed. He be called into the box to say Hong Kong was by means of a said that the jury would search that.

semi-halter, which took away part in vain for any evidence of want

With regard to of bona fides on the part of the

the second of the strain on the nose. defendant. He asked his Lord charge, fr, Jenkin said that witness said in reply to Mr. Cole ship to bear in mind that the Sawan learned of the transfer of that by using the semi-halter the plaintiff's case

that Hazara the notes from

his co-money-strain was distributed over the head Singh owed. Sawen 83,000, that lenders. It was common talk of of the animal. The S.P.C.A. con Hazara Singh goes

out of the the moneylenders that these trans-sidered cruel if the animals were Colony and that Sawan was much had just been registered as a chafing to these animals had caused fers had been made to a man who not led by the semi-halter. The perturbed and wanted to get

៥០ that Hazara Hazara Singh back in order to moneylender,

a raw farrow the size of the rope. recover his money. Sawan then Singh creditors could not get at his

Inspector Fowler, of the S.P.C. Basets. That was says to himself if he could on and the moneylenders met for the semi-halter, the knot was tied in common talk A., also said that when led by the manipulate these borrowing notes and make up

some fabricated very reason that they were all of front of the animal's nose after the the opinion that the plaintiff bad rope had been passed through the Hazara Singh back to the Colony i absconded from the Colony "cheat-nose, and it then went 'round the duction there because Chinese work separately from gods.

ing right and left," and that the horns, thereby relieving the strainers in the South, being "strangers transfer of his promissory notes to from the nose, and putting it on other people was part and parcel the horns. of his plot..

Was

Atory about them. he could get

and would then recover his $3,000 "Look at the evidence," said Mr. Jenkin," and see if there is any support of that fabrication alleget against SawAD !"

His Lordship observed to Mr. Jenkin that perhaps that submis sion would be a matter which might be duly impressed on the jury later. His Lordship added that on the whole he thought it better to proceed with the ease.

Addressing the Jury, Mr. Jenkin said that for the plaintiff to suc- céed, he must establish against the defendant, personal malice. "The only malice in this case, if

at all, is to be found in the man- nër in which Sawan takes ad-

vantage of the departure of Hazara Singh from the Colony and the step he took in connec- tion therewith. It is alleged that Sawan swore false information and got the Magistrate to issue a warrant," said Counsel.

"Because They Are Animali.”.

When two rolls of canvas have thus been glued into one, the pieces are stretched out on tables and women, supplied with pencils and stencils, sketch like lightning the The daily output of

various parts of the uppers of the factory in the busy season is shoes. The rolls are then passed 10,000 pairs, and at present 8,000 on to other women workers who paire.

The firm has a Canton cut out the material along the branch factory, with an output of stencilled lines. Elsewhere, bind- 7,000 pairs a day, but this is closed ing tapes are prepared. The pro at present on account of labour cess of binding the upper and in- problems. It will be re-opened inner soles together by a band of tape the near future.

is known as "foxing."

Vulcanising.

in a strange land" draw higher wages, just as Europeans do in the Far East.

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Preference, and increased tariffs in With the adoption of Imperial many parts of the British Empire against non-British goods, there gumber of aluminium shoe lasts The factory requires a large has been a considerably increased because the sole, lining, toe-cap or so from various parts of the ed on a model last and is finally demand in the last nine months and upper of each shoe is assembl. Empire for rubber shoes produced welded into a satisfactory whole ments and Federated Malay States in a vulcanising chamber. Hun- in Hong Kong. The Straits Settle by being placed, still on its last, form an important market. Hong dreds of shoes, go into single Kong can compete with local pro chamber at one time, each hanging They re main at a temperature of 120°F. for 45 minutes. The apparatus is fitted with automatic safety valve, and a gauge prevent the beat from rising too high or fall- ing too low. The heat does not affect the canvas, and the result of the vulcanizing is that the shoes stand up against wear in a way which they would not do if merely stuck Rogether with rubber solu ed States of America. It has been tion. Motorists and cyclists will stated in Hong Kong that Lanca-appreciate the difference between shire makes no equal at the price hand repair of a rubber tube and (if at all) of the Woodberry cans the vulcanising of the patch, .. vas manufactured in the United manufacturers dispate this, Hong States of America. If Lancashire The Factory, Plant, Kong British importers will be glad to hear from thems as they horse power electric motor, five The factory plant includes a 135 welcome the opportunity of giadditional smaller motors and two ing & preference to British goods crude oil engines. Steam passes where possible.

Raw Materials,

At another stage of his address. Mr. Jenkin said: "Hazara Singh. may be the finest type of Sikh we have in the Colony, but I ask you, are you going to say that this mart, who fled the Colony at a moment's potice, who never men tioned to a soul the fact of his having transferred his notes to another man, that there was no reasonable ground for anyone to share the common belief of the whole "Sikh community that man was a scallywag and had got out of the Colony for the purpose of defrauding right and left? Mr. Jenking went on to say that when these facts were placed before Mr. Mr. Kemble submitted that be- Rendall, the only reasonable belief cause it happened to be custom to was that the charges were war lead cattle by the nose for the last ranted by the facts placed before five hundred years it did not re- lieve defendant of responsibility. The practice at Home was to use a ring for the nose, and the whole point in the S.P.C.A. prosecuting cartons in which each pair of was that unnecessary pain had been shoes is packed keep a local card caused. The very fact that the cat-board box factory fully occupied

The defendant said that the ropes were already attached to the The rubber for the soles comes animals when he and his men came from the Federate Malay States, to take charge of them. It was canvas for the lippers Troma" Lan- more effective to control the ani-cashire, Shanghai or from the Unit mals with the rope passing directly through the nose, "It is not cruelty because they are animals" said witness.

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"It was opened," said Counsel, that not only was Sawan guilty of falsehood in laying the informa tion and in preferring the charges, but it was further alleged that at

nostrils of the animals were chafed, Inspector Hourihan said that the but they were not bleeding profuse ly, and they did, not appear to be

in agony.

the Police Court, false evidence tle were more easily controlled in was given by him, and from the this manner showed that it hurt opening of Mr. MacNeill it was them. alleged that there was suppression of a material fact: That also

Moneylender's Distress.

Continuing Mr. Jenkin said that when Hazara Singh's departure from the Colony was discovered, there Wan 1 panic among the moneylenders and a meeting took place at 7 On Lan Street, at which Sawan was not present. "At that meeting it was resolved that the absconding of the plain tiff should be put before a solici tor and resort was made to the office of Mesars. Russ & Company, where Mr. Rendall, who is not unfamiliar with Indian gentlemen. having served in the Army in India. Was interviewed. Mr. The defendant, Sawan, then Rendall will tell you that he saw went into the witness box and Bhag Singh, Barat Singh and gave evidence in support of Mr. others and from his diary, he will Jenkin's opening. tell you that his accounts and everything in connection with this case were debited to Bhag Singh."

Mr. Cole's Reply.

The ahos-Inces are made in Hong Kops, and provide a large stand ing order for another local fac tory the ayelets and hinding tapes are imported from England. The

through all rollers dealing with crude rubber. Dozens of specially built. Singer Sewing machines. electrically driven, perform the sewing operations at lightning speed. The factory has its own re- pair plant. The cases in which the crude rubber arrives from the Federated Malay States are con verted on the premises into export cases by the factory's carpentry department.

A visit to the shoe factory will be found of considerable interest. The place is & veritable hive, öl

All day long, men specially industry and mass production" me went by the "board and if there Mr. Cole submitted that no thods, are resorted to, various engaged from Shanghai make the should be any shadow of doubt wanton cruelty and been proved groups of workers performing one lasta. The aluminium, similar to left in your mind you will get it againat defendant, and he contend process only and thereby develop the metal used in the linotype clarified when Mr. Rendall gets ed that defendant was not the mating remarkable skill. Each worker machine, cools rapidly and the into the box."

in charge of the cattle when the applies an identification mark to lasts are completed at great speed. ropes were attached. He submitted his or her output, so that if the In order to meet the demanda of that the S.P.CA. wanted cattle led finished product develops a parti. the plant one hundred lasts have by means of the semi-halter, and cular defect the worker responsible to be made of each of the 24 sizes other ways of leading not approved can be identified.*** by them were considered cruel. He considered that the S.P.C.A. was quite rightly a society to prevent cruelty to animals, but it was not society to legislate measures to prevent cruelty.

Evidence Called,

Cross-examined by Mr. McNeill who witness was asked why he did not demand payment from Harara Singh when the latter draw 82,820 It will be his evidence against from one of the bisis, the evidence of Bhag Singh, azid | Defendant: This is not child's Mr. Jenkin. "If you believe Mr. Rendall, you will believe that play,, I did ask him to redeem his anything which Bhag. Singh has promissory note; and his reply was

to see him on another day.

Mr. McNeill: I put it to you

Mr.

said has no value whatever. Rendall will say that they told

Mr. Schofield convicted defen dant, remarking that he had been Freviously warnod, and must have been aware that the ropes were be- ing passed direct through the nose,

What did the committee decide to do between the three month during which the man was free, that is, from February to June The Committee asked them to rub

him that Hazara Singh had fed that, the reason why you did not November 13 and he was a free the Colony leaving large obliga press for payment was because man in February That is three tions and they requested him to you were not there at the time months. You gave your guarantors go to the Central Police Station I was there, but I had not got the six month's extension-Yes. with a view to getting this man promissory note on me at the bagged." Mr. Rendall was ad-time. I could not very well anatch vised by Mr. Bootf #Kom he the money from his hands? to get the money leaders to take action and Mr. Bendall again saw his clients and even at this second interview Sawan was not there.

Defendant's Part.

Continuing," Counsel said that but for the incidental fact that name happened to be on Sawant promissory note signed by

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In reply to & question put by Mr. Jenkin on re-examination, wit ness said that it was customary scribe. for moneylenders leaving the Colony to leave behind power them! Yes, one

Have the committee summoned of attorney with some person,

two of the, guarantors have been sued A question was then put to the witness by the Jury who throughYes:

And these actions are pending'? their foreman, asked Are the bisis still in action?

Foreman of the jury: Haa no against members

Witness They have stopped. action. been taken his share 1-Ons the plaintiff, the defendant's name Since Hazara Singh left the or two actions are pending, would never have figured in the Colony, his colleagues have stop proceedings at all ag complainant,

ing drawn their shares.

The workers are employed for the most part en piece work tarms. The hours the factory, is open are from 7 a.m. to mid-day, and from 1 pm to 6p.m.

of each pattern of shoe, and the re sult is that there are at the mo- ment on the premises, approximate- ly 225,000 pairs of lasts Iri. the factory office are hundreds of pairs of reference samples represent ing orders which have been filled ́in, times past and which can be repeated if necessary. One of the trisis of the business, one gather imported from el, is that customers frequently the Federated Malay States in thin ask for something different from sheets 15 is worked up with a stack patterns, for instance, the

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lous chemiczis between hot rollees | Los decoration of, une model:; and until it becomes of a texture suit the strap, fastening of another, Or ect on the underside of eyelet holes, instead of two. Sómé. able for the soles of shoes. The they, want six eyalet holes, or four: the is quite simply produced times what seemer de triking having one ofler with a requisar to the customer involver roughenedirface and the other expansive adaptations of machin- smooth. The soles are, cut out efy. * Large stock amount at the the aisle of rubber in present time to 250,000 pairs, are manner very smiler to the way a maintained of popular model

strýcuk cutk tarts from piecrust. regular demand. The total output Bibber is of such an enduring of the factory, is hooked up for nature that the soles always out many months to come.

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SMUGGLER LEAPS. INTO

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A question was put by Mr. Charged with possession of a follows:-You say that Bhag Singh Chinese who pleaded guilty before

behaviour, for, one year):

Revenue Officer, Grimmitt said that the two defendants coming in a sámpán" tow thart in Connaught Rókd; The detective derested the

it found his legs but the seco

Witness: Ten, and the leader is has two or three undrawn shares.

many undrawn Aliares bas he-He24,000 or in default, to serve lenstorp and fish on the point 81/

months imprisonment, it was not a fact that as soon as | Bhag Singh.

He did not draw all his thire, but address from „mon, kë" encouraged others, to, đỡ, 10.3

Chan Shin (18).

16) who was charge The case was adjourned until 10ed with possession of 100 tals was bound over in $50 to be of good

When that is established, said ped paying subscriptions after hav McNeill through the Court, quantity of prepared, opium, a defendant and found, the opi Mr. Jenkin, you could not bring His Lordship It is a conspiracy is head of the conspirators ? How Mr. Schofield; yesterday was fined defendant jumped back into the

in a finding of liability against

Sawad.

by then? Yes,

Mr. Jenkin went on to say that

Hazara Singh was brought back His Lordship... This to the Colony that Ewan took Hazara Singh left the Colony on setion with regard to his own per. 1 (Continued at fool of next column),a.m. to-day,

drowning when rescued:- Bomer rubber bands, were ded round his lege, and the opium, found after dragging operations in the spot where he was rescued.

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