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MONEY LENDERS

IN COURT

When Greek Meet Greek, Says Counsel

HEROIN PILLS FACTORY

Case Remanded

Po King Cho, 39, of 51 Des Voeux Road, and four womea. Lung Ho Ling 29, Yip Blu-fu. 30, Chan Shi 40 and Tip Mul Zi. Th a claim of $13,124,40, Sawan, were brought before Mr. K. Keen a money lender brought a sum- at the Central Magistracy on re- mona against G. H. Kikabhoy, of mand yesterday charged with the the Salffee Store."

possession of 46,000, heroin pilla Appearing before the Chier First defendant was also charged Justice, Sir Atholl MacGregor, Mr. with possession of 87) ounces of Leo D'Almada, Jr., was the coun-pink mass, sel for plaintiff, instructed by Mr. J. M. D'Almada Remedios, while defendant was not legally repre- sented.

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4.8 Counsel sald The claim WBS based on six promissory notes given by defendant for various sums of money advanced to him by plaintiff. Defendant did not deny the transactions but pleaded they were harsh and unconscion- able, as the interest paid by him

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therefore on him to prove this allegation.

His Lordship agreed, and defen- dant was called to discharge his onus. From several books, defen dant detailed his transactions with plaintiff and the interest paid on them. On several occasions he contradicted himself and 'at one stage prompted his Lordship to make the following comment: **I canno believe a word you say."

Defendant admitted that the notes which formed the subject matter of the action were renewals of those for sums of money actual- ly advanced to him by plaintiff.

His Lordship: What is your complain?

Defendant: My complaint is that I have paid too much interest. Did you pay him interest at a greater rate than three per cent, d month? No, but I have given pre- sents to plaintif.

Do you want those back?-----No. Were they induced or extorted from you or did you give them voluntarily?--When I declined to renew the notes, plaintiff refused

After the first defendant.denied everything, the case was remanded to Thursday, December 17.

STABBER

SENTENCED -

Jealousy Motive Bared

Chau Tak-chot, 33, unemployed was brought before Mr. K. Keen at the Central Magistracy yesterday on remand, charged with cutting and wounding a hotel fold named Ho Ting with a penknife on Sep- tember 17. Accused was sentenced to six months' rigorous imprison-

ment."

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.Det. Inspéctor »J. O'Donovan said that in the early part of Sep- tember defendant, with his con- cubine, went to live in the Asia Mr. M. J. Abbott, Assistant Hotel where the complainant was the third floor boy. On the mora- Crown Solicitor prosecuted.

Defendant in the witness boxing of September 17, "defendant's' stated that a man named Lau concubine came out of her room' on the third floor and went to a rented 51 Des Voeux Road, after he had seen Chun Mun Bing. On cigarette stall on the same land- November 4, third and fourth de 18. fendants went up the premises to see Lau. "On seeing them in the premises I immediately resigned and I thought at that time Yip Chung took my place. I knew those women. had something to do with heroin plis and I warned them once before. I even

told The plaintif suddenly heard the them that I was going to report girl shout when he was still stand- them if they still carried pusing in the passage-way. He im. around. Sometime on Novem-mediately entered the room and that the defendant had ber 11 or 12 some of the defen- learned

Plaintiff dants brought constables to my struck the concubine.

De. premises to arrest me I was at immediately tackled the man. the Seamens club at that time fendant took out a penknife and stabbed the plaintiff twice in the When the women arrived and

stomach. pointed at me to the constables.

I was so afraid that I could not

say anything. Incidentally, the officers asked me whether I rented

the place or not. I said I did not rent the place, but was a repre- sentative. The feceipt I got from 51. Des Voeux Road which was from the electric company, must have been a mistake for I am not a tenant of the flat.

"Mr. Abbott: How did the re- ceipt get into you box?

Defendant: I have two keys to my box and I gave one to Lau. I suspect him, for he is the only one that got one of my keys. Most probably the receipt belongs to Lan!

to return those which I had from Mr. Abboft: How could it be other debtors - and which a de-long to Lau when your name la posited with him. Whenever he written on It.?--I don't know, they made a loan to me, I gave him $20 must have made a mistakel or $30.

Did he insist on that?-No, but he used to come to my store and eat up everything. (Laughter)."

His Lordship informed Mr. D'Al- mada that he could not see any- thing,whatsoever in the conduct of plaintiff to which exception could be taken.

Mr. D'Almada remarked that it was a case "where Greek meets Greek" as defendant had been a moneylender himself, and as such he must have had his eyes open when be entered into the trans- actions and agreed to pay the in- terest.

Giving judgment for plaintiff, with costs, his Lordship remarked that plaintiff had been amazing- ly tolerant with defendant throughout. Defendant had fall- Fed to adduce a scintilla of evidence,. to support his view that the in- terest he had paid was too high: on the contrary, he had been very well treated by plaintiff.

MAN ENTERS OPEN DOOR

Temptation Leads To Larceny

Wong Hong, 24, unemployed, was brought before Mr. J. A. Fraser at

the Central Magistracy yesterday

for larceny of a vase and a pair

of spectacles from Mrs. Sainsbury of 18, Morrison Road, fourth floor. Sergeant Estall said that Mrs. Sainsbury saw the defendant com- ing down the stairs flat at noon on Wednesday, carrying a parcel. She asked the accused to open the parcel and found that the “con- tents were her's.

His Worship: "What do you go there for? You don't live there!" There was no reply..

"It was alleged that you waited till the amah of the house Jeft before you went in. Accused: "No, the door was opened, so I went in."

His Worship: It was only a mo ment after the amah left that you entered the premises.-Yeal:"

Is that correct? Accused: No

ANSWER.

His Worship: If you have any explanation, I will be glad to help you, otherwise, I just have, to punish you. You have also pre- Flous convictions for: larceny.

You are quite young, so I sen- tence you to four weeks hara la bour.

• Defendant: I do not know the second and fourth defendants but I know the third and fifth, for they were the ones who prompted the others to say I was the mas- ter of the heroin factory.

The case was adjourned Thursday,

SAND STOLEN FROM SIDEWALK

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11 Chl19. painter, of 41, Wong- nelchong Road, was brought be- fore Mr. J. A Fraser at the Cen- tral Magistracy on remand yes- | terday charged with damaging the public foot-path at Wongnelchong Road on December 8 by scooping away the sand surface with 1 trowel

His Worship: What have you got to say? You are charged fur samaging the foot-path-1 only scooped the locise surface.

The Public Works Department took the trouble to place the sand. there and you go and scoop it. -- Well, I had instructions to get some sand to mend a broken wall The employer of the defendant said that he did give the plaintif instructions to get some sand, but did not know where he went to get them.

Sergeant Moran said that the defendant knew he WES duing some thing wrong and that be was looking around to see whether there were any copatables about

His Worship: I fine vou. ₤2 compensation to the Treasurer and bind you over in $25 for good behaviour for a year. Your mas- ter will be bound over tool

THEFT OF TWO GOLD RINGS

Li Yuk-to, 23, a married woman was brought before Mr. E Hims worth at the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday morning for stealing two gold rings, the property · of Yeung Sze, 33 Po Kong Road, Kow- loon City.

• Defendant, who was living in a cubicle next to the complainant, left her lodging on December 6. and two days later complainant discovered that her two gold, rings valued at 317 were missing a

she reported to the police and defendant was arrested. Defen- dant was bound over for a sum of $10 for one year, and the sum of $3.40" which was found in her pocket was to be given back to the complainant and order to pay amend of $4 or two weeks."

Plaintiff was looking after the stall, and the concubine took a newspaper from the stall and be

dressed in gan reading. She was pyjamas, and observing defendant looking at her from their room, she left the stall to join him.

Concluding, Inspector O'Dono- van asked his Worship to take a serious view of the case as it was becoming common among Chinese to use knives to revenge them- selves.

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In reply to Mr. Keep's questions, Inspector O'Donovan said that de- fendant's concubine had strongly denied having had anything to do with complainant. She had said that her husband was jealous, and on one occasion had knocked down

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Pleading guilty to the charge defendant added "I wounded him because he was trying to come be- tween me and my wife."

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