1939-02-02 — Page 7

HONGKONG DAILY PRESS

INSURANCE CLAIM CASE BEFORE CHIEF JUSTICE

Dispute Over $30,906.23: Firm Manager In The Box

Evidence was given by Wong Yun-tung, partner and mana- cer of the plaintiff firm, when the case in which the Chear Shing Hong is claiming from the China Underwriters, Ltd., the sum of $30.906.23 was resumed at the Supreme Court yesterday before the Chlef Justice, Bir Atholl MacGrekor,

The claim arose out of a fire in plaintiffs' godown at Con- naught Road West on January 7, 1938, and the amount forming the claim represents the rateable proportion of loss and damage to goods under insurance policies with the defendants.

MORE MONEY REQUIRED

COURTS

TERRETT CASE- CONCLUDES

Council To Approve Young Chinese Sent

Expenditure?

Following

the meeting of

the Legislative Council this afternoon, the Finance Com- mittee will be asked to approve the expenditure of $1,098,753, made up of supplementary' ex- penditure of $1,261,126 for 1938 and $437,447 for the current year,

To Sessions

Wong Shu-lun, allag Li Sau-hel, 24, young Chinese military officer. charged on three counts of shoot- ing with Intent to murder, shoot- ing with intent to do grievous bodily harm, and being in unlaw- ful possession of a 7.85mm, calibre automatic pistol and one round of ammunition, was committed for the February Criminal The subject of Colonial Accounts, trial to

from the Sessions, by Mr. R. Edwards at per instructions Secretary of State for the Colonies, the Central Magistracy on Tues- The defence alleged that out of

is chiefy responsible for the 1938 day when preliminary proceedings the 137 items set out in the claim.

figures because it is in accordance were concluded against him. 127 were fraculent and all benefits

with these instructions that the The case was a sequel to the under the policles were, therefore,

Government proposes to transfer shooting of Detective-Sergeant- H. forfeited. They further alleged

Wong stated that the claims as the balance of Unallocated Stores R. Terrett, 21,, attached to Central that' some of the goods had been charged higher than the market presented to the underwriters were held by the Controller of Stores Police Station, on December 2, at price and that the Weight and read through by him before pre-from the Suspense Account to Ex-the Wing On Bank Building, Des

SETIcation. He had charged the penditure Account.

deduct the difference from what is due on the next 'ship- ment,

NO EXAGGERATION

ns

THE RAILWAY

"

Voeux Road Central, when Bergt. Terrett and accused were about to leave the premises after making

price Book had been forged.

Mr. Eldon Potter, K.C., and Mmarket price of goods only. and HC, Macnamara, instructed by Mr.there was no ground for the allega- E: Davidson of Hastings and Co..tion that the claims were exar- The value of the stores in hand an enquiry. It is alleged that are appearing for plaintiffs, and grated. The market price was ar-

rived at between two salesmen, the Hon. Mir. LAU D'Almada 2 Cast Jnr. and Mr. D. J. N. An-canvasser and two accountants.

derson, Instructed by Mr. O. E; C. Marton of Deacons, are for defen- Cunts.

EVERY. ITEM CHECKED

GOODS IN GODOWN

on

December. 31 was $743.021. Wong suddenly produced an au- shot Terrett awhich, in addition to stores valued tomatic pistol and

at $147,853 in hand at the Kowloon wounding him severely. Canton Rallway," makes a total

Mr. E. H. Williams, Crown Coun sel, assisted by Detective-Inspector

R. Whant. prosecuted.

to $390,974 which will have to te The fokl working on the claims shown as expenditure during the with the assessor, suld witness, past year.

made a mistake in respect of Similarly, the Secretary of State more than ten terris where goods for the Calonics directed that

Mr. Putter submitted at the re-were not in the godowns, but these loans for fixed periods should be ALLEGED ILLEGAL sumption of the ense yesterday

tems were removed after the ac-met from voted money and not that the price di every item set out counts were checked. Apart from from the Colony's surplus funds. in the statement of claim had been checked.co the last cent and instances, all other goods necessitating authority for the in- were actually in the godown at the clusion of the total sum of such time of the fire.

wrong.

Counsel stated that the defence had photographed six pages of the Weight and Price Book He sai

loans outstanding in Hongkong.

$312,641, in the budget.

Expenditure, additional to that provided in the Budget, for the current year. Includes payment of

SALE OF CAR

Unemployed Man's Case Adjourned

established as correct, and that the

parket price put in by the defence | Witness denied that there was had in every casi proved to be ruiuctance on his part. to hand his books to the insurance company They were in fact handed over the

Before Mr R. Edwards at Cen- day after the fire, and the state-$60.800 for a new launch for the tra Court yesterday Ka Sal-man, ment of claim was completed two |Sanitary Department, $5,534 for anallas Ka Tung 25, unemployed, that the figures appearing in mostrays later because he had been auxiliary control launch for Kal appeared on a charge of uttering, of them were as plain as any told that the assessor was in a Tak Airport, $5.286 for repairs to with intent to defraud one Tsang human being would want them to hurry to go back to Canton. be. They did not require any

The case is proceeding. touching up and yet in the book i it could be spen, that some of the letters had been thickened There had been no material alterations--- in the sense that one figure had been changed

another-but apparently, the defence brought the thickening of certain of the letters up in order to throw suspi- } rion or doubt, The case for the plaints "could not be advanced by any such transformation; and If some misguided · föki of theirs! In a moment of zeal touched up the letters, then he was just a crazy fool.

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PRICES. ALTERED

Mr. Polter continued to say that it was most remarkable that in all the letters exchanged in the course of the dispute there was not a Lingle word said of

the main

TOLL OF THE ROAD

Weekly Accident

Returns

In the Coloný of Hongkong including the Island, Kowloon and the New Territories during the week ending at 8 a.m. on Saturday, the January 28, 1939, there were altogether 75 traffic accidents as the result of which 4 persons, were killed and 33 persons were injured.

Of the persons killed. a Chinese. nale, age 40, and a Chinese girl, charge of fraud claiming more 28 14. were knocked down and than the true market price. The killed by a tramcar and a motor mcat the defendants had mention-lerry respectively whilst running ed was that the plaintiffs were across tre road. claiming some of the goods, which had already been sold, and it was not until they had come to the pleadings that they made the charge that the price had been altered.

ENTRIES NOT FALSE

Answering questions put by Mr. Macnamara, Wong Yun-tung sald in evidence that the entries in the Weight and Price Book were not false, and dented that the figures had been altered. The particulars In the book, sald witness. were copled from the advice notes ac- companying each shipment.

Witness further said that the advice notes and invoices, which arived later, were identical except or the fact that the latter con- Lained a few additional particulars ss to freight, insurance and other charges, Payment for goods, he

vaid, were made at market prices

Mc. Macnamara :-Supposing that the market price at the time was higher than the in- vnice price, how much would you pay? I would pay in ac- cordance with the market price. Mr. Maonamara: Sup-- posing later you soid the goods would at a lower price, how you adjust it?--We have a run- ning account with our princi- pals in Japan, and it is easy to

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damaged locomotive and wagons Wan-cheung. receipt for the which were bombed by the Japan- sale of an Austin Motor Car pur- cse whilst in transit on the K.C.R. į porting to be signed by Mr. D: Emergency expenses for the Davies, knowing the same to be Police Department arising cut of forged. the Sino-Japanese conflct are, set

Mr. C. A. Sutherton Russ was down at $25.000, the amount in

for the delendant while Det. Sgt. cluding provision for the intern-H. B. Dewar conducted the prose- ment of Chinese soldiers, etc.

cution.

Other headings in the 1939 "Complainant. being in Manila, supplementary expenditure include refugee camps, cost of typhoon was represented by a friend, Chak and rainstorm damage, etc.

Chik-chuen, a shipping clerk of East Aslatic Co., who gave the following evidence:

HUGE BAIL FIXED On November B. defendant went

IN FRAUD CASE

Hsu Chlen, 48, employed by the Chinese Ministry ot Finance Hongkong, appeared on remand be for Mr. R. Edwards at the Central Magistracy yesterday charged with conversion of a draft fraudulent

and A Chinese male, age 24, died from injuries received on falling from a motor lorry whilst in motion.

to see him at No. 298 Des Voeux Read West, the office of Tang Wan-cheung and offered a car for sale. Witness, after trying the car with some of defendant's friends. decided to take it over for a sum of $890.

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2. 1939.-PAGE 7

LAST FEW DAYS

OF OUR

WINTER SALE

Ji

BARGAINS IN THE LADIES' SALON

KNITTED WOOLLEN FROCKS AND SUITS. (15 ONLY).

FROM

PER GARMENT.

$7.50 "DEVAL" WASHING 'S.LE FROCKS. (12. ONLY).

LONG SLEEVED AFTERNOON FROCKS.

AMERICAN KNITTED SUMMER SUITS.

.00 PER GARMENT.

$15.00

$1000 FER GARMENT,

*1000-PER GARMENT.- LIGHT-WEIGHT WOOLLEN GEORGETTE COATS,

LARGE SIZES $15.00 PER GARMENT. SATIN EVENING SKIRTS $5.00 COTTON SHORTS

FROM $8.00.

"

WOOLLEN JUMPERS FROM $9.50 SCARVES, WOOL OR SILK,

$85

CORSETS OF ALL, DESCRIPTION

BRASSIERES FROM #1.50.

DAY AND EVENING SHOES, ODD SIZES ONLY.

LANE CRAWFORD • LTD.

$1.00

FROM $55.00

FROM $2.00 PER PAIR

The House of Quality & Service

525252525252

"'SIXTY GLORIOUS YEARS" GALA

PROGRAMME OF

BAND MUSIC

The following is the programme; of music which will be presented at the Gala Performance of "Sixty ASKED FOR EARLY PAYMENT Glorious Years" at the Queen's

Defendant asked for an early Theatre to-morrow at 8.30 p.m. payment which was agreed upon BAND OF HM. 2ND BATTALION

THE ROYAL SCOTS presentation of the licence book following A. L. and a receipt on the

The Royal Regiment)

By kind permission of Lt.-Col. D. J. McDougall, M.C.

for US $6.204.92. the property of the Ministry of Finance. Bail th the sum of $35,000.00 was allowed: Mr. Peter H. Sin was for the de- fendant

Det.-Insp. Hopkins is in charge of the ease.

It was stated that the Bureau of the Chinese Ministry, of Finance, Hongkong, consists of six depart ments, and defendant was placed Of persons injured. 22 were in charge of the receiving depart pedestrians, who were either walk-ment, He occupied a desk at ing or running across the road and which sat four persons including ness went to No. 11 Chancery · land”—Godfrey. were struck by vehicles.

An unknown Chinese female died from Injuries received Whilst

lighting from a moving bus.

One ricksha driver was injured as the result, of collision between vehicles.

Three larry passengers were in- lured when their lorry ran off the roadway.

A

Three tram passengers and two bus passengers were injured while alighting from moving trams and moving buses respectively.

Two bus passengers were injured while attempting to board moving

DURES.

himself.

The

day. Defendant arrived on Nov. ember 20 at noon and handed wit- ness same. Defendant then prom- ised to hand the car over after 1. March: "The Spirit of Pagean- two days which was agreed to by

witness.

!

and Officers.

try"Fletcher.

2. Xylophone Solos Selected.

Selection: "Reminisces of Eng-

At the expiry of the period wit-3.

-Elgar.

DONATIONS

Lane to look for the defendant but 4. Song: "Land of Hope and Glory" respective persons are neither he nor the car could be Chung Slew Che. Tor Chi Hong found. Witness then called upon and Chan Tsz-fel who have since Mr. D. Davies for Information with absconded. The nature of the regard to the receipt. duties of the various persons were

At first witness thought of re- detailed and the hearing was ad-porting the matter to the police journed to Friday at 2.40 pm.

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DYNAMITE

POSSESSION

2

The following is a list of sub- but on second consideration wit-scriptions received to date" for ness thought of the friendship be- credit of The British Fund for Re- tween himself and defendant, lief of Distress in China, Hongkong decided to give him a chance. and South China Branch

5.00

80,00

10.00

50.00

50.00

250,00

On November 27 witness discover Previously acknowledged $428,879.00 ed the car, the number of which Mr. J. F. Grose in Memory Charged with the possession of ls 1455, parked off. Blake Pier.

of Dr. Irwine Kew....... half a stick of dynamite and two Witness then, through the help of Messrs. Kwong Sing Loo

at Sung Wong Tol, a friend, drove the car to the other Mr. Fung Hok detonators Kowloon City, on January 31, side of the harbour and left it in G. A. Harriman without a lcense for such posses-a certain garage. After three to The Central Br. School... slon from the Commissioner of four days witness was informed Messrs. Percy Smith, Seth

fisherman, that the cor Number Police, Li Sang. 29, a

and Fleming was fined 320, in default of aaway. Witness made a report and Messrs. "Ah Pew, Pong,

discovered the car at G- month's imprisonment with hard later

Boo Kwong, Kong and labour, when he appeared before mans in Cameron Road. Subse-

Pak....... quent information" from the The Chinese Staff of Geo. Manager of Gumang revealed that K. Hall Brutton & Co.

Of the 75 accidents, 32 were col-· 1stons between vehicles: 28 were collisions between vehicles and vedestrians: 15 accidents were due to other causes.

Type of Vehicles Involved Private motor car Motor lorry Motor bus

23

14

13

Public motor car

"

Tramear

$

Mr. E. Himsworth at the Kowlor Court yesterday.

Tricycle Ambulance

Bicycle

Defendant was stated to have Had two previous convictions for the same offence.

had

been driven

the car had been traded in.

The hearing was adjourned to Friday,

Tel. 28151.

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THE TROUBLE WITH HIS

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