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thing more about the ticket. Wel replied be knew nothing: about it. Witness came down to Hongkong [with Chik on the President Madi-

son on the 10th March.

COUNCIL MEETING.

To-Morrow's Agenda.

For. to-morrow's Council, meck».

Mr. Zeitlyn: Except that Mr. Chik when he called upon you ening the Orders of the Day include Friday evening was very excited the following:

First reading of a Bill intituled and you were wearing pyjamas, it

An Ordinance to amend the Rents was a professional visit?

Ordinance, 1922.

Mr. Goldring: I do not know

Second reading of that I was wearing pyjamas, but

the Bill I was clad ready for bed.

intituled An Ordinance to pro- Did you speak English to him? vide for police supervision of I spoke through the medium of certain persons.

interpreter.

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Claimant Gives Evidence.

The arbitration proceedings in connection with the winning ticket, worth about $50,000, in the Chin. ese Club's sweepstake

on the Hongkong Derby, were continued at the Club last evening. The tickat-No. 300ti--is claimed both by Mr. Chik Scan-sing (for whom Mr. C. G. Alabaster .c. appears, instructed by Mr. G. A. S. Russ) and Mrs. Violet Chan (represented by

Second reading of the BU Mr. Elsley Zeitlyn, instructed by Mr. Goldring said he did not intituled An Ordinance Mr. G. K. Hall Brutton. The know what dialect was spoken. authorise the imposition of fees Board of Arbitrators is composed Three were a couple of interpre- for the issue of certificates to of Messrs J. M. Tan.. Chenugters present.

Chinese proceeding to foreign Toi Ha Leung. Họ huong and

countries. 31r. Zeitlyn You attended to Wong Yick-sing. Mr. M. K. To this business with great delibera- is legal adviser to the Board. Mr. tion? P. W. Goldring, Mr. Chik's Shang- hai soliciter, was gain present. There was a large attendance of interested parties when the pro- ceedings opene

Before Mr. Alabaster' continued his opening address, the Chairman sapounced that at the request of the Committee of the Club' people who were not actually conn-eted with the case would not be admitt. ed to the proceeilings unless they bad the permission of the Com- mittee As no previous notice had been given the rule would not be strictly enforced until Wednesday ereding.

to

Second reading of the Bill intituled An Ordinance to provide Mr. Goldring: I certainly did for the incorporation of the not. I wanted to get to bed.

Directors of the Young Men's over the ticket under a misappre-kong-

Chik told you that he handed Christian Association of Hong-

hension? Yes,

Second reading of the Bill Did you ask him what the mis-intituled An Ordinance to provide apprehension was 1-No, I did not for the carrying on of the work worry about that.

formerly carried on by certain Did you mention at any time a German societies and persons in question of three tickets between the Colony of Hongkong, and to Quinn and Chik?—No, I have deal with certain property for- never heard that.

merly held or administered by, or

Do you know Stanley Wong?-used in connection with the work of, such societies and persons in

Yes.

Did you meet him at the Shang-the Colony of Hongkong, and to hai Paper Hunt Club races when provide for the control of the Mr. Alabaster took well over an you went to look for Wel Wing-persons by whom the said work bour to complete his opening. Most lok?-I saw Stanley Wong and is to be carried on.* of the time was occupied in read- asked where Wei Wing-lok was. ing letters and telegramas from in-

Do you remember mentioning terested parties.

three tickets to him-What After the adjournment for din-think I told him was that we werc aer he proceeded to call evidence, able to prove the successive

Shanghai Solicitor.

tickets.

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In reply to further questions, Mr. Goldring said Quinn was in a

THE LINCHENG CAPTIVES.

Chinese Government

Acting.

The first witness called was Mr. Philip Wallace Goldring, solicitor,

Shanghai, May 29 - Consular practising at 139, Szechuen road, very bad temper when he inform-message says. The attitude at Shanghi, said he was acquainted ed him what he was instructed to Tsauchwang indicates that the with both claimants. Mr. Chik tell hima. Quinn was, in fact, situation has been wholly placed in Soon-sing first consulted him on aggressive. the evening of the 2nd March.

And if you had not been so He was in a very excited condi-impressive.he would have punched

your head?

vary in

He wäs

tion. He said he had bought a ticket (No. 3066) in the Hong dignant wasn't he?-Not in korg Derby Sweepstake, Chinese dignant, but aggressive.

| Club, and had handed it over to Mr. Quinn under a misapprehen- sion. He advised Chik that it was too late to take

steps any

that night and nothing was done ex- cepting that witness made record of the interview. The fol

the hands of the Chiness" Govern- meat, whose Tssochwang agents yesterday, forwarded au conuoce meat of the Government's de termination to obtain the im- mediate release of the prisoners nad declaring that the. time has passed for useless parley.. for This

be will

carried in by Mr. J. 3. Pewell on bit returning Did he, in turn, say it was a from parole. It includes counter

Did he say it was a damn lie? What he said was that he was going to sue Chik and me slander.

damn lie?-I do not remember.

Did you say to Quinn

First Impressions.

that

lowing morning he went to the Chik was too upset and was in a Union Bank of China and there panic? I have said he was very saw Mr. Wel Wing-lok, who said upset." he knew nothing of the matter. He promised to ring Mr. Quinn up. He returned to his office and wrete a letter to Mr. Quinn, which he sent round to the Union Bank

terms pecu-ising to enroll the baa- dits as troops, but none unless pos sessing a gun. It also promises to forward subsistebre as shots as a list

of the armed er is submitted and they are registered as soldiers, but aot before. The bandits have been Mr. Goldring, you have been gradually surrounded by picked solicitor for a good many years?-troops and informed that the Gurerament expeċis favourable

Yes

I suppose you have acquired some reply imediately. Quinn rang him up อย the knowledge of the shady side ef Shanghai, May 29.-On the 28th phone and asked for an appoint-business transactions 1-1 suppose inst., Keroplanes commenced to ment, which was fixed for noon. we all have.

manœuvre above the Paotszku Witness asked him where ticket

When you saw the name of Chik mountains.-Tsun Wan Yat Po. No. 3066 was and he replied "I

written very recently, what Was have received no ticket from

the inferenca you drew-I really assumed there was something funny (No. ticket" Chik except this 8076), which, he added, was hand-thought-I was absolutely confira about it. I leave it at that.

be

on the previous ed over to him iday. The writing of the name

Chik Soon-sing appeared to very fresh, and in reply to an en- quiry as to who wrote it. Quinn replied. "I did."

ed in my

mind-that the Own whole thing was a swindle. When I was told there were no counter- foils, and when I WAS told by

I am not going to leave it at that. You can carry on

Ton used swindle" the frst time

Quinn that he did not know whe! "ramp" the second-Call it had tiekot No. 30%, very reluctantly swindle if you like. That was my I came to the very natural con- belief,

clusion that it was a ramp.

A Bedtime, Interview. "As a matter of fact," the wit-

Why didn't you at the time tell ness continued. *FI was rather Quinn it was freshly written?-1 dumb-founded. I did not know said to myself, "I am going to where I was at the time, as I had keep this and put it on one side."

Keep it ull it got dry-It was

instructions to take out a warrant.

manager

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Claimant's Evidence. Chik Soon-sing said he was the employ of the China Specie Bank as business Shanghai. At the of last Chinese year he was in Hongkong I said 'Where is ticket No. 3066?

and bought a ticket in the Chinese You must know, and he said he dry. Mr. Zeitlyn. That is stupid.

What do you mean by saying Club Derby Sweep from Quinn, did not know. I then asked him that you thought it was so fresh who was employed in the Specie where were the counterfoils and he replied he had no counterfoils and that it was a ramp-it was so fresh Bank as Chief Secretary and acting His nephew came into that in your mind it must have Manager.. been written within the last few the Bank and witness wrote the mean within the mimber of the ticket (2068) on a moments 7--No.

piece of paper and landed it to him,

did not know where they were. Witness told him he had cabled to Messrs. Lyson and Hali, solicitors, and to the Secretary of the Chinese last hour. Club to stop payment. Quinn said

Will you tell the Court why you The witness was still under

he had no record of the tickets thunght this was a rampThe examination when the Court ad he had gold. He mentioned that circumstances were Very peculiar.trned until this evening. he was returning to Hongkong on I was absolutely convinced in my the Sunday on the Korea Maru. own mind that Chik honestly be That afternoon witness saw Mr. Wei lieved he had bought 2006," and MOUTRIES-Exclusive Agents Wing-lok at the Racecourse and through this extraordinary coinci asked him again if he knew any-dence-it was freshly written-1

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