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WING ON CASE.

Continued from Page 1.) to read, I also saw that the charac

of the chops wore ters on one "Heungkong Wing On You Han Kong Sto" (ie, Hongkong Wing On * Company, Limited)..

Witness went on to say that he was told by the second defendant that one side of one of the chops was "teo largo" and was asked to take it back to the shop for alter tion. Eventually the second do- fendant cancelled his instructions saying "That will do."

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to keep their numbers secret,

Mr. Owen, replied that - this, seemed to be only a hose 13en of keeping the number pecret. There was no ground for it."

to

SOLICITOR PROSECUTES.

ALLEGED EXTENSIVE THEFTS.

Central Tho

His LordshipIt is ridiculous. It seems to be the idea that wit-] : resses are entitled to refuse In a case which Major C. Will- answer, or out their answers to son, described as serious, five sult instructions. This time I charges were preferrod against shall not enforce the order, but I

two Chineso at the Magistracy, this morning. want it to be clearly understood

irst was that witnesses must

of stealing two sliver once without any nonsense about gold bangles, one gold chain with pens, nine silver car-pleks, a pair of being forbidden to give informa-jadeptone attachment, four gold tion. If necessary I would take rings, nine pieces of cloth, and very serious stops to make people $65 in Hongkong currency, understand that they are not to March 23rd. The second and reply in this manner.

anewor at

On

One day, on being called into the

third, charges were of stealing one same room, he was asked what he

The cross-examination of the diamond ring and a ruby ring, set was "ding, and, on replying that he was boiling water for ten, was witness was then proceeded with, in platinum, on February 6th, the handed a parcel by the second de-und witness was questioned if he property of Mr. C. A. S. Russ. fendant, in which were contained new certain workmen and fore-solicitor, and with recelying the three chops-the same ones he got men mentioned by name, and stated same. The first defendant was back from the shop but broken upts be at present employed in wit- further charged with stealing one into places. They were not so mess's department at the Naval roll of volle material on or about April 22nd, and the second with broken up, that he could not dis- Yard:

failing to give his correct name, tinguish the character On still luft

and address when pledging cloth- intact on one of the pieces.

He was ordered by the second defendant to destroy them by burn- ing in the chetty, which he did.

Witness did not know any

those,

of

he jing at two pawnshops on March

23rd.

་

He was next questioned if knew.certain, other workmen and printers employed at the Chung Mr. A. E. Hall appeared for the Mr. C. G. Alaster (counsel ap-Wo Printing shop at the time he first defendant, and Mr. Russ, was nearing for the second defendant) aid he was employed there. He present as a complainant.

then rose to take up the creasd not know the men named by

examination of the, witness. "

What is the number given you at the Naval Yard?

counsel.

Witness replied that a number plate was given him on his golu into the Yard to work and he re

At the conclusion of Tam tarned the plate when knocking oflay's evidence, his Lordship said:

Air. Alabaster repeated his ques

-I won't send you to prison this tion.

ime, but you must remember in futies that when you are told to do something in this Court you

.

any

on February 6th, two rings were.

Giving evidence, Mr. Russ said

Counsel: Who engage you? Mr. Alabaster, in answer to his Street a tailor's shop, at about 5.30 left on a shelf at 6, D'Aguilar (referring to witness being taken Lordship, said that his cross-ex-, by his wife. The loss of the into employment at the Naval Yurdamination was directed with arings was discovered at about eight on the 3rd December, 1925),

view to showing that the witness o'clock, when witness was at Fan- Witness: I went there to see was never at the Chung Wa Print-ling. He caught the next train some Kwai and they engaged meng Shop in Canton at the time he back the following morning and ar- As they were Europeans how could was supposed to have been con-rivet at about 9.30 a.m. When he i tell you their names?

Jeerned in the transactions."

looked for the rings, he found they Witness

handed, photo-were not there, was

At the time the graphs of two men and he declared first defendant and the master) he had never seen them at the were in the shop, and they denied Chung Wa shop.

all knowledge of the rings, so wit- ness reported the matter. He could not say for certain whether he saw Phe second defendant or not.

Speaking with reference to compensation for the pawnbroker who received the diamond ring, witness added that he would strong- ly oppose any suggestion of that sort that might arise. The ring. Mr Jenkin said that the obviously a foreign one, was taken evidence for the prosecution was to the shop and was pawned for drawing to a conclusion and is the $80, and it was worth £80. It might His Lordship:-Give the num observations of Prof. Shellshear never have been found had not the her af once, or I will send you to in regard to the two principal ex-ticket been found in the possession prison. To the Interpreter, whohibits had not been attacked by of one of the defendants, The "used considerable emphasis in hi counsel, for the defence, he pro-pawn-broker, made no effort to in

communication of the prder to the posed to tender the master of the form the police, although they were witness). D., don't shout to printing shop, who was then called. making onquiries.

Mr. Alabaster: On the second The case was remanded formally Witness-If your Lordship wi occasion on which gave for a week, bail being refused.

you guaranice Lean return to my job-vidence, you stated that you had His Lordship: If you don't give discovered that the number 01 ne the number I shall send you 1-stars on the genuine labels varjed' prison at once,

Witnessi disclose the Buri ber to you, I would lose my job,

JUDGE'S ORDER.

His Lardship:-Give the bor at once!

Witness-If I full your lordship the number-

the man.

2.

Witness will tell your Lord- ship if you can guarantee

His Lordship: You go to pri-

en for a fortnight.

have to do it.

45

PRINTER CALLED.

Witness: That is so.

On u previous occasion you hád said that they did not?—Yes;

As a matter of fact, you knew nothing about the actual printin

DEBTS TO AMERICA.

TUREE SETTLEMENTS APPROVED.

Washington, April 27.

A nuen miautes' debate suf-

Witness, without further hestitatept that you gave instructionsced for the Senate to approve the

lon gave his number as 2711.

Yes.

| Latvian debt settlement.

[debl agreements with Esthonia

and Rumania.

How many books were order- The Senate also approved the suma bis cross-examination, whed?-Ten thousand.

Mr. Alabaster was rising to re

Mr. Jenkin asked: take it

How many sets of type were your Lordsip, that the order is sus made up to print each page?! pended for the moment.

Mr. Alabaster was understood-to reply that he was not concerned with that.

ADVICE TO WITNESSES. Sir Henry Gollan, in comment- ing on the attitude of the witness. said: It seems to me that some people think that when an order is given by somebody else, they can withhold certain information in this Court. I want it to be clearly understood that if I tell a man to

Only one.

Senator Reed, the chief spokes man for the opposition, declared Do you know that of your own again become part of Russia long it most probable that Latvin would i knowledge-Yes,

Further questions were put in before the sixty-two years laid regard to this, and witness said down in the settlement had pags- that one "block" was made to

He predicted that Britain print one, side of each sheet would make the Italian debt set- There were two pages on, cach Iride.

ed.

lement the basis of a demand for revision of the British debt agree.

Senator Smoot replied that Bri- tain had given assurances that she weak, not object to any settin ment which the United States might make with other nations. -Realer's American Service.

mont. Questioned in regard to double stitching, witaess said that if a book was double-stitched be- cause of some fault in the. Arst answer, he has no right to reply holes would be observed on stitching. the doubla that his employer has told him not the two printed slips and the to respond.

blank sheet of paper. In "Emma". Witness was afraid that if 1

H

could not get back to my present the double stitching showed only ELECTRIC CO. THEFTS.

job I should not be able to find a Ilving.

His Lordship:Tell him to obey

my orders.

on the last printed slip.

Pages

1,2 7, and 8 of "Emma" were not

printed at his shop.

ANOTHER SENSATION.

EMPLOYER SENT, TO GAOL.

Stating that the Company wished

Witness went on to say that the Another man having been to press the case us a warning to number plate handed to him when brought from the Naval Yard, others, Mr. L. R. Andreweg appeur-

he returned to work in the morn-Tam lay was re-called and asked nd to prosecute for the Hongkong ing was handed back when he if he had been working under the "knocked off work in the evening.... man produced. He denied it and Mr. Alabaster-Do you have said that the man was, in another your pay card?We have no pay department. card in the Naval Yard.

Electric Company, before Major C. Willson at the Central Magistracy this morning, when a Chinese was charged with the theft of some copper plates.

Questions put to him in regard His Lordship: Is there ang to a man named Chan Woon, dis-

Mr. Andrewes explained that the dockyard official hore?

closed the man's reluctance to plates were used in connection with His Lordship was informed that give nis number. After pressure electric light fittings.. Such small one was being sent for..

about this number?

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he said that he had taken the thefts were continually taking His Lordship (to Inspector Fal-place of Chan Woon at the Naval place, and it was hard to detect the lon)What is this nonsener arg, had adopted Chun Woon's offenders. Naturally when the number and had been impersonat-Company did catch one, they want- ed it to net as a deterrent to others. Inspector Fallon replied that he ing Chan Woon. thought the witness was one of

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