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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

QUARREL OVER A LOAN.

SEQUEL TO A MIDNIGHT VISIT.

THURSDAY, JUNE 21, 1928.

SUDDEN DEATH.

POPULAR SERVANT OF THE EASMA CLUB.

All members of the local Ex-

HIGHWAY ROBBERY.

GIRL STUDENTS ATTACKED

BY BANDITS. ".

Two robbers who made an attack

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An allegation that Mr. B. E. Active Servicemen's Association on two Chinese girl students on Aksb, manager of the Pavilion will be surprised to learn of the the Kowloon City Road yesterday shortly after four sudden death of the No. 2 Boy, afternoon Cafe, Kowloon, paid a midnight better known as Fred, who died o'clock were arrested is a result vialt to Mrs. S. Kotsometis, 31 suddenly yesterday evening. He of prompt police work. Ashley Road, whose husband is in had been employed at the Club since In her report to the Police, Chinese girl, ago 16, France, on the pretext of re-paying its foundation and he had perform B a loan bat instead asked her to good valuable services and was ex-named Ng Wan-chau, residing at for a motor car ride was made in tremely popular with the members. No 162, Sung Wong Terrace the Summary Court yesterday It appears that at about half Kowloon, stated that she was on afternoon before. Mr. Justico past five yesterday evening he her way home from her school Jacks, Mrs. Kotsometts stated that went to the bathroom to wash his with a schoolmate, and while she shut the door in Mr. Aksb's hands and shortly afterwards the walking along the Kowloon City faco and wrote him on the follow-No. 1 boy found him lying on the Road, in the vicinity of the Ma Tau ing day telling that he had no busi-floor in a stupor Mr. Hunt, the Wal, two unknown men suddenly ness to visit her at such a time, secretary, and Mr. Shaw of the accosted her from behind. They Mr. Akab emphatically denied the P.W.D., who were present were threw the two girls to the ground, allegation.

called to see the boy and; they had and one of them, dressed in white- The case was one in which Mrs. him removed him to the Government stripped jacket, stole a gold bangle S. Kotsonietle sued Mr. B. E. Akab Civil Hospital where he died. He valued at $80 from one of them. for the sum of $426 being the ba-is survived by a wife and child. The robbers then made off We are informed that funeral towards the hills. The girls shout lance due of $600 lent on April

HEAVY FINES.

HOTEL USED FOR IMMORAL

PURPOSES.

TO THE MAN WANTS TO 'SUCCEED.

You may be the greatest gonfue the world has yet seen; your bual- noss acumon may exceed that of Acting on a number of com any other living man; but this will plaints received from the military avall your little or nothing If you authorities, the Asia Hotel, of Pak are sickly and cannot attend to Hot Street, Youmati, was visited your daily work, bu

Without good health success la by Inspector Shannon on the night

of June 4; and in consequence of impossible. To attain success, anding several soldiers occupying then, means first of all conserving rooms with women, a summons was your health. To do this, you have taken out against the proprietor but to fortify the system to ward of the Hotel for allowing the pre-off disease, to re-inforce those

of the stress and straff of modern minds to be used for immoral par natural processos which, because poses.

The defendant, who appeared be. existence, do not always function fore Mr. Schofield yesterday, said to best advantage,

The rational use of a tonic when that he did not know his hotel was being used for the purpose feeling below: par" of when you begin to lose interest in your work, alleged by the prosecution.

Inspector Shannon deposed to commends itself to the intelligent. having visited the hotel at 10.80 The tonic you want is one that will on Jund 4 as the result of benefit you permanently, and not complainte from the military numerely stimulate you for the timas register and, finding the names of

2, 1828, repayment of which was expenses will be paid by theed, Save Life,' with the result that thorities, After: examining the boing. Dr. Williams' Pink Pills Cor

promised by April 12 together with the sum of $25 interest. The plaintiff admitted that $225 had been paid into court, the defen- dant stating that that was the

amount owing.

Mr. L. R. Andrewes for the plaintiff and Mr. G. S. Hugh Jones defended.

A Stage Name,

The plaintiff, giving evidence, said that her stage name Woo Madame Baronell. She first met the defendant in March at the Cafe Pavilion when she went there with a friend to partake of refresh- ments. He then asked her why she had pot gone to France with her husband and she replied that she was teaching dancing during his.absence. He then said "Very good. I can introduce you to a

professor of music."

Easms Clubind a subscription.is to be raised the lis.dependents.

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tries in the plainter's book were not correct and pointed out that one of the leaves was missing, Plaintiff denied the former and ex- plained the latter by enying that she had written Her address on the leaves torn out, for customers,

Abusive Letters.

Mr. Hugh Jones referred to let tera which had passed between the parties, saying he did not think they would help very much. They were, he said, extremely abusive and very obscene. The only thing in them, from the plaintiff's point of view, was that a demand for $400 was made. That was about the only thing that threw any

light on the case at all.

Attempted Rebbery.

large number of pedestrians and

Europeans occupying certain Polo People are such a tonic. farmers who were then working in rooms, witness visited these rooms They restore natural vigour by re- the near-by fields, hearing the and found them being used for the inforcing the normal functions of alarm gavo chase catching the men purpose complained of. Witness the human system. They are the and turning them over to an Indian recognised one of the girls as hav-prescriptian of an experienced and constable, who also took part in ing been sent away from Spring qualified medical practitioner and the pursuit. A

Gardens Lane by the medical have been entinontly successful as officer.

a remedy for anaemia, dobility, Evidence was given that the nervous ailments, also for the dis-. Two men, suspected of being connected with the attempted rob-girls were met outside the hotel by orders of women, for over a long Your chemist bery at a money changer's shop last the soldiers and taken to rooms by period of years. Saturday evening were arrested the hotel boys.

can supply Dr. Williams' Pink Pills," yesterday in a raid made on, a After convicting the defendant or post free at $1.50 per bottle, & Chinese tea-house, on Wellington of the offence, he Worship was bottles for $8, from The Dr. Wil- Street.

The sudden appearance of the asked to take a serious view of the liams Medicine Co., 60, Klangse

It was stated that several Road, Shanghai. police caused much excitement case.

His Worship imposed a fine of among the many people in the ten cases of disease had arisen. house.

The police ordered everyone to $250.

building. After remain in their seats, while they searched the

about forty-five minutes tingin WONGNEICHONG LOT. wanted men were found one of the many rooms,

These two men had arrived at

A few days afterwards, the Mr. Andrewes interjected that plaintiff continued, she paid,. an- with regard to the letter describ

They were accompanied police.

DAY'S AUCTION. other visit to the cafe when she ed as abusive he could say that the ten-house shortly before the LIVELY BIDDING AT YESTER- again saw the defendant, who said that was not written by the plain-by one other man, who after taking he understood that she (plaintiff) tiff.

a cup of tea, hurriedly left. At the China Auction Rooms Efforts to trace the third man fail-yesterday afternoon, with Mr. E. V. M. R. de Sousa 08 the auctioneer, a valuable piece of property known, as No. 21 Shing

ed.:.

was a very rich woman. Plaintiff Mr. Hugh Jones: It is unmis replied that she was rich former-takeably in her handwriting. ly but she had lost everything. Addressing his Lordship for the He then told her that she could defence Mr. Hugh: Jones said there make $25 if she would lend him was a direct conflict of evidence gas bill for the plaintiff. With Wo Street, Wongnelchong, and re- $600 for a few days, saying that he and his Lordship's unfortunate the exception of two small bills glstered as Section E of Inland wanted the money for his wife duty was to decide which side was for advertisements, a bill for cloth- Lot No: 2294, with buildings who was sick at Shanghai. Plain- speaking the truth, as there were ing and a bill for glasses he had thereon, was sold for a sum of

witnesses. The defendant tiff agreed to lend the money, the no

Mr. Hugh Jones continued that a merchant named Lam Bing-chau. defendant agreeing to pay her quite frankly admitted that he not paid any other bills for her. $9,000, the successful bidder being borrowed the $600 and further ad-the probabilities were very much The site was much fancied by back by Apell 12.

Dealing with the question of re-mitted that the time for repay in favour of the defendant Al the Chinese, consequently bidding payment, plaintiff said that on, ment, was sometime past, but that though the plaintiff had consistent was very brisk. From the upset April 12 he repaid $85. On April did not affect the question of the ly written demanding payment of price of $5,000 the figure suddenlying days vanish

Thereafter, with two other the money the attitude taken up jumped up to $8,000 in one single by the defendant, equally consis-bid. tently, was that he only owed $200 bids of, $500 each, the price was and $25 interest, totalling the sum raised to $9,000, at which figure it

Sing-chou. of $225, which had been paid into was knocked down to Mr. Lam court.

The defendant then gave evi- dance supporting Mr. Hugh Jones' remarks.

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13 he paid a millinery bill of $30 amount which was due. for her and on April 16 or 17 he As regards that, the defendant paid her gas bill of $15. The de-would state that when he borrow fendant never asked for a receipt. ed the money le bought two exact- He bought a small note book for ly similar note books, both of her and told her to record the re- which were in court, and that payment in it. She asked him to when a ropayment was made to record the re-payment, himself but the plaintiff he himself in his own handwriting entered it in her he told her that she could do it.

book. He also made similar en- tries in his own books.

Missing Pages.

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Plaintiff Leaves Court. A few minutes before half past three Mr. Andrewes said that the The plaintiff had said that the plaintiff had an important engage- defendant did not make any enment at four o'clock and that she tries in her book. In that respect wished to leave,

The area of the site is 1,054 square feet, and is held for the

residue of the term of 75 years commencing from July 9, 1912, a Crown lease baing later obtained, in 1920, by a Mr. Fong Shau-nin.

Mr. Hugh Jones protested, saying

Midnight Vielt. Questioned by Mr. Andrewes plaintiff said that her husband was in France, having gone some eight months ago and on May 6, at midnight, the defendant called on her ostensibly.to repay the loan he would draw his Lordship's at- His Lordship intimated that he that his friend, could not offer an but asked her to go for a motor tention to the fact that undoubted- did not think it would be necessary opinion like that.

Witness admitted that he could car ride. There was an Englishly one or more pages had been to re-call her and gave her per lady living above her and as she taken out of the plaintiff's book. mission to go, remarking that he have got the loan from his firm, that she would deal with the case as fair-and if he had done so he knew he did not want to damage her re- Her explanation was putation she shut the door in the wrote an address on it or some-ly as lie could. Mrs. Kotsometis would have had to repay the whole defendant's face. The next morn-thing----

then said "good-bye" and left the sum on the settlement date. He ing she wrote a very strong letter Mr. Andrewes here remarked court.

needed the money for his wife, Cross-examined by Mr.. An- to him telling him that he had no that the plaintiff admitted volun

Mr. AndrewOS: You say you business to call on her at that time.tarily that three pages were mis- drewes the defendant said he met

Mr. Andrewes said he would sing, although she had only been the plaintiff in October last year. are a married man. Do you think have something further to say taxed with regard to one.

He had been in business for 26 your attitude in going to the plain. about that later, and added that Mr. Hugh Jones, continuing years and was manager of the tiff's flat at midnight on May 6, that was the attitude adopted by said that, assuming the defendant's cafe. He did not like to ask a lady as alleged, was pardonable, osten- the defendant.

story was true, it was obvious to give a receipt. When the resibly to repay a loan-I say it is a lie, I have never been to her Mr. Hugh Jones cross-examined that the plaintiff would have to payment became due an arrange fat at night

to between the the plaintiff on the question of explain the absence of those pages ment was, come the repayments, when he suggest- and the easiest way of doing so plaintiff and himself to have a. ed that the plaintiff was not tell-was the explanation she had given. "current account" on the loan so

In summing his Lordship-pointed ing the truth. Mrs. Kotaometts As regards the actual amounts the that the plaintiff could draw money became angry at the insinuation defendant would say that he had when she needed it. That was out that he was in a difficult post- and told Mr. Hugh Jones that she at no time paid her the sum of the reason why he did not repay tion in the absence of witnes208, was telling truth. Mr. Hugh $85. The plaintiff's book started the lump sum when it was due, as the defendant admitted borrow- Jones said he was going to prove off with an initial payment of $85, He further said that the plain-ing the money but was unable to that she was not telling the truth, but he (Mr. Hugh Jones) would tiff came into the cafe at half past produce any receipts for money at which the plaintiff became so submit that the probabilities were eight in the evening and stayed repaid, He considered that the distressed that a chair was that the plaintiff could not remem- until midnight for six weeks, defendant had failed to make out his case and he would therefore brought for, her to sit down, ber the details of the earlier items."wasting my time."

In his cross-examination Mr

Succeeds.

The defendant would further Mr. Andrewes characterised the give judgment for the plaintiff for Hugh Jones suggested that the en- swear that he had never paid a latter words as "nonsense," but the amount claimed with costs.

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