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PARTNERS DISPUTE. fendant would make good the sum.

FRAUDULENT CONVERSION

CHARGE FAILS.

He denied that it was only a mat- ter concerning accounts between them.

Two fokia from the firm, includ ing a brothor of the complainant, gave corroborative evidence, testi- A dispute between two partners in a native firm regarding the tls-fying to having seen the cheque pasal of a cheque led to criminal made out and to having heard the proceedings being instituted be apologetic reply which the defen dant was alleged to have made foro Mr. A. W. G. H. Grantham, when questioned in regard to the at the Central Police Court, yes disposal of the money. terday afternoon.

Cheung Yin-san, senior, partneri in the New Piece Goods Trading Company, brought a charge of fraudulent conversion of amount of $150 contained in cheque, against Lal Chi-kong,

charge co-partner. The donled.

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Mr. F. C. E. Rendall appeared for the complainant, and Mr. E. S. C. Brooks for the defendant.

In evidence, the complainant said that, on September 24 Inst, the defendant asked him for a

cheque for $145 for the purpose of establishing credit with a Ger- man firm through the American Express Company. He filled in the body of the cheque and after having pot witness to sign it, took the cheque to the Bank..

"Returning later, defendant in- formed the witness that the receipt would be sent over by the Bank in two weeks, time. When that date arrived, defendant again put him off, saying that the Bank was too busy then, to attend to the matter and had requested them to walt for a further ten days.

warrant.

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LICENSING BOARD.

| RENEWAL OF PUBLICAN AND OTHER APPLICATIONS.

The Licensing Board met in the Council Chamber yesterday after- noon for consideration of a num ber of applications under the Liquors Consolidation Ordinahcos

of 1911 and 1917.

sent

One of these witnesses, while

The meeting was presided over admitting that he was giving evi- by the Hon. Mr. W. T. Southern. dence on behalf of the complainant Colonial Secretary. Others pro disagreed with Mr. Brooks that he were Mesara. C. D. Mel- was impelled thereto by the sense bourne. H. B. L. Dowbiggin, C. G. that the complainant was his em- Alabaster, K.C., W. L. Pattendon, ployer.

Dr. W. V. M. Koch and Major C. Willson (Secretary).

A statement to the police was put in, this showing that, when charged, the defendant had said: "I had $150 share in the com- plainant's shop. As I wanted to withdraw my share, I took the $145. back,

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The following applications were renewed:

·Publican's Licence-The Re- pulse Bay Hotel, Hongkong Hotel Mr. Brooks then submitted that Peninsula Hotel Palace Hotel he had no case to answer, in view Kowloon Hotel.

Publican's of the common claim which both

Licence without parties had to the amount of the bar.-St. Francis Hotel, Lane Restaurant. Hotǝ! cheque. He also referred to the Crawford's facts connected with the defen-Savoy. dant's case that he was withdraw- ing his share from the firm.

Mr. Grantham said he must rule against M. Brooks as regards de fendant's responsibility as a part ner under the cheque. Obviously. his Worship observed, the amount which each party possessed under the disputed cheque was in pro- portion to the share of the capital; which each respectively held and the disparity in the shares was against the defendant."

Defendant's Case.

Hotel Keeper's Adjurėt Licence. -Peak Hotel, Station Hotel, Tokyo Hotel, Chitose Hotel, Suehiro Hotel. The Métropole Hotel, Chitose Kwan Hotel, Em- presa Hotel, Tung Shan Hotel, Hotel Asia and the Great China

Hotel.

Restaurant Keeper's Adjunct Licence-Yamakawa Hotel, Cafe Alexandra, The South Chinn Ras- taurant, Queen's Cafeteria, Ka Ping, Asahi Beer Hall and Tho Prince's Cafe.

Un October 10, witness decided to investigate the matter, and dis- covered that the cheque had been cashed. When taxed with the fact, defendant admitted that he

In evidence, defendant contend- Heferring to the application of had eashed the cheque and ex-ed that it was agreed, when he put the Queen's Cafeteria, the chair, pressed his sense of regret that in his share of the capital, that man mentioned that there was a he should have done such a thing. the firm was to pay him 340 a suggestion that the kitchen was He also said he was prepared to month as salary in addition, to inadequate for the size of the bear the consequences. Failing any profits aceruing from his par- business. It was very hot and to secure repayment of the money, ticipation in the business. In stuffy. This could be remedied which belonged to the firm, wit point of fact no profits or wages by opening windows in the stair- ness applied to the police for awere paid during the following case and installing extractor fans

months and, in September last, he in the yard. Cross-examined by Mr. Brooks, I pressed for the withdrawal of the witness admitted that defendant $150 and for

Mr. Yu Man-cho, the applicant, payment of his was a partner in the firm, al- salary. The complainant had was called before the Board and though to the extent of only $150. then agreed, after much. pressing, informed of the defect in his pre- Witness denied that he had agreed to set off a cheque which had been to the employment of the defend- made out in favour of a GermaTI ant as a clerk or salesman of the firm, against this $150, | firm, stating that whatever, ser- vices the defendant had put in were considered us only being in the nature of co-operative efforts. It was not true that an amount of $40 had been agreed upon as a monthly salary for the defendant.

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Mr. Yu, in reply to the chair- man, said that he had already opened the windows and installed one fan.

The application was confirmed

Cross-examined by Mr. Rendall, witness said he had not altered the particulars on the stub of the cheque because he had not seen the cheque book since the matter on the understanding that it was was settled in the manner he des- certified that the work was done. cribed.

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In giving his decision, Mr. No Present Salary,

Grantham said it was to be belier- Replying to further questions ed that the defendant was not pre- by Mr. Brooks, witness said that pared to put in his full time in the matter of salary was discussed the expectations only of profits, only in relation to future pros which if materialising would pects, it, being agreed that after negligible on the small share he the business had commenced to invested in the business. After a show a profit, cach one of the long period of unfruitfulness, partners was to draw between $10 without wages and the profits and $20 a month for expenses. It still a matter for conjecture, it was not true that he had quarrell was natural that he should want ed with the defendant over this to get back his money, as in the question of salary. Ever since manner described. What he then

It seemed an impossibility that the question of the cheque cropped Pt was within the limits of his the laden stalls could be cleared in up to become an issue between share, and was not necessarily less than an hour, but this was the them, defendant had continued fraudulent conversion. The onus result which the hard working working for the firm, appearing at for them to prove fraudulent conex, in which the sale, was held being on the prosecution, it was indies achieved. The Church an- his post several hours a day.

version. In his Worship's view, was packed with buyers from the The business had not yet shown the prosecution had not done so, moment the doors opened, and the ROTTERDAM, AMSTERDAM, HAMBURG AND SCANDINAVIA profit, and witness, questioned and the defendant would be there bulk of the risitors left the

on the point of a man being will-fore discharged, « ing to work for such a long period without prospects of profits or wages, said that in their case it was agreed that defendant was to receive a salary next year, when it was expected that the business would have improved.

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