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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

CAR SALE DISPUTE.

FORGERY

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 15,- 1930,

LLEGED

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POLICE. COUP.

SUSPECTED PIRATES UNDER

WARREST.

INDIANS ABUSE 'BACH OTHER SERIOUS CIARGES AGAINST

IN COURT.

CONTRACTOR FOREMAN.

"Plaintiff in the sort of man Embezzlement of a eum of The Hongkong Police are re- who would deny anything," re$498.13, the monies of the Hor ported to have effected 4 coup yes- markod an Indian defendant in Hing firm of building contractors, terday morning at the Kowloon the Summary Court yesterday was alleged against a foreman, afternoon, to which the plaintiff who appeared before Mr. Whyte Railway Station, in the arrest of a promptly retorted, "If he says. I Smith, at the Kowloon Magistracy, couple of men suspected to bo am that sort of man he is not to The defendant was also accused pirates connected with the recent truated at all." The dis-of having" forged, or altered a Dell Maru piracy. It is also under- paraging remarks occurred during forged document and alternative-stood that discovery of a pirate the hearing of case before they of being in possession of haunt in Yaumati has disclosed

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Pulano Judge (Mr. Justice Wood) when Kartar Singh, No. 9, Mac- donnell · Road, sued another. In- dian by the same name, whose address was given as No. 25 Sing Woo Road; second floor, Wongneichong, for $520 balance due on the sale of public motor car No. 472,

forged document.

Mr. A. E. Hall appeared for the compisinant, the defendant being unrepresented,

In explaining the case for the prosecution, Mr. Hall said that the complainant was the assistant manager of the firm while the do- fendant was the foreman. Dur

At two different firms, the complainant discovered deficits amounting to $493.13, the Bum mentioned in the first charge which the defendant was stated to have collected,

$8,000 alleged to be part of the money paid by relatives of a rich man, taken captive at the time, te the pirate agents.

The story of the arrests makes raost interesting reading.

It will be recalled that tho Defendant admitted the debt, ing the past few months the de- Japanese steamer, Deli Maru, was less $130, which, he said, he had fendent's behaviour was rather pirated a few months ago by A paid, but this was denied by suspicious and the assistant Bins Bay gang, who had a Chin- plaintiff who asserted that he had manager, accompanied by these woman directing them. The received nothing. Mr. Fcashier of the firm, went round to Japanese officers on board and all Kwok was for plaintiff and defon- various firms with whom they had the Chinese passengers were rob dant conducted his own case.

had business transactions, and Giving evidence, plaintiff stated examined their accounts. he had known defendant for over nine years and on November 5, 1929, he sold the car to defendant at the agreed price of $620, on condition that defendant should pay $100 on November 10 and in- stalments of $50 per month after- wards. Plaintiff added that he had, in fact, received nothing. in spite of demands for payment

Payment Denied... Cross-examined by defendant. plaintiff denied that since Novem- ber 6 he had received $130. In December, continued plaintiff. da fendant's Hcence was seized by the police so he had no money to pay anything at that time.

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bed, while a number of the latter were held for several weeks for ruasom. Among the captives was one Mr. Hau, a Chinese engineer with a foreign degree, travelling from Swatow to Hongkong, repre- santing a foreign firm in Shang- hai, and on a business trip. The amart. appearance of the engineer On December 29, the complain-attracted the attention of the ant had occasion to look in the pirates, and he was seized and defendant's drawer and there he subsequently taken to Blas Bay. " found a forged chop. The defen- Letters were sent by the pirates dant was not present but later to the relatives of the engineer when he returned he admitted in Shanghai, demanding a huge possession of the chop and told sum es ransom. For about three the assistant manager that if howecke negotiations went did not like it he could destroy through the mall. An agreement the chop.

was eventually reached, and, "the Referring to the forged agree-pirates demanded that the family ment, Mr. Hall said that the de- of the engineer, should send a re- fendant and the cashier went to presentative with the money down Defendant admitted he signed the Kwong Sang building conto Hongkong to meet the pirate a document recording the sale of tractors, the cashier having the agents. the car and conditions of sale. genuine chop of the complainant's saying it was written by Mr. firm. He was so busily engross- Bishen Slagh. Defendant agreeded in talking with the fokis that that on November 5, he did owe $620 to plaintiff as the balance of the price of the ear, which was $1,050. Since that date, he continued, he had paid $130 in small gums almost daily,

Meets. Pirates Here. Accordingly, it is learned, the he handed the chop to the defen-representative arrived in Hong- dant who instead of using the kong some time last week with Is interesting to genuine chop to execute an agree the money. It

note that at this stage the man had. ment used a forged chop.

His Worship asked what good that

could have done the defendant, In reply to his Lordship, defen- Mr. Hall replied that he did not dant anid no receipts were given know except that it was for the and there was no written ne. purposes of collecting money count. He continued that he took later, The genuine chop would over the car in January, 1929, and never be in his possession but there were no documents in exis- if he had the forged chop it might tence until the balance, claimed serve his purpose later. was owing when the document sued on was drawn up and sign. edi

not the least intention of expostas

the pirates to the Police here. "Act- ing on instructions given him by the letters of the pirate chief, the man resided at a Chinese hotel on Connaught Road Central, for over

week, and day after day he negotiated with two strangers who professed to be pirate agents who had come down to Hongkong to receive the money. After long discussions, it was finally decided by the party that the family of the engineer should pay the pirates $12,000. The whole deal was con- cluded on Monday afternoon, and the $12,000 was handed over to the

His Worship remarked that the defendant did not seem to him to be doing any harm by executing the agreement with the forged chop. Defendant went on to say that lie did not gain anything for him- The had three witnesses who self by stamping the document with could testify to plaintiff's da forged chop:: The prosecution mitting he had received $130 had to prove that he had inten-two agents. these being Bishen Singh, Bunts tions to defraud:

Singh and another man named Mr. Hall pointed out that he Kartar Singh, but he had not might get credit in the future on enlled them as he understood the forged chop. People might plaintiff was going to settle tho matter out of court. He added think that it was the authorised If the case was adjourned huchon of the complainant's firm.

The case was adjourned. could call those witnesses,

Wordy Duel.

At one stage of the proceedings, $130. Witnessca had had plenty of defendant, referring to plaintiff, notice and it was for defendant to call his own witnesses. His said, "plaintiff is the sort of man Lordship added he could not post who would deny anything. There was a case which came before the pone judgment merely because and they made defendant had not brought his Sikh Committee plaintiff pay another Hinn the witnesses, amount he claimed."

Plaintiff, interrupting, snid

Judgment for Plaintiff."

Timely Intervention.

The relatives of the engineer were apparently satisfied, and it is understood that even on Monday the alleged pirates still had every opportunity to leave. the Colony and get away with the ransom, to Blus Bay.

On Monday afternoon, in the same hotel, however, the man from Shanghai was approached by Chi nese detectives who it is said sus- pected that he was here for no good Berted that he came down

tioned admitted

to Hongkong from Shanghal, and was almost an entire stranger to Hongkong, but stated that his mission was to meet piratës and hand them ransom money. The local Police, on being informed of this, immediately took action, and after due preparations arrested two suspects at the Kowloon Railway Station, as already reported.

with some heat, that his Lordship His Lordship continued, "I will know what kind of man defendant give judgment for plaintiff for was as he had often been before the whole amount claimed and the Court, "If he says I am that costs. Plaintiff may issue execu- sort of man he is not to be trust- tion in respect of the costs at ed at all," added plaintiff,

once. As to the claim, he may Defendant Inter remarked that issue execution as to $490 after As to the balance if plaintif would go to the Tem- one month. ple and awear a special cath that of $130 he may issue execution you he had not received $180 then he after three months. When (defendant) would pay the money.

(defendant) have paid the costs Giving judgment, his Lordship. grant you liberty to apply for Bald defendant had signed a dea review of this judgment within cument dated November 5 by one month from to-day so far as

Yesterday afternoon, the Police which he had made himself liable it affects the sum of $130 in discontinued with their search for the for $656 and it was for him to pute.. In the meantime, judgment headquarters of the gang, and it is show that he had paid it or any stands against you for the full learned that at a house in Yaumati part of it. Plaintiff claimed $620 | amount,

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and defendant admitted owing Replying to his Lordship, Mr. $490,, the dispute between them Kwok said the judgment was having reference to the difference, antisfactory to him.

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WELL, WE'VE DONE A PREITY, |GOOD BUSINESS ON FURS SO FAR, SAM - LET'S TAKE TH'ORY OFF

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It appears that the two men were found in possession of tickets for Shek Lung station, where they would have had every facility to travel along the East River back to Blas Bay.

they found $8,000, belleved to be part of the money paid for the ransom. Further investigations are proceeding,

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