1933-06-02 — Page 19

"Privilege" Refused Solicitor

MR. WATSON GIVES

EVIDENCE

The defenco concluded in the Horham Strand West property ac tion before the Chief Justice, Mr. J. E. Wood at the Supreme Court this morning.

The case is one in which Le The- ohi, administratrix with the will annexed to the estate of her late husband, Li Woon-nam, of Tool Shan, seeks to recover 73 Bonham Strand, from Pong Taol-ching, of Shatin, It boing alleged that the proporty assignment was a forgery perpetrated by Plaintiff's adopted son, Li Kal-loy,

Mr. H. G. Sheldon and Mr. Leo D'Almada e Castro, Jur., (Instruct- ed by Mesars. Lo and Lo) are ap pearing for plaintiff, and Mr. Eldon Patter, R.C., and Mr. F. C. Jenkin, K.C., instructed by Messrs. Hastings and Co., for defendant.

PRIVILEGE REFUSED.,

Mr. M. M. Watson, of Messrs. Johnson, Stokes, and Masters, claimed solicitor's privilege yea torday whon questioned by the defence as to instructions he re- ceived from Ng Yu-hon, and his evidence wris postponed for con- Alderation of the point.

This morning Mr. Justice Wood gave his ruling against witness who again took his stand in the box.

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FRANCE FIRM ON

WAR DEBTS

AMERICAN PROPOSAL

HAS NO EFFECT.

Paris, May 27.

DISARMAMENT CONVENTION

NOW IN COURSE OF PREPARATION

London, June 1

FRIDAY,

JUNE

1933.

GUNRUNNERS BAULKED

BIG SEIZURE ON THE DELI MARU

AUTOMATICS IN SACKS

A big gun-running enterprise in believed to have been nipped in the bud when one of the biggest recent hauls of arms and, it is reported, also of oplum, was made by Revenue Officers who boarded the O.S.K. Deli-maru on its roturn here from Canton.

Over n hundred brand-new automatica and an undetermined quantity of opium were seized and Interesting revelations are await- ed.

The Deli-maru, in accordance with her usual itinerary, arrived here late on Wednesday night, and took up her usual berth at the Company's wharf on the central waterfront.

As soon as she had tied up, a party of Revenue Officers waiting at the Jetty boarded the Vessel and carried out a Bystomatic search which took them to the cargo holds.

IN WITH CARGO.

The searchers appear to have had advance information and by cfearing away a mass of general cargo they were able to reach the contraband which was packed by itself.

Before the evidence was taken however, Mr. Potter said he wish-

It was stated in official circles: In a House of Commons state- fed to make a statement on

The arms were found in two in Paris to-day the French coldment on the proceedings at the Ancks, and it is also stated that evidence given by Wal Po-cheung, ness towards the war debt question Disarmament Conference Sir John other sacks acized and interpreter of Messrs. Wilkinson, would not be affected by the pro- Simon said a meeting of the gen-aghore contained Wuchow oplum takon and Grist. From the cross-exam-posed American legislation allow, eral commission, held this morning, of an amount and value not dis ination of this witness, he said, ing war debts to be paid in any decided that the bureau should be closed, the impression was gained that oficial medium of exchange. charged with the work of prepar-

It is believed that the co- Pong Tsol Shan was advised.not

ing a text of the draft convention traband was shipped on board at to accopt, this property and that

for what was called the second Canton und intended for he had, so to speak, refused' a

signees at one of the Chinese porta chance of getting out of the deal. Mr. Pong did not agree to this

called at on the way to Takoo Information received, leading to (Formosa). But for the advance version at all and, though not sug- gesting that the witness had told a deliberate le, evas in direct

rise. would have achieved their enter- interception here, the gun-runners conflict with him on this point.

WANTED TO STOP SALE. Mr. Watson said Mr. Ng Yu-hon came to his office and tant on his arrival in Hongkong he had been Informed that the property had been advertised for sale by auc- tion that afternoon. Ng Yu-hon said he had never heard of any mortgage, and while he not prepared to say that the mort. gage, if any, was a fraud, he want- ed to go to the sale and the auc- tion postponed while communica- tion was established with the

was

Financial authorities in France are of the view that legalisation of the existing conditions ought reading. not to cause the American dollar| to depreciate further.

The President was charged with the conduct of negotiations to facilitate this work.

America's further step towards an Inflationary policy, as the last move is regarded here, is thought had completed the first reading When the general commission to have strengthened the convic they would adjourn until July 3. tion in French government circles The technical committees would that nothing can be done at the coming World Economic Confer continue their work and when the general committee had completed enco until the dollar and the pound the first reading of the United sterling have been stabilised. Kingdom draft, a proposal will be

made by President to take it a basis for the convention to be negotiated.-British Wirelcas.

Reuter.

KEEPING OPIUM DIVANS

DEFORMED CHINESE

CHARGED

GAMBLERS CAUGHT IN ACT

con-

for the North at the usual hour.

The Deli-maru left Hongkong

NIGHT ABOARD A SINKING SHIP

HUNDRED PEOPLE'S

EXPERIENCE Houghton, Mich., May 28. After spending the entire night aboard a shattered and sinking ex.

POLICE RAID FAN TAN cursion bent, more than one ex-

SCHOOL

owner who was in the country. A Chinese with a deformed hand He further said that the deeds of was fined $75 or six weeks by M the property were in the posses-i

Wynne-Jones in Court this morn- sion of the father-in-law of the ing, on a charge of keeping an

A fan tan school was in prog 198 opium divan. Revenue Officer Ward owner and handod witness $3.000 said that the real culprit was abat the Sanitary Department coo- for the expenses of postponing the sent. His bail of

lies' quarters, Hospital Road, "yes. auction.

$200 hvas

terday when a Police party inter- In

estreated. reply to Mr. Sheldon,

vened. Twelve participants were Insistent on taking the witness said he

blame anrprised that the auction was not fined $125 or eight weeks, in con-

very for a man, a Chinese woman was taken to the Police Station and

charged. postponed and that he could not nexion, with another divan, where

Only Ave appeared before Mr. imagine a sale of property to which four pipes and four lamps Avere Wynne-Jones this morning. a suspicion of fraud attached, not

The seized,

first, described as the keeper, had being postponed.

his bail of $50 estreated, while Wong Tak-nan, interpreter of wrote to Messrs. Wilkinson and the other absentees forfeited bails Messrs. Johnson, Stokes, and Mas- Griat, that the widow was "really of $3 each. Second defendant, a ters, said he was attending court and truly the owner of the pro-sanitary coolie, who admitted bo- -on subpoena. He was well ac-perty. That same day Messrs. ing joint keeper, was fined $50 quanted with Ng Yu-hon and re- Wilkinson and Grist replied in a while the rest of the gamblers called that on July 23, 1931, he letter which contained the words: wore fined $2 each $3.94 was pick- came to the office and wanted to We may add for your informationed up. engage a soilcltor for a certain that on the occasion when we de- - purpose.

manded the return of the deeds AN UNUSUAL MATTER.

from Wong Wah-kong, Li Kai-lol's mother was present and there and Mr. Jenkins: Did you faithfully then she made a statement which! conade to Mr. Watson the instruc- is in direct contradiction to those tion you had from Ng Yu-hon? contained in your letter of to-day's Yes.

He was an old client of the firm? YOB.

The matter was a little unusual, the stopping of a sale?-It seemed to be.

Mr. Sheldon: The whole atmós- phere was one of rush and hurry to get this sale postponed was it noLi

Wtness: Yes, it was.

And you could not go into things as fully as you would have liked to?-No.

He said he had been to Messrs. Wilkinson and Grist before?--Yes, he said he had been trying to get sonte solicitors to get the sale stopped.

This concluded the evidence for tho defence.

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COUNSEL'S ADDRESS,

In his summing up Mr. Potter dealt with the evidence relating to the events in Hongkong on July 28, 1931, and referring to Ng Yu- hon's intrviews with solicitors, said "Nobody goes into a solici- .tor's office and asks for an auction to be stopped without stating for whom he is acting.

In the case of Messrs. Johnson, Stokes, and Masters, they had had

no previous transaction in the business and it was inevitable that they should ask for the same of the party.

Mr. Potter strongly emphasised that it was not until August 6, 1981, when Messrs. Lo and Lo

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NETHERLANDS PILOTS NOT TO STRIKE

Amsterdam, May 27. Following an announcement that date." If that was a case of "faul their grievances and claims would ty recollection" it was a very flag- be considered, the pilota of the ant case. So far as the conduct Dutch air lines, pho threatened to of the parties on July 23, 1931, go on strike on May 3, have de- was concerned, it was consistent cided not to do so, and have un- with the case put forward, namely animously that it was an attack on the bona withdrawing the decision to cease passed a resolution fides of Li Hip-loy,

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