Road, was chariot with assaulting and beating the complainant, Ho Moh-chang, on the 18th instant.
Complainant stated that at 3 p.m. on the 18th instant he was intending to collect $1.70 from the contractor who was d pees up some houses on the Seward Roxd, when the accused without saying anything atruck him with a stick and eventually broke it over his arm, The accused struck him on the nose with a thick piece of wood.
Complainant then reported the matter to the Police Station.
He returned to the hous: when the accused assaulted him a second time in the presence of a native constable.
Tnpector Ramsay informed the Court that the wecused was employed by the owner of the property to prevent people coming within the enclosed area and stealing material.
Native P.C. 558, said he saw a crowd collected on the Chaoufoong Road. Complainant was lying against a fence. Ho saw the complainant struck with a billet of wood.
Accused stated the complainant, who was very drunk, came with two others who were a little drunk within the enclosed premises. He ordered them out, when the complainant answered him back with filthy language and also. assaulted him with an umbrella; accused held by the hair and complainant's nose came in contact with the fence, yiComblaiaant denied having any one with His Worship stated the evidence on either side was not sufficiently satisfactory for him to do anything else but dismiss the charge.
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