Another Sikh money lender appeared before Mr. Peter Grain at H. M. Police Court on Saturday, this time as complainant in a charge of assault. Mayo Singh and Soda Singh were charged with having laseaulted Sharm Singh and with taking from him his overcoat, in one of the pockets of which there were $50 in notes.
Complainant's story was that he went to an engineering works in the Chinese city, where Mayo was employed, to inquire about repayment of a Joan. The two accused beat him with their tists and husiled him off the premises, after having torn away his coat, containing the $50. Sharm produced a Chinese bank book showing that he had withdrawn $50 on the previous day.
The assault and theft were deni-led. Mayo complained that he borrowed $7 and Sharm; asked for $14 in return. The second defendant denied being present, saying j that he spent the afternoon at the hockey match, and at a picture house.
The accused said that they desired to call witnesses, and his Honour i adjourned the case for a week. present," said he "I believe you did take this man's $50. If you have done so, you had better pay it back, and then, I will not send you to Accused repeated that they did not take the money.
His Honour—Very well, I will hear your witnesses next Saturday, and if I come to the conclusion then that you have taken this money, and have not given it back to him, I
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