Wealthy Cantonese Involved:
Non-Appearance of Accused:
Fined $25
An elderly Chinese, charged with perjury, was fined $25 on Monday morning by Messrs. Ins Brit 7 se Magistrate, for "appearance when his lease was called for hearing.
The defendant, a wealthy tonese named Liang Zung-chien, was charged as follows: ili Ping Sh Ik from the accused's dairy farm. He went there regarding this case, and also in connexion with another ease, Witnest could not say whether any were instituted og iw 1921, nor did he know that the dairy had been open for 24 years, that accused's husband was 73 years of age, but he knew that ae~ cused had supplied the Yih Ping. Shang for the past 10. years. the accused, Yau Z-kya, was call ed, She stated that her husband. was in the country and that they had been in the dairy business for That on May 20, in the International Mixed Court, Shangh during the hearing of ease wherein one Vu Wan-sai was charged with forgery, you did give false evidence by tating that you id-not write a certain document, truth and in fact, the document was -written by you, Liang Zung-chi 2 That you made a false complaint and did charge one Vu Wan-sal with attempting to obtain property by means of a false document in order to cause the complainant to be punished; ud 3. That, being called as a wit-you made a false statement that' a certain receipt dated the 19th day of the 5th moon of the 10th year of the Republic of Chi acknowledging receipt of Tls. 5,000 from the said Vu Wan-sai, was not a Chinese had gone to the Yih, Ping Shang and told them not to Duy milk from her dairy, but she told her employees, under her daughter more careful. who worked in-law, to be Health Inspector Burton said that had been to the Yih Ping Shang Leeause he had considered it to he his duty as the hotel was paying the full market price for the milk, The Court found accused guilty and, in Sning her $100, made the above remarks.
Health Inspector Burton informed Ube Court that the question of withs drawing accused's licence was being considered. written by you.
The case, which arose from a recommendation of the Court, was remanded for special hearing.
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