The Archive · 1924

A New Way to Pay Old Debts

Defendants in Gurdwara Ghee Fund Case Now to Sue Each Other The Sikh Gurdwara ghee fund continues to provide H. M. Supreme little problems in Wednesday was a full attendance of into parties to hear the proceedings on judgment summons against Sucha Singh and Amar Singh. It will remembered that some $900 wet found to be missing from the fund, and the two present defendants, who were Granthis, were charged with embezzlement," They were found not guilty and were discharged, and civil proceedings were then taken for recovery of the money, judgment for the fall amount being given against them. Nothing has been paid, and accordingly the two appeared yesterday before his Honour Judge Grain, Amar Singh told his Honour that they had not been able to collect: outstanding amounts due for the ghee, and that a number of the purchasers had since gone away to Mexico, Mr. Maitland—You have paid nothing, and you have publicly stated at the Gurdwara that you do not intend to pay?

Defendant—I have no mone)

Mr. Maitland—You have your ferred pay?

Defendant—Yes, $167 deferred Passage money.

wer to further question defendant said that he suing Sucha Singh for $500, and Sucha was suing him for a similar amount in connexion with this debt. Sucha had an interest in a printing business at Yangtszepoo, the mach-finery in which was worth over $6,000.

Sucha Singh was called and strongly denied that he had any me terest in the aforementioned print ing business.

The necessity of telling the truth on the Holy Book being impressed upon Sucha, he replied that, if he was not telling the truth, the Court. could "hang him up."

His Honour—The punishment not quite so severe as that, but you might have to go to prison for a Tong time. hand over his deferred pay instalment on the debt, and th mons was adjourned.

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