W. King, Santa Singh, on whose Dehalf Mr. A, 3, Preston appeared, sued another Indian, Makham Singh, in order to recover $250 which' he had lent the defendant. During the hearing Makham Singh said that in January, 1926, he haul lent Santa Singh $500 to pay for his passage to Mexico, This had never been paid back and Makham Singh was bringing an_ action' against him in the sume Court on May 7. Judge King then adjourned the case until on Monday when Both actions were tried together, as Makham's suit was really counter-claim arising out of the Sirst action.
In the first ease, it was admitted by doth parties that the money had been lent, and two promissory notes. were produced, Makham 'Singh, however, denied that he still owed the money, claiming that December, 1926, he paid back' $250 to Santa Singh. Santa Singh had also demanded '$60 as interest on the lean, but the defendant again denied this also, saying that there had been no mention of interest. The notes, which were dated April, 1926, and "August, 1926, and were for $100 and $160, respectively, made no anention of Interest, Santa Singh denied that thi money had ever been paid back and that in December, 1926, he was in hospital as a mental case. 'He went first to the General Bos: pital, where he stayed only one or two days, and then to another hespital in' the French Concession. They did not want him there and he therefore went to the Victoria Nursing Home, Gulla Singh, a friend, gave evidence that he had taken "Santa Singh to these hospitals and had been prepared to pay the bills for him, Regarding—the "counter-claim, Mukham "Singh said that January 10, 1926, he and Santa Singh were in the Makham had there $500, as he was his friend and suid he needed the money to buy his passage to Mexico. He produced A promissory note to this effect, the note also not mentioning interest. Makham, moreover, said he would have asked for interest if Santa hud left Shanghai, but. as he had not done so, he would only ask for his $500, Santa Singh der ied having ed the note, and further dai that he was still in the has)
48 4 mental case on January 10, 1926, He could produce no evi dence beyond that of Gulla Singh.
"That reminds me," the Judge, "of something I have just] been Yeading. David said haste all men were liars; if he were alive to-lay he would have his leisure. If he had tried many Sikh cases, he would!" "Judge King then adjourned the ease, Tuesday's Session General Horptal there was ference to one "Santah Singh," a years, who lid been taken fu September 10, 1026, bat had tien discharged the same dae At the bottom was a note written $4 Ink to the effect thatthe patient had been transternet to the mental 'The Vietorin Nursing Hon Bad. Sich." Singh" entered fo September 16, and_ discharged' September, "with a nete. another reference of Santa singly oth aged 30 years, and these Met Brestem took do be the same mun, Ste. Marie Hospital had reverence te an Indian patient, age 90 sence se, from December' to December 43 but no name was given These anna record that he as fo one these hospitals on January 10,
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