'A very interesting case in which prominent Chinese business man in alleged to have been sent threaten. ing letters asking him to hand over '$20,000 came 0 the attention of Judge Ling. last Friday in the Provisional Court, The complainant in the case was Mr. Y. 8. Kumsoo, a British subject, who said that seven different letters }were sent to him on seven different Jdays, written in seven different hand writings. The accused was Tong Ching-ming, who snys that he knows nothing of the amount of money involved, but who is charged with attempting to get money by threats.
According f6 the stories told by! the complainant, the accused, and Det. Sgt. Henry, who effected the Jarrest, there were several letters passed between the members of a rang and the complainant in which he former asked that "the $20,000 [should paid over.
In his outline of the case Sgt. Henry said that the complainant had received letters on July 8 and July }9 demanding the money. It instructed the compl: the "China Time the writers. "Such }was inserted and, in consequence, negotiations were started, On the evening of July [presentative of the complainant mee representatives of the gang in the Yung Foong Hotel, in the Louza dis.
An argument ensued over the mount to be handed over, and as result it was decided that a meet-
lay.
should be held on the following;
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