Saraz Din appeared to. answer a judgment summons taken four by another Indian, Abdullah, who was represented by Mr. A. M, Preston. Mr, Preston told the court' that the defendant had been ordered cly the court in November last year to pay fof his debt in instalments of $25 er month, but the June, July, and August instalments. pad not been aid. The judgment debtor had been' riding about in rieshas, fre-quanting cabarets, and keeping three wives in the meantime, he sai.
In the witness box Saraz Din denied that he was frequenting, cabarets, oF that he was ket three wives. him, month. He said he rode in rieshas because he was ill, and that he had no money, and found getting his food a very difficult proposition. Asked whether he had any money' he said no, and referring to the suggestion that he had three wives he anid: "No woman will live with man without money."
Mr. Preston asked that unless instalments regularly to Amoy Road Gaol at his client's expense.
Lordship wished for reasons to be shown why he should send him to Amoy, Road Gaol. His Lordship said that imprisonment for del unfortunately not yet done away with in law, but was almost! obsolete, He knew that the case was a result of the defendant's borrowing all the plaintiff's savings from him while the latter was employed as his watchman, but ho} wanted more reasons why' he should) send him to gaol.
The defendant said that ho was about to get a job, and Mr, Preston] asked for and was granted an order that he should report getting the job and the amount of his pay to him. The ease was then adjourned indefinitely.
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