Judgment in Gold Bar Action The civil ease, brought by the Dah Fah Yung Company, exchange and gold bar brokers with their offices at 20 Kiukiang Road, against Mr. G. A. Efron, local Jeweller, for the recovery a little over $1,500, alleged to ess on gold bar transactions, was dismissed by the First Special District Court on Friday.
It had been alleyed by Mr. Char Ling-ching, attorney" for the "de-fondant, at an earlier hear-Ing, that "Mr, Chang Foo-ch manager of the Dah Fah Yung Com= pany, was employed by Messrs. Sopher & Ca,, 20 Kiukiang Road, and ho only acted'as a "puppet" for them. This was denied by Mr. Chang who said they had only borrowed money from Sopher & Ca.
'A witness for defence, Mr. V. Levy, had stated that he was formerly employed at Messrs. Sopher Ca. and that, in 1983, Messrs. Sopher &'Co, instructed their clerk, Mr. Chang' Foo-ching, and ex-compradore, Vu Kee, to apply for membership of which " did. not admit foreign members. In that year, the losses of Messrs, Sopher & "Ca. were heavy, s0 they decided if they could be members of the gold cxchange, they could save money, this witness alleged.
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