Six_men were sentenced in the First Special District Court on Saturday for having sent threatening letters to Mr. Hong Nyi-shing, a wealthy factory owner, attempting to extort from him over $20,000. Four of the prisoners exch received a gaol term Of five years, another Ave and half years, white the sixth accused was Sentenced to three years' imprisonment. Chung Ah-kung, one of the Prisoners, was formerly' a son-in-law of the complainant and he was al-Teged to be the master mind of the organization responsible for the attempted extortion. Mr. Hong" was the victim of an armed kidnapping outside a Chapel temple last year. After his release by his captors, which was effected by the police, Mr. Hong received a series of threatening Tue Foo Yuen Bank v Meyer Din, claim for $29620 for rent due, was adjourned by Judge P. Grant Jones: in HM. Supreme Court on Monday. Mr, MB. Brown appeared for Mr.
A. Recks, who is conducting the case for the plaintiffs, and asked that the case should be adjourned for one week. His Lordship decided to hear the facts of the case before granting an adjournment. Defendant " admitted owing the sum claimed, and said he was willing to pay the rent every month from then onwards, and. to, pay off the rent due from' previous months at a later date. The case was
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