Mr. Fishman:—I claim that the witness is not the proper person to act as complainant in the amounts (of $500 and $900. I want to show that. the witness is not telling the truth about the $1,400 and thereby show that his" evidence is not reliable.
'Asked where he got the $900 to advance to the accused witness said that he borrowed it from his mates and when asked who they, were, and with the permission of the Court, wrote the names down on piece' of paper. He remembered Seeing a cheque made out favour by his brother for 8900. "This was supposed to be payment for the $900 loaned to accused. The shroff had paid the $900 to Medelsohn, he thought, on behalf of accused but didn't know whether the shroff any receipts. The $900 was aid on December. 14, but he could say how the cheque came to be dated December 16 and was. not sure whether the cheque was paid to him or to. the shroff. Witness said he had taken responsibility. of The shroff had nothing to do with the arrangement made for repayment of two to one. He that he had not got any written Promise about this repayment but fas his brother had seen the gold he was satisfied, Asked why'he did not get a receipt for the $1,500 paid-at the wharf witness said that he did not think this necessary because he was the spot and was to get the gold which was supposed to be worth over $150,000. He denied that he considered himself the rightful owner of this gold by advancing the amount of the fine but believed that he was to have possession of it unfit the repayment and bonus had. been made. Nobody promi liliand him the gold but he con idered that he had first claim to dea was that when he wed the gold, to take it to office, take out what was owing to him and hand over the balance to the accused. He also hoped to enable the shroff to make a little money on the exchange. He never made any arrangements with any body else in connexion with the gold but he knew a man named Thatcher who was not consulted in the matter. He also hoped to enable his brother to make money. on the exchange as well as the shi When he made the complaint Detective Inspector Yorke he gave the amounts of the money advanced not. the dates on which they were paid. If Mr. Yorke had said At this stage the hearing was adjourned, Two men and a woman, prosecute Chief Det-Insp. Cruicklank on charges of kidnapping, were ordered by the Mixed Court on Monday to be sent to Anhui, its thorities having sent despatch warrants. The child, it was told the Court, was rescued by the Inspector's' men on Sunday.
ANOTHER case of parking a car an unauthorized position to cause an obstruction to other traffic was before Mr. G. W. King. in the British Police Court on Tuesday morning. Mr. E. F. Turner of 319 Rue Cardinal Mercier admitted failing to park his car on the vehicle stand but said that at the time part of the proper stand was occupied by cases of machinery and there was no room for his car. The Chinese constable who reported the breach said that there was quant stand at ample: room for the defendant' car. As there seemed to be some doubt in the matter the Magistrate] said he would not enter a convietion.
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