Detective-Inspector_ A, J. Toon,' aliached to the SMP, said he was' called to MacLeod Road at 643 pin. fon Wednesday, and on arrival found the body lying face downwards about 300 yards west of MaclLcod Road. Detective-Inspector Maclaersky, who had also been summoned to the scene, met a lady by the name of Mrs, Watton who made enquiries as to deceased's whereabouts, and later identified the body as that of her stepfather, Members of the fingerprint Bureau were summoned, and Photographs were taken.
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Last December, witness went to the Diamond Shop to collect rent due, and he saw the shop assistant, who said he could not do anything for him, He received no rent from the shop Cross-examined, witness received any rent from defendant since April, 1082.
Reduction Asked For Mr. ¥. K. Sung, one of the assistant secretaries at the Chinese Y.M.C.A. said that, during December last year, he went to the Diamond Shop to collect "rent, and each time he saw the proprietor, and not the defend ant, "The proprietor said that would have to ask the "boss," Mr. Fong, before he could pay the rent, Defendant asked him for a 10 per cent, reduction shortly before Christ mas, and said that, if he would not give a bigger discount than this he would not pay the rent.
Cross-examined, witness said he never went to defendant and asked him for rent, Dr. Fong F: Sec, foreign secretary of the YM.C.A, said that he had no Fenson to belive the defendant was not the owner of the premises: Abou Chino New Year, he went to acc defendant about ihe rent, and the Fesult was a proposal that defendant should put down in_ writing gestions for a settlement before certain date, Defendant had not communicated with the ¥.MC.A, with regard to the rent. "He had complatned of the high rent, and felt that the Y.M.C.A. were charging him more than "other in the. vicinity.
Fala No Ment evidence, defendant stated that his full-time employment was as compradore to Messrs, Dodge & Seymour, but. previous to 1932 he had" been manager of the Diamond Knitting Mill. "Later, he only held shares in the" concern, but it was now. in liquidation. 'He had sold his Interests in the Diamond Company. Since April, 1932, he had not paid any rent, and nobody had attempted to collect any rent from him. ""Me, Chang' Tal-young, the present Wicinity and came to the conclusion' proprietor of the Diamond Company, that deceased had been trying \o get} testied that he was the owner of Found the fence, the only possible the concern, Mr. Fong being. the method being to hold on to the fence! proprietor previous to April 1, 1932. and pull himself round. 'The fence He bought' the business from de-extended right down to th" creek,' fendant, and had pald the rent up 20 gauge Winchester repeating rile to Seplember 1, 1935.
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