Ho Han-chang, a prodigal son living with his father in Markham Road was sentenced to four months' imprisonment yesterday charged with stealing bed clothes from his father. He was running away with the booty the other day when his father caught him. It was the last-minute effort to save the clothing because young Ho was about to enter a pawnshop to pawm it.
According to the court findings. although he is 26-year old, Ho has never been of any help to his aged father in business. On the contrary he spent much. Recently his tath wound up his business by selling; the ready stock but young Ho wanted to collect $1000 from his father which demand was turned down He then stole the bed clothes t secure money by pawning but his Own father caught him.
Another prodigal son being is detained by the Second Special District Court for extorting $300 from his father He is Pang Kakong. son of Mr. Pang Chu-ting manager of the a Chinese seasoning food stuffs shop at 367 Boulevard de Montigny. At a recent hearing he admitted that he had extorted $300 from his father.
Police evidence was that he also recently wrote to his father an extortion letter demanding $25,000. He denied, however, that he had connived with six other extortioners recently sentenced by the First Special District Court. The other six men were charged with extorting money from several victims in whose Possession they found opium.
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