Shanghai, Aug. 4.
A claim for $2,628.68, which later was amended to $1,030 and $567.18 Costs "after a legal' discussion, was adjourned sine die in H.M. Supreme Court yesterday by Judge P. Grant Sones.
Paints in the caro was Hari Singh, who was represented by Mr. Ranald McDonald. He claimed pi ment of a judgment debt pronounced by HIM, Full Court when a previous decision in favour of Partap Singh, the itdgment debtor was reversed.
During. a discussion as to costs Me, MeDonald mentioned that the coat of summons had been $43.50. "Is that $432" His Lordship asked, "It ig terrible my Lord, these days," replied Mr, MeDonald, Partap Singh told the Court that hho had been unemployed for a year and that he had sub-let three houses containing shops, two to a German-Jewish refugee and one to My. Paul 'Tohakatian, "These people, he said, were not paying any rent to him' but to the 'A. White, Debtor was it he had the head lease and the sub-leases to his tenants and tated that Mr, MeDonald had them his oMflee. At this point Mr. MeDonald recollected that he had conducted business with Partap Singh fand that he had the leases.
According to Partap Singh, he and Mari Singh had lent money to a Mr. Cammiade for the purchase of wire-Jess machinery but Mr. Cammiade bad vanished without paying. "Where has he gone to? Abyssinia?" His Lordship asked. He denied that he was connected with another Indian in the renting of 24 houses on Point Road, Questioned by Mr. MeDonald he admitted owning land in India. "This and, he said in answer to further questions by the Judge, was a joint ownership with two brothers, "That fg the answer I expected," stated the Judge, and it is the answer came up to him, Baktawa Singh striking him with his fists and Amar Singh beating him with a stick.
Asked if he wanted to ask witness any questions through the interpretec defendant replied that he would be agreeable if the interpreter would say the same as he did.
Chinese witness was then called and entered the box but a searce around the Court failed to reveal any [signs of the Chinese interpreter hired by complainant. Mr. Maitland explained that the interpreter had been Biven his fee prior to the bean The case was then adjourned for halt an hour in order that a new inter-Dreter might be procured.
Upon the appearance of a new intorprefer, the Chinese witness stated that his name was Li An-pao and that he was a fitter residing at 256 Laoyang Road. He stated that he had secon both men assault Jagindar Pat and /seareh his pocket wien he was on the round.
Answering Mr. Haines, who asked [him why he had come to Court, withes, after leaving the witness Dox and strolling round the back of the room, pointed to an ian sitting there and said that he had asked him to give evidence.
Defendant denied striking Jagindar Poland sai that Amar Singh had struck him. There were two other Indians with: him, he said, and they were quarrelling over a. woman. Witness, who is a very big man, then stated that he tried to intervene but was Informed that the tall men possessed no sense.
The assault by Amar Singh he continued took place after they had Jetunk G0 cents worth of Chinese wine. 'AL this point he explained that the whole trouble arose because Amar Singh had been the purchaser of the Chinese wife about whom the argument started.
in dismissing the case, Mr. Haines stated that it" was vers: difficult. to distinguish fact {rom fiction. He was very suspicious of the Chinese witness and there had been no evidence 35 19 the injuries of Jagindar Pal, ie therefore held: that the prosecution had not proved its case beyond all doubt.
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