A son of one of the shareholders was brought before the First Special District Court yesterday and charged with attempted extortion and resttie-Won of freedom in which he was alleged to have written several extortion letters to ollier shareholders of the same shop who are at variance with his father.
Kuo Shiv-kai, the accused youth told the Court that he would not foolish as to have written fetter: since his hand= i is Known to all shareholders fof dis father's business. He Wa, for, remanded in custody. an was postponed for a week [pending further investigations.
Trouble started in the shop last year when the father of the accused wanted to dissociate himself with his shareholders claiming a big sum Jor money which he said he was entitled to obtain by withdrawing from the partnership. There were many disputes but there was settlement since the other share Tolders refused to pay the stim mentioned.
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