An audience composed entirely of Chinese listened attentively on Friday afternoon, in the Wellington" Magistrate's Court, to a case in which Louis Kitt prosecuted Ow Gee on a charge of assault. Accused pleaded not guilty. It appeared (says the Post); that the trouble arose over some correspondence in the Melbourne Chinese Times. Accused's uncle had written to the paper in appreciative terms or the work being accomplished in New Zealand by the Chinese Association. Complainant had replied in language that was deemed insulting Jealously had already existed between Kitt and Gee, as members of rival factions Incensed at the "letter to the editor," accused made a special journey down from Levin, and met complainant in a fruit mart, where he struck him, bruising his eye It was also .alleged that accused still threatened complainant; regardless of the result of the prosecution. A lot of evidence was heard, at the conclusion of which Dr A. McArthur, S.M., decided that Ow. Gee must pay a fine as well as court costs (£4 14s),  Marlborough Express, Volume XLIV, Issue 15, 20 January 1910, Page 3

Contributed by Chinese

Contributed by Chinese— Sing Kee, Young Sow & Co., £5 ss; "Wong She, Ye W»h. Young Lee, aud Wong Sow, £2 2s each ; Louis Kitt, Sing Lee, Wohg Wab, Yeo Kee, Wav Leo, Ah Poy, Hong Clioug, Hop Tai, Long Kee, Young Wall, Chnng Wall, Wong Koon, W. Yon Finn, Wing Kep, Yee Lee, Hong Kow, and Wong Pong Kong, £1 Is each Chow Foug, £1' ss ; Yon Quint*, Choug Lee, , F. Dye Chum, Wong Henng, Clioug Kee, Ah See, and Chan Cheok Yin, 10s 6d each ... 80 8 6 Evening Post, Volume LIX, Issue 38, 14 February 1900, Page 6

THOMAS CHANG LUKE'S

THOMAS CHANG LUKE'S TEA MEETING. I DESIRE to thank the following of my countrymen for their kind donations tovards the expenses of the Tea Meeting  Mesre Sing Kee, £3; W..Hong Kew, £1 Is ;YeeChong, £1 ; Wong She, £1 Is ; Chow Fong, ; Jim Lee, £1 ; Louis Kitt, Sing On Lee. Yong Wah, Wong Saw, Chung Tuck, Wong Hing,. San Hop Shing, 10s each : Fon Lee, WongChack, Yee Lee, Chin Lee, G. Wah & Yee Wah, Kee Chong, Lay Lum, Loong Ke;,Ming Sang, Joe Way, Hop Lee, ,Shack Horne, Hojig Gitt, Wong Chong, Jim Dipp, ChinYoe Ching, Chang Chong, Louis Look, Joe Sun, Hong Chong, 5s each ; How Kee, Fun I/*),' Kivan Ting, Ah Kow, Joe Quick, Hew Bew, 4s eaoh ; Sing Lee, Wong Tong George Wah Koo, Wong Koon, 3s each Lee -foy Charle Shoy Little Jimmy, and Ah She, 2s 9 I also thank Mr. J. A. M'Keniie for his kind donation of £1  - THOMAS  CHANG LUKE, Chinese Missionary. Evening Post, Volume LIII, Issue 79, 3 April 1897, Page 6

LOUIS KITT

HAVING Purchased tho Fruit and Grocery Business in Tory-street lately carried on by Yung Lee, I hereby give notice that I will not be responsible for any debts contracted during tho time Yung Lee was carrying on the businoss. (Signed) LOUIS KITT  Evening Post, Volume LII, Issue 83, 29 August 1896, Page 1

NOTICE. - THIS is to notify whom it may concern that Mr Lui Moon Lum has never had any interest in the business carried on by me at Manaia as a Fruiterer, etc., under the style of "D. Louis and C 0.," and that he has been and is simply employed by me as an assistant. In the future the name of "D. Louis and Co." will not be used in connection with the business, but it will be carried on in the name of the undersigned. LOUIS T.Kitt 19th April, 1915. Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LXIX, 20 April 1915, Page 1

LATE ADVERTISEMENTS.

WANTED Known.—Strong, healthy cabbage, cauliflower and tomato plants for sale. Apply, Louis T Kitt fruit dealer, Manaia. Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LXIX, 1 October 1915, Page 7

BREAKING AND ENTERING.

 Leslie Hansen and Donald McKay were charged by the police with breaking and entering the shop of Louis, Te Kitt and Louis, of Manaia, and stealing money and valuables of a total -value of about £11. Sergeant Henry conducted the case for the police and Mr. ODea appeared for the accused. j Daniel Louis, one of the firm of Louis, Te Kitt and Louis, of Manaia, stated  that he left his shop on Sunday, July  9, at 7;30 p.m. On Monday morning he returned, and first noticed that the window was open and the wire netting I .window covering had been broken. He  next. found the back door open and about £8 in mixed money, which had been left in a tin on a shelf, missing. Two pounds in a bag and about 15s in the till, together with tobacco, cigarette and lollies, had also been taken. Constable Scannell stated that he found on examining the premises that the shop had been broken into. He subsequently interviewed each of the accused, who admitted the theft and made statements. Accused pleaded guilty and were committed for sentence  to the next sitting of the Supreme Court at New Plymouth. Bail was fixed for each of the accused at self one surety of £100 and another surety of £200. Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLII, 19 July 1922, Page 6

A BANKRUPT. CHINESE MARKET GARDENER

A BANKRUPT. CHINESE MARKET GARDENER

A meeting of creditors in the estate of Jack Ling, market gardener, Hawera] was held in the office of the deputy official assignee yesterday afternoon. The unsecured debts totalled £331 7s 7d, and this was the total deficiency. The unsecured creditors are: Sing On Kee (Wellington, £88 13s 7d, Mrs. Morgan (Hawera) £50, Dick Lee (Wellington) £21, Wong You (Stratford) £20, Wong Que (Eltham) £10, Farmers' Co-op. (Hawera) £14, Ekdahl (Hawera) £3 15s, Louie Lee (Patea) £8, Kwong Sang (Auckland) £7 ss, H. G. Apsey (Hastings) £11 14s,' Sing On Tai (Wellington) £19; A. Lun £5, £43.

In his statement the bankrupt said that in February, 1920. he went into partnership with Cheong Hop, under the name of Hop, Lee and Co., in a greengrocer's shop in Princes Street. C. Hop looked after the shop and witness worked in the garden. -After running the business for three months funds ran short and a cheque was dishonoured, so he took over the business himself and paid in £185, and later another £25, to keep things going. C. Hop continued to work for him. Some months later business began to go back, and he found that C. Hop was neglecting the work and was drawing moneys from the business for his -own purposes. Bankrupt tried to sell the. business/ and a man named Louie, from Manaia^ came in to buy. He stayed a fortnight, and after ordering £50 worth of goods in the name of Hop, Lee.and Co., he left. In the meantime (about November, 1921) bankrupt had taken over a garden on Beach Road. He then sold the stock in the business to a man named Fong, who paid £100 in cash. This money was put into the Beach Roa_ garden in taking over the crops and sundry chattels. C. Hop came to work for him there. Four other men were also work, ing for him, but they were eating up all his takings and he discharged them. Later on, C. Hop left also. Merchantsthen began to press for accounts owing by Hop, Lee and Co.. and in May, 1922, bankrupt borrowed £100 from Vooght, giving security over stock and chattels, and this money was used in keeping conditions quiet for the time being. During the same year thejbroccoli crop failed and the potato crop got the blight, causing a loss of about £250 to £300. Towards the end of 1922 the lease of the garden expired, and as his wife had been paying the rent out of her own money the landlord arranged to build her a small shop in front of the garden, ana renewed the lease in her name at the current rental value. There was pracj ticaily no goodwill in the lease. His I takings from the garden had been used |to pay wages, and he had also paid off £100 which he borrowed from Mr. Gee. His wife had all along been advancing him money to pay his creditors and she had advanced him altogether over £240, including £140 which he had used to repay borrowed money. His wife's advances; were also used to pay the rent, and for seeds, manures, etc. In-February. 1923,'Vooght required payment, and. being unable to meet it, the wife of bankrupt borrowed the money herself and took over the assets comprised in the security. This made the total amount paid by his wife on his account about £360, which was considerably more than the value of the assets taken over. His present position was mainly due to the unexpected claims which had been made against him as a partner in Hop, Lee and Co.. and to his losses in that business and the losses on Broccoli and potato crops in 1922 Recently judgment had been entered against him as a partner in Hop, Lee and Co. for £88 13s 7d. It was entered by Sing On Kee and Co., and as they were threatening further proceedings he had no option but to file.

The bankrupt was searchingly examined by Mr. Bayley, solicitor for Dick Lee. but no other creditor was represented and no resolution was passed.

Mr. Bayley said that the position disclosed was most unsatisfactory, and he thought o. full investigation should be made. Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLIII, 13 December 1923, Page 5

SCHOOL FOOTBALL.AUROA v. MANAIA.

SCHOOL FOOTBALL.AUROA v. MANAIA.

At Manaia, Auroa were defeated by Manaia public school lay 12 points to 9, after a very even and strenuous game. Manaia had the upper hand during most of the first spell, but were kept in their own territory during the greater part of the second half. For the winners .tries were scored King (2) and On Kee, Lightfoot kicking a goal from a penalty. For Auroa, "Nuku and Greenhill scored tries and Penny kicked a goal from a mark  Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLII, 13 June 1922, Page 5

It was exactly 60 years on Tuesday since the late Mr, Chew Chong inaugurated the fungus trade in Taranaki. He had just arrived in New Plymouth, and on August 30, 1871, advertised that he w.as prepared to buy fungus at six shillings per sack. Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLI, 2 September 1921, Page 4

Manaia (From Our Own Correspondent.)
MAGISTRATE'S COURT. (Before Mr Wilson, S.M.) Louis Kitt and Harry Chong were charged with keeping open on Wednesday afternoon on September. 29th insfc, when they sold cigarettes and fireworks. Both defendants were convicted and fined 40s and costs amounting to £1 0s lid each. fe Tora Ngatau pleaded guilty tjo a charge of allowing his motor car to stand in the Main street without a light, and was fine 5s and costs 7s. Daniel Louis was charged with driving a vehicle without a light on October 18. about 7 p.m., and was fined 5s and costs 7s. Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLI, 12 November 1920, Page 8

THE MANAIA CLUB.

(From Our Own Correspondent). Tne annual meeting of the Manaia Association Football Club was held in the Manaia Municipal Fire Brigade fetation last evening, when there wns a very large attendance of members and intending members Present. Mr J. Thatcher president presided. Before  commencing the business of the evening the chairman spoke very feelingly o t the death of one of the Manaia Club's worthy members and player, and of  the very sad circumstances in connection with his death. He referred to the late Mr E. Williams who was accidently drowned at Kaupokonui recently, and moved that a vote of sympathy be passed to the relatives of the deceased, which was carried, all present standing in silence. The chairman read the following report of the club for the year 1923  I have to report a fairly satisfactory year for the club's first year, both financially and otherwise. Although we were not successful in winning the Cup we made a good bid for it, and with a little more luck, combined with practice, and to better understanding of each other's play, we hope to be successful in bringing the cup to Manaia this year. 1 also wish to mention that we were very fortunate during the past season regarding the expenses incurred on the players for travelling, which considering the distances, were very reasonable, so let us hope we may be fortunate this year. On behalf of the club, I wish to mention that we are indebted to all the ladies and members of the Manaia Hockey Club, who so willingly gave their assistance at our annual ball; also to the Press for their courtesy in the matter of publishing reports of matches and teams. The balance-sheet showed receipts totalling £27 19s 9d, including donations £8 15s 6d, and subscriptions £12 1/s 6d. After meeting all expenses, there was a credit balance of £6 18s Officers were elected as follows:—- President, Mr. A. Stephenson; vice presidents, same as last year, with the following names added: G. Watts G Stephenson, J. Horton, F. Cobb, G Cook, C. Nielson, O. Jones and C. S. Chong; executive committee, Messrs J. O'Connor, W. Vincent, W. J. Mc- Mahon, J. Thatcher, L. Parsons, and the captain and secretary; auditor Mr. V. H. Hobday; delegates to the association, Messrs. Parsons, Thatcher and D. Betteridge; selectors, Messrs. G. Edwards, J. Thatcher and J. 0. Leary. The matter of appointing a captain was left for March 1. The following new members were nominated: Messrs. W. J. McMahon, J. O. Leary, J. Damon, H. Putt, Tai Damon, S. Blair, W. Vincent, G. Watts, Nona Bobinson, C. Denmen, R. Roberts, G. Stephenson, G Clarke, E. Sutton, A. Stephenson, G. White, T. Leary, J. Cosgrove, F. Redman, A. Coffey, R. Lock, J. Horton. W. Badley, S. Greaves. Secretary and treasurer, Mr. TV. J. McMahon; assistant secretary, Mr. W. Budd. It was resolved, on the motion of Messrs. J. 0. Leary and S. Blair, that two teams be nominated for the seven a-side tournament to be held at Manaia on April 5. Messrs. R. Muggeridge, G. Edwards and J. Thatcher were appointed delegates to attend the sports club meeting to be held eext Tuesday night in the Town Hall. It was resolved that the Manaia Club send a team to Oeo to play a friendly match with Auroa as a curtain-raiser for the Oeo sports, subject to arrangements being made. It was resolved that the secretary write to other clubs in South Taranaki re appointing a referee in each case for the tournament at Manaia on April 5. The subscription was fixed at 7s 6d per member. The sum of £1 was voted to the secretary, who had worked well for the club since its inception.  Mr. G. Cook, tailor, offered to donate a pair of trousers valued at £3 for the best improved player, or whatever the committee decided on. —A hearty vote of thanks was accorded to the donor. Votes of thanks were accorded to Mr. V. H. Hobday (auditor), the Fire Brigade for use of the station meeting room, to Mr. G. Mitchell for his valuable services as referee, to Mr. G. Stephenson (who presented the club' with a soccer ball), to the press and all who assisted the club last year.   Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLIV, 20 March 1924, Page 4

Jubilee Taranaki, New Zealand butter, C.C

 Mr Chew Chong has thought out a plan for assuring to the retailer of New Zealand butter knowledge that he has the genuine article. It is often said that stamping on the outside of boxes is useless, because a minute's work with the plane would soon remove the most elaborate brands, especially stencil brands, and Mr Chong's idea is to have an impress brand put on the surface of the butter before the box is nailed up. This could not be removed without a good deal of trouble, and when the retailer opened hia box he would have staring him in the face a brand, indicating not only where the butter came from, but the factory or dairy which made it. Mr Ohong's own brand is Jubilee Taranaki, New Zealand butter, C.C." A sample case is on view at Mr Robbing. Mr Chong has taken out a patent for his idea, and if other factories want to ensure identification of their goods they can arrange with him for the utilisation of his plan. Like many other good ideas, tV is is very simply carried out, and, we rhould think, will be extensively used.
Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume VXII, Issue 7220, 7 June 1901, Page 2

MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

MAGISTRATE'S COURT. The monthly sitting of the Magistrate's Court was held here on Thursday, before Mr Wyvern Wilson, S.M. The following cases were dealt with. Ching Sheen Chong v. Weki Tamaika, claim £3. 10s. Mr Bennett appeared for plaintiff and asked for judgment for costs only. Judgment was given for 13s costs.Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LXXIV, 20 September 1919, Page 12