IN BANKRUPTCY. A MANAIA CHINAMAN

IN BANKRUPTCY. A MANAIA CHINAMAN. The affairs of Lui Moon Lun, who lately filed a petition in bankruptcy, were investigated at the Assignee's office on Monday last. There was only one creditor, Mr Hop Fook Chong, of Wellington, who obtained a judgment against-the debtor,": Lui: Mbon Lun,' for the sum of £132 19s Bd. The only assets in the estate were an alleged contra of £31 14s 6d. The creditor was personally present with his solicitor, Mr Seliar, and Mr Bennett, of Manaia, re-, presented the bankrupt. The bankrupt* on examination by Mr Sellar on oath (by blowing out a match) said that since July, 1913, he had been working for his cousin, Daniel Louis, formerly of Wellington, but now living at Manaia,' and that he had no interest in the business of Daniel Louis and Co. Bankrupt opened a bank account in the name of Daniel Louis and operated on it by cheques signed by Daniel Louis. His cousin never signed cheques on it while the account stood in the name of Daniel Louis. The account is still current, and there is a sum of £28 ix> credit. In October, 1913, Daniel Louis j came to Manaia and opened another aci count in the name of Daniel Louis and Co. Bankrupt signed cheques on that account. He also signed the lease ''Daniel Louis," and it was never transferred to Daniel Louis and Co. He received ae wages £2 a week and tucker and accommodation. Did not sell any business at Manaia to Daniel Louis. The business belonged all through, to Daniel Louis. After some discussion, -the meeting was adjourned for a fortnight to enable further investigations to be made into the relationship between, the bankrupt and his cousin Daniel Louis. Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LXIX, 17 February 1915, Page 4

MANAIA MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

MANAIA MAGISTRATE'S COURT.
(From Our Own Correspondent.) Before Mr W- R- Haselden S.M.) On Wednesday the following cases were heard:—Frank Curtis, convicted of assaulting Chung Shang Chong fruiterer, on October 6th, was fined £1 with 7s costs. MANAIA MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

SPORTS AND PASTIMES. CRICKET. NORMANBY v. Manaia

SPORTS AND PASTIMES.CRICKET. NORMANBY v. Manaia (From Our Manaia Correspondent.) Normanby and  Manaia's Wednesday team met on the Manaia Domain on Wednesday, and the game resulted in a three-point win for Normanby by 5 runs.
Scores: NORMANBY—First Innings. H. Hughes, bH. Whalen 4 Le Fleming, b H;i Whalen 15 [Atkins, 1.b.w., b Bairstow 7 J;.Hughes, b, Bairstow 4 Mills, b Bairstow 0 Linn, b H. Whalen 1 Laurent, b Bairstow 0 Norfolk, b Bairstow 0 Molvor, b Bairstow 2 Chong not out Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLII, 26 January 1923, Page 8

MANAIA.MAGISTRATE'S COURT

MANAIA.MAGISTRATE'S COURT. (From Our Own Correspondent). A sitting of the Manaia Court was held before Mr. A. Mowlem, S.M., on Monday, when the following cases were dealt with: C. S. Chong v. J. Pini 5 c l a i m £10 4s la. Judgment for defendant with costs Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLII, 26 January 1923, Page 8

FORGERY AND UTTERING

FORGERY AND UTTERING COMMITTED FOR SENTENCE,

In the Magistrate's Court this morn ing, before Mr W. B. Haselden, S.M.a young man named Arthur Vivian Wells, of respectable appearance, was charged that at Manaia on or about February 8, 1918, he did forge the name of J. W. Patterson, Manaia, to a cheque for £8 18s 6d, and did utter same to Ching Sheen Chong. John William Patterson, farmer, residing at Kapuni, deposed that he banked with the Bank of Australasia, Manaia. A form was missing from his cheque book and the cheque produced was from his cheque book. He did not fill this chequa in, and he had not given the blank cheque form to anyone. He knew the accused, who had recently commenced to work for him. The accused had on one occasion been left in the house alone. Accused slept i» a hut and had his meals in the house and could go into it on lawful occasions. The signature on the cheque was not witness' signature. His cheque book was kept in a coat pocket which was hung up in the bedroom. Ching Sheen Chong, fruiterer, Manaia, stated that last Saturday night the accused brought the cheque (produced) to the shop and asked fo> change, which he gave him. Witness paid the cheque into his banking account at Manaia, and he was siibse quently told that there was something wrong with it. Frederick George Kimbell, manager of the Bank of Australasia, Hawera. deposed that the cheque came to him from the Manaia branch. The Hawera branch had a client named J. W. Patterson, but the signature on the cheque produced was not like his client's, and j was certainly not his. Constable Liston gave formal evidence of the accused having admitted the offence. The accused, who had nothing to say, pleaded guilty, and was committed to the Supreme Court, Wellington, for sentence.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LXXIV, 16 February 1918, Page 5

MOLESTING THE CHINAMEN

PROSECUTION AT ELTHAM. (From Our Own Correspondent.) At the Magistrate's Court, Eltham, on Wednesday, before Mr Kenrick, S.M., Leonard Foster and Phillip Eva were charged with committing an assault on a Chinese laundryman named Chong Lee. Both of the defendants were represented by Mr Hopkins (Mr McVeagh), whilst Mr T. C. Fookes, of Stratford, conducted the prosecution. Mr Chew Ghong interpreted. Foster pleaded guilty, whilst Eva pleaded not guilty. From the evidence it appeared that a number of young men, including the two defendants, had been conducting a tin-canning campaign at a friend's residence on the evening of the 25th January. At about 10.30 p.m. they were passing  Chong Lee's laundry, and being rather full of liquor they knocKed at the Chinaman's window anoL.door until he came out to remonstrate with them. When Chong Lee appeared Foster seized him by the hands and dragged him out of the shop on to the footpath. Cotostable Wade gave evidence to this effect, and Foster admitted the fact. Constable Wade also stated that he saw defendant Eva strike Chong Lee a blow in the eye, whilst Foster held him. Eva denied this, and Foster also said that Eva did not strike the Chinaman, although he swore that somebody struck him, but he was unable to say who it was. In giving judgment, Mr Kenrick, S.M., stated that these assaults upon the- Chinese were becoming a too frequent occurrence in different parts of he Dominion. The Chinese were a lawabiding, peaceful Jot of citizens, and were entitled to the protection of the law. In other districts where he (Mr Kenrick) had presided, he had warned miscreants that if a second assault on the Chinamen took place he would punish the offenders by imprisonment without the option of a fine. He wished to give the same warning to residents here. In the present charges he would inflict a fine of 40s 'and costs, amounting to 21s against Foster, who had pleaded guilty. As Eva had pleaded I not guilty, and had put the prosecu- tion to the expense of procuring the services of an interpreter, he would fine defendant Eva £3 and costs amounting to £3 12s Bd. The default would be one month's imprisonment in Eva's case, and 14 days' imprisonment in the case of Foster. For the theft of tools to the value of £2, the property of the Egmont Box Co., Ltd., a young man named Robert Vance, a former employee of the company? was sentenced to three. months' imprisonment. A conviction was also recorded against him on a second charge of stealing a saw and a chisel, the property of Edward Henn, the Box Company's foreman. The goods were stolen prior to October last, and were found m accused's boxes at Eltham on November 15, when the boxes were searched under warrant by Constable Wade, Vance paying left the district and gone to Dunedin, where he was arrested on November 11, and sentenced to three months' imprisonment for stealing goods fronr his employers to the value of £18. Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LVIII, 3 February 1910, Page 8