IDENTITY PROBLEM

Hokitika Guardian, 19 June 1933, Page 5

IDENTITY PROBLEM

UNUSUAL CASE j TWO CHINESE AT AUCKLAND. (Per Press Association—Copyright), AUCKLAND, June 17, ,The question of whether .Will-e Tong and Tai -Sing are one ana . t««? same person, or if not*whether the one who claims to be Willie Tong-and who was arrested and placed in Mount prison on Alonday - his been mistaken for Tai’ Sing, will not be deckled tip (Monday week- -.. In the meantime, Tong has been released from-prison. , . The case is a most unusuaUone. a Chinese known as Tai Sing rented premises at’ Khyber Pass and got .in arrears with his ' rent. The European 'landlords (obtained judgment against him for £7 and (the papers were duiy served upon the debtor, or rSth er upon the Chinese, assumed to be Tai Si n g The money not being, forthcoming, a judgment summons was obtained and the Court fixed default in the' payment of the (debt )at ten- days’ 'imprison* medt.

The Chines© upon whom all the proeedings had been served now claimed that he was. Willi© Tong- and not Tai Sing, and he applied to . the Magistrate’s Court for a, rehearing, but the-.* Magistrate decided that if. Willie Tong. wag hot Tai , Sing there -could not be .a rehearing'as. no pas** had. been,..ho-rd against Tong. • • • A

On Alonday‘ilast, .-..the Chinese who declares he is Wilie Tong was arrested and placed' in prison, and, on - .vednesday afternoon My . Sullivan applied to the Supreme Court for ia,rule nisi under the Habeas Corpus. Act, calling (upon the gaoler to show* cause why Willie Tong should be detained in prison. : (' . . \

Mr Justice. Reed made >.a” rule nisi, but when the order was served upon the gaol ;* superih -endeht yesterday afternoon he intimated,; that).he 'only knew the Chinese-prisoner as Tai Sing and did noi, know; Wi’iie Tong. However 7 the difficulty was soon;,' got *. H>yer by the order made to' read- “Willi© Tong, 1 otherwise ( known;;36 ■ Tai Sing.’ > •' : ' -•* ‘‘ "■ ■

Yesterday afternoon the- .Chinese, Tqng or Sing. ->was . Court, ‘but his identify' remains undecided by the-Court as ’one .of' the plaintiffs h at Te Arohi and counsel had not had an opportunity-to get; jh' touch * Vi 'with, him and receive -instructions. ■His Honour said that;; he ..would ad- v ;oum the case till Monday-week, the y boti'd of £25 is foufid., J

SOUTH ISLAND DOG TRIAM."=^INVERCARGILL,L J»»F' 18. The final event at tlm South IshtM Dog Trials Clwimpionshij) j \Wg deeideji on Saturday, the > results being 0 under: 0, McEr’anets Ramp., 168)pts. Ist; J. .McChesneyVQlen, 159pt 6 , 2nd; W. Monk's Sweep Junior, > 144pts, 5’4.