The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-10-08
A CHINESE LIBEL CASE
now Won KOW ROASTED POON
KwAG LEUNG.
Like a Snake lie Tries to Gorge Him
self with other Peoples Money
Editors Arrested.

a unique complaint in criminal libel
was made public yesterday by the ar
rest of Wong Shiu King and SEE TO
Gook, on charge of criminal libel pre-
ferred by POon Kwai Leung. who aiieg-
ed that the defendants, editors of sun
Shung Kwock 30, "a Chinese newspaper
published in Honolulu, had published
libellous article regarding him. The
article dealt with the work of Leung as
representative Of Consul Yang Wei Pin
at the court OF fire claims, and, accord
ing to Leung, IL charged him with ac-
cepting brides and with being generally
incompetent.
The Chinese article. as translated for
the purpose Of the complaint Is in part
as follows:
AT the present time mems minds
are not as they were i'm ancient times.
But as a snake tries to devOur an ele-
phant, it cannot compare with Poon
kWai Leung (meaning that said PoOn
kWai Leung, this ailiant, is not as
honest as the men of ancient times,
and that said Poon Kwal Leung, this
aiiiant, is endeavoring to gorge himself
and fill his, said Poon <wai Leung's
pockets with other peoples money i'm a
dishonest fraudulent and reprehensible
manner) Why is this? L will now
narrate about this person meaning
said Poon Kwai Leung this aflianD, so
that the numerous friends (meaning
the Chinese people, and virtuous men
can judge whether it is accordingly or
otherwise.
But as regards the cases which
have been heard in the near past
(meaning such claims for losses sus-
tanned by reason of the fires original.
ed and started as aforesaid which have
been recently heard by said Fire
Claims Commission) some of the va
rious friends (meaning the Chinese
people, may have been in the country
towns and some at Eva, Waianae,
Waialua and Koolau, and when they
heard of the hearing they strove to
get first for fear that they would be
left behind, and came to the city to
wait for the hearing.
But unexpectedly he (meaning Poon
Kwai Leung, this affianO was only
taking care to fill his (meaning Poon
Kwai Leungs, this affiants) pocket.
Those (meaning such claimants) who
gave him (meaning Poon Kwai Leung,
this affianD money, were summoned to
be heard very quickly and those
(meaning such claimants( who had no
money to give him (meaning Poon
Kwai Leung, this affiant), were delay
ed for long time (meaning to charge
thereby and did charge thereby that
PoOn Kwai Leung, this atfiant, was
! guilty VI BIlDeTy anu VI dCCGDllDB
brides to advance and expedite the
hearing and consideration of causes be-
fore a court of record of the Territory
of HawaiD.
I'm my opinion Consul Yang (mean-
ing said Yang Wei Pin) has fleshy
| eyes without eyeballs (meaning that
said Yang Wei Pin was sightless and
| blind and without judgmenD to appoint
this man (meaning Poon Kwai Leung,
! this aflianD to attend to this matter
! (meaning the claims for losses afore-
said) and thus waste the time of all
! friends (meaning the Chinese people,.
Besides he (meaning Poon Kwai
Leung, this affianD receives a salary
of 5000 per month. What ability has
this man (meaning Poon Kwai Leung,
| this aftianD to receive such a salary?
If you inquire into this persons
(meaning Poon Kwai Leung's, this affi-
ants) ability. there are in this city
| innumerable persons with such ability
(meaning to charge thereby and did
charge thereby that this afIiant Poon
| Kwai Leung, was incompetent and in
capable of filling the position to which
he had been appointed by said Yang
! Wei Pin)."
The article was signed by one Won
| Kow, who is the Chinese papers Kauai
correspondent, it is stated. Wong Shiu
King and SIZE To Yook were arrested
on Leung's complaint, on a warrant
issued by Judge Wilcox