Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-11-04
WANTS DAMAGES
BECAUSE HE Was
CALLED BUFFALO
Chung Lum, Chinese Merchant,
Starts Criminal Libel Suit
Against Liberty News

Charged with criminal libel by
Chung Lum, a Chinese merchant, Ng
Wing Sun, editor of the Chez You
Shin Pc Liberty News, was arrest
ed today ON charge of criminal libel
and appeared before Judge Monsar-
rat Continuance until November IL
was granted at the request Of E. A.
Mott-Smith and Lorrin Andrews. at
torneys for the complaint. Robert w
Breckons represents the editor Of the
Chinese newspaper.
Rumors that the alleged libel and
the arrest of Ng Wing Sun grew out
OF factional feeling over the political
situation in the Chinese empire could
not be verified today.
Among the things which were print
ed in the Liberty News that Ching
Lum says have caused scandal, dam
aged his reputation, hurt his feelings
and otherwise injured him are the
allegations that he has built tortoise
nests" and that he would sing the
Song of Tai"
Called Him "5ig Buffalo,"
The newspaper, Ching says, called
him "Ching, the Big Buffalo" and 9TH
er names. In his complaint he states
that he was charged with having mis-
treating his wife, living with other
women, and said to have escaped pun
ishment by the court because Of luck,
not justice.
The paper charged he wanted to
steal his dead sons wife because ii
was cheaper to get his sons widow
whose marriage expense had been
paid than to marry another woman,
and otherwise abused him, he alleges.
The translation of the Chinese
characters win be an important fea-
ture of the case, the libel depending
on the meaning of these. In his COM
plant Ching Lum has translated the
article as follows:
Evil doing family must meet with
calamity" (meaning the family of
Ching. THE heavens eye is distant,
the peoples eye near. Therefore he
who does good will enjoy happiness,
and he who does evil will bring about
calamity. This mans action may be
taken as proof. It is unnecessary to
find 1t from our spiritual world.
3 In this port there is one man nam
ed Ching His disposition is that of a
tiger, His manner is like that of a
buffalo. This newspaper has bestow-
ed upon him good name Ching, the
Big Buffalo This man has built tor
toise nests for the purpose of carrying
on irregularities. This man was there
fore prosecuted. He used all means
to get out OF trouble and was fortu-
nately freed from punishment and
fine. Owing to his taking another
woman as a pet and treating his wife
with contempt, he is also despised by
others. His second son, who was rath.
er diligent and intelligent, was differ.
ent from his father, and might be call
ed the calf of brindled buffalo. If
he is not dead his family may expect
to become prosperous thereby.
Named Son Prosperity.
He named his son 'Chong' (signify-
ing prosperity. 1t is thought that
he had such a hope in mind But If
his hopes we're realized, it was of
course not permitted by heaven but
also is not satisfactory to all mankind
He sent his son to his village to get
married, and the following day the
son died. Had this happened to an.
other man, he would feel pain for the
loss Of such son. But on the con-
trary the big buffalo is just desiring
to sing the song of Sun Tai. He is
rather proud to say that this will an
swer the economical purpose intend.
ed"
In the complaint Ching explains
that "the song of Sun Tai" means
through reference to Chinese story
OF the Duke of Tai in the Chow dyn
asty. stealing his sons bride, that he,
Ching Lum, wants now to get his
daughter-in-law.
The complainant says that the terms
used in the article all have accepted
meanings in Chinese Buffalo, he
says, means brutal, sensual, clumsy"
and tiger, "ferocious, INSCRIPTIONS.
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