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In the course of this morning's hearing of the case against Mr. J. E. Atherley of fraudulent conversion, prisoner suggested that certain alterations in dates made in some of the company's cash books had been made after his arrest und in order to involve him. In the light of the production of the company's pass book prisoner later withdrew his allegations of fraud..
affairs with relation to these transactions. 1 have been giving my evidence on exhibits which I believed to be in order..
Mr. Jenkin: You linked that up When the ease opened this morning Mr. Atherley said as a with an allegation that it was result of examinations of the done to involve you. Will you now company's books he had discover-withdraw your allegation?
Mr. Atherley: I now withdraw fed certain inaccuracies. There
were dates down as those on which it but I would further state that cheques had been paid in when in the books which were kept under fuct they were the dates on which my control were not audited pro- they had been debited to him. I perly, to give me the true state of Again, with regard to a deposit slip of the company with reference to the collection of ten chests of grapes, the translation from the Chinese ensh book showed that this amount was $10064 and not $102 so his (Mr. Atherley's) re- Mr. Jenkin: It is unfortunate marks with regard to coin-that this simple explanation did cidences in the tallying of amounts not occur to you. You preferred collected for the firm and those to jump to charges of fraud. You paid into his account on the same could easily have asked for the day did not apply to these cases, paying-in book of the company. The pesting in the company's bills payable book was also wrong in respect of items on March 28 and 29,"1924.
Mr. Jenkin: Do you suggest that these amounts were altered in the manner you have indicated
"Jumping to Conclusions.".
Mr. Atherley: My dear sir, 4 have had no opportunity......
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The late Mr. Find Staith left | Hongkong in the Spring of 1924, severing a connection with the Colony extending over many Prominence is now given to the years.. He was perhaps best old notice merely as a warning to known as the proprietor of the passengers to avail themselves of Peak Hotel prior to it being taken the earlier cars, as there is a pos-over by the larger concern. He sibility that there may be no room interested himself largely in the in the last car.
building of the Peak tram and in other schemes of development..
The Chief Engineer and a assistant in trying to becalf the fighters were cornered, whereupon the First Mate tried to disperse the rioters witch he only succeed-
It was also ascertained that re. ed in doing after he had fetched pairs are being carried out on the his revolver from his cabin and track after the running of the last fired two shots in the air, followed car. For this reason no late care by four on the fighting mass. can be arranged at a moment's Three of he fighters were notice. Applications for late care wounded in the legs, while scores should be made at least the day
before they are required.. of others had knife cuts.
The Captain wirelessed for assistance, whereupon the author. ities and police boarded the steamer. The wounded were taken to hospital.
was
It appears that there trouble before reaching Singapore amongst the passengers.
Until noon; le-morrow the weather? Mr. Zeitlyn: Your Lordship will forenet is N.E. or variable winds, appreciate that Mr. Atherley has moderate generally cloudy, warmer. been in jail since October 21 and has had no opportunity of seeing any of these documents.
MOTOR COLLISION.
TAMPERING WITH THE GEARS.
At the time of his death, the late Mr. Findlay Smith was over 30 years of age.
He was justice of the peace for Hongkong,
GAMBLERS CAUGHT.
BAND ΤΟ ENLIVEN PROCEEDINGS.
HEAVY, FINES IMPOSED,
A PANTRY BOY CHARGED;
A large number of Chinese held a gambling carnival last night During the absence of the with a band in attendance which driver of a motor car belonging to was cut short suddenly when the Mr. Harry Kong which had been police made a raid on the house at left outside the To Yuen Restaur-Canton Road. It was stated that ant near the Whitty Street tram two of the inmates in trying to terminus yesterday afternoon, an
in order to involve you in any on March 29, the company's as commercial men, are any the unemployed pantry boy apparent-escape fell into the street. and
shape or form?
the case.
Mr. Atherley I believe that is Mr. Jenkin:" That is your con- sidered view with regard to that, Mr. Atherley: Yes, with refer- ence to those exhibits."
Mr. Jenkin (to Mr. Atherley): moneys. „I don't know if the jury,
Twenty of those arrested were account was credited with $102 more enlightened by the anawery tampered with the gears as the were seriously injured.
vehicle ran backwards and collid and yours was debited to the but I must confess I am not.
Mr. Jenkin: I put it to you that ed with a stationary tram car,brought bfore the Kowloon Magis- extent of that amount. Do you
ranging from $8 or five days, to suggest that the cheque which the obvious explanation of this causing damage to the latter to trate this morning when fines went into the company's account most marked connection between the extent of $25.
The pantry boy was charged at $150 cr three months were im-xx your personal cheques and the was not your own cheque?
the Central Magistracy this morn-posed company's acents is this that
driving without. "a. Mr. Atherley: I believe it was
licence... He said that he was Mr. Jenkin: When do you sug-my own cheque but it does not your personal cheques were issued ing with
by way of refunding specific include the collection by the come amounta previously handed to you given a ride in the car along with for your personal use, misappro-another from near the Bowring- priated by you and put to your ac- ten Canal. During the absence of the driver be accidentally stepped count on a previous date.
on the self-starter lever and the car ran backward. He pleaded that he was quite ignorant of the mechanism of a motor car.
gest it was done?
Mr. Atherley: It was possibly pradore from the Po Wo in respect done after my arrest because evi-of the cases of grapes.
Mr. Jenkin handed to Mr. dence was given at the police court
Atherley document headed with regard to the $102.
Mr. Jenkin: Why do you sug-"compradore collected debta as gest it was done? To show what? follows" and asked in respect of Mr. Atheriey: To show that one amount of $201 whether Mr. by my own initiative received com- Atherley, maintained that he had ⚫pany's moneys and receipted for no idea that a cheque he paid to chem. While the compradore the compradore was going into the deposited without question my cheque for $102 he credited Po Wo in respect of the cases of grapes with $1.6 more than he actually ⚫collected.
No Book-keeper. Mr. Atherley was endeavouring to find payments on account in the bills payable book to amplify his remarks when Mr. Jenkin. asked him if as a business man he would expect to find them there.
Mr. Atherley: I am no book keeper. The books were kept by the auditors.
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account.
Mr. Atherley: I do say that assumed all my cheques given to the compradore he cashed through the company's accounts.
Mr. Jenkin: That is the first time in the course of this case that you have suggested that you knew where these cheques had gone.
His Lordship: That is go. He has never denied this but it is a new point. It has been his case that he did not know whether the cheques were allocated and paid to corresponding items owing to the
Mr. Jenkin: Don't talk nonsense.compradore. SUEEL You know they were not kept by Mr. Zeitlyn emphasised that
the auditors. They merely this was still his case, examined the books at the end of Mr. Jenkin: You knew then the month,
that at the time of giving these His Lordship: Don't talk in that cheques to the compradore they
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Mr. Atherley: I deny it. The court adjourned and re- assembled after the tiffin interval,
not know where it came from.
TOBACCO SEIZURE,
CONFISCATION ORDER CONFIRMED.
At the re-hearing of the case in Sharemarket Losses.
The Magistrate (Mr. Lindsell) which an order for confiscation of Cross-examined yesterday after-considered that the charge as noon, Mr. Atherley admitted that framed could not be upheld and about 70 picule of raw tobacco the equivalent of two years' salary ordered that a fresh charge of leaf was made on December 80, had been paid into his account in causing wilful damage to the tram considerable arguments were put the space of 30 days but maintain-car be made out against the de-forward by Mr. Leo d'Almada the ed that generally speaking he did fendant. The case was adjourned when he submitted that he had
until to-morrow morning to en proved ownership. after
was examination of a Chinese tobacco Asked if he could identify, anyable the other man, who
He particular item, Mr. Atherley said stated to be a licensed driver, to dealer from the country, that there was $1,000 from Mr. be also brought into Court to say further submitted that the leaf in its present state was not dutiable. Mowfung, He denied that he how the accident happened.
and he was prepared to prove that (Mr. Atherley) was assisted in
such leaf was being imported into getting that loan by the fact that
the Colony without any permits. Mr. Mowfung at that time, was
He asked for an adjournment to heavily indebted to the firm. He
enable him to do this. received payments from share- brokers, he remembered one from Messrs. Carroll or Mr. Carroll personally.
BACK TO NORMAL.
HOTEL CO'S LATEST STEP.
way, Mr. Atherley. It does not do were going through the company's they fell. He covered his position [nouncement in our advertising He could not agree to a.further
account.
com-
made for confiscation.
At the close of the case, Mr. Lindsell said that two offences. had been committed which „ren- dered the tobacco liable to for His losses in March, 1924 were
Further evidence of the prompt in making a report of the arrival feiture, these being the omission $9,000 further. stated Mr. Atherley. He started to sell return to normal in the Hongkong
harbour junk without permission. Cemente short and forward as Hotel after the fire is the an- and the moving of the cargo to a and made a profit. On paper he columns to-day that the Barber's you justice.
had profits, according to the Shop, formerly situated on the adjournment as under the section Mr. Atherley: If it was in pay-
Mr. Atherley: I will answer, market, with several brokers, but ground floor in the fire-swept por under which the application was ment against a draft or even partyea,
they went up again before the been placed on the first floor op offence and be on his guard. He tion of the building, has now granted it was Mr. d'Almada's duty to look for every possible of one the bills payable book, A Striking Connection. settlement and instead of having posite Bessie's Bar, and is open proposed to make good the order should show â record in conjunction with other amounts.
"Mr. Jenkin: With reference to a profit he had a loss,
daily from 8 a.m. to 10. p.me . Continuing the lines of his Mr. Jenkin then handed Mr. payments by you to the Atherley a book and asked him: pradore in April and May ap- cross-examination in the morning, Is this the company's pass book?
proximating $20,000, you knew. Mr. Jankin pointed out other sume Mr. Atherley: This is the first that the whole of these amounts extending over a period of a con- time I have seen it.
were going into the company's siderable number of days collected Mr. Jenkin: You are the only account. These seven commercial from dealers on behalf of the firm person who could operate on that men in the jury box will have tallied with amounts paid into
noticed and you must have Atherley's account. book and you tell us you do not noticed the striking connection,
Is it coincidence that we find know whether it is the company's the intimacy, between the amounts these every day? naked Mr pass book,
in your cheques and the amount Jonkin. Those items follow in Mr. Atherley: The company's shown as being paid into the corn sequence. There can't be much pass book would be, kept by the bank and only gent in at the end pany's banking account and re-picking out of Hems there. Do of the month for the auditors'
you say the compradore got your Mr. Atherley; I have. information.
cheque and then picked out Items His Lordship There is one which tallied with the amount of Mr. Jenkins Your counsel made point I wish to make clear. You the chequeyes. considerable capital out of your say (turning to Mr. Atherley) That Is your explanation when | business capabilities at his open- that you knew these cheques you you are faced with the curious ing of the defence. Having re- gave to the compradore were figures walch I am bringing to gard to the entries in that book going into the company's banking your notice? Yes, this is the only would you asalime as correct the account If these cheques rela fact that on March 29, 1924, the-
cords.
($1,18) was paid into the pars company's account and that that includes a cheque for $102.
Mr. Atherley: I have no doubt now but that the money was paid
time I have been able to see it.
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