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CHEQUE PAYMENTS, still swear, Atherley, that when you wrote down those figures and added them up, you had no idea of the connection between these peculiar items and the company's accounts.
MR. JENKIN ON GRAVENESS
OF PREJURY.
ATHERLEY CASE HEARING.
PRISONER'S EXAMINATION CONCLUDES. -
Mr. James Edward Atherley appeared on this the ninth day of hearing nginst him at the | Criminal Sessions of churges of
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Mr. Atherley: Yes,
Mr. Jenkin' cross-examination then concluded and Mr. Zeitlyn rose to re-examine.
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You were asked questions, said Mr.Zeitlyn to Mr. Atherley, with reference to the endorsements of cheques and you said that if neces-from many countries to observe sary you would endorse cheques,
Mr. Atherley: Yes.
the solar eclipse, achieved mixed
Mr. Zeitlyn: What was the pro-results according to the site of cedure when cheques required endorsement?
He was warned of the Krave
Mr. Atherley They were: nature of perjury By Mr. Jenkin before being reminded by the brought to me by the compradore, latter of a certain cheque drawn laid face downwards on my desk thy him.
bie persisted in his with the company's chop on them. statement, however, that when he simply signed them.
Mr. Zeityn: Do you have occa- TIES drew that cheque he did not know
he was refunding into the com-sion to look at the face of the pany's recoune moneys which had cheque, previously found their way into Lis own personal account.
Mr. Jenkin's cross-examination of Mr. Avherley concluded this morning.
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Mr. Atheriey: No: I was not interested in the face of the cheque.
His Lordship: Do 3 understand you to mean that you endorse noting the Mr. Jenkins concluding ques- felieques without tions of his cross-examination amounts? were to db with the retirement of Mr Atherley: Yes, because the drafts drawn by San Francisco,
cashier would stay there and wait Mr. Atherley said he took for them. It was a matter of charge of these until the end of rousine. 1924.
Mr. Zeitlyn: The matter of the Mr. Jenkin then told Mr. cheques would be one with which 4therley to take his banking the compradore department was account and note the marked difconcerned. ference in the amount of transac-
Mr. Atherley: Yen.
tions for 1924 and 1925... Was it Mr. Zeitlyn: On April 22 you ja euincidence. asked Mr. Jenkin, were debited with a cheque in the t your that the moneys of the company amount of $1.949.09: ceased going into his Mr. Paying-in book for the Inter- Atherley's) account in December national Bank the amounts for 1924 the same time that he that day totaled $2,113.30.
that total is there included a censed retiring drafts.
cheque for $1,949.09?
His Lordship: I think it is a matter of inference..
Mr. Atherley: Yes.
In
3r. Jenkin then asked Mr.
An Explanation. Atherley to look us his" (Mr. | Mr. Zeitlyn: Does that total Atherley's) hanking account, A enable you to explain to His Lord-1 eheime was drown on May 25, ship and the gentlemen of the |1924 for $3,000! That day was jury your statement that you
Settlement Day. In whose favour never knew what sums were paidj was it drawn? asked Mr. Jenkin? [to your credit.
Mr. Atherley: În favour of Mr. Tobins, a broker.
Mr. Jeaking Your cheque for June 24 for $1,964,24. in whose Cavour was that drawn? ì
Mr. Atherley: In Fred Elis's. Mr. Jenking At both hearings at the police rourt you were given opportunity for making a state- ment. J
Mr. Atherley: Yes.
Refunding Money. Mr. Jenkin: And you declined
to do so.
Mr. Atherley: Yes, because it was my own cheque that went into the bank. If all sums were placed before me before being deposited in my account I certainly would not have deposited one of my own cheques in my own account.
their respective observations.
• Professor John A. Miller of the Swarthmore Expedition, who was operating at Bencooolen, declared himself satisfied with the result, though the sky was not perfect.
The leader of the British
ried out expedition at Bencoolen also car a full programme and saw a corona similar to that chserved in India in 1899.
CHINA NEW YEAR "SHROFFS"
Application will be made to the Canton authorities for the re- atorusion of communications, for week or fortnight. preceding China New Year (February 18) to facilitate the annual Chinese business counts.
"settlement"
Last night the General Union of District Commercial Guilds held meeting when four delegates were elected to visit Canton and secure permission.
SNATCHER FOILED,
SMARTLY CAUGHT BY A CHINESE..
EUROPEAN LADY'S: HANDBAG,
A Chinese youth was charged before the Second Magistrate this morning with the larceny of a European lady's handbag.
Mrs. Southern, of Empress Lodge. Kowinon, stated in evid of ac-ence that she was looking at a silk shop window at Queen's Road Central yesterday when she felt a sudden pull on her handbag. Turning round she saw the thief. running away with it and make for an alley way leading to Des Voeux Road She shouted out to the man to stop, and a Chinese coming from the opposite direction caught the runaway and handed him to a constable.
This week there has been talk of steamers being allowed to run for a week, free of interference, but to carry no passengers,
At the meeting referred to, the reason advanced was that it was
Defendant was sentenced to six almost imperative for outstanding months' hard labour and 12 On the other hand, clouds pre-obligations to be met, necessitat-strokes of the birch. vented completely satisfactorying travel between Canton, and results at Palembang.
VISIBLE IN MELBOURNE
Melbourne, Jan. 14 Experts report that the solar eclipse was just visible at o'clock in the afternoon, reaching its maximum at 3.29.
CONVALESCING.
BETTER NEWS OF SIR A. CHAMBERLAIN.
(Reuter's Service.)
Rapallo, Jan. 14. Sir Austen Chamberlain is now convalescing.
MAIL DELAYS.
The s, Pembrokeshire" with the London letter mall of Dever- 17, due to-day, has been delayed. The vessel is now due at daylight to-morrow.
A newspaper mail of the same date despatched by another vessel will also not arrive until tc- morrow afternoon.
Mr. Zeitlyn: It is obvious that the cheque with which you are there credited is the same as you had previously given as a debit.
Until noon to-morrow the weather against yourself so that it was forecast is N.E. winds, moderate used to swell your account by the fine to cloudy. very person you had given it to plete your account by that amount.
Mr. Atherley: Yes.
Mr. Atherley: Yes. Deposit slips for May 28, 1924, were then placed under considera- tion. The first five items totalled Mr. Zeitlyn: And as to the totals $874.33. The same items were to paid, would you know anything be" noticed in Mr. Atherley's about them until you saw the stub memorandum book of how that of your paying-in book? cheque was made out. observed; Mr. Atherley: No. Mr. Jenkin. "I do not want you Mr. Zaitlyn: And the stub of to think I am insulting you." re- your paying-in book contained marked Mr. Jenkin, to Mr. Jonly the totals in the cash book Atherley, "but do you understand and not the individual items what perjury means?"
making the total up. Mr. Atherley: Yes,
Mr. Atherley: Yes,
the solicitor told him to reserve his defence.
Hongkong.
After discussion, four delegates (who were members of the first "peace" mission) were selected to
the place
maitez before authorities concerned The the suggestion is to start the period of truce from the 15th day of the 12th moon (last month of the year) which is January 28, the term to be a fortnight or a week.
CHARITY BENEFITS.
FINDER OF $900 GETS $50- REWARD.
PRESENT FOR HOSPITAL.
Charity has benefitted as a sequel to the loss of a diamond bracelet and its discovery, in a
WOMEN'S QUARREL.street, by Mr. Harry Fong.
SECOND WIFE HIT WITH"
Á EAMBOC.
PARTIES IN COURT. "She refused to boil some water for me so I picked up a bamboo and hit her over the head," said the kit fat (legally married) wife cf an Aberdeen fisherman to Mr. R. E. Lindsell at the Central Magistracy this morning when she was charged with assaulting a concubine.
The trouble had apparently not ended as words still continued to pass between the woman in the. deck and the other outside it.
Sergeant Baker said that he had of the women to come forward. been unable to get the husband
As was reported in the China. Mail on Wednesday, Mr. Fong handed the bracelet-valued at $900-to the Police who restored it to the owner, a Chinese lady, the latter having previously re- ported the loss.
Mr. Fong was rewarded with sum of $50 which he turned over a donation to the Alice
Memorial Hospital.
has been a dentist in the Colony Mr. Fong (Kong Yuen-king)
for many years.
SILK THEFTS.
'CHINESE SHOP EMPLOYEE IN TROUBLE.
AN ACCIDENTAL DISCOVERY.
His Worship considered this was unfortunate, and ordered the legal wife to sign & personal bond A representative of the Wing. on a surety of $30 to keep the On Company testified to losses of peace for six months.
piecegoods from the shop when a the Magistrate that she was the Central Magistracy this morn. The second wife then informed Chinese employee was charged at
frightened to live with the othering with alleged thefts of silk woman in the same house. She valued at $145 and with pawning was ordered to be taken before a further quantity the Secretary for Chinese Affairs.
It was stated that the silk was taken to a tailor at Bridges Street. to be made into garments.
The discovery that the silk was part
Mr. Zeitlyn: At the first time FAMILY HEIRLOOMS. of the shop goods was made when charges at the police court were numerous. The charges now made against you were formulated after the date fixed for the hearing of the case at this court..
Mr. Jenkin: The numerous charges referred to are six.
Mr. Zeitlyn: On which there were indictments of forty odd
A CHINESE AND HIS
DAGGERS..
POLICE COURT CASE.
A Chinese was arrested at the O.S.K. wharf yesterday for being in unlawful possession of four daggers.
When charged with the offence. at the Central Magistracy this morning, defendant said that he came from a Dutch colony and was on his way to his native place. The daggers, he explained, were family heirlooms bequeathed to death. him by his father prior to his
the tailor, who was an outside worker for the Wing On Com- pany, made inquiries at the shop before cutting the material.
Defendant claimed that the silk was given to him by a friend. The latter, called into the witness box, denied this statement. The case is proceeding,
ARMED ROBBERY,
ARRESTED MEN IN COURT.
Mr. Jenkin: It means making a Mr. Zeitlyn: It was further put counts. false statement knowing it to be to you that as a result of an Mr. Zeitlyn (to Mr. Atherley): false, under certain circumstances.ulleged system the books of Getz Was Mr. Kelly, who was the Now, taking the company's deposit Bros. are full of falsified entries prosecutor at the police court, slip for that day, your personal and you replied that you did not bound over in recognisances to memoranda, the company's pay-
know there was any such system appear to prosecute at this court? ing-in book and a copy of the er systems and that you did not
Mr, Atherley: Yes. cheque made out. dealing with know the books were falsified. these same items, do you still Mr. Atherley: That is correct.
Mr. Zeitlyn: We know how that Mr. Atherley's solicitors inform- awear, Atherley, that when you drew that cheque you did not there were two sets of books, one ing them that he was unable to know you were refunding into kept by the compradore depart-stop and if they had wished to the company's account sums ofment and another under your con prevent him leaving they could money which had previously found tro. You were responsible for the have held him by subpoena their way into your account: ones under your department but The figures on a document con- $25. The weapons were confia-were formally charged at the
who actually kept these books?
Mr. Atherley: I do swear it. Mr. Jenkin: And that the books
Mr. Jenkin; Mr. Zeitlyn knows that Mr. Kelly wrote
to
tained in one of the sealed Mr. Atherley: My Chinese book-envelopes handed to Mr. Atherley!
by Mr. Jenkin were referred to
Mr: Atheriey admitted that the
of the Company kept under your keeper. supervision also show these Mr. Zeitlyn: How were the by Mr. Zeitlyn. moneys as having been received books posted? from customers whereas in truth Mr. Atherley: They were post-note on top "Mr. Chau, please. and in fact they came from you. d from the deposit slips prepared cover the exchange" and the
Mr. Atherley: I deny that.
by the compradore department initials were his. The figures Mr. Jenkin: Then you put me to and the counterfoil of the bank were not his. They looked like those of Mr. Chau or Mr. Roza's, the trouble of showing you the paying-in book.
His Lordship: The document cash book.
would be meaningless without the figures.
Mr. Atherley: Oh, I know they are in the cash book. The cash
Mr. Zeitlyn: In whose custody was this?
Mr. Atherley: In the custody of book is posted through these. the compradore except during the Mr. Jenkin: And so it would run time that the bookkeeper was throughout the company's books posting his cash book.
Mr. Atherley said the only ex planation he could give was that he was away from the office' on
The two Chinese who com- mitted an armed robbery by gers, the Magistrate thought house in Temple Street, Yaumati, After examination of the dag. tying up a servant girl at a there may be some truth in the man's story and imposed a fine offell into the hands of detectives, on Wednesday, and subsequently
cated.
Kowloon Magistracy this morn-
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In reply to Mr. Zeitlyn's "ques- Mr. Atherley was still being p.m. Matchim; White, Bliss;: appear in the company's accounts, tions, Mr. Atherley said that he re-examined by Mr. Zeitlyn when Nicholls, Hedlay, Nicholis
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