THE CASE AGAINST MR BUTLER WRIGHT.
YESTERDAY'S PROCEDINGS AT CANTON.
At H. B. Majesty's Consalar Court at Canton yesterday, before Mr. Launcelot Giles, Vice Consul, and an additional Judge sitting as Police Magistrate, William Botler Wright, cħlef. accountant of the Canton Kowloon Hallway, van indicted on charges of embezzling the sume of 85, 00 and $13,000, the property of his employers." The information was laid by Mr. Frank Grove, engineer-in-chief of the Canton- Kowloon Hailway.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28TH, 1909.
THE RAILWAY SENSATION. disbursements. The only other document of this description in the case was the defendant's agreement. Under the loan agreement it was necessary to employ a British chist accountant to supervise and organise the accounts of the rails way. Mr. Looker put in an original copy of defendant's agreement, which was signed by the defendant, the Chinees anthorities, and by the British and Chinese Corporation. That agree meat was mule between His Excellency the Viceroy of the first part, the British and Chinese Corporation of the second part and the defendant of the third part. The fourth clause was of some importance, in view of the events which had happened. It stated that the defendant should not, on any pretence whatever, absent himself from duty, without permission from head Mr. H. W. Lobker (of Mosers. Deacon, office. The defendant could have been under Looker and Deacon) asinged by Mr. W. C. Lo possible misapprehension as to what bis Shenton, of the same office, prosecuted, and Mr.datles were regarding the disposal of monies J. C E, Douglas, of Shanghai, appeared for the which came under his control in connection defence.
with the railway. It must have been quite Mr. Looker, in opening, said the warrant oloar to him that he had no right or authority under which the defendant was arrested in effect to pay railway monies to anybody except persons charged him with fraudulent conversion of two
to whom, under instructions from head office, cheques for $5,000 and 815,000. The statnio-
he WES directed to pay such
monies; under which the prosecution was brought was to persons
who
were entitled to such the Larceny Act of 1901. That was the monies by virtue of
services performed Act which provided that, any person who or materials and goods supplied to tho fraudulently converted to his own use or benefit any monies in his hands shobli berallway. It must have been quite clear to him that he had no right or authority under guilty of a misdemeanour. In the preliminary in-
any circumstances to apply railway money to quiry be understood that it was in His Worship's other than railway purposes. The next material province to frame charges with the view to the chauss was Clause 9. According to that the He had defendant was to be paid a salary at the rate of made out and handed to His Worship the £600 a year sterling, payable to Hongkong charges which the prosecution centended would currency, half at the rate of a 2- doller, and be supported by the evidence, and the speaker half at the prevailing rate of exchange of the suggested that Hie Worship should keep these day. The whole or any part of the defendant's charges in mind while proceeding with the evidence, as he would then be in a position salary was to be payable as he directed, in China se in what way the evidence related or London, and the speaker would show that on of a salary of £50 a month £40 was paid in to "those partienhar charges. The charges London, so that the only portion paid here was were that
on September 14th, 1908, the balance of £10. In addition to this he had ́the defendant was entrusted with certain
his house allowance of $130 a month, until a house was provided. Up to the the defondant left Shameen recently no hours was provided, and his house allowance was paid him. There fore the actual amount of salary and allowance paid him here was £10 payable in Hong kong currency and $130 house allowance, and, roughly speaking, that would amount to $246 a month according to the rate of exchange. As a very large taber of payments for work had to be mede in local currency, His Excellency Wei Han, the managing director, decided as a matter of convenience to establish a railway count in Canton at the International Banking Corporation. That sccount was known gener. ally us an impress "account, i torm, well known
committal of the defendant for trial.
to
property, namely, the sum of $26,218.04, money belonging to His Imperial. Majesty the Em peror of China, in order that he might apply the same to the payment of such account ne were payable by His Majesty in connection with the Canton-Kowloon Railway. On the
-own
same day he converted a BILM of $5,000, part
of the said sum of $26,218.04, to his use and beneft. The next charge was practically the
same in form that he converted an amount of 813,000 to his oanne on January 3rd, 1999. The Lext charge was for converting a sum of $4,000 on February 3rd. Then there was a general charge of converting a sum of 821,326.44 during some period between December 7th, 1907, and May
2nd, 1909.
Mr. Douglas-Do I understand that the $21,000 between those dates is made up of sums represented in those three charges F
Mr. LookerNo, it is a separate matter altogether.
Mr. Douglas Bo that the total amount is 843,000-odd !
And you got from him in cheques fairly large sure?—Yes.
I put it to you that this system of getting money in advance was done for convenience
What do you mean by convenience P Convenience in working. It was the only way of working..
NEW FACTORIES FOR ENGLAND,
FOREIGN FIEKS SPEND £500,000. The Patents Act has been in full operation in England for one year, and English / maza- facturers may wish themselves many happy of Mr. Lloyd George's measure-hailed with returns. As time goes on, the excellent effecta
surprise and, pleasure. by. Tariff Reforiners- become more and more apparent. Briedy the Act compel the foreign manufacturer who holds a patent in England to come there to work it if he wants to retain his rights. If the "article or process is not manufactured or carried on in the United Kingdom" to an. adequate extent," say person may apply to the Comptroller of the Patents Office for the re- vocation of the patent.
احوال المريم علي ساعات
In one or two instances in which applications for roroostion were made there were with drawals, and several cgees are still under con- sideration.
Bat eight patents have already been revoked,
various directions foreign firms are beati ring themselves lest similar orders should be made against them.
privato account. Later he paid practically the whole of this money away to parties who had nothing whatever to do with the railway. The Do you remember the largest §-$100,000. speaker would entablah that at this time the Where was that put ?~In the bank. balance of defendant's private secount was not In whose name ?-In mine. sufficient to meet these cheques. Somewhere Have any of those sums ever been transferred about the end of last year Mr. Grove to any other person or account than the vendor same to the conclusion that the accounts of land ---No. were not being kept in a regular manner and the result was that an audit was anthorised. The fact of this andit was communicated to the defendant on Augut 6th. It was to have started on the 10th, but the defendant stated that the accounts could not
Continuing, the witness said it would be written up till the 31st of that mouth, be equally inconvenient for Mr Butler Consequently the starting of this andit was Wright to go to him for his signature So for sixty-nine applications have boon postponed until the data mentioned, when it was for each individual amount paid out by him un-received nuder this all-important Section 27 of
the Act. carried out by the gentleman in charge of Messrs.der the railway construction pecount. The ques- Lowe, Bingham and Matthews, accountants and tious of paying railway accounts were left ta Auditors of Hongkong. On the evening of and organised by Mr. Wright. Witness was September 2nd the defendant left the Shameen on good terms with the defendant, and bad Before he left he obtained no official permission aways found him a satisfactory person to to go, nor did he officially notify mybody that deal with Witness remembered when they he was going except in such a manner that it wished to realise £500,000 in London, but they only reached his superiors after he loft. It was could not come to terme, the reason being that In a few instances arrangemente hayo, boen not suggested that the defendant made suy the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank would not completed with English Erms for working the patents, but many important German and secret of his going, because it was not known in give a TT rate. He consulted Mr Butler American firms, anxious to retain their Eng- Canton days before that he was going. It Wright on the subject. With that one excop-lish rights, are, erooting works in the United would be established further that a few days tion all transfors had been made at T/T Kingdom, Usually the sites chosen have been
hood of Southall there has been a remarkable prior to his leaving he had a conversation rate. The railway accounts were balanced user London or Liverpool. In the neighbour. with Mr. Fower, the sub-accountant, during quarterly, and every item drawn
development during the year, now factories account WAS the course of which he mentioned that he was the construction
accounted having changed the aspect of the locality. com. going to Japan for his health. Mr. Power for in such quarterly account. The Lu pletely, while the same is true of the recently
to
Port enggested that it was rather an awkward timernational Fank account was fed from the rural districts in Cheshire adjacent
Sunlight. to go while the accounts were being audited, as construction account. The sudit spoken of was the defendant was the only man who knew any the first directed to take place on the railway. thing about them. Mr. Wright replied that Witness could not say whether the Hong he had to go, and he did go. On Thursday, kong and Shanghai Bank refused September 2nd, Mr. Grove asked the defendant open an account in local currency. if he was going away, and he said he was. Mr. Grovs told him that he should first of all get His Excellency's permission, and leave the ac counts written op and in order. Defendant promised to do this, and said he expected to leave Shameen on Friday evening. He left his aflon nt-2.30 pan, on Thursday afternoon and did not return. He, however, sant a letter to H, E., the managing director, informing bite that he was obliged to leave, and eu closed in the envelope a doctor's certificates.
the defendant should be sent for trial.
His Excellency Wei Han was the first witness. He deposed to being the managing director of the Imperial Chinese section of the Canton-Kovicon Railway, being appointed in
of all there were payments for purchases of land. Mr. Douglas at this stage said he understood then from time to time contractors and workmen that His Excellency's evidanoo would not be
from
to
In re-examination witness stated that when he received defendant's lotter stating that he wished to go away he communicated with Mr. Grove. When he know that Mr. Grove was issuing the warrant for the arrest of the defendant he did not repudiate it. The balance sheets of railway accounts only showed the balance, but did not show details,
Mr. F. Grove, British engineer-in-chief- of
the Canton Kowloon railway, Imperial Chinese
Ho
An expert in factory property, Mr. Farmer, of the well-known Gresham-street firm of Leo- pold Farmer and Sons, gare an Evening News- representative some striking figures showing how the Act has worked
Mr. Farmer has gathered details from twenty- four firms who have installed themselves in this country, and careful estimates show that these firms alone have spent close upon half a million
ponnde.
The figures are as follows: Acquisition of land and premises Expended in erection of buildings New plant and machinery....
Total
£130,650 £180,750
£183,972
£495,372
The patente concerned range over a wide old from suction gas te patent foods, and from safety razors to pewny-in-the-slot machines. Many of the foreign firms have found England a better distribating centre for the oversea states than was their own country, and many further important factory schemes will carried ont the coming year,
be
"We cannot say that twice as much will ba spent next year as this year," mid Mr. Farmer, but this tendency will be continued, and it factories has given a much needed stimulus to must be apparent that the erection of these the building trade in many places.
"I have not been able to obtain even an
approximate estimate of the number of additional the foreign firms or with English firms whe men who have found employment either with have extended their premises in order to work foreign patents, but they must at least have byen some thousands.
benefit, then, to the British working man, and "Undoubtedly the Act in proving a great with every prospect of the benefits being increased as time goes on and other firms have to conform to the Act.”
It is stated that some 30,000 existing British patonte
are held by foreignert.
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M.C.C. TEAM FOR SOUTH AFRICA..
The names of the M.C.C. team who have boon invited to tour South Africa this winter wore
announced after a meeting of the committee at Lord's last month.
So far, thirteen players are chosen, bat another wicketkeeper will also have to be selected. Most of the players have provisionally accepted. It is to be hoped that all will soo too-representative as it is. The thirteen are their way to make the trip, for the team is none"
H.D. G: Leveson Gower (Surrey) capt.). *F. L. Fane (Essex).
G. H, Simpson-Hayward (Wo'stershire). "Captain E. G. Wynyard (Hampshire).
M. C. Bird (Surrey),
*Hobbs (Surrey),
Strudwick (Sarray}. Wooley (Kent). ThompYorkshire) *Denton
(Northamptonshire).
+Rhodes (Yorkshire).
Blythe (Kent). Backenhem (Essex).
*Visited South Africa in 1905-6. ........†Played for England this season,
FAMOUS, ABSENTUKJ.
section, stated that his duties consisted of look- Mr. Looker said the charges were of smoh sing after the construction and equipment of the serious nature that the case should be sent to:jine in us. economical a manner ne possible. the Supreme Court at Shanghai to be tried Witness was responsible for the correctness of before a jury. He submitted that it was a case the amount paid out with regard to contract in which the ends of justice necessitated that work, materials, etc. Defendant's duties were to
control and supervise the accountante' depart- mont. As accountant he was in supreme control of that department, under the supervision of His Excellency Wei Hau Defondant was also responsible for the clerical correctusss of the in railway-constraction. This account was July, 1907, by H, E. the Viceroy. The railway accounts. Certain controts entered into by of which sub-divided into two other accounts, one was being constructed by the Chinese Govern district engineers, other purchases of material,
was known as the Hongmont by means of a loan which was obtained and other payments on loan contracts could be kong currency Account, and the other sa the through the British and Chinese Corporation, paid by the chief accountant himself in anti local currency account. The method of paying Mr. Grove's main duties were to supervise the elpation of approval: Before paying contracts local surrency accounts was for the defendant construction details of the railway, and defend defendant required recognised authority. The to issue the necessary cheques, gat. His Excel- ant's duties were to organise the system. of so head offles was under the enpreme direction of lency to sign them, and then transfer the amount counts. Defendant reported to witness on railway H. E. Wei Han, but he allowed witness to have to the credit of the Hongkong currency account, accounts. A construction account was opened full control of the construction staff and equip- The local currency accounts at the International at the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank at Hongmont of the milway. It was necessary for Bank, Canton, were under the sole control of kong Cheques on it were signed by witness witness to see how expenditure was progressing, the defendant, and he was authorised to sign and defondant. Defandant need to present having regard to the railway estimates
THE DEATH OF MR. TOM MCKAY. cheques on them in his own name. They were various cheques of various amounts for signs was responsible for the quantity of construction. under his control to be utilised for the ture. Witness did not authorise the defendant Apart from payments witness was directly re-been the general passenger agent in the East of Mr. Tom McKay, who for many yours had purpose of various accents on the railway to pay cheques to Tai Loe, Mr. E. C. Wilkes sponsible for, there were payments made to His the San Francisco Overland Reute, died iz The accounts came under various classes. First and Captain Walcott
Excellency in connection with the purchase of San Francisco on the 15th inst. land. Some of the accounts for construction and equipment were payable in Hongkong, and some in Canton currency. The amount paid in Canton turrency has intely averaged about $100,000 a month. A construction account was started in the Hongkong and 3bang bai Bank, and later 317 "imprese account vested in the name of the chief accountant. Witness understood the "impress" account was started for the purpose of paying local accounts in Canton carretsy. The difference in Exoliange between Canton and Hongkong tangy Aroraged about six per ent. in favour of Hongkong. All his estimates were made in Hongkong carroney, and he sisa estimated that as far as payments were concerned $45,000,000 would have to be paid in Canton currency. Assuming that the total expenditure was $5,000,000, six per cent. on that would be $240,000, which was roughly the saving on the estimate. The suggestion to audit the accounts emanated from witness to the Do you know if anyone want to the Consul Corporation. He made the suggestion.....con- quirements of the railway cortain portions of the he was authorised to pay on his own initiative that morning or on that day -No.
Adentially in the early part of 1900, if amount raised were transferred to Hongkong were marrent office expenses. His salary was
Than any information laid was not laid with not in the oarly part of, 1908. Various ren- for boarding all incoming stoomers aboad maur and placed in the Hongkong and Shanghai roughly $650 a month, £40 of which was drawn
sons led him to recommend this audit, which other similar means succeeded in securing the
of everyone else, and through this and may of the chief professionals have business
to engage them during the winter months All the same, at a time when all the talk in of Bank to the credit of ecnstruction account for at Home and the remaining 210 was also your authority --No..
And in its inception this prosecution was was sually decided upon at the end of last patronage for his lines of the greater propor the triangular duel in England in 1912, it does the exclusive purpose of constructing the rail remitted. Therefore, the only money he had to
Mr. Grove's?--Yes.
August. At the the end of June witness asked well-known in the Far East, were largely his indulge in such little reciprocity. If things go tion of the east-bound travel. His methods, not seem any too courteous to the Colonies to way. The last paragraph provided that secunt provide for current expenses here appeared to
Are you aware of Clause 7 of Mr. Butler defendant for the bank belanoes. Ho referred of monies spent from time to time in England, be his house allowance of $130, and even Wright's agreement Yes.
OTZL. His figure
tall and spare, and his hand on as at present, it will be next to impossible. specially to the constanction in the Hongkong some features and, latterly, silvered hair, wore for the M.C.C. to get together a decent team in and the amount of money spent on constraction if at all times he did not remit the £10, and for other purposes, should be reported. to the total would not be more than $240. The absent himself from Canton for three or four the International Bank. Witness wished to to jewellery, and provided with a fund of conver the co-operation of the players themselves they
After reading that don't you think he's entitled | and Shanghai Bank, and believed he mentioned, always to be found where travellers congregated years to come,
Always faultlessly attired, with a special regard. One cannot blame the premier club; without the Viceroy for the information of the Waitupn. defendant's private pass book at the Inter- From the concluding paragraph of Article 4 national-Bank from December 7th, 1909, to weeks if sick Yes, butat andit time he shouli, okeck remittances from England, and to sign or narrative, he was quietly welcomed sa can do little. Meanwhile, English orickat
said, "was
Mr. Looker-Something like that. Proceeding. Mr. Looker stated that for the purpose of con straction of the Chinese section of the Canton- Kowloon Railway the Chinese Government borrowed a mum of one and a half million dollars, through the agency of the British and Chinese Corporation, and a loan agreement was entered into which set out the terms of the loan and generally provided for the construction of the railway. Mr. Looker producad on the railway had to be paid money for work available if the case came on for trial, offcial copy of the loan agreement, which, he done and material supplied. Money also had as he intended leaving China. As it was also made between the Waiwapu, to be paid for stores, and in addition to the the first time on which he had been made under the authority of Imperial decree, of the "impress" account at the International Bank in acquainted with the charges, he would apply for une part, and the British and Chinese Corpora Canton each district engineer had to bear adjournment. tion of the other part. His Worship would see supplied with funds to make his Own The Court rose until aftor tiffin. ⠀⠀ by the agreement that the proceeds of the loan local payments." Alas from time to time various wore to be used for the construction and equip contracts were entered into for the supply of ment of the railway. In Article 1, the reason materials or labour, for which from time to time and isening of the loan were provided for. The payments had to be made, and in addition to speaker would show later on that a copy of this that there were the ordinary current expenses agreement was in the possession of the defen- at the office. Mr. Grove, za engineer-in-chief, dant, and necessarily so in the course of his was the person responsible for the economic and duties as British courtout in chief. He official construction of the caihray. As a matter mentioned this because there were various por. of fact, is Excellency deputed to Mr. Groy tions of the agreement which tended to set out the whole of the control of construction and what the defendant's duties were, and in what equipment. The only thing His Excellency way the proceeds of the loan were to be applied. attended to to person was the purchase of Chi Article 4 provided that the bonds were to be nose land. The defendant had no authority to raised in England and kept in England, and make payments unless the accounts were initialled by Mr. Grove. The only accounte
from time to time in accordance with the re-
August 31st, 1909, showed a total sum of $55,000 paid into his own account. He was in receipt of a salary and allowances, which, if he paid all
On the Court resuming. Mr. Douglas cross examined H. E. Wei Han. He said that Mr. Butler Wright's action in leaving the Shameen was a breach of his agreement. When he read the letters written by Mfr. Butler. Wright in September he believed that they required an answer, but thought the defendant should have waited an answer before leaving, Witness heard by telephone that Mr. Wright had left, and called on Mr. Grove to ask him if it was
true. Mr. Grove said it was,
to
What did you do next No answer, Who went to the Consul; you of Mr. Grove I don't know.
it would be seen that it was provided by the
away only two or three says. You're told us that it was with your agreement losul agreement that accounts of money spent
Mr. Butler Wright had funds in the Inter- from time to time in England, and money trans
national Bank at Canton Yes. ferred for the exalil of construction and of it into his credit, would amount to something Was it not an arrangement with the other secounts in China, should be submitted like $650 a month, while his payments in on the defendant P-Yes, quarterly to the head office. Those accounts, average amounted to $2,300 suonth.
conats of the constraction account in the be opened up.
of
Of the details of his early life (says the believed that Thomas Dobbins MeKay was born Japan Gazette) there are few available, but it is
in North Mississippi same 62 years ago, and Although England have had altogether so entered the service of the local railroad as many players in this year's Tests with Australia, train-boy. Even in this bumble department the only five care to make the trip. Sharp will be youth attracted attention, and he was pitted on Zooland as conch, Hayward, Tyldesley, Hirst. extraordinary energy and "get there" of the playing football, Albert Relf is going to New one occasion against the recognised pride of the Hayes, Barnes and others have evidently had eastern railway paasnt-butchers, as train- enough of touring, while several prominent boys were then called, with the result that amateurs-such as Warner, Spooner, Jones, and completely eclipsed that of his rival who was "Tom's"
success in selling books, etc., Hutchings are not there. there and then deposed. That was typical of M.C.C. had a fairly strong side, but the tour Under Warner's captaincy in 1905-6 the
neat, indefatigable in reaching out for business matches our team was, fraukly, not good enough McKay's subsequent career. Always alert, was a sad failure. We lost four of the fivo Test and loyal to the interests of has employers, lie for the South Africaua won recognition and ands friends everywhere,
their own wickets. and was steadily advanced to posts of greater played us over hers in 1907 they showed that When the South Africans, in their turn, responsibility. His peculiar talent for attract we could take no more liberties with them than
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first meeting settled his ultimate line, and the ing strength is generally admitted. ing the favour of strangers of all classes at a we can with the Australians. Their great bowl-
train-boy bocamo one of the best known and The sending of teams on tour is becoralug most successful canvassers for the passenger a very acrions question Australia or South business in Western America. Perhaps he Africa can send us their best; there is eighties and nineties, when he was working for Teams from this country are, however, growing attained his zenith in San Francisco in the patriotism among Colonials in the matter. the Burlington. He obtained by political lass and less representative. The keenness, means the post of Assistant Emigration Agent, the slight personal serifles for their country's giving him special privileges and facilities enke, seems absent in our amateurs, while so
satiefy himself that the work was properly an acquisition, as well as a “charectar. While enthusiasts can only wish the M.C.C. team accounted for. On September lat witness heard ho specially affected the company of men exhibit better luck than their predecessors. It is rumour that defendant was going away. On ing a genial bonhomie accompanied with lavish unfortunate, however, that more cracks were the following day he asked defendant if it was expenditure for entertainment, he also devoted not available, for England has much to get his intention to take leave, and defendas much attention to the ladies of any party, back at the present time replied that it was: Witness raised no objection mong them with deferential courtesy, and them pretty or valuable presente. Do you know that Mr. Grove was instr. 30 lang as he got permission and handed Japanese fans, silk handkerchiefs embroidered LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS in the ordinary course of events, were to be
Mr. DouglaIf the cass for the prosecutionmental in having the "impress" secount opener over the books and, accounts to the as- with the American and Japanese flags, etc., prepared and submitted by the British chief rests on the defendant's private account it rests in Canton I don't know anything about it.
sistant, accountant in # proper manner. boxes of candies, accompanied with dainty
The Apoar str. Japan from Yokohams, and On September 3rd witness was handed a accountant. The prosecntion would prove that nowhere at all. I would suggest that unless it
I believe I'm right in saying that the agroe-pass book purporting to be Mr. Butler favourite iterature, ets were among bis Kobo, left Moji on the 24th inst, and may be
gifts to the sex, and be was expected here on or about the 29th inst.
The PM. st. Manchuria sails from Yoko- although the defendant got oat-quarterly so..is absolutely necessary, this subject should not ment prohibits accounts being kept in any othee Wright's private account. He found a number always renity to take trouble for the Bhems on the 27th instant, en route to this port,"
bank than the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank being specially suspicions in appearance. ivendes and somewhat erratio
large credits and payments, the payments execute their commissions. His alive bus she is scheduled to arrive in Hongkong on the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank, he did not get Mr. Looker said he was not resting his case-Yes.
Wins referred the matter to the manager of were rarely resented or failed ultimately to 6 prox.
gift of the gab ont any other quarterly accounts, whereas on that. The amet payments were only part of Proceeding, witness said that the British and the International Back for an explanation. amuse and bring business. In fact, with the The C.P.B. str: Monteagle arrived Kobe at ho should have got ont quarterly accounts the case. He was putting forward auch facts, Chinese Corporation had expressed an opinjon payments corrected the impression he had made passing of " Ton" McKay the transportation same day for Yokkaichi, where she is due to
Information r
u received afterwards on one of the
6 am, on the 26th inst., and left again at noon of every account in China. Paragraph 3 which in relation to other facts put forward, that funds should be kept in the Hongkong and Apart from large payments, there were several the most successful passenger canvasser it ever arrive at 6.30 a.m.
companies" passenger department losses probably of Article 6 provided for the duties of would have to be taken into consideration by Shanghai Bank the British chief accountant. Account of whoever had to determine the question of TE put it to you the account the Intern fact that defendant drew the larger part of his to his relatives, of whom he lost the nearest Berlin of the 8th instant, left Colombo on the receipts and disbursements on railway con defendant's innocence or guilt. The prosecutional Bank was not strictly speaking a railway salary in London. With the exception of sister in Novada- not long ago. That sister's struction were to be kept in English and Chinese tion found, after investigation of the railway account at all How can you say that? under the direction of the chief accountant, and accounts at the International Bank, that on three I believe you always paid for purchases of lima interest in a patent mèdicine, witness daughter was his hearest relative at the time of or about the 6th prox.
had no. knowledge that the defendant his death. It is a relief to his friends that since
The C.PR. Yokohams office is in receipt of all receipts and payments were to be certifted to separate cocasions the defendant had drawn out from the construction account at the Hongkong the castter to the British Consul, and after "Tom was assured every attention that the R.M.S. Empress of Japan stating that he had ang private means Witness first referred the end had to come it came in Americs, where wireless-message from the Commander of by the same person and authorised by the Man as he was; authorised, from the International and Shanghai Bank P-That is so. aging Director.
Under that clause it was Bank Hongkong orrency scount, three sape
discussing it with him, referred It to the provided that the chief accountant's duties were rate cheques for $5,000 813,000 and $4,000, and time for so much money for land purchases take out a warrant.
You asked the accountant from time to British and Chins Corporation, who told him to money could buy, and after a strenuous life, expects to arrive at Yokohama on the morning latterly lived much among foreigners, finally of the 29th instant. The message was despatch- to organise and supervise accounts, receipts and subsequently paid these cheques into his own Yo
entered inforest in the home-land be lored sod while the ship was 765 miles distant from The case is proceeding.":
well
Japan, and the Commander states that all was well on board.
the 28th inst.
other payments in defendant's soconut which
appeared to
had
be
suspicions, having regard to the
The I.Q.M. str. Prinz Regent Luitpold and the public a unique character. In
about the phone may be expected here on. private life he was a good friend and devoted carrying the German Mails with dates from
17.