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THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY,
THE TREASURY
The Colonial Tyszmirer's Evian.
FRAUD.
The Hon. Mr. Mel. Memor, Colonial Treasurer said that he had held that position since December
OCTOBER 6th, 1928.
COLONY'S WATER SUPPLY.
ווי
'ANKING" MEMORIAL SERVICE.
COLONIAL TREASURER IN 1919. He confirmed that thirty SIGNIFICANT FIGURES FOR IMPRESSIVE SCENE IN THE
THE BOX.
FORGERY EVIDENCE CHALLENGED BY DEFENCE,
cheques were missing from the cheque books produced.
It was on January 19th this year that he ärst learnt of the shortage
SEPTEMBER.
LAST MONTH.
The PW.D. water return for
of money. Witness recollected that a PER CENT. OF STORE USED the last witness, Chan On Wing, the Treasury Cast Book alerk, had informed him, about 10 days before the end of last year that he had DEFENDANT AND HIS OFFICE. cidered a book of 200 cheques and said that he had received a book of I took it that the Bank (Hong Krag & Shanghai Bank) had send too many. The clerk also said that he was 60 cheques short, but as the Bank supplied all the station ers. I was not worried very much said witness..
At the Central Magistracy yester-
day, before Mr. R. E. Lindsell, the hearing was continued of the charges, arising out of a fraud on the Treasury of over $90,000
Mr. Мс.І. Hesser, Colonial Treasurer gäve evidence to the effect that the cheques in question were not signed or passed by him.
Mr. T. M. Hazlerigg was for the Crown, and Mr. C. A. S. Russ or defendant. Mr. F. C. Jenkin, in-
structed by Messrs. Johnson Stokes and Master, held a watching brief on behalf of the Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation.
Wong Weon Nam of the Tung Tak Land Investment Company. said that on September ist. 1927, defendant came to witness" offee, and, giving his marie as Yeung Tak, said he wanted to rent room. He said that he was a building contractor, his firm being the Min Tak Campany which was then trading in Yaumdti. He wanted the offies for interviewing clients and to feceiving correspon. dener.
3
400.
The three cheques which form the subject of the charges were banded to witness who said that he did not sign any of them, neither had he signed any cheques for payment to such payees as the three firms in question. The Government did not cwe any money at that time (30th December 1997) to any such three
firms
As regards the cheque in favour of San Cheong & Company for 873.755.34. issued towards the end of 1997 witness said that he did not sign it.
Witness said that he was Chair- man of the Government Tendering Board and all tenders came to him, He did not recollect all the tenders which the Government received but knew those which had been accepted. Of the three firmas mentioned on the cheques, witness said that the Katz & Company was the only firm known to him. This was during the War, when witness was Captain Superintendent of Police, and h firm named Katz & Company was
the record
CATHEDRAL
H.E. THE GOVERNOR PRÉSENT,
The memorial service held yester September shows that at the end day evening in St. John's Cathedral of the month the total storage in in remembrance of the victims of the island was 1,303 million gallons at the end of August. This is a compared with 1,748 million gallons the piracy of the es, daking who September 26th, wai decrease of 156 million gallons in were killed on the course of month qttingly beautiful and impressive. nearly 9 per cent. of the available
The centre aisles of the Cathedral
resources.
Last year the total supply was 2,010 milion gallons at the same were filled mostly by men, and their date. The rainfall last month wai wholehearted reverence made this 8.31 inches but for the next five months the quantity of rain is not service a permanent memorial is the heart of every member of that likely to be large.
All the reservoir levels (except, of course, Tytam. Intermediate and congregation. Tytam Tuk) were many feet below overflow level. This is the result
of a rainfall 30 inches less than had been recorded by this time last
year.
The figures for October 1st are as follow:-
CITY AND HILL DISTRICT WATER WORKS. Larel In Reservoirs, Tytam. 67 below overdow in 1927; 15' 1' below overfow this
year.
Tytom Byewash: 20 balow over "flow in 1927: 15' 0" below over
Aow this year.
Tytam Intermediate: "Level with
overflow last year and this year...
Tytam Tuk: Level with over dow 1927: 14' 0" below overflow this year.
Witness said that there were not more than four Government Con-Wong Yei Chung: 17' 11' below
these
An office was duly rented and tractors and payments to
on Contractors was always necompani defendant took possession September ath, 1927. There wased by vouchers which were scrutiniz little furniture and a boy about ed by witness before they were fifteen years of age, was employed. passed.
The office hare the sign of Min Tak & Co. in English on the door and the names of Man Lee & Co, and of Katz & Co., also appeared on the door.
There was no sign of any business being carried on in the office. The rent of the office was last paid on January 5th, after which date the defendant was not seen at the office again. The defendant did not give notice to quit.
Last month, witness was present
Do you ever pass such cheqUES without satisfying yourself that the names and voucher accompanying the order is correct." No."
overBow in 1927: 15' 6" below overflow this year, Pokfulam: 6' 10" below overflow in 1027 10' 7" below overflow this rear. Storage In Millions And Decimals 81 Gallons,
Witness also stated that towards | Tetam the end of the year payments Tytan Brewash...
to these Contractors Trtam Intermediate large sums were always watched careially, as Tytam - Tuk they effected the Treasury Fund. Wong No Chung If possible large payments were Pokfulam withheld until after the year,
The Forged Signature... Witness was handed the cheques
at the Central Police Station where alleged to have been forged. Wit an identification parade was heldness said that there were variations of writing and the position com and he picked out the defendant.
In answer to Mr. Russ witness pared to his own. The wording mid that his offer is at one end had been played too far to the left. All three signatures were neater of the building and defendant's at than the usual signature of witness, while the position vertically was too far abere the dotted line.
the other.
Tsang On Wing, a Treasury clerk whe was in charge of the cash-book at the dates in question said that
Total.....
192 330.33
1925.
The Service, was conducted by the Rev. G. H. Hewitt, R. N., the Rev.
G. T. Waldegrave (Chaplain and Supt. of the Missions to Seamen) and the Rev. H. V. Koop. Cathe dral Chaplain. The Right Reverend the Lord Bishop of Victoria, the Very Reverend the Dean of Hong Kong, and the lay members of the Church Body were also present in the Cathedral as members of the
congregation..
The service which was fully choral
was as follows:-
Hymo: O, God our help in ages |
past,"
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à rival
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the Office for the Burial of the Dead, Revised Prayer Book. Psalm 23. The Lord is my shep-
herd,"
Lesson: Revelation xxi. verses 1
to 7 inclusive.
The Lesser Litary. The Lorda Prayer,
There followed a few moments
248.85 silence during which the congre- 9.42 5.08gation were asked to thank God for 138.00 105.00 the courage, and devotion to duty
1,420.00 1,099.00
11.48 13.33 of $1.00 30.00
2,010.39 1,393,84 Consumption of water in the City and Hill District in millions and decimals of gallons during the manth of September. Consumption........ Estimated popula
tion
Coneumption per
314.54 281.63
415,360 425.680
95.2 *2.0
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Harry Thomson, Chief Engin GOLDSMITH AND HIS CLIENT, A Chinese woman was charged be fore Major C. Willson at the Kow- loon Magistracy yesterday afternoca with obtaining, with intent to de.
master,
who were killed in the defence of the 6.8. Anking.
非你
The following prayer was then
toad:
frand, a pair of gold, mounted rattan
As regards the writing all three Districts during September 1027, glad remembrance those, who have Shing Goldsmith shop on September
cheques appeared to be written with
Grilat, O Lord, that keeping in
gone before, who have stood by us
one of his dusies was the preparathe capital M. of "Me" in a way Itricts up to the 10th September and helped us, who have cheered us tempting to obtain goods and money
tion of cheques.
that witness did not use. In each case it was more angular than it should have been at the bottom.
The Small "42"
oh instance the "e" has a
On examining the forged cheques, he said that the handwriting was not that of himself or of his assistant although it resembled his own. To the best of his recollection, he had
In all three instances there was not prepared cheques to the arms break in the forming of the two named or to the San Cheong firm, letters Me" which does not occur nor did be know of their existence in the genuine signatures which until the discovery of three items witness looked up for examination. in the pass-book returned by the a Bank which he could not trace in tick before it commences the the Cheque Register of the semicircle, whereas this is pot Treasury. He immediately report evident in the genuine signature, ed his discovery to the Colonial Again in another the top of
showed signs of two distinct breaks; He had heard of two cheque and it appeared that the writer has Looks being sent him each short stopped and started again-another of 30 cheques, and bis impression, fault. at the time was that the shortage It. Russ: "These are the only was due to the Bank not supplying peculiarities which you can men the usual number.
tion 7"
Treasurer.
and intermittent supply in all Rider Main Districts from Septem ber. 11th to 30th, 1028.
KOWLOON WATER WORKS. Kowloon Reservoir: 0 3 below
overflow in 1927; 2′′ above overflow this year.
Sheklaipal Reservoir: Level with
overflow in 1997; 0′ 9′′ below overflow this year.
Reception Reservoir: Level with
overfew in 1927; 1" below overdow this year. Storage in Hillions And Decimals
1927.
Of Gallons.
Kowloon Reservoir 244.71 Sheklaipui Reservoir 100.60 Reception Reservoir
32.23
bangles and 918.30 from the Sai goth, and, on another date, of at-
by their sympathy and strengthened to the value of $53.60. as by their example, we may seize every opportunity of life and re- joice in the promise of a glorious for the Goldsraiths Association," resurrection with them, through while Mr. Remédios was for the de- Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Tench us, good Lord, to serve not to count the cost: to fight and Thee more faithfully; to give and not to heed the wound; to toil and not to seek for rest; to labour and not to ask for any reward, save that of knowing that we do Thy will,
O Lord our God. Amen.
4
Hymn. For all the Saints who from their labours rest." 1924.
Prayers from the revised prayer 35.84 book were read following the collect 115.42 for the day.
Hymn. 445.51 324.19 to Save." Witness: "No there are others of minor importnace but I have Consumption of water in Kow. only mentioned the main discrepin-icon in millions and decimals of cie" These would require a hand-gallons during the month of writing expert, which witness was September.
Total
tion
1027
1928.
103.33
21.7
"Eternal Father Strong
A Prayer for all seafarers:
Mr. Loseby was watching the case
fence.
According to the accountant of the shop, the defendant came in on September 20th to buy a pair of bangles, which she said she wanted as a prescat, and asked that if they were found unsuitable she might be allowed to change them. This being agreed, she bought a pair valued at $45.30 which she brought back the same evening and exchanged for a pair costing $27 and was handed back $18.30.
The following day the bangles
O. Eternal Lord God, who alone were examined and it was found spreadest out the heavens, and that some part of the gold had been rulest the raging of the sen: He scraped off. The gold was then cut
pleased to receive into Thy pratec- 111.55tion all, those who go down to the in order to remelt it and was dis- sea in ships, and occupy their busi- covered to be a thin shell over an 161,920 166,060 ness in great waters Preserve them
iron wire. both in body, and soul; prosper
The fraud was reported to the their labour with good succres; in all time of danger be their defener,, Police Station, and six days later. and bring them to the haven where they would be; through Jesus Christ the witness met the defendant in another shop in Queen's Road Cen- our Lord. Aihen..
tral and procured her arrest The case was adjourned.
In November last year, he dis covered the shortage in the first of the cheque books, but noticed that the serial number on the cover had ixen altered and initialled, as if by the Bank itself. Between the not. 20th and 24th December of the year, The Defendant's First Appearance. Consumption he found a similar shortage in the second cheque book but for a similar The accountant of the Instone Estimated popula- reason thought nothing of it. Banking Corporation, Mr. A.
At another date he received a Rodrigues said that the he first saw Consumption per
head "per day book of 400 cheques from the Bank the defendant on September id,
Full supply in all districte daring when he had asked for 200. He 1927. He was dressed in European found that 60 cheques were missing style of clothing. Witness was told September 1927 and 1998.
The Government Analyst's re from the .400-cheque book. Think to open an account in favour of ing that they would need the extra witness for 83,500 and was given ports shew that the quality of the number, now that it had been res paying in book with the amount water is satisfactory. duced to 340, witness spoke to the already written in it by Mr. Total rainfall to September 30th Cashier, and, under the directions Brewer. Witness asked for the was 49.80 compared "with of the Colonial Treasurer, he kept name, and defendant replied the inches in 1997. that book.
Mia Tak Company. Wliness also Cross-examined, witness said that Le did not discover the shortage the frin and on being told that conversation with the defendant until the books, werp returned there were witness informed the de-witness seked whether crossed the from the printer for the names fendant that he would have to bring ques or cash cheques were to be used. of Colonial Treasurer and a letter of authority before his Defendant replied that he would Cashier to be added on each signature could be accepted. This draw in cash as the sub-Contractors cheque, and until he came to use was received a day or two later by to whom payments would be made the bocks. On making the dis-witness. Asked about his firm, de- did not understand" cheques and covery he did look up the serial fendant replied that they were preferred cash.
asked if there were any partners in
89.25
number on the eaver, and coneled. Government Contractors and that The next day, January 5th, 1928,
cheques.
Treasury
The Grace. The Dead March in Saul. The singing of the hymns, in which the whole audience joided. was wonderfully impressive, cipe cially that of "For all the Saints
The ab- the tune of which is particularly suited to men's voices. solute sincerity and deep emotion of the congregation together with the beautiful form of service made
EVER READY TRADE MARK.
MORE EVIDENCE HEARD:
The case in which the Canton an unforgettable impression, and City Battery Co. are charged with should serve to hearten and inspire infringement of the "Ever Ready" the many present whose duty it je
go down to the sed in ships in trade mark again came up yester. day afternoon at the Kowloon ed, after that lapse of time, that he the office was on the sixth floor of defendant himself drew 865,080 in these perilous waters. had read the numbers wrong.
China Building.. He gave bis
H.E. the Offer Administering Magistracy and after evidence had At Mr. Russ's request witness name a Chan Man Wai and said cash, and again on the 6th another wrote three duplicates of the dis that he was the Manager. The cheque for 812,000 as presented for the Government (the Hon. Mr. W. been heard was adjourned until,
payment by the defendant. WiT. Southorn, C.M.G.), accompanied 2.15 p.m. on October 18th. puted cheques, using a Waverley second payment into the Bank was ness himself informed the defen hy hie A.D.C. (Captain A. J. L The clerk of the registration of nih-which-ho-is-in-the-habit-of-The third was a cheque for 8500 75 dant euch n him would mean Whyte)-was-present together with Trade Marks bough the Eves
an overdraft on account
Luard, eflect on the Equitable Eastern Banking defendant then altered the num to C.B., C.M.G., the members of the Reads label bad been registered Mr. Huss: You still say that the Corporation, and on January the 612,000. This was paid in cash and Legislative Council, Commodore J. the colours bad not been specific- handwriting on those three cheques drawn by the Man. Lee Company mained in the name of the Min of Naval Establishmcats, in Hong
1999, defendant presented a cheque stall credit balance of 304.85 L. Pearson, RN C.M.G. (in charge alle entered was not yours?
The manager of Liprick, and Co. on the Netherlands Trading Society Tak Company With Tes
Kong), Mr. T. T. Laurenson (Beere staled in evidence that hb, he an Re-examining Mr Hazleriggio $78,300,41 This was intters On September 22nd, 1928, witnesstary of the China Conat Dficers agent of the Ever Ready-bat- drew attention to the "Z" of the Netherlands Trading Society attended an identification parade Guild). Mr. W. J. Stokes (Secretary teries and knew that H. J. Lee witness's writing as compared with who cleared and paid the cheque, Geld at the Central Police Statich of the Marthin Engineers Guild of was also no agent. The bad no that appearing in. Katz" on the which was never returned. disputed cheque. The former had a Witness said that the last cheque and picked out the defendant froth China), and many officers and ranka agreement with the National Car Kf both Britice representatives of bon Co. and was aware that the tail, while the latter was without came to him through the compra number of men
sole agent. one, being written more like the
the shipping arms, aerchant service Company had appointed anyone officers, and other residente. printed letter.
dore department and in course ofThe case was then adjourned
(Continued on next Column).
until next Thursday.
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