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BANK VERSUS TREASURY CASE.
HANDWRITING EXPERT GIVES EVIDENCE.
MR. JENKIN CONCLUDES HIS OPENING.
ALLEGED DOUBTS AS TO FORGERY OF SIGNATURES.
The opening of the defence by Mr. F. O, Jenkin, K.O., in the case before the Chief Justice (Sir Henry Gollan) and a special jury in the Suprema Court, in which the Treasury is suing the Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation for the re-crediting of $260,000, debited in consequence of the Carvalho Yeo frauda, was concluded yesterday.
The defence is contending negligence on the part of the Treasury and holds that, on this account, the Government la estopped from making any claim. It is further contended that the signatures on the three alleged forged cheques are gennine,
PROFESSOR SHELLSHEAR QUOTES AN AUTHORITY.
Professor J. L. Shellshear, of of signatures, that the forger could Hong Kong University, called by not only have got the similarities the defence as an expert witness on of pen pressure but had picked up handwriting, gave his opinion un-in both signatures, extremely rare hesitatingly that the signatures of features which, in fact, appeared | the Colonial Treasurer and Mr. in genuine signatures, as, the most Black on
the three Government intensive search had revealed. cheques for a total amount of over $260,000, were genuine.
Continuing his address to the jury, Mr. Jenkin asked what would have been the position as between the Government, particularly the Treasury Department, and the Bank if the occurrence with regard to the extraction of cheques from the two cheque books were discovered and the uses to which they could be put properly appreciated in the Trea- eury at the time the discoveries were made?
Four Points Stressed, Counsel then stressed the follow- ing four points:-
1.-Tsang On Wing was admitted- ly the Colonial Treasurer's deputy
Dr. Shellshear, after dealing with his method of examination, said, that the three disputed cheques 41, words, including contained signatures, 253 letters including signatures and 27 aumerals.
Mr. Jenkin: Do you find in them reproduction of the features which you have found in genuine writing 7
I do..
Have you found a reproduction of! the pen pressure which you say is to be found in the signatures of Mr. Black I have,
And Mr. Messer ?—I have. And the handwriting in the body | of the cheques 1-I have.
What have you to say as to the freedom of the writing in the dise
in connection with looking after puted documents --The writing is the cheque books, checking them free. and secing to their safety. It was left entirely to Tsang and, in a minor degree, to Cheung Man Kuen,
It was Tsang On Wing's duty to report an occurrence of that kind to his chief, either directly or through Mr. Black,
3.- Tsang had reported the oc- currence with regard to the first book then the extraction of cheques from the next from which the dis- puted cheques were taken, would have been impossible.
4-If Tsang had reported with rogard to the first book, or if he had failed to report that, as he did, and had reported the next book, then Mr. Messer would at once have informed the Bank.
.
It is written with the same case and flow as in all other cheques I have looked at.There is no sign of hesitation or breaks or anything of that kind, added witness.
What with regard to the signa- tures of Mr. Messer. Does the same thing apply 1-Yea
And with regard to the writing on the body of "the cheques, the same thing applies —Yes.
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His Lordship intimated that the A PAWNSHOP IN TIENTSIN. passage could not be accepted as evidence as is would be impossible to cross-examine the author..
evidence.
"LOMBARD'S" RUN BY
RUSSIANS.
CLIENTS AND ARTICLES
THEY PAWN..
The sign of the three brass balls is familiar to English people in the home country, and although Un- cle's" sign is not to be met with in China, the pawnbroking business
ART EXHIBITION AT NIPPON CLUB.
-HALTING BETWEEN TWO
OPINIONS.
A local Japanese artist, Mr. K. Kaneko, is holding to-day an exhibi- tion of his work in the Nippon Club. Mr. Kaneko, like many of his countrymen, is still undecided whether to paint in the traditional Japanese style or to adopt the Western technique. It seems, to
fellow artist, peculiarly unfortu įnate that Japanese painters are
Mr. Jenkin: Of course, My Lord. I wished to save time, that Is it your opinion that it is im is all. The opinions expressed in possible for two persons to produce this particular passage in the book are also those of the Doctor and I! the same features in two different thought that, rather than put a long writings -Yes, to imitate the writ-series of questions to him which would only result in his giving the Counsel said that the position being of another.
information contained in the chap wished to put to the jury was that You found that in the disputed ter, I would read the paragraph I if a principal, that was, the head cheques there is a reproduction of ask him if he entertains the same of a department, gave a duty of a certain number of rare features views. It will then stard as his that class to a subordinate, such is the signatures of Mr. Black and
His Lordship: I have no objec- nourishes in their rising Republic. beginning to take an interest in B3 Tsang On Wing, and the latter Mr. Messer ?—I did.
tion to the passage being cited if
period when Western art is itself became acquainted with a fact Features which would be dis-it is the Doctor's opinion. I only Chinese have long had their own European forms of art just at & which it would be his duty to report coverable only upon an intensive want the jury to understand that pawnshops, and in the French in a state of flux. That they should the writer of the book is not in any to his chief, if he failed to report, examination of genuine writings-way connected with the case and Concession in Tientsin, they carry be tempted to throw away their on business with the French sign inherited gift of composition in favour of cubic craziness is more cannot be cross-examined, then his principal was to be taken Yes.
Mr. Jenkin: I have entered the over their door, Mont de Pieté." than deplorable, for if that goes as having received that information
whole chapter as an exhibit, My In Taku Road, however, there is there is little except the charm and at the time when the discovery was
Lord, but I only propose to read a foreign pawnshop, the business of delicacy of line and colour which one paragraph now. I shall read which is carried on by Russians. remains to Japanese art, and these made.
An Obvious Duty.
the remainder of the chapter to It is known, by the name of "Lom- too are being thrown into the melt-
bard," apparently as a tribute to ing pot. Counsel submitted that in the pre-
Counsel then proceeded to read the princely house who began this. When he turns to theatre scenes or purely decorative flower come
:
Effect on Nerves.
After describing the effect of the nervous system on the action of writing, witness agreed with Mr. Jenkin, that the mechanisia requir
morrow.
sent case the dealings between the ed in the reproduction of a word the following extract from the chap style of business in the middle positions Mr. Kaneko's work has a"
Bank and the Government had been with personal characteristics was such that, unquestionably, it would so complex that, in witness's view,
ter
blest "pop-shop,
"One" of the most distributive in Northern Italy, from whose in-
still used in England as pawn Western-style sketches of local qualities of writing," it reads, "is signia come the three brass balls very pleasing quality, but his have been their duty to notify the it would baffle emulation.
that about it which, by its execu- broker's shopsign, whether it be the views seem to be nothing but an Bank of the extraction of cheques Professor Shellshear went on to tion as shown in its line of quality
be has seen in the work of Euro- from the books.
analyse the signature of Mr. Messer indicates whether it was freely and lordly Attenborough's or the bum attempt to reproduce effects which pean artists. It is probable that "unconsciously written, or whether
Wide Spread Range of Business.
Mr. Kaneko and his fellow artists On the questioning of handwrit and Mr. Black, large copies of the it was written in constrained, slow,
The premises of Lombard's in of Japan, wil be able to get some- ing, Mr. Jenkin said that the jury signature being pinned on the black and unnatural manner. Unoon-
scious writing is not necessarily Tientsin are of an unpretentious thing from European art, and they would have for their guidance en-board for demonstration purposes, skilfully written but is written with sort, and the ordinary passer-by have a great lesson to teach in larged photographs, a microscope, Witness went on to describe in a lack of attention to the act. If
a thought to its real nature. It whose work is now on exhibition and a screen representation His detail how various strokes were such unconscious, careless, free writ. might see the shop without giving return, but at present the artist Lordship's chambers. That, he made, misrocopic photographs also ing embodies the significant for would require the pen of a Dickens at the Vippon Club is halting an habits shown in the genuine write to describe adequately this accom- certainly at the parting of the said, "would be only for their guid. being used for illustration purposes. ing, this is conclusive proof of modating Uncle of Taku Road. All ways. ance, as photographs were subject The relative heights of the letters genuinness: It should, however, not its money-lending transactions are varied throughout the cheques. be overlooked that a forgery by one. to light and shade effects.
4 cosmopolitan clientele that "pop" Dr. Shellsbear explained that the with more muscular skill than the conducted with foreigners and it is He mentioned that Dr. Shellshear photographs, which were taken with writer of the writing imitated may their articles with Lombard Money would be called and said that for the assistance of binocular miscros fail by showing a higher degree of is advanced on anything from one's some five years he had made a
that some of the main features in better than he can.” Sh
the Alleged signatures.on
E. M. B.
An Expert for Fur Coats, Strange to say, the majority of
study of alleged forged documents of the writers. They also revealed has been said, one cannot write diamond ring or a rope of, pearls. the expiry date. Ladies' fur, coate Counsel: Do you, as a result he Pawn tickets of small and inconven have a knack of finding their way and was concerned in the present the
ient size which customers of these to Lombard's, especially from the case as soon as the question arose. epurious cheques were identical your study and knowledge your establishments are wont to see in Russian community, who often find He was approached by Mr. T H with similar features on genuine subject, also adopt that view as your Edgland are not used, but a paper themselves in temporary financial about the size of a small insurance embarrassment. For this particular cheques. The pen pressure was the own t
Witness:Yes." King, who had charge of the case same. Angularity and parallels
The case was then adjourned until policy or ship's document is furnish line of pawnbroking a fur expert is
ed, and the clauses on the back of on behalf of the Government, but were also the same. He had made
exhaustive microscopic, examina this morning. he had already been engaged by tions and was convinced that the Although the Daily Press is in the document, which are printed in retained, so that there is no chance
cost is worth. the Bank No doubt, had he been handwriting on the three disputed possession of the book concerned Russian and English, are about as of putting one over on Uncle" by available, he would have been encheques displayed no signs of and is able to publish the whole of lengthy na the clauses on a or getting bigger value than the fur the chapter, the law does not per- dinary bill of lading. The interior of Lombard's given Lombard's have their regular cus no clue to what profits are made mit being done in connection gaged by the Government.
r Still Saving Time. it that be until it is actually tomers, and when the United States on this year's transaction, but as the At this stage of the proceedings, read by the defence. Because the Marines were stationed in Tientsin establishment has been in existence Dealing with genuine rarities in Mr. Jenkin intimated that Dr. chapter has been entered as an ex- they were Lombard's best custom for several years it can be safely the handwriting of Mr. Messer and Shellshear wished to read a passage hibit, does not necessarily meaners. They pawned cameras, foun- concluded that the business is not Mr. Black, counsel said it would from Osborn's "Problem of Proof that it can be taken as read or fain pene, cigarette cases, boots, being run at a loss. The only of Handwriting," which was pab regarded, in any way, as evidence woollen mufflers, portable type articles Lombard's do not advance money on are empty bottles and the be impossible, if the signatures were lished in 1922 and with which he was given. The passage occurs on page writers, singlets, pyjamas, etc...
old S. of time-expired editorials. 383 of the hook, in the nature of proficient copics quite familiar.
Rarities Reproduced.
hésitation.
"(Continued on nezt Golumn).