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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 14, 1934.
ECHOES OF 1860
17.-More About Currency Difficulty
LONG FIRM
FRAUD CASE
Further Evidence "Taken
Further evidence was taken by Mr. Hamilton at Central Magis- tracy yesterday in the case in
correspondent had lately, as possible 579.84 English grains which Jose Lizarraga, 35, "of
troy.
$70,000 to get from a private house named, and knowing from previ-" ous transactions the insufficiency of weight given by the firm's com- pradore, preferred allowing the dollars to lie for four, days, endea vouring in the meanwhile to get other parties, with whom he had dealings, to accept payment from his original debtor instead of him- self. He had, after, considerable loss to take $25,000 into his owobviously can never be, save treasury. The name of the house alluded to has Indeed long been a guarantee for all probity and high
honour and our correspondent can- not do better than at once to bring such case under notice of the principals interested.
With some parties there seems a doubt as to how inany grains of silver a tael really contains. Is a tael dedusible from English troy or from English avoirdupois weight? We do not profess to solve a diff- culty over which authorities vary. Our columns are however, open to its explanations. This we know because we have tested it, that a standard täel does weigh as closely
Macon, allas Semon, 34, a Russian. are being charged with fraud to the extent of about $10,000 in- vuiving practically all European firms in the Colony, was opened at Central
Manila; Wong Sau Mo, 29, of In the whole pase it seems every shanghai and Nicholas Levitsky. man's effort to folst the acknow-allas Mecan, alias Levin,' alias ledged difficulty on his "individual compradore. We mistake Sir Ker- cules Robinson, however, if, equally does not see here the need for the with the cargo boat question, he legislative axe being laid firmly and effectively to the root" of the
before Mr. Hamilton evil. All complaints on our table Magistracy yesterday. are indeed of one tenor, differing
Defendants were arraigned on only in extent of loss:gain there 13 charges, the main one being to i that On various dates between the compradore engaged. It is for January 12 and February 10 they Government to move Ih the mat.conspired together 10 defraud ter energetically and at once. The such persoris who should thereafter course is very simple.. Let a sup- be induced to part with goods to ply of accurately assayed weights them by falsely pretending they be, under penalty, called in. Let were carrying on a "genuine a further penalty, leviable from business known as the Standard the employer, be laid on all found Products Co., at 20, Connaught thereafter with unstamped weights Road Central. In their possession, and let this Inspector of weights come to open day about his proper business.
In three months under such a system we should have no more complaints of compradores on this footing at least, and for the first time have one system of weights legally and unchallengably just.
Around the Courts
MOTORING OFFENCE
Dr. T. T. Mak was summoned before Mr. Hamilton at Central Magistracy yesterday for falling to draw in close to the left when dis- charging a passenger from his car in Pokfulum Road,
Traffic-Sergeant Youe said Dr, Mak was driving towards the University when he cut across to the right hand side of Pokfulam Road to sillow a passenger to alight, instead of drawing to the
Jest..
Defendant said he was unaware of the regulation. He thought
that by stopping on the left side he would be blocking on coming tramc,
..
"I strongly advise you to read the latest regulations," remarked his Worship in cautioning the de fendant.
ham Street, and import and export shop, a Chinese named Lam Cho was bound over by Mr. Balfour at Central Magistracy yesterday.
It was stated by the complainant that the coat was hanging on a nail on the wall, He heard the noise of rustling of paper, and saw the defendant, leaving the premises with the coat wrapped up in
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Local firms alleged to have been defrauded are:-Messrs. Mustard. and Company ($438.75), Messrs. Reiss Massey and Company. Ltd. (82,293.33). Messrs. Jardine, Mathe- son and Company, Ltd. ($271.50), Messrs. Butterfield & Swire ($523). Messrs Anderson Meyer & Com- pany ($180), Messrs. Luhring & Smith ($194.00). Messrs. Wang Brothers (855); and Messrs. Dod- well & Company. Ltd," (8140).
Mr. T. S. Whyte-Smith, assis- tant Crown Sollaltar, appeared for the prosecution, and the first de- fendant, Lizarraga was represent- ed by Mr. R. H. Cole. Mr. M. A. da Silva appeared for the second defendant, Wong Sau Mo: Levitsky was not legally represented.
Fecullar Procedure
Mr. F. A. Dunnett, a former assistant of Messra, Jardine Mathe- son and Company, said that on February 7, as a result of a tele- phone call, Mr. L. G. Frost intrue- ted him to get a delivery order of 5 cases of White Horse Whisky to be delivered to the Standard pro- ducts Company at Defendant stated he formerly Road. He did not know who gave Connaught worked for the late Mr. George the order. Grimble and his last employment
paper.
On February 9, the second de- was cookboy at the residence of fendant Wong came and saw wit- Mr. Andrews, of the Peak Tram-ness, saying that he wanted to way Company.
have five cases of White Horse Whisky, delivered before 4. pim. that day.
We have had complaints made Cross-examined by Mr. Silva, to the detective department that witness said that the second de- these men try to invefgle boys of fendant did not tell him that the Queen's College into their gambling Company ordered the five cases.. school," remarked Inspector Bren-He said that he wanted to have nan at Central Magistracy yester- the Eve cases delivered. day when Ave Chinese, three In answer to Mr. Cole, Mr. Dun- painters, a hawker and a house- nett said that under ordinary cir- Before Mr. Wynne-Jones at Kow-coolle, were charged before Mr. cumstances he would expect the
FORGERY ALLEGED...
loon Magistracy "yesterday, Ng In was charged with being in posses sion of a forged Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank 8100 note and a forged Mercantile Bank of India $10 note.
Detective Sergeant Lamont stat- ed that the $100 note was a very clever forgery, and would have deceived almost anybody. The $10 note was an obvious forgery.
The Magistracy shroff was called in and asked if the 8100 note was a good one,, but he could, not de- finitely say one way or the other.
Fils Worship accordingly re- manded the case for 24 hours, and In the meantime ordered the note to be sent to the Bank for inspec- tion
LIAR AND THIEF
Balfour with gambling at “pai kau” | in Aberdeen Street, outside the College. Defendants were fined 85 each.
LADIES THEY
TALK ABOUT
Barbara Stanwyck's Latest Success.
Sentence of six months' hard labour with two years' police supervision was passed by Mr. Wynne-Jones at Kowloon Magis- tracy yesterday on a Chithese named Kam Chung- who was charged with the theft of $9.31 from Liu Chang in Shantung Fugitive from Street last Saturday night.
Standard Products Company to pay at the erd of the month. They always sent debit notes with the goods.
His Worship remarked that this seemed to be a peculiar procedure. After an amah had given evid- ence to the effect that the three defendants stayed in the same room at 45, Hankow Road, the case' was adjourned until this after-
moon.
NAVAL SEARCH- LIGHT DISPLAY
A
Coming Week-End's Attraction
Preston 8. Foster after months of playing criminal characters and arch villäin roles has his first sympathetic part playing op- posite Barbara Stanwyck in "Ladles they Talk About," a picture which opens to-morrow at the alham- bra theatre, from the Warner.
The Hongkong public will be Bros. studio.
given another spectacular search- Preston was a crook in "I'm a light display during the coming n "Chain - Gang" a week-end by the Naval authorities The defendant had five previous monster in "Doctor X." In other bigger scale than that of Navy Day killer in The Last Mile" and a who propose to stage one on an even "convictions" for the same offence.
Sub Inspector Mair, who prose- evil or heavy parts, but in
pictures he has had more or less in October last. cuted, stated that the complainant
There will be six ships taking was walking along Shantung Street
Ladies They Talk About," he part, H.M.S. Cumberland, I.MS when he felt a tug at his left hand
becomes a two-fated, high power- Cornwall, H.M.S. Adventure. pocket. He seized a hand which
ed evangelist who works among H.MS, Eagle. H.M.S. Wren, gad was holding his wallet and in the
women criminals, one of whom H.M.S. Wishart. The programme, resultant scuffle, the wallet drop-
he falls for.
which will commence at 9 p.m. on ped to the ground. Defendant, At least he becomes infatuated Saturday and conclude "at 9.30 p.m., who was the man alleged to have with Miss Stanwyck, a prisoner at will open with lized lighting from attempted to steal his wallet, rah San Quentin, and a bank bandit all ships, followed by display of away but complainant caught him or sorts, although a migthy at-searchlights sweeping the sky in after a chase,
'tractive one. Preston... expounds unison. After defendant's statement in religion, at a tabernacle, conducts the charge-room adimitting the a mission, and in the course of charge was read, defendant alleged events turns Miles Stanwyck into that he was struck in the charge- the path of righteousness. room and this was the reason why he, admitted the offence.,...
Bergeant Flaherty, who was on charge-room duty at the time, denied that defendant was struck. Detective Sergeant Lamont miso testified that nobody struck the defendant.
Passengers on the Empress of Britain, an she lies at her buoy, will be afforded a special treat, for the third item on the programme will be the training of lights on the ship Foster says that his parents for several seconds. This alone. plotted a theological career for should be a sight worth seeing. The atm in his youth, but admits that lights will then eroes and re-cross this is the nearest he has come in the sky in a maze of tangled beam! to fulfilling their ambitions for before being brought to bear on the him, The story is intensely dra- Peninsula Hotel matic in its portrayal of prison.
The beams will then be shut off with the glainour of romance between a woman prl again in a series of crazy move
for a moment only to break out soner and the evangelist:
ments in the sky and around tho the defendant's bad record he Talbot, Dorothy Burgess, Lillian with the lights trained horizontally! Others in the cast include Lyle bills. The programme will conclude would ask Worship, to take a Roto. Maude Eburne, Harold on a given point and elevated to Berlods" views of the case, and to Huber and Ruth Donnelly The the perpendicule
" impose the maximum penalty.
His Worship (to defendant) Life You lled to me that somebody struck yourAI ESS
Inspector Mar sald in view of
THEFT OF JACKET
For stealing a blue serge jacket from" Bächaf Singh of 31, Wynd-
screen play by Sidney Butherland On Sunday, H.M.B. Cumberland, and Brown Holmes is back!" on lying alongside the north arm at the play by Dorothy Mackaye and the Navad Dockyard, and H.M.8) Carlton Miles It was directed Wren, at buoy, will be thrown open by Howard Bretherton and Wil-to the public. liam" Keighley,
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