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The Honghong Telegraph.
HONGKONG, WIDNESDAY, MARCH 15, 1893.
The Tanglin Barracks se Singapore were struck by lighting on the 6th inst. No damage: was done, but a number of children who were at dianer in one of the quarters had a very narrow escape.
MR. E. E. ABRAHAMSON. 'eft Sandakan for Europe on the 24th Wulf, but will probably return to his happy hunting grounds where the, green tobacco should grow-but won't-next autumn.
THE Kobe Chronicle slates that a sumnerously signed petition has been sent to Hongkong with the object of preventing the appointment of Mr. F. K. Fearon, as co-liquidater with Mr. Peace of the Hyoge Hotel, in place of Mr.
Rothwell.
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HM.S, Zinnet returned to Shanghai from Chickling on the 6th init,
THE hoop-skirt dance is eagerly watched for by Hongkong masherdom. Now, Miss Vivienne
·Dagmar, here in your golden opportunity.
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THE TREASURY FRAUDS.
<March 14th.
On the Court resuming iter tiffi, Mr. Mitchell Innes was farther questioned and said examined into the payment represented by counterfoil 1678 That is in the handwriting of the defendant.. It states that on 23rd December 1893 there were rectived from N. J. Ede $190.36 being amounts of rent due on Inland Lota Nos.
35th
Then, if twenty years before Mr. Alven had been in the habit of receiving money for Crown before you went to the office, been in the babli rent can you say whether he bad ar, bad not, of handing over the money to the shroff for safe custody I cannot say,
During the twelve months you have been in the office did you ever take the trouble to ascer tain wither he did or did not receive money for Crown ren?-No.
Dɔnk you think your first statement of Mr. Alves' duties well, so far as practice is con- cerned the correct one? You said bla duties were to keep the ledger, and, with the mailstance of a subordinate clerk, to keep the journal, and classify the Crown Agents' accounts and collect Crown rects, or, rather, to give seceipts. Was daly to see the proper entries were made,
That Is an accountant's work. Don't you think that your first statement that be collected Crown tents was on the whole mois correct ?—No.
As a matter of fact, I am speaking A–As a matter of fact.
Has the first shroff any duties in relation to the second-in ha responsible to him, or dora bo check his accounts in any way?—No.
I think you told us that the second shroff goes each day to Carvalho-It used to be Carvalho. Well, in all these questions I mean only last years I am not reʼeiring to any reorganised state of the office, which is no doubt very good now. Ka went to Alves and compared the amount in the daily collection book, and reported to Carvalho, How did Carvalho know that the amount. reported by the shroff was correct? · I cannot say what means he took.
You never, arce,tained ?--No. Sothat as far as you know the shroff might have reposted the receipts to be less than they were, and might have put $100 or $200 in his pocket, Not at the moment.
held an inquiry into the death of Mr. C. E. Ar the Magistracy to-day Mr. H. E. Wodehouse / 74, 725, 737 and 7a8 for the year ending your first statement the correct one?—It was his and. Carvalho had no means to check bim?- Ross, who died at the Victoria Hotel on Friday last under circumstances already reported. The Coroner found "that death was caused by a self-inflated bullet wound from a revolver,"
been registered by defendant. The same total December, 1793. It is initialled as having appears in defendant's bandwriting in his daily collection book opposite audit number 1673 under date a3rd December, 1892. In the rent roll for 1892 are corresponding entries for Inland lot THE latest reports from the Murchison gold-Limited. I find on the date 23rd December, 724 under the name of A. G. Gordon and Co., fields, Western Australia, are to the effect that 1892, In the prisoner's handwriting two entries. two enormous nuggets have been unearthed The Sest on account of payment for the first half there and that the field bids fair to be both rich years the second on account of payment for the and extensive. The weight of one nugget is second half year. The amounts in each casa given as being 500 ounces and the other 224.
ate $74.38. Opposite Inland Lot 725 on the THE Hongkong Polo Club will give one of their ame date and in prisoner's writing 1 find simf
Iar entries each being for an amount of $84.63.. extremely popular and successful Sky race Opposite Island Lot 717 on the same date and meetings on Saturday, 15th April. Entries may le prisoner's writing appear similar entries each be sent in to Mr. May Hon. Sec., before soon being for $114.67, and opposite 1. L. 728, same Mr. Gladstone is suffering from an incipiente Saturday, 8th April. The programine will date and same name, two sums each for $61.70 attack of Influepri, and Sir Wm. Harcourt has announced that the discussion on the Home be found in our advertising columns,
making a total of $690 36 as against $190.36 Rule Bill will be further delayed until after MOLLE BLAST (giddy young thing of the corps shown by the prisoner in his account book, and de ballet-I intend writing a book, dear Mr. crepancies I sent for the defendant. He came
counterfoil 1688. In consequence of these dis Gallqull-my professional recollections. Won't foto the rent-roll room which was his room up till you suggest a inflable Hitle
Gallquill (the critic With please, my deart the end of last year. The local auditor and I showed him these discrepancies and asked him "Fifty years a Ballet Giri.” -
Skw more,
how he explained them,
TELEGRAMS.
ILLNESS OF MR. GLADSTONE.
LONDON, March 14th.
Easter is consequince.
L'OCAL AND GENERAL.
H.M.S. Pallas arrived in Singapore from Labuan
on the 8th inst.
The U.S.S. Marion sailed from Singapore for
Penang on the 8th Inst.
A MAN never realizes what an ass ho can make of himself in the witness box until a smart cross- examiner turns him laside out and clearly shows that h's official wits have gone wool-gathering.' A MARINE Court of Inquiry into the circum. stances connected with the loss of the barque Penshaw in the Philippine Islands later, will assemble at the Harbour Office on Friday Botmoming, the 17th Inst..
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We note that Mr. H. M. Eecker, mining expeit $ 1,00 of Punjors notoriety, left Singapore for Slam on the gth Ins!,, and .li expected to be absent for 1.10 about three months. To search for more gold
mines (or tin 7) we assume i
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1.15 THE British North Bornio. Herald hears that all the tobacco estates on the Kinabatangan rive are well forward with the crop for the 1893 1.50 markets, and the tobacco is of very good quality
Shipments will begin shortly.
a.60 WE are informed by the Agent of the O. & O, 6. S. Co., that the steamship Belgis, with mall, &c., from San Francisco to the 23rd alio, via Honolulu, bas arrived at Yokohama," and will leave for this port 10-morrow at nosa,
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THI D'Ensem-Doyle Company of operatic artistes are shortly expected here from Singa- pore en route to the World's Fair at Chicago. The Company includes Miss Edith Moore, the 1.10 talented Australian soprano, and Miss Besale
Dayle, a famous voilalikt,
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POLITICS, at the present very serious clels in
What did he say 7— 10 anid it was a clerical
error.
Did you show him the counterfoil ?—I showed
Will you tell me if there is anything in writing to define the officers' duties, how every man is to know his duties It may be in the Colony's archives.
Have you found any such I cannot recollect
any,
Has the second shroff been there all the time you have been there ?--Yes.
Does he witte or read English ?—He can sign his name and read English figures, He cannot read anything further in English, in far as I know.
have you not become acquainted with the fact Dazing the time you have been in the Treasmy
that very considerable amounts in Crown rent ase sent into the office by letter ?—Yes.
Have you know as a fact that letters have been addressed sometimes to Mr. Carvalho, sometimes to Mr. Alves, sometimes to yourself, sometimes to the Treasury merely I--I can only speak of letters to myself.
Have you received letters yourself containing Crown rent ?—I have.
local financial affairs, it may interest Governor him 1781; 1. think, the Land Investment Com. place of the second shroff. Did you send the
understood.
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GOVERNMENT Official, M. L'C, etc.~But for your birth you would be my equal.
Office Gost-Yes; if I had never been bar, I suppose I would have been as big
nonentity as you are.
pany's, and 1787.
Sir William Robinson and bli University educated (?) advisers to know, has been aptly described as "the science of exigencies." The Wha did be say?-He said 'How could that application of this epigram can hardly be mis-be, how could tha' be ?"
Did be give any further explanation 7-Hegave no farther explanation. After this conversation the prliorer left the room. The auditor also Jeft the room; I went into my own roam leaving the book containing the counterfoll book 1701 to 1800 lying on the desk in the Crown rent room. I went into the cashler's room immediately after. And then the electile Ught went out and all I there found the defendant and the local auditor. was silent as the tombstones In Happy Valley. With them and the second shroff I proceeded to examine the second shroff's rough book. I had audience at the City Hall, last evening, to information, and be returned alter an absence of THERE was another large and highly appreciative occasion to send the defendant to get some witness the second production of "My Uncle" about a mloute. The local auditor left the by the London Lyrics, and of course, the soul-cashier's room and returned immediately saying, silming and hair-raising performances of Miss in the defendant'e presence, that the counterfall night the Magistrate is to be trotted out and the defendant's attention to the fact. He sug Marie Brian and Miss Vivienne Dagmar. To book 1701 to 1800 had disappeared. I called belag well within the grip of the Company a first gested it might have been laken som vet clati "show" will doubtless be provided, by Mr Hooper, Secretary of the Land Invest- ment Co., who had brea la consultation with the local auditor and myself. I made a general search through the Treasury for the book there and then, but could not find it. I directed the attention of mast of the officials in the Treasury to the fact. From the time I saw the book tlil the time I was informed in the prisoner's presence of the disappearance of the book was about ten minutes. It has not been faund since. I then locked up about eight or nine counterfeit books and the defendant's daily collection book. That was shortly before leaving the office.
What time d'd you leave the ofies that after noon-It was some time between four and five o'clock. I returned to the office about half past six or a quarter to seven that night. I found defendant there, and Mr. E. A. Carvalho, one of the clerks. He was engaged in his usual work on the books. Both were at desks in the effica
he had found the missing boo. at which they usually worked. I asked bits if
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ALREADY A BACK NUMBER. Fashion is a fickle jade, And her fancier quickly fade, For now we seldom sing or say, Ta-ra-ta Boom-de-ay.
Excepting at the Theatre Royal, City Hall, where Miss Marie Brian both sings and dances it to some lune. The fair Marie is gelte a revelation.
THE Sanitary Board will meet on Thursday. March 16th, at 4.15 p.sh. Agenda,-1. Letter As anatomical studies are, the rage. Just now from the Honourable Colonial Secretary regard everyone who has not yet seen the latest sen- ing the appale tment of Mr. G Moffat to be one 35sations of the hour-the far famed "Tara-ra of the Board's Inspectors. 3. Mortality Retures Boum-de-ay" and Serpentine dances at the City for the weeks ended the 4th and 11th March, Hall, should pay a visit to No. 2 Duddell Street. 1793. 3. Analyst's report on samples of water The exhibition will be open for a few days only, drawn from the Taitam and Pokfulam msins fa Cholly (behind the scenes)Where is Mleston, under the provisions of the Health Ordin- January, 1893. 4. Two applications for permli- Kickup to-night ?"
ance, to erect water closets on private premises, 5. Six applications for Hcences to keep swina.
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Mile. Sourlante-She is unable to appear. Cholly-Why?
Mic. Souriante-She attended a little private 5.50 party last night and unfortunately knocked her 8.50 toe on the chandeller in the Serpentine Dance. 12.50
FORTY /f of streets, the Shanghai Mercury says 18.00 will be decorated at Peking during the sixtieth anniversary of the Dowager Empress birthday 20.00 next year, and for this purpose 1,200,000 pleces of red silk, each about 40 feet in lengib, have been ordered by the Celebration Committes, from the Government s'll looms of Hangchow, Soochow, and Nanking.
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That was a breach of your duty la taking the cheque back to the party and request him to pay it to the secard shroff ? No.
Do you often receive Clown rent in that shape ? Now, I did not formerly. In 17911 was ca home. I was at home from 29th March to roth or 12th October, 1893.
Who was acting in your place dosing that time 7-Mr. May.
During the year 1891 don't you know as a matter of fact that very considerable amounts of Crown rest wars received in the shape of cheques sont under cover to yourself of Mr. Alves or Mr. Carvalho ?-I should presume so. I can speak only of myself,
Knowing in a gencisi way the duties of the office as fold you by Mr. Wodehouse, didn't you take steps to prevent Mr. Alves receiving cheques ?—I did not know he was receiving cheques
that considerable amounts for Crown rent were paid in by cheque and sent in letters addressed Then I ask you now, did you not know la 1891
to Alves or Carvalho ?--I did not know soch thing happened.
If letters came in addressed to the Treasury or to the Colonial Treasurer simply, was Carvalho or anyone else except yourself empowered to open them ?--Yes, it has been the custom for the cashier to open all letters addressed to the Treasurer or Treasury,
Was there any check in the office, any inspec tion by yourself monthly, or weekly, or perlodi- cally in any way?-No; I did not make any detailed examination of the accounts at all.
Did you at any time attempt yourself to check the receipts? No.
.. Nor to compare the money in the shroff's ›
hands with the figures in his books, in the coun teifails, and so.05?-No.
Then the local auditor's monthly audit is the doly check-He also made regul.r visits, at any time during the month, sometimes twice or oftener. He comes into the office and examines all the books, doing the duty of an inspector an well an auditor.
Can you tell me how it was that the rent rolla
would naturally be totalled in 1893. of 1890, 1891, and 1892 had never been totalled. up at all if the present year -The 1892 roll .. Naturally; but 80 and 1897 As to 1891, I understand an attempt was made in my ab sence on leave last year.
Then the rent roll for. 1890-1 urged the prisoner to total it during 1891, but he pleaded press of work, and it was not done.
Did it never occur to you that there was no pos alble means of checking the Crown rent receipt for any particular year except by comparison with the rani-roll itself? There are several other ways,
But unless you looked at the roll to see what was the rent payable in respect of each par- ticular crown fot, how ever could you tell whether it had been paid, or, if paid, it hart been handed in to the Treasury ?—You can check payments. without looking at the totals; check them as they go on.
Individual payments only.--I never compared the totala I very much regret that it was not done.
Can you tell me whether anyone ever did take the trouble of checking the counterfoils, or the dally receipt book, or even the bank book, with the rent rella -The local auditor did. I bare constantly seen him at work, and he has told me le was doing so.
Before this trouble, or after ?—I cannot be sure.
If he bad done so before, is it not impossible that these, ay, mistakes or discrepancies or alleged frauds could have occurred If he bad checked every item it would have been im. possible, but with only a test andit, he might verify nine out of ten and miss the cre.
Very well; but would not a comparison of the totals at the end of the year be an efficient check ?-Certainly.
Ase your particular Cuties laid down anywhuis. lp wrig - Not that I know of The local anditor began in 1890 Alves was authorised to sign rent receipts, which did not come before me And the cabler always signed for thelo any way. I never have personally checked Treasurer? - In the chit book, do you mean? - the daily receipt book with the bark book. It No, the receipts and chiques.-Not Crown was not the duty of anyone in the Treasury to rent receipts; but he was permitted to endorse all
ascostain if the amounts stated in the dally cheques paid lato the H. and 5 Bank for the receipt book had been correctly basked." Per- Colonial Treasurer,
haps the auditor did. But the bank furnished receipts, which I saw myself, occasionally, Usually the cashier kept them. The rent relis of 1288 and 18g were not id existence when I began. As far as I know no search has been made for them. We have the 1887, 1886 and 1885 books. Formerly Treasurers were often changed, some- times twice in a year I have authorised the destruction of lige number of old booke, on account of while anis), two months ago, some were destroyed. No memorandum of them was kept. It is ab.olutely impossible that the books refered to in the charge against Alves could
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Whether the Treasurer was in his office or cut? Yes, letters addressed to the Treasurer werd u ually opened in the cabler's office.
Then if a cheque came fa a letter addressed to the Colonial Treasurer it was opened by Carvalho, it must have passed through his hauds to the sheet Did you not know that was going on? Did you not know perfectly well Did you see defendant the next day, the stat ? that money was coming into the hands of -No.
Carvalho and being passed to the shroff?-Pro- bably Have you got the rent roll for 3888 P. No, Why It is not in the Treasury, When d'd you miss it?
Did he answer ?-He said he had not.
he know of its existence ?
Mr. Francis-When did he first sen it? Dogs
book. I never saw it in my life.
Witness I never bad cccesi'a to consult the
Mr. Francis He does not know anything about fi existence. You must prove that first." Mr. Jobason said he would call other WinCIEDE.
Mr. Johnson-You told us defendant kept the ledgers -Yes, (Shown ledger for 1800) This was kept by the prisoner; I am looking at the total for the year is $180,045.36. That is the land revenue. It is in prisoner's bandwriting. The total brought to the credit of the Government by the prisoner.
this ledger an entry in prisoner's handwilling Now look at the ledger for 1893—I find in ander heading leased isnds a total, including interest of $104.10, $180,249.35.
Tur Chungking correspondent of the N. C. Daily News writes on the 8th last-All Is reported quiet in the Tatan district, and the most of the R. 5. refugees buva returned to their homes. The chief ringleader of the farmer slots is still at large, but soldiers are kept constantly on hand and we presume the officials expect to catch him some time. A Chiosman never does anything in a hurry. The man who is wanted must have already proved a very large expor se to the powers that be. Things were never more quiet in Chungkang. Not even the American OUR Maceo correspondent states that the papers, so far as we known, have reported a Portuguese gun-vessel Dis is under orders to
massacre in Chungking for several months past. leave the Holy Cly on Sunday next, the 19th Tum Shanghat Mercury of March 6th reports Inst., for Bangkok, conveying his Extent We are glad to learn that the wreck of the Governor da Boris, as Minister Plenipotentiary steamship Prking was successfully blown up on on a special visit to the Court of Siam. His Friday morning by the enterprising contractor, Excellency, it is reported, will be accompanied Capt. Vincent of the Shanghal Pilot Service, by Senhora da Borja, and it is expected they and his assistants. It appears that all that was will be absent from Macao for about six werks.
visible after the explosion consisted of two THE four-masted ailing ship Somaif which left solitary tins of lard, fliating about. The verse!
What does that represent ?—The total brought. Singapore for fiello on the 13th ultime, had to had remained intact, but was blows to pieces at to the credit of the Government for the year on $1.20 put back to part after having vainly endeavoured the first attempt, three charges being applied to
account of Crown rent. Under the same heading to face adversa winds and currents throughout the wreck,—namely, one to sach and, and one
In the ledger for 1893 I find the monthly totals the intervening time. This is the Semalt's to the centre, which were fired simultaneously in the prisoner's handwriting (the casting maiden teip to the East, she having brought by an electric wire from boat anchored about appears to be in the handwriting of some one 5,000 tons of coal out to Singapore, She had hamile away from what, now remains of the else). I find the total cluding $47 of taterest only made 150 miles to the"" eastward of Puking
amounts for the year $189,867.44. I produce the Homburgh Light when the Captain determined on the afternoon of the 7th Inst, three China. rent roll for 18gt kept by the prisoner j the to "throw up the spange" for the time and to men from Macao broke into a brave at Cross-castings and totals are to the handwriting return to part,
Singapore and after gaggleg an unfortunate of Mr. Remedios, one of the Treasury Clerks, SAYS the Shanghai Mercury :-Four janks woman whom they found Inside racked the In the rent roll for 1862 the body is in the faden with something like 10,000 piculs of rice place and made off with the hooty. An alarm prisoner's handwrking the cross-castings and 075 for Foochow were attached by the Shanghai was raised and one of the gang was run toials are not ta his handwrhing. Mr. Alves Magistrate the day before yesterday (Marsh and) men coming near the robber, he turned on Cross-examined-Had you been Acting to earth in a swamp, and several Holden bed no right to receive money for Crown rents, by virtue of the law sales rice excepted, as his puramera, and fired two spots with a rerol Treasurer, at any time before your present ap- rice from this part, "tribute" excepted. As 75 there is something like $35,000 in the "find ver, both of which took effect the first pointment -Never.
we expect a pretty heavy fine will be mulcted entering the chest, and the second shattering the from the thres vice exparting hongs at Tong. litle dager, of the man who was gearest him. 0.73 kadoo, and the money thus obtaloed we hear Another Chinaman, an ex-detective, then stepped will be given to some charitable institution in up and knocked the robber over into the swamp, matched the revolves-away from him, and Bbaoghal,
secured the fugitive, who was detained, mill the Police arrived on the scene. The wounded man was then removed to the Hospital, where his depositions were taken, but he is now reported to be progressing favourably.
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You succeeded the late My, Lister, I think ?
Yes.
You went there on 1st January, 1891; did you and any statement in writing in the office defintag the duties of the different officem ?-None.
Did you at any time during the year 1891 yourself lay down in writing any directions or rules us to the duties of the differentofficers P— No not generally, I may have directed an officer to do
a particular thing. Will you tell me why, then, you say that it was the duty or not the duty of Mr. Alves to do certain things —It had gone on since the day the Department was in existence. I incceeded Mr. Wodehouse, who was Acting Treasurer,
As you prepared to say positively that Mr. Wodehouse detalled to you, the duties of the different officers? I believe he did generally. I went through the office and was introduced to the different officers by bles and shown their
Did you not know that it was going on to a very considerable extent ?—It might ↑ of having || have been thus lost. seen it myself I don't know. I cannot swear.
Have you any idea of the relative proportion of Crown, rest paid by cheque and notes ?—I have not.
Chinese or English Chinest.
Does this second shroff keep bis accounts in
Is he secured -Yes,
To what extent —I think it is $3,000, but I cannot tell without reference to the blog book.
Why do you specify the second shioff" in explaining the system 7-Becau.e there are three abroffs.
the second shred is to receive Crown rents and Where do you find it laid down definitely that
nobody else? I do not know that it is defined anywhere.
the second shroff was detailed for that particu. When did it first come to your knowlege that
lar work-Almost as soon as I entered the office.
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In further cross-examination the witness admisted that there seemed to be no check in the -abroff at all, Witness did not himself know what system was followed as to payment being checked. He had asked the cashier, but had not seen it himself.
Mr. Francis Then if you did not see you do, not know. We do not want the cashier's ine formation, we want your personal knowledge. If you had seen, you could tell us but you cannot have reliable knowledge in any other way.
Further "pressed, witness did not know any." he liked, in several ways. thing to prevent the broff alsifying as much as
Can you show what system was recogi Ised by the Treasurer?--I have stated what the proper synɛern was. ་༢་�-།༔ ་་- :
A System ! Where is the authority for any system being carried on? There is none. To use your own expression the du ́ies of the office You think you were told then - thick so. were carried on, so far sa you knew, according And what are the first abroff's special fancto former custom-Yes. ons?—The first shroff takes miscellaneous receipt.
And the second, Crown rents, and the third. whailAlso miscellaneous receipts, licences, and other things.
Do you really know whether there is any division of duties between the first and third or not? Yes.
What is {1,--Well, I cannot tell you the exact items, but I believe the first shr-ff takes | certain things sad the third others; I can only sayitall comes under the herd of "misellaneous
Then, in fact, so far as your knowledge goes you do not know what each doen at all fat No.
Add, up to the day before this trouble arose with reference to Alves, were "you not in the samo posltion with respect to the second shroff's dulles, and is not this knowledge which you have Just shows all gained aluce January -No, It is
Can you tell us what the former custom was, of your awaknowledge as a matter of fact --No. There is supposed to be some money missings can you a matter of fact, with perfect. certainty apart from statements made to you, from mere examluation of the books and papers say whether the shroff has taken the money ne the defendant? Can you logically demonstrate whither it was the shroff or the defendant who y took i way the money ? —I think. I can certainly say the defendant, on his own showing, em berried the money,
I am talking about the books?—Yes. Those fustances I have given in evidence this morning, "I abould say point clearly to the fact that defens
dant took away the money, pod
in what reap:ct?—In that he entered in his. books: a num-purporting to be what he had received, but very much smaller than the actual
not. "I had known it before..
Well, which shroff collects the taxes The That may have been between the shroff and second,
gener | him? The shroff might have been acting in And be also receives. Crown rents, « Now, 'dali: Gallusión with him “
ret the Crown rents and taxes combined form Can you demonstrate that any money was lost the largest part of the Colony's revenus? No cannot think of another way at this moment.
It all Yes By adding the grand totals. I opfum is the largest.
1.00 THE following is a copy of the addrens presented to Mr. Colin Buchaban, at Shanghai, last Friday evenleg at the dinner given in his 1.10 honour →→
Indo-Chinn Steam Navigation Company.
Shanghal, 3rd March, 1893. Tux Shanghat Mercury, has the following
Whose business is it, to receive that -The The question is where has the money gone?— TO COLIN BUCHANAN, Erg,
regarding the attempted unicide of Mr. C. H.
head shroff's. DEAR SIR,On behalf of the employds of the Hutchings to which reference is made in another
Well, dow, taking the Crown I do not know
rents and taxes
Did li not strike you in the two years you have 0.75 Indo-China Steam Navigation Company, on part of this isme:-We regret is hare to record
combined, are they got the largest part of the been there that it would have been a very useful your departure for home (n well-carned | a deplorable occurrence which took place in the
revenue 2--Yes, combined. KIT SA KRIZA thing if the cashier or somebody haul each day "1.00 bo iday), we ask you to accept this testimonial, Central, Hotel, this afternoon, Shortly after 4
For what amount is the head shroff secured ? compared the rent roll book-even each week We heartily congratulate you on the length of o'clock Mr. C. H. Hutchings, broker, and one of
For several thousands, I cannot say exactly or each month with the ledger or daily receipt And the third abroff ?He alsoʻli recured for book or with the counterfolls -1 considered it your service with Messrs. Jarding, Matheson, our best known and most popular sporting men, & Co., a quarter of a century, time which actuated by some motive or other, which is at
several thousand dollars, and fenderquista pan of the auditor's duty to compare the rent indeed speaks for itself. During the period you present unknown, discharged two revolver bullets' work
You do not know exactly --No, we roll cannot say when the defendant took Aave been Superinterdent Engineer, from 1887, into his chest and two at his head, the latter. Do you mean to say in so many words it was Docs it not again appear tolerably clear that up the charge of the rent rolls of the Colony, ::. and Marine Superintendent, from 1866, you i shuis, however, glancing off the frontal band and not Mr. Alves' work to receive money for Crown you know nothing at all shout these two altoffs Was be responsible for the records of, say, the 100 have not only proved yourself theroughly inficiing only superficial wounds... Dr. Zedellus | zents?—I do not remember telling you that, and their dulles, and that you have only come: last five years ?-So far as they were kept in bis
efficient in the dulles enimsted to you, but at was hastily summoned, and was in immediata... Why do you say now it was not his duty to to know about the second "shrcff, sincs, this room. Výhere is no rule in the office as to how: the same time you have won the respect, esteam, attendance on the wounded man, who strange to receive the money for Crown rent --No officer trouble about Alves called your attention to hlas far back records are to be kept, w 0.40 and good will of all who have been under your say, has never, los no acre to bed adex firing. That may be a very sound general principio time; I had reason to part over this second lake over dit were, the records when you went
„receives money unless he is secured;
-No I have known all about him for some Did you make any examination or formally strength to undress and retire 0.40 || We, all - sincerely wish you a very pleasant the shots into himself... Br. Hutchings appeared but we are dealing with the duties of this parti- - shroff ton promotion and make a new appolot» into the office --I'made no formal ex: mĺnation, oso parisge and sojown home. May you in good to be to his usual good bealth and spirfis all the cular office where the duties had been carried on ment in my art year, quaKNDE ERMET "CANNOt say whether they were complete or not. harith return sood among us to occupy the day, took his tiffin cheerfully and chatted with: In a particular way. How did you sicutain It | ・ And yet, though you know? all this "abo Witness, thought that Alves, must have des- Finest Old Jamalen, Violet
position for many years to come, which you go his friends. Up to the time of gelog to press he was no portion of his duty to deflect and receive him, son do not know for how much ffered a book of counterfolis pm 30th Jang, when Capaaledon 19 4. Lon creditably filled, linge
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