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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22, 1931
UNDERWRITERS' ENTERPRISE.
AMERICAN ASIATIC CO., BUY BANK BUILDING.
The Telegraph learns of interesting and important transfer of business premises-the sale of the Industrial and Commercial Bank Building. In Queen's Rond Central.
This handaome and well. appointed block has been pug chased by the American Asiatic Underwriters (South China) Fed. Inc., U.S.A., who, have found that Increasing business interests have necessitated enlarged accommoda- tion.
CHINESE CHARGED WITH FORGERY.
ALLEGED FALSE ORDER. FOR DEPOSIT RECEIPTS.
ST. GEORGE'S DAY CONCERT.
LOCAL ARTISTS TO GIVE ENTERTAINMENT,
The following is the programme to A series of charges arising out of an attempt to obtain a consign-be given at the concert in the Lee Theatre to-morrow night, which is mont of deposit receipts, on pre-organised by the Society of St. George sentation at the printers, of an of Hongkong, as
part of the St. alleged forged document, were George's Day celebrations:- brought against two Chinese, who appeared baforg Mr. Schofield, al the Central Folien Court yesterday afternoon.
Part I.
1-(a) March, "Old Comrades",
Teiks. (b) Selection, "The Rose"
(Old English Melodies), Myddleton. Band of H.M.S, Hermes, 2-Dance-Coquette,
Arranged by Miss Violet Capeli. Misses Rachael Wang, A. Stoel, E. Ford and P. Gittins.
The first of the two men was charged with forgery of a seni, made or used by the Kwan On Loong firm, of Fang Ming Rond, At the prosent time the firm Shekki, and of 53, Connaught Road, orcupies about half of the fourth Contral; uttering the forged docu-a-Song. "The Little Damazel"
Ivor Novello. [ floor of the bullding, but in consentent and of attempting to obtain
Mrs. Bawes-Smith. quence of their purchase. this will
TheThe Yorkshire Philosopher. be extended.
on the forged document,
Mr. W. J. Geall. second defendant was only charged 5-Messrs. Winram and True will
over
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The purchase was effected in January of this year, at a price of
dollars. million
The building is now being renamed as the property of the Amerienn Astutie Underwriters, and from here, the new awners will control throughout
connexion
thele South China.
THE NEW SPAIN.
DEMAND FOR TRIAL OF KING ALFONSO.
arts
against an emergency,
The Government is also said to propose the release of workers and warraul offers in the army from payment of income tax, regardless for the size of their income,
Feminine Influence.
consignment of deposit receipts i
on the third count.
Mr. F. C. E. Itendali prosecuted | on behalf of the complainant firm. with Detective Sergeant W. E. Meadows watching on behalf of the Police.
Damage the Pianos. 6-Quartettes from "Flora's Holiday"
Lane Wilson.. Mrs. Bowes-Smith, Mrs. Portaillon. Mr. Annia and Mr. Barten. Interval of Ten Minutes. Part II.
L-Selection, "Pirates of Penzance"
Sullivan. Band of H.M.S, Hermes. 2-Hance--Jazz.
Arranged by Miss Violet Capeli.
31ins . Capeli, E. Ford and P. Gittine.
Detailing the facts of the case, Mr. Rendall produced a specimen of the deposite receipts issued by the firm and sald that they represented deposits of the face value of $50. The idea was that they were sold to customers who may aso them as-Song. negotiable instruments at any of the firm's branches in Chung Shan. They were used in the same way a bank notes were in Hongkong and, therefore, forgerien would not be known to the head office for some considerable time afterwards.
Continuing. Mr. Rondall men- tiened that the receipts were, peint- ed by the Commercial Press Ltd. on March 9, the printers zeceived A letter asking for 1,000 copies to be printed in the same why usi formerly. The jettere a chap, which it was hopel, would be proved to us a forged chip and was written by amoy not in the complainants' employ or on their instructions.
Defendants Arrested,
"My Prayer" W. H. Squire, Mrs. Portaion.
4.Songs, Selected
Lt. Col. A. R. Godwin Austen, O:B.E., M.C. Messrs. Winram and True will
Ruin the Plapos.
Sullivan. Quartette. "Strange Adventure" (From "The Yeomen of the Guard"). Brs. Beilby, Mrs. Portaltion. Mr. Annis and Mr. Barton. Finale, "Land of Hope and Glory"
Accompanied by Band of HM.S. Deras God Save The King. Accompanists-Irs, Shaw, Mr. A. M. Howes-Smith and Mr. G. W. E. True. Band of HMS. Hermes by kind permission of Captain E. J. G. Mackinnon, D.S.O., and Òferrs, Grand Planes kindly lent by Mesars. Tung Pook and Co. and Mr. True, Sqomery khudly Tent by H.K.A.D.C.
Madrid, Apr. 21. A demand for the trial of King Alfonso on political and criminal charges is made in a manifesto by the Republican and Socialist or ganisation, arging inter alin the disarming of the forces of the old and the arming of the restanis ferees of the Republic, and the punishment of these connet teil witin the old regime. including Alfon
"to whom attaches grave suspicion of having commit- 3d not only a series of political uffeners but many misdemeanours on connexion with illegal trans- actions during his reign, especial- de ander envy of the three last dictatorships."
is understood that it
- The departmental manager 9mercial Press; is in- tended that
150,000 the Commercial Press made a te for
Trui Yuk-kee, Superintendent of! workers in Madrid shall be stored that the Kwan On Loong should the Printing Department of the be communiented with to enter Commercial Pross, stated that the into a contract which should be first accused, diving the name of signed. When this letter was a Young Tak-tsoi, came to him with cordingly sent the Kwan' On Loong a letter purporting to emanate realised that something was from the Kyan On Loong, plating wrong. They wrote to the prinan arder for the 1,000 forms, the ters informing them that they bad design to be precisely the same as no kimwledge whatever of the that of a previous order. It was The prisons administration of fiers of Madrid were decked with letter and that the order placed agreed that $100 should be charg was entirely unknown to them. el for the work, nul Young paid sweet-scented Bewers I-day
Before the Commercial Press $50 on account and was given a when Senorita Kent. the new
"I had na reo- director, took charge. This is evi- had received that reply, however, receipt by witness, dence of women's permeation the first defendant, who had de son then to suspect him." con- will be Rivered the letter to the Commercial timed witness, and I promised Spanish politics, which taken a step further when the Press, appeared again on March delivery on March 30." Constituent Assembly is convoked, 11, hearing another letter signed for proposals neo to be submitted by him, giving details of his re-
Subsequently, witness made out to it giving women the vote and quirements and asking for the re the right to sit in Parliament. ceipts to be delivered on March an astreoment in duplleate, embody- The attitude of the new Govern 30. In the meantime, whilst they ing particulurs of the order, which sent to birth control is still not were still waiting for a reply from ho sent, together with a covering clear. The question has never the Kwan On Loong, the Com-letter, to the Kwan On Loong firm! been seriously raised in Spain, and mercial Press had prepared their at Shekki. The Printing Depart
member prominent
of the block and other material for the rent had already embarked on thei supreme feminist council declared printing of the documents.
job, engraving a new design for that there is really no demand for
On March 30, the first defendant the deposit receipts, when witness birth control in Spain; but a re-
telephoned. asking if the goods was visited by two men, both sur form which the Government will certainly undertake is the stipsin-were ready. He was told to call named Lau, who brought a letter! later the second and convinced him that Kwan Qu tion fre a medical inspection befor them but
defendant called at the Commercial Loong had never made out the fore marriage.- Reuter,
Press on behalf of the first defen-order. He had a discussion with Loss of Conßrience?
dant to take delivery of the docu- the two men and they left.
On March 30. a voice which Madrid, Apr. 21. nents. He was then arrested and The flight of capital continues. on his information the first defen- witness' recognized the banks being overwhelmed with dant was subsequently arrested, Young came over, the telephone applications for transfer of storks Mr. Rendall read a letter written line, enquiring if the forms were and shares and mortgaging pro-from Chang Shan to the first de-ready. On April 1st, another per= perty.
fendant in which the writer meu Fon, whom witness identified as the Finance, has appealed to the banks to advise their clients
A Denial.
as that
of
Senor Stio. the Minister of tioned that two chops were being second accused, called on him with made and that money was requira letter from Yeung, stating that, to "go ed for the payment of certain ar-he Yeung) had been called away slow." and threatens severe penal-ictes, "I shall submit," added to Canton, but that the bearer had then shortly.
Several serious Lankruptcies Mr. Rendali, "that letter proves power to take delivery of thei where a drop in exchange is great defendant.”
't? rehorled from Barcelona, guilty knowledge against the first
ly worrying business men. En- terprise is almost at a standstill.
An Outlay of $190;
The stabilisation question cannot Lau Kit-yee, Managing Partner he dealt with until a Parliament of the Kwan On Loong, the first has been convoked, and the Goy- witness called, testified to the ernment therefore wants to hurry form which these deposit receipts on the general elections before the look, and declared that he had possibility of an unfavourable never given the order for the 1,000 political reaction.-Router.
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forms. The second accused then paid to witness $140-the balance of the coat-for which witness wrote out a receipt and handed it | to him.
Witness, proceeding. told the Court that he kept the man engng- ed In conversation while a foki telephoned to the man Lau, The latter came with the police. The case was adjourned.
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