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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1933,
FIRM FRAUD ALLEGED. MAGISTRATE PUZZLED.
A A A A
FURTHER EVIDENCE IN THE INCOMPREHENSIBLE ACT OF
CHAN SIK-NIN CASE
WELL-PAID CHINESE
The cross-examination of Chan "I can't understand you" Mr. Cho, principal witness in the case Wynne Jones told a Chinese who against Chan Sik-nin, a well-appeared before him at the Con- known Hongkong merchant, who tral Magistracy yeatorday. "For is charged with uttoring a forged your class you have probably the power-of-attorney and by ita finest job in the Colony-817 a means securing the control and month, free board and lodging management of the King Fook Wo bonus of $200 a year and commis- firm and asseta amounting to aversion of $100 and you turn round a lakh, was continued by Mr. F. X. and forgo a bill for a miserable D'Almada, Sur,, before Mr. Scho- $2.80." feld at the Central Police Court The defendant, Tsang Tong was yesterday afternoon.
charged with (a) uttering a forged Mr. Hin-shing Le, instructed by document, to wit, a bill for $2.80 Mr. Potor Sin, to appearing for and (b) having in his possession the prosecution.
four forged documents. He was The witness stated that he paid sentenced to four months impri- a debt on behalf of one Chan Ying sonment on the first charge and and sot it off against the Hong-six months on the second. The kong branch. The total deposita sentences were made concurrent, repaid by him In his capacity as Manager of the Namdinh (Indo-witnessca, was that the accused The story, as told by several China) branch amounted to $57, had given a bill for $2.80 to a 1000 odd, and he had to borrow to foki and charged him to collect make up what was lacking in ready the sum for the Kwong Tai Steam Cash; and Hung Ming-po, Hai-Launch company. The fokt pre- phong compradore of the Hong-sented the blit and was immediate- kong and Shanghai Bank, then bo-ly told it was a forgery, Police came a creditor on that account were informed and the foki was Kung Yuen also lent $12,000 odd, taken to Central Police Station. which witness declared he could trace, if the necessary subsidiary book was produced.
There he told his story and later took a detective to a shop In Wing.
Why the Hongkong and Shang-lok street where the defendant hal Bank debt did not appear on
was found and arrested.
the Balance Shoet (upon which he Evidenco was given by Deloc- was being cross-examined) was tive Bergeant Carruthers that four because it had been paid off before forged bills were found in the de- that Balance Sheet was prepared. fendant's possession. He recalled that, in order to meet this call, he had to borrow $38,000 from one Cheung Wing-cheung. The money was borrowed. on: March 4, 1931, and was turned over to Hung Ming-pe on that eame day.
Some three or four months after the money was repaid, Hung Ming- po committed suicide, by cutting his throat with a razor, sald wit- nosa,
·The defendant declined to give evidence or make any statement. He was accordingly sentenced.
NATIVITY PLAY
IMPRESSIVE SCENES IN ST. JOHN'S
Mr. D'Almada in the course of
Some of the finest amateur acting further questions concerning the ever seen in the Colony was wit period of witness' managership at Bessed by the large congregation Namdinh, suggested that witness which packed St. John's Cathedral ran away from Namdinh to Ini- yesterday afternoon when "The phong when the defendant appear Firat Nowell" a Nativity play, was ed on the scene to investigate presented. The simple story that into the accounts" of the branch.
is ever fresh and beautiful, despite Witness repudiated the sugges-
its centuries of age, was handled in tion.
a polished manner by the carefully The case was adjourned until, selected cast.
this afternoon.
LOCAL ESTATES.
A YOUTHFUL STUDENT LEAVES $29,800
The story was told in three acenes, with a prologue. The first depicted the Virgin Mary and the coming of the Angel Gabriel. - In the second were seen the three shepherds, sitting by their fire, and the coming of the angel with
Lo Kwan-mun, a 13 year old tidings of great joy."
student, who died at his residence,)
The last seene, with its beautiful
Inn.
2 First Lane, Kong Moon, on August finiali, was the most outstanding.
22, 2030, Intestate, left ostato valued It was fold in a Bethlehem
at $29,800. Letters of administras There came first the children, then tion have been granted to his mother, the shepherds and finally the three Lo Li-shi, of 10, Sutherland Street, Kings from the East, bearing gold, Hongkong.
Letters of administration
frankincense and myrhh. Their
to the finding of the child Jesus and their estate of Charlie Chong, alins adoration was most impressive. Cheung Ping-chong, late of Polk County Iowa, U.S.A., have been granted to Mr. Denis Henry Blake, 2, Queen's Road Central, for the use and benefit of Mr. Judson E. Piper, of Polk County.
During intervals the choir and congregation sang
Christmas hymns. A prayer in preparation for Christmas was said before the congregation disperaed.
Hongkong.
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