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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH SATURDAY, APRIL 15, 1933..
FALSE PRETENCES
DEFENDANT FINED FOR
The following morning, defon- dant was charged, and he then said ho had obtained the money from a
BAILLIE-STEWART
YEARS.
moncyclianger near Queen's SENT TO PRISON FOR FIVE Theatre. Defendant was taken to TRADE DOLLAR TRICK
this moneychancer's shop. where who had
London, Apr. 13. Stofner Gifford, a Eurasian, 29 pointed out a man
given him the money, The money years of age, made his second ap changer admitted defendant had Lisut. Norman Baillie-Stewart, pearance before Mr. Schofield, at purchased the money
at the of the Seaforth Highlanders, wid the Central Magistracy yesterday rate of $1,10 and had bought to-day cashiered and sentenced to afternoon, after a week's remand,
nbout seven or eight. The five years penal servitude, after on a charge of having pllegedly moneychanger also naserted, that having been found guilty on three obtained $2.80 local currency by defendant frequently visited hla charges under the Odkial Secrets falsely pretending that chango of a U.S.A. trade dollar, on shop and purchased a number of Act
these dollars at the same rate. It was alleged during the court April 6, was worth $3,80, whereas The money changer had 02 uch martial at Chelsen Barracks, that it was only worth $1. Ile
was dollars, but, Bold Sergeant Fitches, Baillic-Stewart had been in com convicted and fined $100,
or two he was covercil by his trade licence.unlestion with. Berlin and had months' hard labour.
Detective
Fitches, opening the case against the defen- dant, who had pleaded not guilty
Sergeant
tho ex-
were
Defendant In Box.
divulged Reuter.
certain information.—
the American U.S. TRADE DOLLARS.
After the prosecution's caso had at his first appearance, said that closed, Gifford entered the witness box. He sinted his other namo the complainant, Ho Chau, was a motor-car, driver in the Man Wo was Wong Siu-cheung, and he bad were being defrauded daily, and it boen employed for the past ton wan persons of the defendant's garage, 261, Hennessey Road. On months at Cho Brothers, an insur type that bought these colns and the night In question about 12.200
was a disposed of them at cigarette the defendant entered the garage, ance firm at Canton. He and spoke to the complainant in travelling salesman and was here hawkers stalls.
on a month's leave. Cho Brothers pidgin English.
agentr for The words, said Sergeant Fitches were to this effect. Dunlop Tyre Company.
Defendant continued that Ser- wanchee car go to Star Ferry. How
geant Fitches tried to force hint to much-ce."
Defendant then pulled out from any that he obtained the trade his pocket four or five of these dollars from Shanghai. He bought. the dollars with the intention of trade dollars, and sald, "One pieces worth $3.80. I no have got Hong-melting them down to make silver He was told by a goldsmith waru. kong money, but one places worth that an American trade dollar had $3.80. You give me $2.80," and 90 per cent eliver, while the Hong- tendered trade dollar to the com-kong dollar contained only 60 or plainant.
160 per cent.
rested.
"
the
and
-
Four Foreigners Charged With False Pretences.
were
Mr. M. K. Lo appeared for сабо Was ad- Shuster, and the journed for hearing on April 25, At 2.30 p.m.
THREE SEPARATE CASES.
The СИВО In which Francle Raymond and Edward Shuster are charged with obtaining $70 from Jimmy's Kitchen, Wanchal branch, by falsely pretending that 20 Qucationed by Sergeant Fitches American trade dollars which "This Dollar Business,"
defendant admitted he was not on they changed were each worth Complainant examined leave, and stated he had left the $3.80 Hongkong currency, where. dollar, and as he had read reporte firm in Canton. He denied that as in point of fact they In the newspapers of "this dollar for the past five years he had been worth only a dollar, again came business," he spoke to the defen- unemployed and bad been moving before Mr. Schofeld at the Cen- dant in Chinese. Defendant uald about between Hongkong, Canton tral Court yesterday. "No, no, no." A further conversa and Macno. He loft the Blue tion in Chinese took place, after Funnel Line in April 1931. He had which complainant called a Chinese worked as assistant purser aboard constable and defendant was ar-the Tyndareus, Philocteten
Frotcallaus.
The case against Jose Lorede His Worship said he was afraid Sergeant Fitches, continuing
also WAS charged, said that defendant was brought he could not bellove the defendant's Novarro, who was similarly but into the charge room when he was evidence except for statements that separately
mentioned, the accused on his re- present. Complainant made his were corroborated.
appearance expressing a wish to be complaint, and he naked defendant
present at the trial of the other whether he had anything to say.
two defendants.
Det. He also asked defendant whether
asked The Magistrate he had any Hongkong money, but was no criminal record of the de- defendant answered in the nega- fendant. Ho had a mother and a Sergt. Fitches, the prosecuting tive. He then asked defendant sister in Hongkong but they would police officer, if Novarro was going with him, to give evidence, and the officer re- whether he had any more of these have nothing to do dollars, but defendant sald no. He neither his friends. Defendant, to plied that the police would have to
the his knowledge, had been advised to consider the point. then gave instructions that
Novarro's case was formally ad- which leave the Colony liut he had per- defendant ke searched, at defendant produced eight more of Bisted in staying here. Of course journed for a week,
In reply to the Court. Sergt. these dollars, making a total of he was quite at liberty to do so, he thirteen. Three genuine Hong- added. kong dollars were also found After sentence had been passed, Fitches said the case against the defendant, and also twenty or Sergeant Fitches said there was a man Gifford, now under remand, to obtain would have to be heard indepen- thirty cents, Defendant would movement afoot now not say from where he had obtain- some ruling as to what should be dently, as it did not arise from ed the Hongkong dollars.
done with trade dollars. People the same facts.
on
Dollar Ruling. Sergeant Fitches remarked there
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