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No. 4983.-JUNE 27, 1879.].

1878:-

numerous and interesting.

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THE Daily News correspondent at the seat

THE CHINA MAIL.

the prosecution. The Attorney General did Hung Chin Nem's to pay him notes. When not appear

there are many people waiting, it is eral did appear, and was in Court in the early has to receive. Akoon is nearest to mo, he The Chief Justice anid the Attorney Gen- the custom to ask each man how much he part of the day; he had, as he very often stands at the counter, and beyond him is did with Mr Ng Choy, and as he had every Hang Chiu Nam. I passed the money ever right to do, left the conduct of the case in to Hung Chiu Nani and simply said, the hands of the Counsel appearing with him. ** Call Chu Cheong Loong to receive money,”........... It happened in this case that the Counsel The loss falls upon me; there is no allowance was instructed, he presumed Mr Hayllar made by the Bank for such losses. The whose interest it was to instigate these pro- had no objection to stating so by those Baak was never informed of these mistakes. ceedings. Mr Russell might come in at any moment and would of course take precedence,

and conduct tho caso if he saw fit.

Mr Hayllar said ho was instructed by Mr Brereton for the Bank, and hoped to be paid.

Mr Drammond was satisfied with this admission; he might have occasion to par- ticularly draw the attention of the jury to the matter,

Re-examined by Mr Hayllar-I never learnt English writing. The entry in book "B" is exactly as it was made before I paid the money.

At this stage some discussion took place regarding adjourning. His Lordship thought

they should sit to-morrow, although it was a holiday, for several reasons, to meet the convenience of Mr Drummond and to meet the requirements of the Court. There was a case fixed for Tuesday, and they could not get finished before Monday.

took one or two more witnesses, they could Mr Drammond said he thought, if they finish to-morrow. He should like to leave here on Sunday.

Witnese-Any mistakes I make I have to make good to the compradore. There is no specifio amount for which I have eurety; I simply have surety as “a good man." My duty is to keep account of what in paid out from the money the compradore gives The jury expressed their willingness to go me in the morning. I have nothing to do on. Monday, they said, would be a very with money paid in to the Bank. I adjust inconvenient day for them, being mail day.

receive no gold or silver from the compre-sel ia private, it was decided to examine ono accounts with the compradore every night.

His Lordship having consulted with coun- dare; only notes. I cannot pay fractions of more witness.

dollar, nor silver dollars; they are paid by the shroff I go to the office at 9 or 9.30 and get the dollars from the Treasury belonging to the bank. I leave in the evening when the Treasury closes at 7 or 8 o'clock. The drawer I put the notes has a look. I have my meals in the morning and after office in the day; sometimes I send for a loaf of hours. It is not my practice to take meals

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Mr Sandeman said the Jury would like to know whether the compradore was in the Bank on the day in question.

Witness: YOB. The work came to a close

after 5 o'clock.

Mr Sandeman: Was the balance ($52,375) verified by the compradore?

Witness: Yes it was counted and taken

over by him.

before the 30th May?

Mr Sandeman: Did you know the prisoner

Witness: No.

Mr Sandeman: You state that you were so busy that you could not observe what the two other clerks were doing. We wish to know how it was you noticed so minutely how the man who paid and the man who received the three bundles of notes, behaved.

Witness: When I paid this money I called

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We are in receipt of the “Translation of Į rifle matoh, was to come off at Hiogo on the writing signifying the amount. He the money." The only reasonable inference the Peking Gazette for 1878," reprinted petition. The first is a Smith and Wesson to count out and bring $3000 in notes, which guilty intent. Under's sudden temptation, 14th instant; four prizes offered for com- accordingly directed one Hoong Chiu Naw in this man's case was, on the other hand, from the North China Herald. This is one rifle, and the second a Snider; the others was done. There were of these $3000, one the man had been guilty of an act of of the most useful volumes a newspaper not decided on. They are all given by third in $5 and 810 notes, the rest in $25 larceny, under the hops, no doubt, that in editor can have at his hand, and we are cor- members of the Club. There was some and $50 notes. Having counted that amount the confusion of business, and the malit practice from the rifle-pits (now nearly out, he handed them over to the assistant, fariousness of the payments going on there, respondingly grateful. The usefulness of completed), at the Butts on the 7th, those calling alond at the same time, "Pay Chu it would not be possible to trace the receipt this issue" is increased by the record it con- participating seeming to enjoy it very much. Cheong Loong, $8,000." The prisoner camo of the overpayment to him. These were tains of all promotions and official transfers, dia of shooting (white wo before forward to the desk, and then the money the plain facts of the oase, which he would

described in the Mail,) can hardly fail to prove was handed over to him. He was then prove, and the theory of the prosecution which have been noted during the past year exciting. Its chief recommendation is that it seen to count the notes, and then he of course his Lordship would lay before

| with special care." The index, the tremen-teaches the rifleman to take a quick sight, for wrapped them up in Chinese fashion in a them the law of the case, and he was Batia it must be kept in mind that in the match handkerchief, and walked out of the office, fied they would give the whole case, facts dous value of which so many compilations arranged for, the competitors are to shoot At the time of handing this money over, and law, their careful cormideration. fail to recognize, is admirably useful. From against time. We strongly recommend this the accountant made an entry in his book, At the suggestion of his Lordship, the the preface we take this brief summary of kind of practice to all who are ambitious of as to the payment, which could not be pro- jurore, accompanied by the Sheriff and the becoming efficient marksmen. The shooting duced, and there, so far as that stage was Counsel in the case, walked along to the on Saturday, considering it was the first of concerned, the matter ended. The cheque Bank and saw the Chinese Department, and The year 1878 has been one of great the kind, was fairly good. Next night, was then in the usual course of business the seats which the different men had anxiety for the Government of China. One another novelty was tried; one which is sure put into a box; and in the same usual occupied; a rough plan of the place being of the most disastrous and terrible famines to be very amusing, and offers capital course of business the shroff wrote on the drawn up and agreed to by the Counsel for that history has to record has afflicted a practies. From behind a mound of sand on back of the cheque that $2,000 had been the use of his Lordship. It was thought this large portion of the Empire, and the the beach there suddenly appears but only paid on it. This man knew nothing, he had would allow of their better understanding the for a second or two-the figure of a soldier heard nothing, of what was done in the ovidence than long explanations by witnesses, memorials reporting the progress and ex- tent of this famine are full of the deepest (life-size), dressed in a red coat and a forage Chinese Department of the Bank; had to which would probably be unintelligible. interest. The eloquent and touching ap. cap. He is supposed to be taking what the reason to believe then that a mistake had peals for aid from the high authorities of Yokohama vocabulary calls a "high kin" | beon made, and 81,000 too much paid for He said: I am a

Yung Chung Cheong was then examined. Chiness accountant the provinces directly interested, the ex over the ramparts, to see what is going on, it. He simply saw by the face of the at the Chartered Bank, I look after hortations to economy, and ontories for when those in the pits take the opportunity cheque that it was drawn for $2,000, and the payment and receipt of money, There administrative reform that have been of putting a bullet through him. The con- took it for granted that that sum had been submitted by Censor after Censor, with trivance is of a very simple construction, paid on it. Now, the Chinese accountant, looks after the cheques (his name is Yeung are two other persons in that office, one who the decrees that these have called forth, and the whole thing works very smoothly. it would be proved, had every day a certain A-koon), and the other who counts the show that the "heart of the Empire" has It is an improvement on the "Running sum of money given him to meet the pay-notes and money paid in or out. That was boon deeply moved. However temporary Deer" and "The Coming Man" at Wimble- mente occurring during the day in the the arrangement on the 30th of last month. the excitement may be, there has on-don. Quite a number of names are already course of ordinary business, and heasttled up

At this stage His Lordship remarked doubtedly been a genuine desire on the down for Saturday's match, and if the or aquared his books with the cashier or there was no aguarate plan of the Bank in part of many energetic and earnest men to weather be fine there will probably be shroff every evening. This evening he was Court, and it was arranged that the Jury direct the attention of their rulers to the good muster of competitors, and not a few all right in the amount of cash he had should proceed to the Bank and examine the numberless abuses that are sapping the on-lookers."

left in hand, according to his own books scene, as they would thus be better enabled foundations of the Empire, and the

he had the precise sum in hand which bis to understand the evidence. The Jury memorials on this subject are exceptionally

book showed he should have; but according then left in charge of the Sheriff." to the other book, the shroff's, which was The conquest of Kashgaria has put an of the Zulu War, speaking of Lord Chelms-made up of the correct amount of this and was continued: The rough plan produced for a little time, but generally I look up the On their return the witness's examination bread. I sometimes go away from my desk end to a costly war, the maintenance of ford's new plan of campaign, saya:- all the other cheques pald during the day shews the place in which I sat. It also drawer containing the notes. When I which for the past sixteen years has been s I am not surprised that a large section discrepancy existed. The books were shows the place in which the other two receive the money in the morning I count it heavy drain on the Exchequer. The of competent professional opinion is dead compared to find out where the discrepancy assistants I have mentioned sat. The notes all over after I have put it in the drawer. triumphant decreas that follow the an- against this scheme of operations. There is was; the accountant had, it was discovered, were kept in the drawer of my table. The The compradore always gives me over the nouncement of the victories of the suo some relief to know that the lieut.-general made a mistake, and an investigation was notes are paid to me every morning by the balance I gave him, and if there is not coseful general Teo Teung-tang show what does not stand irrevocably committed to it, begun, to find out where the missing $1000 compradore of the Back; they are the pro- enough for the day's customers I apply to importance is attached to the completion and is quite prepared to allow circumstances had gone; and it was plainly sean that the party of the Chartered Bank. I keep a the head clerk, ir West, for more; if I of an enterprise that was at one time re- to modify and eren alter it. I venture to extra money bad been wrongly paid out on book, marked "B," in which I enter all the want $10,000 he gives it me. I enter each garded by the European world as perfectly express the humble but emphatio opinion was on it was a well-known one, and the of each payment before I hand over the from Mr West in my book. The balance in he called out "Chu Cheung Loong" and this obeque. The Chinese firm whose name notes I pay out. I always make an entry

sum so received from the compradore and out "pay Chu Cheung Loong money 1) and hopeless.

that it is radically and irretrievably bad, and leaves risks open at which one trembles. Chinese accountant of the Bank went to the

On the following day, "I the thirty thousand first, and then the three Between Newdigate at Doornberg sud Crea-house of that firm, there saw this man and it is kept by use a book, marked my hands on the evening of the 29th May. saw the prisoner come forward. I paid

"it by A-koon. The entries in Was $62,576. look at Gingihlove there extends a stretch stated to him what had occurred, and asked each book are shown to the compradore reveived that amount back from him. I thousand, but the man who received the of British frontier nearly 160 miles long, him for the thousand dollars everpaid him every evening. This is the usual course make no entry each morning of the amount thirty thousand went away last. totally unguarded save by a handful of by mistake. The man said he bad only of business. When one sheque is brought received; there is no occasion; it would just Fang Chin Nam, the man who has been British infantry about Helpmakaar, and received $2000. Well, of course, if that to the counter, the office messenger takes it be always the repetition of the previous alluded to as Hung Chiu Nam throughout three or four unreliable native battalions was a, the jury would know the prisoner to the third clerk (Mr Hay) to sign. It is night's balance. That day I received this case, was then called, and gave cor- along the Tugela River. By the only was an entirely innocent man; but if, on then brought back stamped in red pay $1200 from Lammert Atkinson, $1000 from roborative evidence as to paying the money available line of communications the dis- the other hand, he did receive that extra Yeung A-koon then places it on my table, another firm, and $60,000 from the Hong-over to the prisoner. tanco spart is considerably further than money he was presently coming to the after making an entry in book "C." Yeung kong Bank, all paid in notes; $80,000 from In cross examination, bo said-I saw from Greytown to Doornberg, Newdigate's law of the que-that foot and his answer A-koon also directs the person presenting Mr West in the Bank; altogether $161,969; the prisoner sign something, but I cannot line of communication, with its base at would be a very strong proof of his guilty the sheque to sign the cheque. I then this, with the balance from the previous say what it was. I saw the cheque, Durban for reinforcements. News and sup-intention. Be said he had only got $2000. count down the money to Hung Chiu Nam. night, was $214,644. I paid out during the but do not know what the amount of it plies will be perilously precarious, with Well, that answer bad to be taken. An Hung Chia Nam calls for the person who day £205,639, leaving $8,805, which sum I was. The prisoner signed the chaque hostile territory on the flank continuously,

Information was sworn, and an English

I cannot recollect his base road up country very hilly; with constable was sent with the accountant to requires the money and pays it to him. I paid to the compradore that evening, (May and gave it to me.

then hand the cheque back to Yeung A-koon 30th.)

saying to the prisoner, when he handed me continuous ascents and descents; and by the house to arrest the man. His conduct who places it in a small box, kept for that

Court adjourned for an bour at 1.30 for the cheque, "Why have you not put the the middle of May forage may have failed on that occasion might be of some value purpose. In the evening Young A-koon en- tiffin.

chop on" [Asked again, witness said. “I' from the almost universal practice of grass- too, in deciding his innocence or guilt dorses on the back of the box the day and

cannot recollect."] I cannot recollect whe- burning by the natives. It must be said, Looking through the several rooms of the year and the sum paid and takes it into the

On resuming, Mr Hayilar said he thought ther or not the chop was on the chequs when however, that up country the climate is house this man was not to be seen, but at foreigners' office. The cheque produced was His Lordship perhaps had on his notes that it was first handed to me. I cannot recol- bracing and healthy. On the coast line of last the European constable found him presented to me, I don't know by whom it he appeared for the Bank. This was a mis-leet his having taken the chop from his advance it is feverish and relaxing; but then a dark room, sitting on a native bed, was laid on my table, I saw a "chop" on take; he appeared for the Compradore of pocket and stamped the cheque. I saw suvage understands best a swift, direct, with his bead resting or covered by his the back. I go by the red stamp pay the Bank. The cross-examination of the the prisoner write the words Wong Ying straight assault, and the Coomassie rush bands. The theory of the prosecution The chop on the back is in Chinese; it also first witness was then proceeded with. The chop was then on the cheque. When received" the back of the cheque. strikes home to him with startling emphasis, was of course that he was hiding and bore the characters received by Wong Witness said, in reply that is cheaply won by a small percentage of endeavouring that he should not be re- Ying." These were the only characters on When I receive notes from the Compradore Akoon for him to enter in his book. I did

Mr Drummond.

I received the sheque I passed it along to fever cases. Meantime, and for an indefinite

coguised. His head was lifted up, bis the back at that time. When I received of the Bank, and paid-in by ustomers, and period, Natal lies at the mercy of Cetewayo; features were then seen, and he was taken that cheque I made an entry in my book B. from the head clerk during the day, I do not see him make the entry. There were for there are no reserves, and the forces for into oustody. The jury would have the Mr Drummond objected to the entry being not take down any particulars of the notes, could put on the chop "paid;" the stamp

many cheques at that time. its protection are being diverted. For the strongest and fullest reason to believe, received as evidence.

If a note be lost during the day I have no is kept on the counter. I am quite sure next six mouths the Tugela will be fordable. from the evidence, in the guilt of the His Lordship noted but disallowed the means of identifying it. I have means by it was not on the cheque when I paid the All the reinforcements have landed, and all prisoner, that is, that be received that objection.

which I can remember large notes of different the infantry has gone forward.

$1000 knowingly and with a view to divert

Continued:--The entry is "paid $3000, Banks. I place all the large notes of one money to the prisoner. Anyone who has it to his own purposes. It would be for Wong Ying, received." I mistook the Bank together. I occasionally make mis- time puts the stamp "paid' on the cle- the jury to consider whether the Bank figure "2" on the cheque for a " 3.". Aot takes of dollars paid in or out in one or two ques, when our work is finished. I gener- had oonspired to charge an innocent man ing on that mistake I paid $3,000. I made dollare, in one dollar notes. I never make ally ask people presenting oheques what with this criminal act, or whether a a note of the value of each note at the time. mistakes as to five dollar notes. I have they have to receive, but when we are very mistake was possible in the Bank as to who I paid forty notes of $25 each, twenty of made a mistake of one or two dollars once busy I am not so particular. The 30th May of $5 and $10 notes of various Banks. My account book contains a list of all had received this $1000 overpaid, con- $50 each, the other $1,000 being made up or twice, so for

I can recollect. was not a very busy day. More than an hour had elapsed after the cheque was to the entry by different hands of all money handed the notes to Hang Chin Nam cheques paid and received daring each day. received until it was returned to be paid. I paid out. Then came the question, (and Hung Chiu Nam called out, "Chu Cheong If another book contained a different anm-dollars to anybody that day, nor did I pay did not pay the sum of thirty thousand now he spoke under the direction of His Loong receive money," I saw the prisoner ber of cheques to that eatered in my book, Lordship), whether taking the money under come closer to the counter, and Hang it would be wrong. In my book there are

a sum of fifty dollars that day. Last witness these circumstances amounted to what was Chiu Nam pay it to the prisoner in there thirteen entries of cheques paid, and thirty the prisoner. On the back of the cheque is handed me three thousand dollars to pay charged,larceny. There was a case, separate thousands; the prisoner counted of payments altogether, on the 30th of last which no doubt His Lordship had, where each thousand as it was handed to him.

month. Corrected: No, there were thirty Akoonpaid $2,000." I did not see him written in Chinese characters by Yeung Aman received money in excess from a Mr Drummond draw His Lordship's atten- one entries altogether on that day; one is write it; but I know his handwriting. It branch of the P. O. Savings Bank at home. tion to something the witness had said he not a payment. A-koon enters in his books, is his practice, to endorse the nut on the The clerk paid a depositor £8 in excess of the fore. He said I saw the money handed besides cheques received, any money that backs of the cheque at 3 pm. I cannot amount on the order which he had in his to the prisoner.

may be paid in with the cheques. Ele enters nothing besides. There ought, there read English, but I can read the figures. I fore, on that day to be thirteen entries of often pay money and look afterwards at the cheques received. All the entries in Ah- obeque. It depends upon whether I'm very particularly on the sheque in question; busy or not. I did notice the figures

Txa Siam Weekly Advertiser, of June 14th,

has the following →

The French gunboat Antelops arrived at this port on Thursday morning from Saigon. It is stated that the Commander is quite ill and that he came here for the benefit of his health.

It is reported that the Russian Corvette Constantine with an envoy on board is now on her way to Bangkok for the purpose of negotiating a treaty between siam and Rurale. It will be recollected that Admiral Brummer of the Russian Navy visited Siam dering the barly part of the year 1674 in the Corvette decold with this object In view, but that be left before the stipulations were definitely agreed upon. The Mission of the Constantine bero, it is said, 1 to 1000w these negotiations and to appoint a Con- sular officer to represent the Russian government.

PROBABLY few of our readers have heard of the Hongkong and San Francisco steam tug Company. This is the only notice we have seen of the project; we find it out from the San Francisco Newsletter :—in -

"Does anybody about this office want to become a millionaire, a bloated bondholder, an it were, in about six months?" said a man with a red nose, putting his bead inside the office door this morning ; "if they do, I will let them in on the biggest and aureat speculation of the age; dead open and shut-give you the whole business for

SUPREME COURT.

IN ORIMINAL JURISDICTION.

Fpecial Jury.) Friday, June 27.

six bits--satisfaction guaranteed or the (Before His Honor the Chief Justice, and a sidering the precautions there existing as money returned." Now, every member of the staff of this chaste family journal happens, by a singular coincidence, to be independently rich, but out of more curio sity they chipped in and made up the required amount, which the near relative of Colonel Sellers carefully buttoned into his bip pocket. "You see," he went on to explain, "last Tuesday Congress passed a

law to put an end to Chinese immigration."

a cook spiece. You see that would just get round the law, and at the same-" but he dashed outside and escaped before the broadside of inkstands and scissors araived.

THE OVERPAID CHEQUE CASE

REGINA » WONG A TING, In this case ons Wong A Ying was charged with stealing $1000, the monies of the Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China. The case has excited considerable attention, and the proceedings before the hand. This was clearly enough a mistake. His Lordship said he saw the importance Magistrate were very fully reported in our The circumstances were almost entirely of the point, but he could only go by the

similar; the case was on all-fours with this interpretation.

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The Court was crowded, a very large one In that case the jury found, as a Continued:Prisoner received three ban-koon's books are of receipts: none of pay

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The jury requested to see the cheque, and asked that the witness be allowed to point out the shop to them.

Mr Haylar said the witness had better pazt on his spectacles. Es did so and painted to paid.

Anybody

The case was then adjourned till to-mor row at 10; when it is believed the case will. be concluded.

Prisoner was released on bail of $2,000 an before.

The Court rose at 7 p.m..

Shares.

"Yes, prohibiting the carrying of more than 15 Mongolians by any one vessel well "Well, you see," and the man with the pink prow abstractedly laid his hand on the door knob, "my scheme in to organtae a Hongkong and San Francisco 200 small bosts, aɔntaining 14 Chinase and looking Chinese, merchants and others, with a guilty intentin, the word was wrapped them up in a cloth, and then left entries in A-koon's book refer. to money not look at them. I do pay dollars as well Steam-tug Company. Each tug to tow say number of well dressed and respectable-matter of fact, that the man took the money dies of note; one big and two small; he ments. I cannot explain whether the I looked at them. (Corrrecting himself): I did.

animus pirandi, with the intention of the Bank. In the evening the comprador paid by me to him to pay, or whether it atealing. The Judges, not unanimously called my attention to there being $1,000 is money paid into the Bank. The Attorney General, instructed by the but by eleven out of fifteen, agreed with missing. My books were all right. I com- I look over my book I can tell at amounts up to two dollars out of a drawer; Crown Solicitor, prosecuted; with him Mr that finding.

Whenever a notes over the counter. I take small

Hayllar Q., instructed by Mr Brereton,

pared my books with the cheques, and dis once whether there is any money short for larger sums I apply to the compradore. on behalf of the compradore of the Bank the law; I should not criticise that decision instructions to some of the Bank's coplies, evening of the 30th May, and found it all him how much he had to receive before

The Chief Justice I shall take that as covered my mistake.I at onse gave certain or not went over book B on the It was carelessness on my part in not asking THERE are very vague ideas afloat as to Mr Drummond (Shanghai), with him Mr certainly; but, Me Hayllar, is there not a in consequence of which they left the Bank.right. Akoon knew there was a mistake paid him the money. I sometimes make what will be the amount of the bill for the Ng achos, instructed by Mr Dennys, de distinction between that case and this ?

fended the prisoner.

They were absent & long time, so I sent that evenings he found it out by speaking small mistakes of ten or twenty cents, and forthcoming International Exhibition at Melbourne. It is doubtful if any one person The jury to whose care the case was con- material polat of difference. Chief Justice company with Hung Chiu Nam to the Chu me that evening. The first man who drew pooke

Mr Hayllar did not think there was any another coolie, and later on I went myself into the compradore. Akoon did not speak to those I have to make good out of my own possesses absolute knowledge upon the point, fided was as follows (Mr J. Euston Squier, of Bovil held that any person, without the con- Cheong Loong shop, Praya West. I then my attention to the error was the comprá- witness is responsible for the correct payment Re-examined by Mr Hayllar:-The last but one writer in the Australasian has the E.E. Telegraph Company, whose absence sent and against the will of the owner, taking saw the prisoner, and said to him "You dore. I recollect repeiving the cheque in been informed that the visit of H.B.H. the from his post would be a public inconveni- money, or anything else, was guilty of lar have received $1,000 too much." He repli-question in the morning. Ioan read Eng-

of cheques. I have assisted in counting. Prince of Wales, should be graciously enge, being excused by the Court)-Messe ceny, even although it was proved that the ed "two thousand," By this time one of fish figures, but nothing else. I cannot tell notes in and out. accept the colony's invitation, will in itself R. H. Sandeman (foreman), D. R. Crawford, possession of such had been voluntarily the olerks of the Bank had arrived; his by whom a cheque is drawn or to whom it is oost Victoria £100,000. From this J. Bradlee Smith, R. D. Starkey, A. P. documente it is known that the commis. McEwen, Jacob Arnold, and C. Vincent parted with by a servant in whose hands it name is Marshall. Mr Marshall said "You made payable. My authority for paying is had been entrusted for a specific purpose, have received $1,000 too much from my the chop "pay" in red ink I know it as aloners are just "* a. going it." They Smith.

If the person so taking the money know shroff." I don't know whether the prisoner meaning pay. (Being asked to point out propose during the ensuing twelve months,

Mr Hayllar said the defendant in this that he was receiving it by mistake, and an understood or not another man said "No, the chop, he points to another chop "paid.") In addition to the contract of the main case did not belong to the class they gens septed it with intent to appropriate it to his two thousand." Mr Marshall then left the Mr Drummond said that showed how much structure, to expend £18,000 for permanent rally found in this box. He was a man own uses and purposes. Now in this case shop. Later on I said to the prisoner "If he knew about it, machinery annexes, £10.000 for refreshment occupying a good position as shroff to a all these elements were present. This you don't pay me back, I'll offend you." rooms and offices, and 2102 000 for Chinese firm of traders, the Chn Cheong $1000, the property of the Bank, was part- When this same to be further explained temporary extensions total 130,000. Loong, carrying on business here's and theed with voluntarily by the accountant who it turned out that the proper interpretation This, sawe read, is in addition to the cost circumstances of the mase which formed the was entrusted with is for the specific purwan "If you do not pay back that thousand of the main building, and cf what other charge against him were briefly these. In pose of paying out of it atch cheques as dollars I will complain to the Court. Httle extras the commissioners may require thin case the defendant would have the were presented.

The prisoner said "You may do what you next year. So that even up to the present powerful assistance of his learned friend,

please. I never know the prisoner before. Cross-examination continued —I would time they see their way to an expenditure Mr Drummond, and it would be satisfactory

By Mr Drammond :-I call myself in not pay the money without seeing that shop of about a quarter, of a million, and can

on all sider that he should be so defended,

the Bank "keeper of the notes." I am head (meaning "paid"). I look for no other also ase that there is a great deal more to The facts were these on the 20th May

shroff there are several shroffs in the Bank authority but the red chop. The endorse come. All this is dous on the basis of this mati went to the Chartered Bank with

Hung Chiu Nam is No. 3 shroff Akoon is not ment on the back of the cheque does not Parliamentary warrant, obtained on the a cheque drawn by D. Mussoo and Co. in for the money overpaid, he denied ever a shroff his duty is simply to look after the generally state the amount.

The en- setimate of a total cost of £100,000. The favour of this Chinese Arm already men having received it, than which no stronger cheques. I rank next to the Compradore in dorsement on the sheque produced is fact is, while the money has to be provided tioned. His presented this cheque in the evidence of his intent could be had. in the Bank. I have only been employed in Wong Ying, received," I found the cheque by one body, the Parliament of the country, Chinese part of the establishment, to one whole conduct, both at the time of receiv- the Bank for nine months. I cannot shroff on my table it must have been Akoon who and expended by another, the Commission, of the assistant shroffs whom he would lng the money and afterwards, was dom my duty is merely to take charge of the put it there. I did not see him put it there. byer which the Parliament hee, so it would produce, and he on receiving it made a pletely at variances with any supposition that notes. I have never been employed in a There are drawers under the table where keem, no practical control, there cannot but pertain entry in bis book, which he could he received, unknowingly, the amount over Bank before. The compradore engaged me, Akoon and Hung Chin Nam staud. I was be a wide open for reckless extravagancs. not place before them as evidence against paid, or ever had any intention of returning I am secured to the Bank by my cousin, the too busy to see what they were doing, We see that one commissioner, in depre- the defendant, and be passed that cheque, it. The action of any man's mind at a pars compradore of Yogel Hagedorn de Co. by a Witness was here requested to pat s eating this large expenditure, expressed the after it had been certified to in the naustionlar moment was only, of course, known Chinese deed. Before the warrant was taken pencil mark round the words three thousand opinion that the outlay might yet amount manner, that it was drawn on a good to that man himself, but he put before the out the manager consulted a lawyer. I in his own book and a similar mark sound to **half a million. The F sud O. secount, over to the Chinese accountant, jury as 1 good basis for a strong inference don't know who is to pap the lawyer.m the words two thousand. Having done this Company a London correspondent writes, who would also be called before them. The as to the action of this men's mind at the Being asked whether he know who was to he was requested to write the figures in hare deaded to issue special return tickets cheque was drawn for: $2000, and on the moment, (1) the acts of the man at the time pay the lawyer: witnses referred him to the Chiness on a separate piece of paper. This to the Australian colonies, to cover a stay back it had the endorsement in Chiness of he took up this money from the counter; (2) Taipen,

he did, and the books, and plece of paper of rather more than three months in

that there could have been no mistake in explanation Mr Drummond said he were submited to the fury for their examine connexion • 2 the International ethibi. when it was presented to the Chinese his mind as to the smount he was entitled asked these question to bring before the stion. tions, at greatly reduced rates, They will accountant, it pors the mark or writing to receive (for he said when he was charged jury, in whose minds it might have some Examination continued-I put the figures be obtainable from the beginning of May «Wing Flug_received.". That is the with having reodived $1000 too much,“No, alus, that although this was called a "3000" in my book beosze I paid

prisoner's receipt. This socountant, either I only got $2000 "); and (3) his sondues, original prosecution, it was not brought in three thousand dollare: I paid three thou through the pressure of business and when the European constable went to sppre- the usual way; he wanted the jury to be send instead of two, I made a mistake in Tax following paragraph from a recent probably through certain amount of bend him. The act of an honest man would informed whether the learned, counsel (Mr the Agure 2) I can give no other reason for Eiga Nwe will probably be interesting fatalesiness, read the Agure "2" form **8" kera: been to say, “Yes, I received Haylier) did not appena fox and was to be the mistake. It is a common thing for que The Hongkong Voluntate, A handtrap-and-pold no attention to the words in $1000 too much by mulake) hora da palk by the wiinaald or those who lustigsted | to get up from my dink, sud walk over to

next,

the firm in whose favour it was drawn, and

The money, if they be Heved the evidence he should bring before them, was taken knowingly, because ko counted it i and he took it with intent to deprive the Bank of its property, as was ampy proved by the fact that, when asked

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Hongkong Bank, 59 % pram, Union Ins. Society of Canton, $1,500 China Traders' Ins. Co... $1,875 North, China Ean. Co., Tla, 1.250 en div. Yangteze lus, Aszoo., Tis. 780 Chinese lusurance Co.; $280 e. K. Fires. Co., $740. China Fire Ins. Co., $175 H.K. & W, Dook Co., 5% prem H.K, C. & M. S.-boat Co., & die, Shanghai Steam Navigation, Tha: 13 China Coast St. Nav, Oo., Tls. 95, er div, Bongkong Gas Co., $70 Bongbong Hotel Oo., $55. Chins Sugar Refining Co,, $137)

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