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HONGKONG, "MONDAY, AUGUST 30, 1915.
ALLIGED EMBⱭZZLEMENT.
Loung Tik Kwong, alias Leung Tea Ching, was charged before Mr. Lindsell at the Police Court this afternoon" with embezzling $1560 received by him on behalf of the Wing Cheong Sing firm.
Mr. F. C. Jenkin appeared for the com plainant and Mr. Eld. Potter instructed by Mr W.E.L. Shenton, for the defendant.
Mr. Jenkin said that about Dec., 31, 1012, when the defendant was a member of the firm, there was forwarded through the On Yue Back a sum of 81500 from a party in Canton. To money was in fact handed to the, firm and the bank book was marked with the money rocoired chop. The defendant received this money but failed to account for it here was at present pending an action in the Supreme Court, in which present defendant was the plaintiff, bringing an action against. two or three other poople, some of whom he (Mr. Jenkin) recognised as being his witnesses in the present case. In an affidavit filed by the present defendant in that civil case he said that the money was received by a mana med Tam Tat, Chiu. He did not know anything about it. The prosecution would call evidence later to prove that the man Tam Tat Chiu was not only not the accountant but had nothing to do with the firm. There would also be evidence to how that defendant was actual- ly the man who kept the books and received
passed out Squad drill and skirmishing on Cricket Ground.
Stretcher Bearer Section-Instruction at Headquarters.
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Remainder-Lecture at Headquarters. by the Inspecting Officer, Capt. A. Rid, dell, 74th Punjabis.
DETAIL.
Gun Club Hill, Kowloon:- On. duty until to-morrow morning: H.K.V.R.
On duty from to-morrow until morning of 7th Sept.: No. 1. Sec. Artillery Battery and Left Sec. M.G. Co. Officer on duty: Capt. Armstrong.
Detention Camp, Kowloon
On duty until to-morrow morning: H.K.V.R..
On duty to-morrow night: Scouts Com- pany. Officer on duty; Capt. Hutchison.
On duty 1st Sept.: Scouts Company. Officer on duty: Lieut. Murphy.
Orderly Officer 31st inst. to 7th Sept.: Lieut. Kennett.
Orderly Sergeant. 81st inst. to 7th Sept.: Sergt. Bullock.
*HONGKONG YOLUNTEER
RESERVES.
the moneys. In fact the entries in the Major Wakeman Commanding H.K.Y.R.
books were entirely in his handwriting.
The case was adjourned.
HONGKONG VOLUNTEER CORPS.
Corps.Orders by Lieut.-Col. A.
Chapman, Y.D.
LEAVE.
Pte. D. A. Purves is granted leave of absence from 5.9.15 to 5.10.15.
DRESS.
A limited number of Army pattern boots and Army socks is. available for purchase. Cost, boots about $8.00 per pair and socks about 50 cents per pair. Members requiring either of these articles must apply to the Orderly Room in writ- ing, stating size, as soon as possible. As the number of boots and socks avail able is limited, early application is essential. Applications will be dealt with in the order in which they are received.
PARADES.
Parades for Tuesday, 31st instant,
Recruits of all units (except 5.15 p.m. Right Sec. MIG. Co. and Signalling Sec- tion) who bave never fired a Musketry Course-Musketry instruction on Kennedy Road Range. Service rifles to be carried.Į Corpl. Grimes, R.E., will attend.
5.30 p.m. Recruits of Engineer Co. (except Quarry Bay Section) Squad drill and rife exercises on Cricket Ground under Sergt. Major Higby.
PRISONERS OF WAR CAMP AND GU VL]
HILL. PICQUET,
The H.K.V.C. will relieve the H.K. V.R. on Tuesday the 31st i st
NEXT FOR DUTY.
Prisoners of War Cap :-
Tuesday 7th Sept. Ses 1 and 2 of A. Co. Wednesday 8th Sept. Seca, 1 and 2 of
.B Co.
Co.
Co.
Thursday 9th Sept. Sec. 1 of O Co. Friday 10th Sept. Secs. 3 and of A Co., Saturday 11th Sept Secs. 3 and 4 of B
4
Sunday 12th Sept. Secs. 2, 3 and 4 of C
Gun Club Hill:-
1
Tuesday 7th Sept. Secs. 3 and 4 of A Co. Wednesday 8th S pt Secs. 3 and 4 of B Co.
Thursday 9th Sept. Secs. 2, 3 and 4 of C
Co.
Friday 10th 'Sept. Sec. 1 and 2 of A.Co. Baturday 11th Sept. Sec. 1 and 2 of B Co. Sunday 12th Sept. Sec. J of C Co.
PARADES.
A, B and C Companies will parade on Friday 3rd September at 5 15 p.m. on the Cricket Grpand. Dess Drill Order Shirt Sleeve Recruits not passed out will parade on the Cricket Ground at 5.15 pm. and Thu eday the 1st and 2nd September. on Tuesday, the 31st August, Wednesday
CLASS OF INSTRUCTION. There will be no class of instruction on Tuesday the August.
A Government Ozette Extraor linary of this evening notifies that cotton, cotton linters, cotton waste and cotton yardı have been added to the list of absolute contrabaod.
All recruits (including Intest joined) of Right Sec. M.G. Co. who have not een. Printed at
MatOffice, Hongkong.
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