1937-09-09 — Page 9

THE CHINA MATE,

BANK AND SINCERE COMPANY Revelations During Murder Trial Proceedings ACCUSED LOST POST JARDINE STEAMER

AS DIRECTOR OF COMPANY

AN ALLEGATION THAT MR. MA YING-PIU, FORMER MANAGING DIRECTOR. OF THE SINCERE COMPANY, NOW HONORARY MANAGING DIRECTOR, OWED THE COMPANY OVER ONE LAKH OF DOLLARS WAS MADE BY A WITNESS DURING THE HEARING OF THE "SINCERE COMPANY MUR- DER CASE,” AT THE SUPREME COURT THIS MORNING, WHEN THE TRIAL OF LI FUK-CHONG CHIEF MANAGER OF SIN-

CERE'S PERFUMERY, AND AU HING, CHARGED IN CONNEC- TION WITH THE MURDER OF THE LATE MR. DAVID CHAN SEE (CHAN LALTSUN), WAS CONTINUED

Mr. H. & Sheldon, K.C., and Mr. J. Whyatt, Assistant Attorney General, is conducting the case for the Crown Li is defended by the Hon. Mr. Leo D'Almada, Jur", while Mr. D. J. N. Anderson appears for

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settled, but they had not yet been settled.

BANK AGREEMENT

Witness testified that Li ceased

BOARDED NEAR

SWATOW

The Jardine, Matheson steamer, Fooshing, bound from Hong Kong to Japan with a cargo of salt, is the latest British vessel to be held up and boarded by Japanese naval men.

VAIN ATTEMPTS TO REFLOAT ASAMA MARU

The incident occurred shortly after noon yesterday when the Foo- shing (Captain Walter) was near Swałow

She was signalled by a Japanese destroyer to stop, was boarded, and her papers examined.

According to an unofficial report, the boarding party stayed in the ship for more than an hour, but left profusely apologising for the incident

to be one of the Directors after Mr. Chan became Managing Direc tor. Mr. Chan entered the Com- The following Jury is sitting

A Japanese salvage boat from Messrs. C. M. Hall (Foreman), Yne pany as a result of an agreement

Confirming the report this morn- Ping-yui, Yuen Cheung-wan, Lo between the Company and the Moji has arrived in Hong Kong to

attempt the refloating of the Asama mng, Jardine, Matheson's stated that Wai-cheong, J. Akber, M. Maz, P. Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank

Mr. M. M. Watson, partner in the Maru hard aground in Saiwan the Fooshing had nothing aboard P. Archipoff.

firm of Messrs. Johnson, Stokes

Bay

her other than a full cargo of salt. Mr. F. W. Shaftain, Director of

and Master, said his firm acted on four attempts have been made in She was bound for Wakamatsu, Criminal Intelligence, and Detec- behalf of the Hong Kong and the last 24 hours, but the giant Japan, and left here on Tuesday. tive-Inspector A. t. Carey gave Shanghai Bank when: Sincere's liner has not moved an inch. Tai- evidence of arrests, after which was in a bad financial position. koo Dock is assisting in the work. ON THE RIVER Mr. Edward Chan, son of the mur As a result of negotiations, the The difficulty of salvage is asso- dered man, gave evidence of having Bank agreed to grant the Company ciated with the fact that even at identified the body. Witness said facilities to the extent of $5,000,- high tide there is only 20 feet of he joined Sincere's on May 5 this 000, subject to the Company ap water round the Asama, and she year. Prior to the appointment, he pointing the late Mr. Chan as needs considerable more to give

was employed at the China Ban Managing Director for ten years, her any chance of buoyancy. porium.

or until the debentures were paid Her tanks are at present full of off. Mr. Chan was to have com-water.

FORMER DIRECTOR

Mr. Y. T. Lee, Sub-manager ofį Sincere's Perfumery Manufactory at Kennedy Town, said he joined Sincere's in February, 1986, but had been acquainted with first accused for a number of years.

tors. He was at the annual

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The late Mr. Chan became Man- aging Director of the Company in July, 1936, after which first accus- ed ceased to be one of the direc not re-elected meeting. Wit- -ness was one of the present

directors. First accused's salary! used to be $360 a month, but as a result of a 10 per cent. cut, drew only $324. Accused owed the Company $5,400.

plete control. The Board of Direc- Efforts to refloat the Conte Verde tors of Sincere's held a meeting have been similarly unsuccessful. and this arrangement was cepted

ACCUSED'S VISIT

ac-

Witness added that first accused

ob

TERRIBLE

visited him one day with the LOSSES IN

ject of preventing the agreement between the Bank and the Company going through. Accused told wit- ness that although the directors had accepted the agreement, most of them were not in favour of it..

Accused told witness to inform the Bank, but not to mention his

name.

drew

Mr. Chiu Chiu-sing, accountant of the Perfumery Manufactory, After the late Mr. Chan became testified that first accused Managing Director, meetings were $7,957.58 between March 25, 1935 held to discuss means of collecting and July 27, 1936. Accused repaid debts. Accused was one of the some. There was now owing-

75144 debtors. At the last meeting, ac-1 cused was present and it was agreed that he would be retained by the Company on condition that he repaid $2,000 within two months. The late Mr. Chan agreed to this arrangement..

OTHER DEBTORS

s-examined by Mr. D'Almada,

replied that several

who owed the Company

also dismissed

owed the Company large.

Yang-pin,

bef

Direc

STATEMENTS TO POLICE

Ip Hoito, police interpreter, gave evidence of statements which cused made when he was charged at Central Police Station

In answer to the charge of being an accessory, accused said. did not ask Ko to do it. I have not

TRAIN OUTRAGE

Later reports

The ss. Sai On which ar rived from - Canton this mor ing sighted a Japanese destroyer off Chekwan at 9 pm. lás night. but she was not interfe with

The Fatshan

ship about seven miles - from Lin Tin Island.

A Chinese cruiser is station- ed at Bocca Tigris Forts and is closely scrutinising all ships at night.

Some time between 1 am and 6 lay, some-one stole from No. 551, the Peak, the residence of Miss E. Massey, money and fountain pen to the value of

the

to the value of last night.

kilometres from Shanghai, the terrible toll taken by the wanton bombing by Japanese planes ofaltion is i train on which were several hundred. The Chinese civilians.

At least 300 were killed and 400

injured, many of them seriously. Five carriages were destroyed Ithe water tower at

Links

uns after a direct hit.

railway bridge

has caused a storm among Chinese cles are also full of

Trans-Ocean

Japanese Plane Over Hainan

Canton, To-day

Ko for a month. Kowas A plane, apparently from one of the Japanese formerly employed in the Insur cruisers in Hainan waters wa observed flying at a

Department If you ask me

ill tell. I have nothing further great height in the Kiungchow

another

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