1937-11-16 — Page 4

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KING S

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.... JOAN BLONDELL

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"THE GOOD EARTH"

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TREET

SA GOOD CIRI

THE CHINA MAIL NOVEMBER 16, 1937-

OPERATIONS OF LOCAL CANG

OF FORGERS

Tam Wai-ming, a shroff employ-

PRAISE FOR

GERMAN ROAD ACHIEVEMENTS

Berlin, To-day.

Occasion for Dr. Todt's visit is pening of the Public Works and Traffic Exhibition

ed at the Netherlands Indies Com- The Inspector-General of German mercial Bank was this morning Highways, Dr. Todt, will visit Lon- sentenced to four months' imprison-don to-day (Tuesday) at the invita- ment by Mr. R. Edwards at the tion of the British roads delegation Central Magistracy when he which recently studied the new Ger- pleaded guilty to the theft of $5,- man highways. 1400 while a servant of the bank and with conspiracy with others in the theft. On the charge of possession of four $500 notes of the Hong The deputation of British Mem- Kong and Shanghai Banking Cor-bers of Parliament and representa- poration knowing the same to be tives of the automobile industry forgeries, he was sentenced to an- and others who recently visited other two months.

Germany to inspect the State Mo- Mak Sing-chui, unemployed tor Highways have now returned to shoemaker, was sentenced to four England

months imprisonment when he Sir Stenson Cook, secretary of was found guilty of conspiring to the delegation, made a statement to defraud the bank by forging a press representatives expressing his draft

admiration for the new German mO.......

Sub-Inspector Whant, said that tor roads.

was

on November 4, after business He said that, although he hours, it was found that there was not entirely instructed with regard la discrepancy in accounts of $5,400 to the steps which had so far been and that the European and compra-proposed in Great Britain, one dore departments accounts did not thing was obvious, namely, that the

policy so far pursued would have jagree.

The following day, defendant to be radically changed, and that Igave a boy of the Chinese staff pressure would be brought to bear

Mess at Queen Victoria Street, a upon the government. letter to be delivered at an address The British delegates, he con- regard to af Wanchai. The boy was unable tinued, might differ

to find the person, opened the en- the way in which techini-

could be repro-

velope and found it to contain notes cal achievement c of large denominations. He had duced in England, but there were heard of the loss at the bank and nevertheless important points informed officials. The envelope wherein all were agreed.A contained $3,500. Defendant was England should be equipped with arrested and a further $100 was two-way streets, crossing should found on him and also the forged jbe avoided, the surfaces should be inotes.

smooth and the curves should be Defendant, said Inspector Whant, banked-Trans-Ocean would say how he came to meet a gang of forgers through the intro- duction of the second defendant and how it was decided that, he was to steal a draft from the bank! which would be altered. The second! defendant was not aware of the other's arrest and when he came to look for him at the bank was told that he was ill. He was arrested when visiting the staff quarters. looking for first defendant.

VISIT TO CANTON

DOLLAR LINE EMPLOYEE BOUND OVER

Fat employee of the

Tam Wai-ming, in the witness Dollar Steamship Company who box, stated that he knew the se- was charged last week with the cond defendant many years ago. He embezzlement of US$945, the had not again met him until recent-equivalent of $3,100 while in the ly. He was introduced to him by employ of the company again made R la man who knew he wanted to get his appearance before Mr. in touch with some one who had Edwards at the Central Magistracy forged notes. He wanted to get forg- this morning, and was bound over led notes as he was not on good in a personal bond of $500 for one terms with the chief cashier and year.

Detective sergeant Davis said wanted to pass the notes to him. Second defendant în turn introduced that the money had all been re- Tam to Lai Min, keeper of the Foon funded and neither the Police nor Yuen Money changer shop. who told Mr. T. B. Wilson, manager of him that he knew a man who had Company, were pressing the case really good forged bank notes. There Defendant had lost his job now, were several meetings and a month and intended to return to Honolulu

where he hoped to start afresh. later Lai invited first defendant to go to Canton. The gang met at the Sergeant Davis added that de White Palace Hotel in Canton and fendant confessed to the offence, and had ample time to abscond it Tam handed over four $100 notes, if he had wished. în exchange for four forged $500. notes. Under artificial light the

notes appeared good forgeries but rang up, asking Tam to wait at the next morning he was disappointed side door and the second defendant about them and told Sam Sui, the came soon after with an envelope man who had sold him them, so. The containing the draft which had been the refused to have them back. altered to $5,

fendant was Some time later, Tam was introduc routine of the office ed by the gang to a man named Ng able to cash the dra Tung at the Empress Hotel and the He was to receive 80 per cent of methods of altering drafts were the swindle while the balance was to gone into. On November 4 by pre-be divided among the arrangement Tam went to the Bos Evidence was also given by the ton Cafe and there handed Ng Tung boy who had delivered

draft for $250, drawn by an Wanchai, and the American Bank on his bank- That

at 10.15 in the morning. A little

one o'clocke

of the gang

letter at

who

used the second defendant to be ted when he came to look for