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Ali Baba

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Sinbad The Sailor

Making Friends

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SALT BUREAU OPENED IN

CENTRAL HANGCHOW

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At 2.30, 5.15, 7.20 & 9.30 p.m.. Prices: 35 cts., 45 cts., 55 cts.

SHIRLEY

TEMPLE

THE CHINA MAIL, JULY 18, 1988.

INGENIOUS TRICK OUTLINED IN FORGERY CASE

AN EXTREMELY CLEVER TRICK, ALLEGED. TO HAVE |BEEN BY A REFUGEE FROM AMOY TO PASS A FORGED BANK-NOTE AT AN INDIAN SILK STORE, WAS REVEALED AT THE CRIMINAL SESSIONS THIS MORNING WHEN CHAN CHUEN-SHING, APPEARED BEFORE MR. JUSTICE LINDSELL

Defendant was not represented tant, S. Rama, while Poon Kam-say, and Mr. John Whyatt, Crown Coun- Jan employee of the money-changer's sel, prosecuted.

shop, testified to having examined a

Ho Jim-nam, a shroff in the em- ploy of the Hong Kong and Shang- hai Bank gave evidence regarding the various notes produced.

The following jury was empanell- $100.00 note on June 2, brought ed Messrs. J. H. R. Hance (fore-into the shop by an employee of the man), E. J. Beck, B. F. Baleros, Bombay Silk Store and pronounced Lau Sheung-po, Cheng Chung-choy, it genuine. Pau Man-lok and W. L. Ramsey.

Outlining the case for the Crown Mr. Whyatt said that at 8 pm on June 2, defendant walked into the the Bombay Silk Store and was attended by a Miss Carmo. He said he wanted to see some stockings. Miss Carmo took out a selection and he finally decided upon four pairs priced at $2.75 each.

Defentiant handed Miss Carmo a bank-note for $100 which the lat ter, in turn, handed to the manager of the store. According to practice, Mr. Bassarmal sent the note to a money-changer in order to deter- mine whether it was genuine.

He described the second $100,00 note handed over by defendant as a forgery but said that it was suf- ficiently good to deceive an ordin- ary person.

The case is proceeding.

COLONY'S

POPULATION

The assistant found the note was An official estimate of Hong genuine whereupon the manager Kong's population has just been was about to give change to de-made. fendant.

It places the permanent popula ASTUTE DECISION

tion at 1,028,619, including 23,096 Defendant, however, put out his non-Chinese. hand to recover the note, saying The figures do not include re- that the stockings, were too dear,fugees, estimates of which are not After some discussion, defendant reliable. Government estimates the decided that he would take the number of refugees as between stockings and once again he handed | 250,000 and 500,000.

a note across the counter.

In the ordinary course of events, said Mr. Whyatt, the matter would then have ended. The manager, however, astutely decided that he would again have the note examin- ed and handed it to an assistant, whereupon defendant asked for it back. The manager, by this time suspicious, would not allow it to be returned and defendant tried to snatch it and had to be forcibly restrained.

POSTMAN SPOTS A THIEF

Appearing before Mr. R. Ed- wards at the Central Magistracy, Ho Tak, 42, was sentenced to four months hard labour, for the theft The police were called and an of two silver trophy cups, one beer Indian constable took defendant tankard and one clock, valued $120, into custody and proceeded to re- from No. 7 Magazine Gap Road, re- move him to

the Central Police sidence of Mr. F. J. Atkins. Station: A Chinese detective, Acting Detective Sub-Inspector L. noticing t

that defendant was strug-R. Whant prosecuting, said defen- gling, followed and saw defendant dant was seen with the silver in take something out of his pocket Magazine Gap Road by a postman., and put it in his mouth.

The house boy at Mr. Atkin'a rë Later, he saw defendant take sidence, informed, quickly followed something out of his p ket and the defendant and, after a long run throw it on the ground.

de-

along the Peak Tram track, defen- tective picked up two $10.00 and dant was arrested in Kennedy Road. two $1.00 notes:

"INGENIOUS TRICK”

ANTI-CHOLERA PRECAUTIONS

Siam

On arrival at the Police Station, defendant was placed in the dock and was seen to insert his right hand into his pocket, take some- thing out and throw it on the floor of the dock Picked up, the object

All persons travelling t was found to be a $100.00 note.

When charged, defendant said he ed against cholera on arrival unless

from Hong Kong will be inoculat-- brought the money from Swatow they can produce certificates show and did not know it was forged.ng that they have been inoculated To supervise the sale of salt in Mr. Whyatt suggested that de-six days and not more than six- Hangchow, Huchow and Kashing fendant attempted to put across a months, prior to their arrival. Per-A districts, Salt Distribution $100.00 notes, one genuine and the China and by al

most ingenious trick. He had two sons travelling to French Indo- Bureau has been established by the other forged. He sent the genuine

to Egypt are also Chekiang provincial government one to be examined and, having al- required to produce, certificates of inoculation against cholera onar- with its head office in Hangchow, layed suspicion, created a diversion Jon the return of the assistant, and

rival. it was reported yesterday. The then, attempted to pass the forged Bureau has received 50,000 piculs note.

of salt from the Liang Huai (Huai- His subsequent actions indicated River) Salt Administration.

that he was aware that the notes in his possession were rged as he tried to dispose of them. GOOD-FORGET

The sale of salt is monopoly.

CHOLERA CASES

Fourteen, cholera cases since mid- on July 14 were reported this rning by the Medical Depart- Seven occurred in Victoria, Kowloon, and three-were Van Harbour cases. There