THE CHINA MAIL, SEPTEMBER 13, 1940
Colony Flooded
With Forged Notes "WEETABIX"
THE · DIFFERENCE: between genuine and forged $10 notes of the Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China were indicated at the Kowloon Magistracy to-day as follows.
Firstly, the forged note's paper is too thick. Secondly, there is a bluish colour over the centre¦
of the genuine note:
Lastly, the numbers on forged notes are not clear nor correctly placed in proportion.
These differences were outlinedj by an employee of the. Bànk, Ho Wing-slu, to Mr. E. Himsworth this morning, in giving evidence against Ho Wai-chan, 24, a. mar- ried woman, who is charged with uttering three forged $10 notes at No. 1020, Canton Road,
FOUR WOMEN BOUND OVER
FOUR CHINESE
WOMEN
The prosecution disclosed - that over $3,000 worth of forged $10 notes of the Chartered Bank was seized by the police on the Hong WERE BOUND OVER BY MR. Kong waterfront last Wednesday G. T. LOWRY THIS MORNING. and that their serial numbers WHEN CHARGED WITH TAK- were connected with the three alleged to have been tendered ING. PART IN A TRANSACTION by accused.
It is suspected that a number of these forged
CONCERNING A 12-YEAR-OLDİ
large BOY.
notas Inspector G. W. Moreton said have been circulated in the Wu Ngau was the mother of the Colony.
boy. She sold him to Chan Bik-
and
on
VAIN ATTACK ON BRITISH CONVOY
German dive-bom- bers dropped about 50 bombs during an unsuccessful attack against
convoy which was protected by barrage balloons and warships off the south-east coast Wednesday evening. None of the ships were hit. Reuter.
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on
WEATHER REPORT
The Royal Observatory reports the trans-that the anticyclone has increased in intensity and covers China,
It was stated that the mother Japan and the neighbouring seas. was in poor
circumstances, and The typhoon has passed into the the third defendant, a widow, Pacific to the north-east of Japan:] wanted to have the boy as her another is probably developing to adopted son,
the north-west, of Guam.
It was alleged accused pala ha for $35. Au Kau and Au Sam $1.60 for medicine on August 28 were go-betweens in at a drug store
succeeded action. in passing a forged $10 note She went there again
the following day and successfully tendered another $10 forged note.
The forgeries were.
not dis- covered until August 30, when the master. made his weekly check. He then instructed his staff to detain anyone who went there tendering a Chartered Bank $10 note.
Accused went there again last Tuesday and took out a $10 note of the Chartered Bank. She was detained and taken to Mongkok Police Station.
The case is still proceeding.
PEDLAR GAOLED
Pang Yoh-yu, 38, was charged before Mr. G. T. Lowry to-day.! with stealing a handbag, money, a fountain pen and pencil, from room No. 314, China Building; and with larceny of a gold wrist watch from Mr. H. W. Merrick, unanager of the Confederation Life Association of Canada, at the Bank of East Asia Building.
Detective Sergeant J. R. Sykes' said defendant went into the office. of Miss Li Chiu-man in China Building, trying to sell some ar- ticles, Afterwards, Miss Li fcund her handbag was missing. Défendant was arrested in O'Brien Road, Wanchai, with the handbag in his possession. At the Police Station, he admitted that he stole a wrist watch from the Bank of East Asia Building, on September 9.
Sentence of three months* hard labour was imposed.
CRASHED 'PLANE BEING DISMANTLED
The Nippon Airways Company's 10-passenger 'plane which crashed at Fanling two weeks ago, is now being dismantled by the Far East Flying School.
Students of the school have been sent out to Fanling to assist in dismantling and packing. the parts into crates to be sent to Formosa.
The Japanese mechanic is still in the Majima Hospital and his condition_is said to be improving. The pilot and radio operator will leave,shortly for. Formosa,,
TERRORISM TALKS IN SHANGHAI
A preliminary conference to discuss measures to cope with the| widespread wave of terrorism' in Shanghai was held in the Shang- haj Municipal Council offices yes- terday.
Called at the instance of the S.M.C.; the meeting was attended by Major E. M. Bourne, Police Commissioner, Cats LaFabre, Police Commissioner of the French Concession, the Commander of the Japanese Marines and Lu Xing, director of the Police Bureau of the puppet City Government." Central News
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