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THE CHINA MAIL, OCTOBER 23, 1940,

WOMAN ACQUITTED IN FORGED NOTES

TRIAL

AFTER RETIRING for 45 minutes the jury em- paneled in a case at the Criminal Sessions this morn- ing against Wong Wun-man, a young woman charg ed with possession of 200 forged $10 notes purport- ing to be issued by the Chartered Bank, knowing them to be forgeries, returned a verdict of “Guilty” of possession and “Not Guilty" of knowledge.

she

Mr. Justice Williams had to explain that there was only one charge, that accused had possession of the notes with the knowledge that they were forger- ies.

, the ship towards the entrance of The jury retired for another the wharf.

When she saw him,! 15 minutes and returned a ver she hesitated, stopped, and ut- dict of "Not Guilty" by 5 to 2 tempted to return to the ship.

In discharging accused, Mr.

Yeung stopped her and question- Justice Williams told her

ed her. Her answers did not could consider herself very lucky satisfy him so he took her to Mr. J. Reynolds, Assistant the Import and Export office Crown Counsel, assisted by Sub-where he handed her Inspector Goodwin, was for the Mr. Grimmitt.. A female sear- prosecution, and the following cher was sent for. In the folds composed the jury:-Messrs. A of her trousers were found two Howarth (foreman), F. A. Hall, parcels wrapped in newspaper. D. W. Hardwick, To Shing The parcels were each found to sheung, Yau Chisung-lal, Ng contain a hundred $10 notes of Kam-man and Lee Kuang-cho. the Chartered Bank. They were

Messrs. J. G. Rocha, Charles found to be forgeries. Tetzel and Tso Yin-kin, all em-

over to

the

On September 11, accused, ployed at various banks, were formally charged, said a friend called but were told to stand had asked her to carry down by the Judge, who said that as. the case concerned forg-

in ed banknotes,

fairness accused they should not serve.

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Mr. Reynolds for the Crown, said that on September 10, Yeung

parcels.

Ho Wing-shui, a shroff in the cash department of the Charter- ed Bank said the forgeries were not good ones.

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A series of exceptionally led to believe, that the parcels severe storms has been contained tobacco and she

them. lashing the Pan American given a dollar to She knew carrying tobacco was mid-Pacific bases at an offence, but not so serious as Wake and

carry

forged banknotes, The man who

gave her the parcels was arrest-lands..

Midway Is-

ed on the steamer. When ar- The Honolulu Clipper," Hong rested. he admitted having given Kong-bound, has been forced to her the parcels. She was sur- remain in Honolulu and will not prised he was not in court.

be arriving in Hong Kong until Cross-examined by Mr. Rey- Monday, October 28. nolds,” “accused said that the man

Wake Island experienced~~~'a who gave her the parcels was a particularly severe storm and coolie. She was supposed to

was out of touch with the world take the parcels to the Wing On for forty-eight hours. However, Boarding house and there the assurances were then received person who gave her the par-that damage to buildings was cels was to receive them.

He slight went ashore first.

Midway Island is now experi- The steamer arrived at about encing a storm of lesser inten- 7 a.m. that morning and she sity but which is causing heavy had gone home and returned, seas.

She had been to Macao to see a

friend.

Another Case

Ho Wai-chun;

also

a woman. was charged before Mr. Justice E. H. Williams with uttering a forged banknote and with posses- sion of a forged $10 bank note, knowing same to be forged.

Mr. J. Reynolds; assistant Crown, Counsel, was for the pro- secution. The jury was compos- ed of Messrs. U. M. Omar (fore- man) Ko Yau-kong, Nam Fook, Ho Yuen-po, Mak Sau-wha, Foo Ngan and Louie' Fook-hing.

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French quarters said in Hanoi have been

who

Mr. Reynolds said that on Au- that arrangements gust 28, at about 10 a.m., accus-made for special trains to trans- ed went to the Kwong Sang Tong port the Japanese troops drug store, No. 1020, Canton Road fought their way across the north- ́ern border of this colony last and purchased $1.00 worth of me- dicine for which she tendered a Sept. 22, through Tonkin to Hai- $10 Hote. The money was put in phong where they are expected. to embark aboard transports and leave Indo-China,

a locked drawer and in the even- ing, the owner found that the note was a forgery. It was the only $10 It is estimated that these troops note in the day's takings. On the total 10,000.. Their departure will following day, accused again visit-leave in French territory between ed the store and bought 40 cents 6,000, and 7,000 Nippon soldiers of medicine for which she again and an unlimited number of war- tendered a $10 note... Change was planes as provided in the Franco- given and the note was again Japanese Hanol agreement found to be a forgery by the Sept. 22, Associated Press. owner in the evening.

On September 3, at about 7.30 HARBOUR DEFENCE a.m., accused again arrived to: purchase medicine. She gave a

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$10 note. The fokis had been: warned to look out for forged For falling to pass through the notes and one told her to wait gap south-west of the boom at while he went out on the pretext | Lyeemun Pass, when entering, the of getting change: harbour yesterday, the master of He went for his master. Accus- a funk was fined $10 or 10 days ed, in the meantime, wanted to by Commander G. F." Hole, in the leave, the shop but was persuaded Marine. Court this morning. by the other fokis not to do so,

Accused was later taken to the Police station, t

In answer to the charge, ac-

WEYGAND AT FEZ

General Woygand flew to Fez

cused said: "I did not know they on: Monday to review the troops

were forgeries."

The case is proceeding.

Lot the local garrison, stated the

Vichy radio yesterday,Router.