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THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 7, 1959.

Forger Gang's Amazing Lee « Astor

Coup In

City Banks

Johannesburg, Jan. 6.

South African police are tracking down a gang of forgers said to have been responsible for one of the most amax- ing series of frauds in the country's history.

They are believed to have robbed banks

of thousands of pounds.

At a one-man bank branch, a member of the gang

King Sand's

Warning To

actually took over as cashier before walking UN Chief

out with all the cash at the branch.

The story of the hauds be- middle of August, criminals set up

ins in the

when the

tur African

known

and

AS

company in Johannesburg hired Michael,

A PASS

A pass was obtained for him, and a permit to allow him to work in Johannesburg.

12

Then Michael was rent to

the braneli of a bank to get statement of account of a bottle the Flore, The

for request

the forged Lore statica signature of the manager the store.

So Rood was the

Dl

father bank by similar tac- Des the same morning.

sumeone

The gang is thought the to have moved off in another elty But later two similar freuds were altempled, in Johannesburg.

On October 13.

have alleged Lo

deposited cheque for £4,000 to the account of a suburban bottle store at the bank. The brinch of srity signature on the cheque, that of the managing director of a dem. was a forgery,

The next day, October 14. man went to a northern suburbs branch of the bank and pre-

cheque Rented a

for £1,825 "aigned" by the manager of the bottle store. The money WAS

forget puld ever. The signature was

water found to be forged. unly

that

manager when the shown! [E later, it was

had not ihat be with doubl

signed the document.

The

forged signature

FOILED

went

Amman, Jan. 6. King Saud of Saudi Arabia has told Mr Dog Hom- marskjold, UN Secretory- Guneral, that either the Palestinian refugees must be returned home or the Arab states will declare a "holy war to regain their "usurped" land.

These were the two pustible stutions to the Palestine prob- lem.

rutlo

and

Maxtr

sad the Kuz who told Mr Kaguarskjold, visited Saudi Arabla yesterday, Arab lasue was that the prime

the Falcine

refugees

problem.

He said the refugees "should be returned home according to a UN resolution which has no By far been implemented."

WAN Another attempt diu nut, ap- under a replica of the rubberparently, go so well. On October 13, a stop used by the bottle store,

to the suburban branch of a the stamp Itself also being a

King Saud also told Mr Ham- according bank and

that deposited cheque marskjold near-perfect forgery,

Saudi Arabia for £3,000. The cheque was would

Ils dispute with drawn unit city brunch of the risin over the Buruimi oasis bank.

in the United Nations. Reuter.

to police experts.

50 CHEQUES

Having allsled

themselves tbut the bottle store acerunt could be heavily drawn upon, Michael back the forgers scut

to the bank to get a book 50 cheque forms to the nume of the store. The cheque book was charged to the store's ac-

count.

Once aguin, the nanago's the суть signature

requisition form was a perfect Jurgery

neouised No suapletons were even though the day before. the bottle store manager

bad

sent a genuine requisition form for a cheque book containing 200 cheques.

Then, three days later came

the coup.

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One of the gang went to the bank and deposited £2,500 the bottle store's

account

with a cheque purporting to be signed by the owner of a travel Again the forgery goods Arm.

was perfect.

FLURRY

With the cashier's confidener the this deposit, gained by criminal presented a cash che- que for £1,870 "signed" by the bottle store manager another forgery.

The cashier hesitated. £1.870 Is a big amount to pay in cash.

It went through, but when it was sent to the city branch, a Cashier there became suspicious about the signature and refused to allow Die depusit

Two days later, on Wednes- day, October 15, man tried to rash a cheque for £3,480 at the suburban branch,

the

The rushler explained difficully over the signature and refused to pay out the money China Mail Special

Jonathan's 200th Birthday Coming Up

London, Jan. 6. Jonathan, the world's oldost living creatura, colebrates its 200th birthday this year in good health,

Jonathan is a giant tortoise,

lie consulted another bank off-which lives on the island of St.

cint, and in the Saturday morn Ing Burry, permission was given to pay.

The gangster waited coolly while the question of paying out the cheque was discussed, and

the when he was given money, carefully counted int he the bank counter. Then walked out, with the money.

About the same time, on the nine n'urday morning, a "all ma" went into a city brunch cf another bank and deposited £1,500 to the a cheque for acement of a travel goods Arm The cheque was forged.

The Same technique was ured. Hoving "deposited" the £1.500 la gain tho cashier's confidence the tall man prie- sented a cash cheque for £750. The cashier paid out.

MOST DARING

The Kuna

£2.820.

hand

Then came Ita

scheme.

Helena. I was already one of the sights of the island when Napcon was exiled there in 1816.

For most of its two centurles Jonathan iat a well-kept secret was it really Jonathan or should it be called Joan?

Sir James abord, who re- #15 Governor cently retired

Tulse

The Queen's Epiphany Gifts

London, Jan. 6. The Queen's tradition- ol Epiphany gifta of gold, frankincense and myrrh were presented at Π Communion service today in the Chapel Repak

St Jame's Palace, London,

They were formally presented by two of the Queen's Bentiem en shers, Rear-Admiral Sir Arthur

and Bromley Rear-Admiral Frederick Mack-China Mail Special.

Unemployment

Down In UK

London, Jan. 8. Unemployment in Britain fell by 4,000 between check dates in November and December, Üze Ministry of Labour announced tonight.

PARKING

LOOPHOLE

FOR SMALL

CARS ONLY

Parts, Jan. 0.

A Parisian with a tiny French ear has

found svay to park on crowded streets--in

place other driver has dreamed of occupytux.

*

no

д

On the edge of the "blute sone"the centre of the etty

where parking in time-limited-airecis marked with a sign "End of the Blue Zouc."

are

But, in many streets, n few feet away is another sign which indicaten that parking is forbidden, al- though

blue beyond the

tale.

The Parisian found that his tiny car, parked side- Ways, would just fit be- tween the two slyps

He

texted his fica by parking his car and going to the cinema. When he returned

found AL guarded by two pollcrmen.

bim who handed

two traffle tickets.

Partslan declared his innocence, took photo- the pot and graphs of showed them to the court hearing his case. He was found not guilty.China Mall Specjal.

Dic

BIRTH CONTROL FOR INDIA

Nagpur, Jan, &. The Working Committoo-

the executivo of India's ruling Congress Party to- day called for birth contro! and the "creation of a democratic and socialist socioty" in an attempt to raise fiving standards. These and other recommenda- laid down in a tions were

for seven-polit programme mobilising India's resources for the "progressive and dynamie growth of India's economy."

The committee also approved In- a report calling for the troduction of land reforms in India by legislation by the end of 1959.

The comanditee said controls should be appiled to Import: and to the business of life in surance companies and other financial organisations engaged In stimulating and collecting savings profits in private see- tors.--Hester.

Well Done Mr Kishi'

New York, Jan. 6. The New York World- Telegram and Sun today called Japan's Prime Minister Nobusuke Kishi "heartening exception" to the rule that art Asian leader who finds himself in political trouble "turns a lille soft on Communion - particularly Red

China."

"Besides having to cope with rebellious elements within his

party,"

szil the paper of the island, wrote in the cut-

were own On December 3 there rent

unemployed editorially, "Kishil is constantly 13480 or the magazine 532,000 registered "Corona" that the question had in Britain, compared with 530,- faced with ambush by his loti now been scientifically decided. 000 on November 17, the prewing Socialist opposition.

it's Jonathan.-U.P.3.

vious check date.-Heater.

London's Vice Dens

Arouse Complaints.

Thirteen

now made

London's rhost daring One of the croolis tang up a one-man branch of another bank and

not the cashler out of the way on some pretext. A bogus cashler look over, led o bag with £100 in notes and silver and walked out.

It is believed that the same. gang took £7,000 from a branch'

(A HUBBAND

WHO CAN

ONLY RECALL

QUE OLO

JOKE

London, Jan. 6.

from clvie leaders

local Authorities went to the Home Office today to complain about vice dens springing up in the capital, The deputation urged the Gov- cinment to' revioo lleenring inwa

that questionable clubs, all-night cates and drinking zatoons could

#mi Euppressed

preventixi frin re-opening.

Gagster's moll

Recently, London County Coun

cmors

cxpressed concern about the rapli' spread of "unclean little drink clubs" and the risk of teenage girls being corrupted and depraved In then.

The problem was spotlighted by a court case which disclose that a 14-year-old girl had dune a strip-tease dance in a club in cosmopolitan Sebo.- Reuter

PRECIOUS DROPS FOR PRECIOUS

MOMENTE.

CHERRY HEERING

1SNUDIE, MATKIHOM

"He could relieve some of the pressures on him by un- bending a bit toward recogni- tion of the Peiting regime.

"Instead, we are happy to note, he is as sharp and rigid as ever... obviously, Mr Kishi does not care easliy. His courage under Are is admirable-- and exemplary to other heal of government under the propİ= ganda guns of Communism."- U.F.I.

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