CO129-510-14 Report of committee of enquiry into discrepancies and losses in government departments in Hong Kong... 21-4-1928 - 24-10-1928 — Page 37

NO CONFIDENTIAL.

Sir,

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KEC

99 OCT 1920

OFFIC

GOVERNMENT HOUSE,

HONG KONG

26th September, 1928.

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I have the honour to refer to Sir Cecil

Clementi's confidential despatch of the 1st ley,

1928, concerning the recent defalcations in the

Treasury and the question of whether civil

proccedings should be instituted with a view to

recovering from the Hong Kong and Shanghai

Banking Corporation the amounts paid out on the

forged cheques.

2.

Some weeks ago Carvalho Yeo who is

believed to be responsible for the frauds was

arrested in Shanghai and proceedings for his

extradition were instituted in the Provisional

Courts in Shanghai at the instance of this

Government, when an application was made on behalf

of the Government of Canton for his extradition

to Canton. This application was granted on the

THE RIGHT HONOURABLE

LIEUTENANT COLONEL L.C.M.S. AMDRY, M.P.,

&C.,

&c.,

>

&c.

understanding