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THE WING ON CASE.

SPEECHES BY COUNSEL. When the Wing On case was resumed at the Criminal Sessions before Sir Henry Gollan (the Chief. Justice) yes terday, Counsel both for the defence and prosecution delivered lengthy spee- ches to the jury.

Referring again to the explanation given by the cashiers of the Bank's refusal to retain a deposit of $1,000, Counsel called it an unblushing lie. They had stated that the depositor had been requested to withdraw all his money, because he had withdrawn "large amounts within a few days of the original depositing.

Mr. Zeitlyn pointed out that when, the Mr. F. C. Jenkin, appeared with Mr.witnesses had given evidence at the H. G. Sheldon for the prosecution (both Pulice Court, nothing was said of the instructed by Mr. Bulmer Johnson, of conversation with the person withdraw. money. "My submission," Messrs. Hastings, Dennya & Bowley).ing the Mr. C. G. Alabaster and Mr. Elsley Counsel continued, "is that the cashiers Zeitlyn (instructed by Mr. G. K. Hall knew of the substitution of the label, Brutton and Mr. Leo d'Almada) were for and a lie was sworn in order to get it into the minds of you, gentlemen of the the respective prisoners.

jury, that the depositor was anxious to leave $1,000 in the account in order to get possession of the label"

UTTERLY UNCORROBORATEN.

Mr. Alabaster, speaking on behalf of Lam Fook Chiu, stressed the point that should be suspicions and inferences strictly ignored. He emphasised the fact that it was for the Crown to prove

their case.

Could the jury believe, he added, that the man who was such a clever forger The would worry about the label

forget was thrown back on the envelope No Continuing, he said that Counsel for which bore the same characters. the prosecution had stated, in his open-suggestion had been made as to where ing. that he was not at that moment the alleged forger got the serial number going to explain several things which he from. might easily explain, but that he would put them to Lam, when he gave evidence. Lam had given evidence, but those questions were never put to him.

Flealing with Tam. Lay, he said that not a single person mentioned by him had ever been employed at the Chung Wah shop in Canton. "There was 'no evi- dence that Tam Lay, except on his own version, was ever employed there. Coun sel submitted that his story was wholly

untrue,

Peculiarly enough, the envelope was missing. The cashier said there was no envelope on the back when it was put in. Mr. Bulmer Johnson had stated that it had the envelope.

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THE STAR

TO-DAY AT 5.3) & 9.15

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and

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A STARTLING BUGGESTION. At the Police Station, in the course of what he considered his duty, continued.. Mr. Zeitlyn, he asked the cashier to write those four characters, six times. standing, and six times sitting. It was most significant that they bore no re semblance to any of the exhibits, and Reference was made to Tam Lay's Mr. Zeitlyn said that the man must havo evidence regarding the alleged buying had in his mind that he was being tested.

Continuing, he said that considerable of the shops, and the alleged perpetration He was afraid he might be connected play had been made of the destruction of the forgery. Counsel pointed out with the handwriting, and he deliberately of books at the Wing On Bank. Three that only two specific types were used in wrote them in a different way from that witnesses had stated that in January, the shops, and that the type in the de- which he would have done normally. He 1923, the hapk had been re-organised, posit book was quite different. As for had ringing in his ears, the fact that he and, that the type of deposit books was the alleged erasure, Counsel submitted was being held responsible by his mentirely changed. The other books were that no erasure had ever been made. He ployers for their sums wrongfully paid then of no use, and surely it was reason emphasised the fact that Tam Lay's out; would he hesitate to eliminate a able that they should destroy a large evidence utterly uncorroborated,zenine book?

number of those useless books. andesuggested that it was wholly incred

ible..

was

"A SINISTER FIGURE"..

Dealing with Chan Sa, whom he designated as another sinister Sgure" Counsel said that this witness had tried to show that defendant Lam kaew both Au and Fok. But that was not sufficient, and he went one step further by afirming that Lam made him an entirely unneces sary confession.. His evidence had not been corroborated, and it had been flatly contradicted by corroborated evi. dence.

The defence had made an attempt to Referring to the evidence of Professór Shellshear, Counsel said that he would get out of the ease by suggesting that the have hesitated before depriving Hong-deposit books might have been tampered kong University students of the services with by some of the witnesses for the of their Professor of Anatomy in order prosecution. There had been thirteen to put him in the witness box to show separate sittings in connection with the casc at the agistracy, and the defence

If that had been- the jury something which could easily be had hot stated a case.

their case, then why did they not state noticed with the naked eye.

it before?

Counsel again repeated that it could! easily be inferred that the assistant cashier, prepared to preclude at all costs the possibility of a second payment, tors the label off himself. It might have been

loose..

t

Concluding, Counsel held that no fact had been proved as it should have been proved beyond reasonable doubt. He further stated that the witnesses for the

it..

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Continuing. Mr. Jenkin opportunity.

LAC (single) Shangha xorations. said that the case of Au Kim Lui was

Baubo very ordinary. It could in truth have Shanghai.

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Chan Sam had said that Lam had ac- companied him to see Mr. Ho in the Bank of East Asia in order to borrow money for the furtherance of the Civil Action. He had said that Ho knew La well. The prosecution had not called Horosecution had been proved to be taint relinquish their employment, and promote

a bank. Leaving the bank in 1993, he New Engineerings... although they had since the proceedings ed. The fabric of the case for the pre-sought to raise a capital of $100,000. He at the Police Court, heid him on secution was of the flimsiest nature; a then went to Canton and raised $80,000

pena. It had been left to the de-

had got premises in Hongkong, and went fence to call him, and the jury had heard spider's web was, as steel compared to from a man, named Fok. By August he down to the Wing On Bank to withdraw how thoroughly he had disposed of Chan

"not a sum of money which he had deposited Humphreys Estates...

there. That was two years ago, and it Prince's Building.... Sam's evidence. Ho knew Chan Sam

this story was the true one he would Koral Lands Ewo Cottens well: he did not know Lam at all. Chan

have stated the facts at the commence- The question Wäl,

Urientais Sam had previously written to Ho con-

Shanghai Cottons (old) On behalf of the prosecution, Mr.ment of the case. cerning the borrowing, of a certain sum

perpetrate a fraud on the Wing On Amaserienta of money, and when he visited him per-Jenkin said the case presented several had he raised the money in order to

exceptional features. Counsel for the Bank, or was his own banking project Cantan Ices

"He and Fok went to Lements (combined) sonally, he had taken the letter back.

first prisoner, he said, had stated in his an honest one.

Canton, and remained there a fortnight. In conclusion, Counsel said that the final speech that if the label on the. At the same time, Lam started his print-

That was an extra-China "Enses............

Uhias Lights (combined). prosecution had to challenge all his deposit book had been forged, the for- ing shop there.

Da (old) SQUANDERING MONEY. witnesses, six of them altogether. Lam,gery had been committed at the Wing ordinary coincidence.

Do.

(ROW) Mr. Jenkin then dealt with the money China Providenta si... Au, Ho, and the jokis in the shop would On Company's premises.

TWO, INCREDIBLE CREATURES,

He urged that ja verdict of guilty was the only verdict."

"A FATAL FLOW."

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have to be challenge. The case in its evidence in the case was of a circumstan- which Au' had stated he had collected for Constructions ............... entirely would have to be challenged. Total nature, but the evidence of the acts set against all that evidence, all that of Fok Lam, and Au was so highly co corroborated evidence were the state. incidental that it was impossible for any ments of two incredible creatures, Tam other construction to be put on them than that they were done with a common Lay and Chan Sam.

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his bank. He pointed out that on his Dairy Farma... own evidence he had squandered on such Der A Wing (l.p.) things as his wife's apparel, and his Hongkong Electrica

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It was also extraordinary that the HK. Kopes (combined)

Do.

(oid) ..... civil action against the Wing On Bank

10. (W) had not been proceeded with. The ex- Mr. Elaley Zeitlyn, on behalf of Au

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when he was going to Peking, he wanted ita case; all it had given was a fabric Zeitlyn had suggested that having Chan Sun to set as attorney for him. of inferences, suspiciona, and contradic paid out monies previously on förged His Lordship interposed, and said that

It had made the books, the

feared according to Chan Bam himself,' Au was tory suggestions.

not willing to give him the power of sinister suggestion that the money had that he would be saddled with the res

attorney. been put into the Wing On Bank for ponsibility and be brought to task by his Counsel, continuing said it was also the purpose of perpetrating a 'fraud. employers. For that reason he had remarkable that Au had not produced Counsel also stressed the fact that the transposed the labels on on the books, any documentary evidence with regard to evidence of the Wing On employees with But not only had the cashier insuficient his proposed bank. Nor had be called any witnesses from amongst his family regard to the refusal of the Bank to

time to do it had he so intended; there and his friends who he said were sub retain a $1,000 account was incredible was further proof that the suggestion scribers. He had shown that the Bank had was not correct. Professor Shellsber had of any expert who was a friend of an counts of 810, and submitted that it shown that one label was larger than the would certainly not "jib" at another. That label did not come from the count of a $1,000

stock of labels in the possession of the Wing On Company. Where then could Continuing, he said, that the chief the cashier have got the Isbel! It had

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AN UNBLUSHING LIE"

Counsel considered that the evidence

accused would be considerably impaired. The defence had called a Peking official

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Counsel also spoke at length with ro gard to the case against Lam Fook Chin, dealing for the most part with the evi cashier had stated that he had conversed further been suggested that the Wingdence of Tam Lay and Chan Sam. H. Connnel also stated that no satisfactory for about a quarter of an hour with the On Bank had custody of the book over pointed out that even the witnesses for person who had originally deposited the night. No suggestion had previously the defence had disagreed as to the men who were actually employed with the money at the Bank. The assistant cashier been made to the witnesses, Counsel wig er Even he himself could act had stated that Au Kim Lui was not the asked the Jury also to reject that sug- really remember who were in his employ man who had, withdrawn the money. gestion.

(Continued at foul of next Column.)

explanation had been given as to the Mr. Jenkin concluded by saying, that non-production of important books.. even on the evidence before them, the jury could have nù reasonable doubt but that the prisoners were guilty

The trial is likely to conchade to-day..