ALLEGED DEAL IN FORGED NOTES.
GUIMARAES COMMITTED ON SECOND CHARGE.
"THREE THOUSAND DOLLARS
INVOLVED.
CHINESE WIDOWIS
ESTATE:
PROBATE GRANTED.
1
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1931.
HONG KONG PUBLIC WARNED.
·SPURIOUS $100 NOTES.
GANG OF FORGERS FROM
THE NORTH
Local estate to the value of 833,100 was left by the lato Hu (or Hai) Ip-shi, ulins Hui Tip. Shi Sze, widow,, who died at 18 Elgin Street, on Jun: 9, 1931. Probato has been granted to her "Cobacquent upon a report that a second son, Hui Pun-hing, No, 20; gang of bank note. forgers are con The proceedings against Leo Elgia Street,
ducting operations on a big scale Arthuro Guimaraes in connection
After making
bequest of in Peiping and Ticntain, fedra are with an alleged fraud of 83,000, testatrix directs that the remain be made to flood the Colony with 84,000 to the executor's daughter,felt locally that an attempt may" from one Ho Po Yim, a foki emder of ho cetate shall be divided spurious 8100, notes of 1920 issue, ployed by the Yuk Kee grocery shop into Bvo shares, two to go to the The Hong Kong and Shanghai executor and three to her third, Bank yesterday notified the police at 110, Connaught Rond, was conson, Hui Hok-chai, She explains to this effect, and the public are tinued before Mr. F.H. Willisus that Hok Chat is to get thros mow warned against accepting at the Central Magistracy yoster-haros because, she regards him as notes of this derioinination and
date,
COLONY'S WATER SUPPLY.
LAST MONTH'S FIGURES.
The level and storage of water (in millions of gallons), in reservoirs on September 1 was 'na follows:
ISLAND WATER WORKS: Tytam 5ft. 101a, below overflow in 1030 ft. Jin, below" overflow this year. Tytam Byewash 18ft. ain, below. overflow in 1930: 1916, 10in. below overflow-this year, Tytam Intermediate Level : with
overflow, in 1930 and this year
day, The defendant, it will be ro- the successor to her eldest son,Whether or not the gang intands/ Tytam Tuk: 1ft 1in. below over.
deceased.
flow in 1930, lera with @gver a flow this year. /
membered, was, on Wednesday, com. mitted for trial at the next Cri- Teklatrix oxpasses a wish that to transfer the centre of its ne minal Sessions together with a man hor third sone shall perpetuate the tivities to Hong Kong is not do. named Kong Ste Pick, in connee-memory of her. Jute oldest son, by of a number of the forgeries And Wong Noi Chúng 16ft. Bin below.
finitely known, but the propability biori with another, alleged fraud of the duo observance of the "anniver: $7,000 from une Wong To Po, asaries of his death and birth aetheir way into the Colony
Chinese newspaper man.
Mr. TS. Whyte-Smith, assistant Crown Solicitor, was for the prose bution, while the defendant was re- prosented by Mr. Leo D'Almada,
jor.
cording to Chinese custom.
*
prompted the bank to take immu diate action. It appears that the - gangTMhas not been very successful in its efforts to dispose of largo roney in the North, and rumour quantities of the spurious cur has it that, after experiencing comparativo failure in Peiping and isntain, it may remove its headquarters to Hong Kong.
Wan was a broker Last year. He When did you know that Au Kat
to some sugar business. came to my shop and introduced me
The Arst witness called at yes terday'a bearing was the complain.
Was that the only time you met ant, Ho Po Yim,, who stated that at the end of April this year, he re-him I have often seen him, but ceived $4,800, Hongkong currency, I have never done any business with from a firm in Kwong Chow Wan him. for the purpose of buying Saigon 81 notes, for them in Hongkong. The reason for buying them in Hong- kong was that they were cheaper than in other places owing, to the low exchange here..
On May 7 he went to the Tak Sing shop near the Hongkong and Macão ateamship wharf with the intention of buying the Saigon notes. He did not succeed, how ever, and on coming, out of the shop met ono Au Kat. Wah, broker, with whom he was acquaint- ed a year ago. On being asked what he was doing there, witness told him that he wanted to buy somo Saigon #1 notes.
Hot Luck in the North, The "gang is believed to include, Chinese and Japanese, to whom Did he introduce himself --Yesare attributed attempts to place You are quite "suro that with re-more than 2,000 notes of 8100 de- ference to this forged bankrota deal, nomination in circulation They you met him by chance outside. tlie made the mistake of endeavouring, Tak Sing Quite casually.
to dispass of the nates in large bundles, which aroused the sug- waspicions of these they were trying
to this deal -As the price
And equally casually you agreed agreeable I intended to buy.
along
You had the intention all to buy 1-Oh, no.
Have you over bought forged notes before --Neveri
This was your first venture Yes.
And if successful. you were going to buy more?-I don't know
-Before, this incident when you met Au Kat Wah in the tenhouse, have you ever been to his house ?—- No.
did.
Did he tell you his address 1-He For what purpose? Because of this business.
Au then informed him that he had two friends who had that kind of notes and who wore willing to seil them at a "cheap, price. They went together to a teahouse to dis quas the matter, and there Au told bim that his friends, a European "and a Chinese, had not got Saigon antes, but that they manufactured
Thrown out of the House. forged 810 notes He unid that the "You are certain that the only oc- notes were very clever forgeries, and casion on which you saw the defend- produced one which witness foundant in Caine Road was on May 8
alittle smaller than the Yes.
*WILA
genuine note. After some persua Do you reniembor meeting him; sion witness at last consented to some time after that at 6, Caine' buy 85,000 worth for forged notes Road, say about six or seven weeka for 83,000.
after-No.
An "Arrest,"
overflow in 1930; eft. vin, below overflow this year. Pokfulam: 12ft, Bin, below overflow in "1830 3ft 10in. below over flow, this year, Reservoir, Tytan...........
Tytam Byewash... Tytam Intermediate
Tytam Tak Wong Noi Chung.... Aberdeen Upper.... Pokfulam. Aberdeen Lower....
Total Storage
وید
HONG KONG STOCK MARKET
YESTERDAY'S TRANSAC-
TIONS.
Prices seemed to be easier on thỏ, opening of the market, which ap pours to have a tírod look.
Banks were in demand at $2,040. Canton Insurances came into re- quest at 81,840 without sharos being Lobtained.
Unions, after being done at 85571 and '8680, arö still in demand at the formace rabe:
Steamboats clyinged hands at.
Wharves were done at 81861, with sellers taking. 8168, but at the close there were further buyers at the first-named quotation.
South China Motors (B) wero in. demand at $107, but sellers asked
Providents (old) could have been obtained at 86.84. The new sharea 349.30 | were dealt in as 83,18 and 8320.
1930. 19. 336.40 3.48
Krements
DRESS SETS:
LINKS:
STUDS.
"C the "correctly dressed man,
T
the name "KREMENTZ
a byword, denoting all that is smart and select.
FOR DISCRIMINATING TASTES.
295.90.196.80 at $17.90. The new shates are 816
2.80 Hotels (old) were in the market Jewellery Dept.
1,390.99 1,419.00-
12.40
22.10 nominal.WWW
37.00 Lands were quiet at 901) nominal,
65.00
1,877.84 2,102.48
Consumption of water in the City and Hill District in millions to cheat. Their demand for a high and decimals of gallons during the reasons for their failure to dispose month of August was;—' exchange rate was one of the main of any great quantity of the None of the notes has fallen into the hands of the Teen) bank so that it is not known whether they are good or bad forgeries. "A rumour, which is unconfirmed states that the netes were printed
noton
in Moscow.
FILIPINO AMOK.
.
SERIES OF INCIDENTS ON
"'EMPRESS" BOAT.
SAVAGE ATTACK ON FOUR
COMPATRIOTS.
A Filipino running amok as the Manila, the discovery of a number vesel was approaching the pior in of stowaways on board, and finally a Chinese passenger behaving in
the present voyage of the R.M.S: Empress of Japan an eventful 'one, while providing a little work for the officers,
Valleriano Astero, who was stac ed to be a worker returned to the Philippines by the Hawaiian Sugar Planters' Association on grounds of insanity, is alleged to Do you suggest you could not un-have made a murderous attack on derstand. Wong To Po7--No.
Did you understand the inter- preter 7--No..
You were sitting on the frant bench, weren't you I was in and out of the court.
four of his compatriots as the vessel was getting alongside the pier in Manila on September 6.
So that if I put it to you that he notitally met you at 8, Caine On May 8, Au took witness to 6, Rond, at the end of June and threw Caine Road where they met a Euro-you out of the house, you any ita queer way combined in making pean (who was later identified as "is untrue 1-I did not see him. defendant's brother, Guilberme Gui- You were in Court when Wong maraes, and is not in custody) with To Po was giving evidence I was a Chinese, The Chinese gave his told by the Inspector to come up." name as Yifeng and introduced And you and here for the whole Guilherme Guimaraes as Ah Kam. of the first bearing-Yes. Witness was then naked to produco And part of the second? Yes. the money (83,000) which he did. Did you hear the evidence 1-No. It was given to Guimaraes, who in Are you deaf-No. turn handed it to the Chinese and the latter then went out saying that he would go and get the notes. About five minutes later the defen- dant, Leo Guimaraes, entered and anid that he was a police inspector. He produced a paper from his pocket purporting to be a warrant, Do you remember the day you and began to search the various were turned out of Court in the people in the room, including wit-course of Wong To Po's evidence? ness, and eventually arrested' his —Yes brother.
Do you remember listening to When the two Guimaraes want Wong's evidence on the earlier day? away, witness naked Au about bis-Yes, money and he said he would get it Was the only day you came to for him next day.
court the day, in which you were From that time onwards witucas turned out 1-Yes. mado various visita to,Caine Mr. D'Almada then indicated that Road, and was on two occasiona rehe had no further questions.. fused admission." He sometimes
Mr. Whyte Smith: I have no spoke to Au about his money but wish re-examine, but I want to could get no satisfactory reply make one point clear. My friend It is reported that soon after. After had been refused admis Mr. D'Almada used the word the vessel left Vancover a number sion to 6, Caine Road, for the "turned out." I think if he had of American, and Canadian stud- second time, witness posted a notice said "requested to leave," it would ents, who had, atowed away on on the door reading:"It is hereby have been better. I don't think we board, were discovered. They had respectfully informed that I have could have, turned him out because been swindled of $3,000 in this he was not interested in that caso. house, resulting in my livelihood- and family being destitute. What a grievance and detestation "It was signed Lau Kong, which means in English destitute in a foreign land."
Chance Discovery.
On July 29, witness read in the newspaper that a European resi dent at 6, Chine Boad, had boon arrested for swindling. Ho went to the Court the next day and there found the defendant. Two days later he reported the matter to the
police gonn
"Requested to Leave,"
It is believed that Astero bad ar argument with the others in re gard to the baggage, when it is allege, he attacked them with an iron wrench. Pablo Aronas and Alfredo de la Cruz received seri cus skull wounds and were taken to hospital in a critical condition. Alejandro Aluyen and Roberto Fajar received minor injuries, "but they were discharged after treat ment. Astero was overpowered by steerage passengers and cfficers of the ship and handed over to the authorities
"Free" Passages.
ex-
a fros passage all the way, but, they will be called upon to plain their conduct when the vessel roturns to Vancouver.s His Worship: If you want, I
Another stowaway, a Russian by will change the words to "requested the name of V. I Puagacheff, was to leave."
brought before the Kowloon Ma
■
1930, 1931, Estimated popula Consumption........ #383,60 †296.29
tion
445,460) 350,7150:
per
27.8
33.0
Consumption
head per day. * Includes 75.91 million gallons from Mainland,...
Inoludes 00.12 million gallons from Mainland.
August, 1930-Constant supply throughout the City, Hill and High Level Districts during the whole month....
August, 1931.-Constant supply throughout the City, Hill and High Level Districts during the whole- month:
MAINEAND WATER WORKS.
Kowloon Main: ft. sin. above overflow in 1930 level with overflow this year.
flow this year.
ns were Humphreys (old and new at 8221 and 8001, respectively..
Beatles, after being done at 817.40 and $171, could have been obtained at $17.00.07.1993)
Ewos, which were the medium of sales at Tls. 15.40, closed in demand
at this, rate.
Trama word in demand at 9.60, China Lights lacked interest at 8201 nominal.
Electrica changed hands at 884 and 8841
Talaphones (fully paid) were in demand at $46, as were also the part paid shares at $35).
Cements (combined) which were done at $20, had sellers offering shares at 920.10.
Ropes were nominal at 322.20. Dairy Farms nominal.
Bre how
Watson's could have been obtain- ed at $18
Lane, 'Crawfords, old and new, from Wednesday's buying rates of 98.20 and 88, respectively, are now nominal at these figurca.
Constructions cum rights chang:
were in demand at 81.10.
obtained at 86 per cent, premium. Government Loan could have been
Afternoon Transactions.
Kowloon Byewash: Level with over- Shek-Li Pui: Level with overflowed hands at $14.65, and the rights
in 1930 and this year. Shing Mur Reception: oft, sin. he low overflow. in 1830 level with overflow this year." Reservoir. Kowloon Main Ki Kowloon Byewash Shek Li Pui Shing Mun Recap
tion
1000. 1931. 337.50
In the afternoon the market seem- 332,50 ed to show signs of improvement, 185,50 and at slightly better prices. 116.10 118.10
t
33.18
31.83
4. #515.43." "€87.20
H. X. Fires were in demand at 81,170.
Providenta (old) would have been obtained at $6.50.
Total Storage
Hotely (old), after being done at 817, were wanted at $17.10, but soll. Consumption of water in Kowlouners were asking $174. in millions and decimals of gallons during the month of August was Shanghai at $42.
Shanghai Lands were sold to
Consumption
...1800, 1931, Realties could have been obtained
157.75 180.40 at $17.40. Estimated popula-
Star Ferries were the dium of tion......... Consumption per
170,200 280,000 sales at 8051.
China Light, which were done at head per day... 28.8" 90.18293 and 8204, had buyers at the during August 1930 and 1931.
Constant supply in all districts close at the former quotation.
Electrio were done at 884, and at rate. the close there were seller at this
Telephones (part paid) changed handa at $30.
.*
Bacteriologist and Analyst shew The reports of the Government
that the quality of the water is satisfactory.
The total rainfall recorded by the Royal Observatory from January I to August 31:-
1930............... 66.61 inches. 1931
30.71 inches.
2
POLICE SEAMAN SENT TO PRISON.
15
Cements (combined) were in de mand nt 820, but sellers wanted 820.10.
Ropes could have, been obtained at $22.
1: Amusements (old) were dealt in at 8957, and the " shares were in demood at $22.00,
Construction, Rights, were in de mand at 61.40.
OFFICER.
HEAVY FINE ON CHINESE.
The case in which Lo Po was
Mr Whyte. Smith: There is gistrata yesterday and charged STOLE HIS BARBER'S COAT! IMPERSONATING A POLICE nothing in that, but I think your with stowing away from Hong Worship will agree with me that it Kong to Manila, it being stater was not necessary to keep out any that the man was found in a lave person who was going to be a wittory the morning after the vessel's day, Au Yuk Fai, a seaman attach- At Kowloon Magistracy yester ness in another case. A
departure. Mt. D'Almada: It might very
The police officer was unable to ed to the Water Police, was charged likely be prejudicial account for the presence of the with the larceny: of & jacket from barber's shop in Temple Street man in the Colony, and the do him out as soon as you suggested.ed away from Bhanghai to Hong found guilty on-hoth charges and J. H. Fraser at Kowloon Magis Mr.Whyte Smith But I sent fendant's own story that be stow, and also with misconducting him. charged with impersonating a polica self as a police officer. He was officer, was concluded before. Mr. Mr. D'Almada: I appreciate Cross examined by Mr. D'Almada, that, ingangen va
Kong by hiding in the dummy witness stated that the $4,800 re- ceived by him from the firm in words to requested to leave."
His Worship: Shall I alter the funnel was discredited since, the sentenced to 14 days! hard tray yesterday when the defendant was fined $100 or one month's hard Jabour on the first and six weeks'. funnel was inspected by the ea on the second, the sentences to run labour in default. Kwong Chow Wan was to buy genuine Saigon $1 notes and not ship, and if you like you can say hard labour was imposed. Call
M. D'Almada You your Wor-gineers every day.
A fine of 851 or one month consecutively, pikema s pod the defence,
Mr. M. A. da Silva appeared for It was stated that the defendant forged ones.
"nt my request." Have you verboen entrusted Mr. Whyto-Smith, I don't know
went into the shop without a jacket After many hearings, the Magis Strange Behaviour, and white waiting his turn he was trate intimate on Tuesday last that with a similar sum before 7-Yes.what tho position would have been Another person deposited in sean fumbling with a jacket which he was not prepared to give a vers And you made the purchase at the if the man had not agreed to leave Hong Kong was a Chinese stoer was hanging on the wall. Shortly dict and accordingly adjourned the senie place, that is the Tak Sing His Worship's reply was to the age passenger from Manila, who after this he went off and when the unse till yesterday when he remark Yoser dat
How much were you given on effect that he did not think he could showed signs of strange boliaviour master of the shop found that the cd that he had gone over the evi three previous censions! The larAfter further formal evidence, die kent under restraint the defendant
have been turned out that during the voyage and had to be man had stalen his post he chased dence very carefully and had decid- gest amount I had was two or three defendant was committed for trial
the defendant, caught him and laterod to registered a conviction. Mr.
Fraser added that there" wajinoj Alfousand dollars
at the next Criminal Sessionsship in a strait incket and atrap The accused said no such thing doubt whatever that Constable C431 Mr Whyte Smith: Will your "ped to a stretcher." He appeared happened, "He went into the shop had a shero in the crime and that Worship note that Mrr D'Almada to be th'a violent mood, struggling for & shard and when he, hind to applies for this case to be taken it and shouting, and was removed wait so long he got fed up and the same time1ds the 'September by ambulance to the Mental Hos: walked off. He was then Locuted Bessions onse.”
pita
of stealing the cont
i
Mr D'Almada: When they told you they did not home 81 notes tid they make an offer to get them for you -Yes
(Continued on next Column.)
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