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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 25 1931.

SWINDLE REVELATIONS RECENT MOTOR FATALITY.

GUILHERME GUIMARAES ADMITS GUILT IN BANK NOTE CASE.

"INQUEST, VERDICT OF ACCIDENTAL. DEATH

SURRENDERED HIMSELF IN ORDER TO EXONERATE at Kowloon Magistracy yesterday

HIS BROTHER

A sensational announcement that he had been double cross- ed" by his two Chinese colleagues in the swindle was made by Guilherme Guimaraes when he was called as a witness for the defence at yesterday's hearing of the 87,000 bank note case at the Criminal Sessions.

Withana, in revealing details of the scheme to defraud, made frank admittance of his own guilt. He said that he returned to the Colony and surrendered himself to the police in order to ex onorate his brother, the accord accused, who was innocent and took no part in the swindle.

PRETTY WEDDING AT UNION CHURCH.

TWO NOTABLE CHINESE FAMILIES UNITED:

MR. LAMBERT GOCKCHIN AND

MISS LI SHU FAN,

dockahin, second son of Mr. Philip The marriage of A. Lambert

Gockelin and Mrs. Gookchin, and Miss Nancy Li Shun Fan, second daughter of Dr. Li Shu Fan and Mrs. Li Shu Fan, took place yes terday at the Union Church, Kon Dody Acad.

Mr. J. A. Fraser sat as Coronet

at an inquiry conducted to inquire into the circumstances surrounding the denth of a Chinese girl namedl Lam Shun, who died as a result of boing knocked down by a "motor car on Castle Peak Rond not Cheungshawan on the morning of August 30 The Coroner was as ainted by a jury comprised "of Mossrs. V. M. Hust (foreman), G, Thomcrson and H. A Hyndman.

The bride, who was given away After medical evidence had been by her father, looked charm givell by Dr. Court of the Rowing in area of white loon Hospital, Takchita Mitani, chiffon, and lacny princess style, with 'a' fashionablo, Paris veil. She

and white rows, while he Miss Rose Lim, was the maid of henonr, her dress being of native organdie fashioned with long and full skirt and oaps with flared ap-sleeves. Her bouquet was of pink

"DOUBLE CROSSED" BY CONFEDERATES. driver of the ear at the time of the carried a thower bouquet of pink

accident, want into the witness box where he stated that he was 'driving' a' five-seater motor-car

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The Bank Deposit, Kong Bze Yik, the first accused, gavo further evidence in cross As regards. the $2,000 deposited examination when the trial was rein the National City Bank on July along Castle Peak road in the sumed, following which the second 25, witness said that he obtained morning in question. He accused, Leo Arthur Guimaraes, the money from his sister, as he preached four girls near Cheung- gaye evidence in his own defence had mentioned to her that he re.shawn, one of whom, carrying an and denied that he had posed as a quired the money to pay his debts, umbrella, suddenly dashed across police inspector or had taken any which amounted to about $1,000, the road and was necidentally part in the alleged fraud: The ae and the balance to be used for knocked down, cused are charged with obtaining speculation in shares.. He arst np. $7,000 by means of a trick together preached his sister for the money with other persons, forged bank in March last, but it was not until noten to the value of $10,000 being July 22, which happened to be Iris promised in retairn for the money.

birthday, that he received it.

Mr. Hin Shing Lo, instructed by Mr. J. M. Hall, is appearing for Kong Sze Yi and Guimaraes is defended by Mr. Leo d'Almada, fur., instructed by Mr. D. B. Evans, of Messrs. Johnson, Stokes and "Master...

During the cross-examination of Kong Szo Yik, "Mr. Somerset Fitzroy questioned the witness as to what the second defendant did

Took Down Names in Book... Kong Sze Yik, said, in answer to Mr. Fitzroy, that the second act cused entered the room and had

Further evidence was taken, after which the jury, without re- tiring, returned a verdict of “Ac-

idontal Death"

roses.

The bridesmaids were the Mizach

Ruth Yue, Jennie Wong and Gere Lim, who were gracefully attired lie, with long and fall skicits, and in crisp rainbow coloured usgaz

capan with flared. elsevesen ka

The Rev. E. O. Powell oflated and Mr. Lam Chick Suen was "best Iman.

After the scremony a recantic. was hold in the rooi garden of the Hong Kong Hotel, where a very large number of guests asambled to offer their congratulations and

In cross-examination, Mr. Fitzroy attacked accused's character by SIR W. HORNELL ON SICK best wishes to the happy pair.

asking him whether he had not done the same thing by, posing as a police inspector in March last, which is another charge against him at the next Sessions, Witness denied this, and he also denied that he had done

a purty to any fraud with his brother.

LEAVE.

A VISIT TO JAVA"

Sir William Hornell, Vice cellor of the Hong Kong Univer-

and has been advised to take change of air,

Dr. Kötewall's Speech.

spoken in Chinese for the tenefit

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HONG KONG STOCK MARKET

YESTERDAY'S » TRANSAC-

TIONS.

Owing to the

be erratic, movements of exchange our market has been návorsely affected, and prizes were marked down all round."

Banks were obtainable at $2,000. The London rate is 100 (Middle).

Unions could have been obtained at 8ses

DAVAL

Steamboata were on offer at $28. Waterboats, were in demand at

Raubs, had sellors at $375 Wharven, were in the market at

$100

Docks wore in request at €30, S.C. Motors B shares were wanted at $10.95.

Providents (old) were done at 86, and the new shares could have been. obtained at 83.10.

Hotels | (old), were on offer, at $163,

Lands after being done at 488 were still on offer at this rate at the close.

Realties could have been obtained

at $10.80,

Ewen, which were reported to have been done to the North at Tis. 163, closed in demand at Tis, 15.90. Trams were obtainable at $23. Atar Ferries: werò in demand at 8051.

Chins Lights were on offer at $29. Electrica, after being the medium

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of sales at 281), closed with sellers at $61..

The Hon. Dr. 1, H. Kotwall, in proposing the health of the bride and bridegroom, spoke at "sonie Chan-length in Chinese, and then, m

English, said:

Telephones (part paid) were dealt Having, at the request of Mr in at $33. Gockchin and Dr. Li Shu-fan, Cements (combined) were dispos- of those present, who do not kneed of at $191, and closed with fur the English language, I must now ther sellers at this rate. try to be as brief as I can.

Mr. Philip Gockchin, the inide groom's father, is one of the angst highly respreted, as he is one of the most successful business men in the "Colony, His commercial genius and his antiring efforts: have made the Wing On Company what it is today in both Shanghai, and South Chinsheng qoti

He left for Java on a montre sick leave on the 22nd instant. During his absence Prof. K. . Digby, FR.C.S. will act, as Vice Chancellor.

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Very Simple!

fan, whose famo extinde from What can I say of Dr. Li Shu- Fong Kong to Peiping). Ife is

Ropes changed hands at $21, and and further sellers at this quota- tion

at

Watsong werd obtainable $17.45. |

Constructiona, cum rights, were on offer at $131

in the room where the transaction so at any time or that he had beensity, has been ill for some weeks took place. Mr. Leo d'Alamda od- jected to the method of cross- | examination, pointing that, that in Jaw an accused person could not be

In re-examination on the alleged used by the prosecution to ill invident in May, witness said in criminato another person who was i charged at the same time. His answer to Mr. d'Almada that the Lordship reserved the point for con-man Kong, who was the complain sideration by the Full Court if ant the other charge, was necessary; and allowed Mr. Fitzroy the man he had turned out of the to continue his questions,, ;A

house a week before the present in- udent. Witness also agreed that Kong was in the Police Court hatening to the proceedings and Mr. d'Almada On what exense

AFTERNOON TEANSACTIONS. was taken away at Mr. d'Alinada's could you have done so It is very

From the morning session another request,

simple. We might have said that undoubtedly one of the best medic wave of liquidation set in, mostly Guilherme Guimaraes then entor something, had happened to Yeungal practitioners we haye bere.for Settlement account, and prices. a conversation with the Europeaned the witness-box and said that on the way and we would go to. More than once the Nanking Gov (Guillermo Guimarase). He then took down in a book the names and he gave himself up to the police in look for him, dispersing in different erament have called in his profes- suffered a further setback, but the

order to exonerate his brother, who directions addresses of the four Chinese.

|sional services when they needed a | market closed with strong buyers at pointed out that Wong To Po had the Colony he did not expect that hour had passed, his brother caine steady hand. It speaks volumes ntated in his ovidence that the things would go so far or that the into the room, but it was for an- for his magnetic personality, bie Banks could have been obtained second accused hard told them that case would be taken to the Sessions, other reason. There was boar-sympathy and his professional at 81,900. he was a police inspector, witness but he saw from reports in the rangement for him to come in. He ki said that, ho did not hear the newspapers that things were going had always remonstrated with wit- second accused making such a atato very badly against his brother, and neas for his dealing with the Chi- ment....Witness.comjoued that the he thought it was his duty to return nese. second accused left the house with and exonerate him.. the European, and he thought that the former, whs a member of the

In answer to Mr. d'Almada, who i was innocent. At the time he left Witness said that before the half surgeon with a clear head and lightly botter rates than the lowest,

police.

Witucas was away in Canton and returned last Saturday, "surrender ing himself the next day, Two days previously he had read in the papers of his brother's committal to the

Sessions.

Mr. d'Almada: Your brother is

Witness said that he kept himself in hiding in Kowloon. While there he received news that the police were after him and he decided to leave the Colony, which he did on Sunday, July 20.

Cantons were on, offer at $1,500, !! Accomplished Bride. And so as we think of the paras were Unions at $600, ent, we have a very good idea of Wharves, after being the medium what to expect in the daughter of sales at $150, closed with sellers That the bride in charwing and at- tractive, we all can see; but she is at $155. also very accomplished, being weil rend, clever in needle work and pas- sionately fond of music. I ven- ture to suggest that it is the responsible for the vibration of the obords of love. She has also a

Providents (old) had sellers at| $5.80

Hotels (old), which were sold at | $15 and $15.60, closed in demand at

Lands

alleged to have gone into the room ness said I had always traded music in her soul which has been $15.10 which changed hands at

Leo Arthur Guimaraes, the second accused, giving evidence from the wilness-box, said that he lived at 6. Caine Road, with his mother, brother, and other relatives. Отт July 24, he returned from work at as a police officer with the object about 4.45 p.m., and went to his of threatening the people and mother's zoom for tea. She told taking you away. Is that true hom there were some Chinese down. It was quite unnecessary to do no. stairs with the other brother and she was worried about his associa tion, with such people. Witness was asked to go down and turn them out, but he pointed out that only is week before, he bad turned one wan out of the house."

Never in the Swindle,

#87.

Answering Mr. Fitzroy's opening question in cross-examination, wit on the fact that the buyer would

$85, were on offer at the close at not have the courage to make a re-way of making you do things, who port to the police.

thor you like it or not I well re- Realties, after being done at $105, Witness refuted the suggestion member being once present at a had sellers at the close at 8153 that his brother appeared on the bazaar at which Miss Li was as Ewos were on offer at Tls. 152. seeno be a police inspector by

Tramways, which were done at It is further alleged that your pointing out that if an alleged sisting at one of the stalls Just brother was part and parcel of a police officer had to be introduced as leaving for home with the $22, closed in demand at 8901.

complacent feeling of one who has Star Ferries were wanted at 805, swindle which you" and Pang were into the scheme it might have been done his duty, and with my hands China Lightc, after changing going to perpetrate on Wong To dangerous as a request might have loaded with parcels, along tripped hands at 290.40 and $264 closed Po. What do you say to that He been made that all should go to the charming little Nancy L, exhibit in request at $98. was never in the swindle

police station and thrash the mattering her wares before me. Though Telephones (pårt paid) wore ro- Becams Susplolous.

Witness continued: "I admit there.

I had spent all the money I had ported sales ab rates ranging from After tea he intended to go to there was a swindle, but my brother. Mr. Fitzroy, I am putting a brought with me, I somehow found 320 to $32, and at the close there Kowloon, but on going downstairs was not in it. There were three in question which you can answer or myself unable to resist her bawit were buyers at the former quota- he found the sitting room door it-Pang, the interpreter Yeung, not as you like since there is an ching smile, and to I had to bertion. closed. He became suspicious and and myself, The frat defendant other charge pending against you.

row money from my wife to buy. Gaments (combined) were done at entered the room to see his brother (Kong, Sze: Yik) was not in the Have you done such transactions from Nancy things which I did $181 and 818, and closed with

before 1-In that case I may as well not want. (Laughter.) Looking sellers at $10 and three Chinese there. He said swindle.

back upon that incident, I am ra to his brother, What are you" The plan was to lure people to not answer it. doing here with these people and buy forged bank notes. There were

ther glad that 1, thus assisted her his brother replied "Mind your no forged bank notes. The iden

in her good work, for while the own business,

was suggested by Pang, who needed How long have you know Pang 1-money I borrowed from my wife Witness told his brother he was a European to assist him. I was I knew him for close on a year. has not been repaid to this day. I. going to put a stop to it once and more or less a gura head." Ho first broached the general iden had the rare satisfaction of mak- for all. He then turned to the Revealing the details of the four or five months ago. Those two ing Mrs. Kotewall carry the fresh- others, asked them what they were scheme, witness said that he actual notes wore the only ones I received ly-acquired parcels (Laughter.). doing, adding that he suspected they ly received $0,500 from Wong To from him. The reason why I asked were up to no good. He then took Po, as the latter had been promised for a deposit of 840 from Wong To their names, informing them that 8000 as his commission. Kong Sze Pu before letting him remove the he would-report the matter to the police.

Spent the Money.

"Chip of the Old Block,”** Such, then, is the girl whom Lambert Kwok has won as his lucky young man 1 Those who

Yik was paid $1,000 out of the two notes was to susure their safe bride. What sort of fellow is this money, and the balance of £5,500 return;

..

Ropes, which were dealt in at $19, had sellers at the close at $20,

Constructions, cum rights, could have been obtained at $12.

stinct be warily stalked his denr, and she in turn became his willing and responsive captive. (Applause. No wonder that somU of his college friends, were annce- ed with him, and for some time.

Hin brother asked him not to kink was given to Young, the inter Mr. Fitzroy: That is very reason.know him well tell me that he is afterwards would not speak to up a row with his friends. Io preter. He added: "It was never able. What happened to the notes; a veritable chip of the old block him! (Laughter.) But I think asked his brother to go upstairs intended that Yeung should return, have you got them with you,-No, being able, hard-working, and that young Lambert deserves his nnkbave the matter out with him but we gave Kony Sze Yik and I spent them, pode imbued with the commandable am- good fortune, for he is likeable in once and for all They left the Wong To Po to understand that You passed them; how 1-1 naked bition of becoming one day the all ways. His good nature is a room together, but his brother re- Yeung would return in half an hour. the money changer whether they old block itself He is fond of guarantee of his docility and ob fused to go upstairs.

I myself never intended to remain, were good or bad, but he said he outdoor sports, particularly of edience to his wife which are re- Later they left together to go but I had to go upstairs to my room would accept themed gameshooting and deer-stalking. 1 quisite qualification for an ideal down to the town, and called-in at to get 310 in order to return it to Have you received your share't am also informed that it was at busband May all blessings at- Lane Orawford's for a drink Wong, who gave buck the two No, I have not received it; I have the Ling Nam University latend him and his bride, and mAY There, his brother, told him that forged notes, My share was to boon double-crossed

they were students together that the love which anunnies them to nothing was wrong and that he ho 81,000, and Pang and Yeung After answering further questions, the bride and bridegroom first met. day burn bright and steadfast was not doing anything unlawful. wero cach to require $2,000.

witness maintained that the second Lambent fall in love with Nancy4s each mucceeding. Ganiversary It was a delicato matter and re- Explaining why he received accused did not take any part in at first sight but he found that comes round, so that all of us who quired accrccy Ho Also Assured smaller sum than his other partners, the swindle, and

there were half a dozen of his have had the privilege of being. The Court adjourned until this fellow students entertaining the here tomber that we assisted arthin to-day may be glad horesiter witness that he would try and keep Fitness said that he was expected" from moeting the people in tho, to do very little in the scheme, and afternoon to take the evidence of enme feeling towards her. Many house. They went together to Kow, in fact another 500, which should the remaining witness for the de sleepless nights his rivals must opening of a happy wedded life.. logn and parted at the ferry, station, have been his, had gone to Wong Toene one of whom

he passed that while thosed Ladies and gentlemen, og kivo.

You the Bride, and Bridegroom Witness continued that he did not Pas mother of the second acoused as and turned in their tortuous beds,

Witness further explained that indicated by Mr d'Almada His young Lambert slopt the bleep of Bridegroom's Reply már c brial Toply Yeung was to keep away altogether Lordship intimated that he would ots who has sucessfully worked The bridegroom, in

as being the When he did not return, the poople reserve Monday afternoon for the out some great and intricate pro-referred to the day in the room were to disporsc,ddresses and summing up of the hlem Urgod by his hunting in hoppiest of his life, and thanked *** (Continued on nex¡ Column.) evidenco

Continued at foot of next column.) the guests for their End wishes.

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