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PART T

THREE MILITARY MARCHES

• Schubert MUSICAL MOMENT.in A-Minor

...P. Schubert

3. ROMANCE, in F.Minor

.......... Tschaikenky

LA TOSCA, Selection......Puccini

INTERVAL

PART II

1. OVERTURE, " POST

PEASANT

"

AND

......For Suppa.

WALTZ OF THE FLOWERS...

From The Ballet "THE NUT

CRACKER SUITE"

P. Tschaikowsky

Dotives

3. PIZZICATO, From The Ballet

"SYLVIA"

4. LA TRAVIATA. W. Popp

Pluto Solo by Mr. B. Liport Accompaniment by Mr. Maklezat

INTERVAL

PART III

1. SCHEHERAZADE, From

The

Ballot *1061 NIGHTS"..........

* Rimaky-Karmaka

2. TWO SPANISH DANCES.........

3. CZARDAS, From

Mus,nunky

The Opers

THE KNIGHT'S SHADOW

4. MARCH OF THE GRENADIERS

K. Schertzinger

SUNDAY, 19th JUNE

Commencing at, 8.45-p.m.

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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, JUNE 18, 1932.

MR. PEPYS IN HONG UTTERING FORGED A FORGED CHEQUE.

KONG.

11th betimes and do. Sin myself recovered of my rheum, 'and so early to the Office and very busy, Later to my room where I

frim myself and do or elean garments against the Rners, where I had hidden company to rat, their nuncheon with ine, and wo all very

Thereafter wager with merry- some muccess hut the course be very heavy and Mr. L. Frost do not so well as before, and indeed in one

vace be beaten by his pupil. Mr. Butler, upon White Jade, Song's stable companion and comes third only. Wherent we grow very merry and it seems that My Lord of Sand-

NOTE.

PRISON.

Sentence of six months' hard labour was passed on Mai Van Vai, an Aunamite who appeared before Mr.

ITALIAN CONSUL'S OFFICE BOY IN DOCK.

COMMITTED FOR TRIAL:

at Central

Dalvia Puter Henry, alias Lo Chi Hung, appeared before Mr. W. Schofield yesterday Grantham yesterday on a charge of uttering a forged Com Police Cours on charges of (a) monwealth of Australia note at nuttering & cheque on the National money changer's shop in Connaught City Bank of New York for $800 and (9) demanding $800 by virtue Road West.

of a forged cheque,

An accouatint from the money

Mr. T. S.Whyte Smith, who hangor's shop stated that the de- fedent appeared at his shop at prosecuted, stated that the accused 8.30 yesterday morning, and, speak had been employed no an office hous

good Cantoneso, tendered an by Mr. "R. Ferrajole, the Italia Australian note with the request Consul General, for the last two

wich, who owns the twain, did that it be changed into its equival-yoars. He was evidently trusted!

ent in local currency.

by Mr. Farrajolo and it was the inttor's practice to sond Lim to the i bank. to cash cheques.

wager upon the wrong one himself! But I had no wager, tho' later I

"I found that the fiote was for. back Gallant Fox who gallops on to ged," witness said.

"The note in the pony before him and so comes

On May 25 at: about 10.30 am, its original form was &, genuine" down but his rider not hurted bad.half-sovereign note, but the figures a cheque for 8800 was presented ni And at the end I wager a place and words had been grased, and the National City Bank. It pur- billet on City of Shanghai, which the digits 10 aid correspond ported to be signed by Mr. Barra Mr. J. Heard and I did before ing lettering had been pasted over." jole and two of the bank staff would time set down as a good place bet But would I had wagered a win and thus prufted more than two hun-fendant demanded the note back, cheque is the first place to the shaxfi but was told that that could not who handed is to the book-keeper, be done, "but that the police would whose duty it was to look up the be sent for. He then left the shop ledger to see if there were fands in the bank to meet the cheque. The with Hasty footstepa,

A police whistle which witness book-keeper did this and found sounded while giving chase to the there was insufficient funds. He defendunt, attracted ย Istrictthon went to a senior officer of the watchman, who assisted in the ar bank and it was decided that Mr. Farrajolo had better be telephoned.

On being informed of the dis-say that it was presented by the covery, continued witness, the de-accused.

The accused handed the

dred florins! So back, very merry as having profited well, and to dinner with Mr. O. Gerald and

after we fall to tards six of us, and I lose a few florins. Yet had Hot Mr. Porphory implemented his two pairs, my three cold Kings had gotten me much prost, and that in the last band but one. Yet did he see me, so I gain a moral. victory.

.

12th, Lord's Day. Lay very late and after to the Queen's House where I see the Beggar Student.

a tumeful piece and merry, Out

again, I find the day most fowle

rest.

Corroborative evidenca was given by the district watchman, who said he saw the defendant running with money-changer in purgaïs.

Defendant's Story. Making a tatement from the

Telephoned for Consul When Mr. Farrajolo got this telephone message he immediately set out for the bank. His office was in Kayamaliy Building which was not more than three minutes walk

and so to Creed's where talking dock, the defendant declared from the bank and, as he was leav. 1 long, the time outslipt me and my he knew nothing of the note in on his way to stomach and I did eat my nun-question. He was theon with him.

was a forgery,

ing his office, he noticed the defen- dant going up the stairs, Arrived So home and purchase cigarettes prior to going at the bank, he was shown the ene

up to Canton when he heard the sound of a police" whistle, and inque and immediately saw that il mediately found himself seized by the collar of his cout. He was then taken to a shop where a note of rome sort was taken from a draw. er, and it was put to him that he was the owner of that note and had come Creed, Sir, R. Her uttered it.. He had disclaimed all accused had access to the room where

knowledge of it.

Continuing Mr. Whyte Smith said that Mr. Farrajole would say in the witness box that he generally kept #n unlocked his cheque book in drawer in his office and that the

the cheque book was kept.

lying upon my couch) I fall to read- ing Mr. R. Kipling's new booke, but,, Lord, I soon fall asleep and Ee till it be darke. 5o to cards and after to supper and bed.

13th.This day to the Clubbe verandah for my morning draught where penden, and Mr. Ashby, who asks ns why the regulatioris for drawing of water still be ao severe accing the wealth of rain we have had. To which Sir R. replies our reservoirs are not yet full and there be lolt but three months wherein it is like to rain, to provide until May, or it may be June of next year. And he luggage, and the total amount of accused had unusual hair and he i money found on him did not ex evidently did that in fairness to the accused. "I am bound to sub coed a dollar and a half

The accused was arrested on the In his opening of the case, the prosecuting polica officer, Inspector same day and on May 30, an' iden- Shaftain, told the Court that the tification parade was held at Cen defendant was taken back to the tral Police Station. The police boarding house where he had been staying, and a search made of his officer in charge decided that those Only on parade should wear topees. He ruin and personal effects. ons suit of clothes was found in a did that because he though that the valise constituting his sole item of

quotes letter where one crtes out upon the Comptroller of Works Publique that he knows not the

His Worship, after considering mit that if he could be identified by coming months be, rainy. But the evidenca, said he was satisfied the peculiar colour of his hair there Lord what a fool the fellow he not that the note, was in the possession was no reason why he should not

people have" netan to see that the Comptroller did of the defondant and that he had be. We have many cases where kuow as much in April, that it and uttered it. May be rainy. Whereas they failed Inspector Shaftain, asked if identified through some peculiarity was connected of appearance.. I of his hopes. And, says Creed, this there had been anything against the with a case ones where the accused but goes to show that those who defendant, stated that the man was have the ordering of the Newes, na Anaanite revolutionary, who, had the misfortune of having a Shectes should apply some touch in 1030, had been arrested by the hairlip and a gold tooth, Anyhow, witnesses of the bank was brought stone for intelligence ere they do Hong Kong Police and put up for the parade wore lents and one of the print 提 letter; hnd I heartily banishment.

agree, for, were it so, the Corres- His Worship said he could nos in and he could not identify any.

pondence Columns would be there-take notice of that.

A

by minished by ninety per centum. Ho pased sentence as stated This evening to the Headquarters above.

pretty little rogues I do see, (and especially at the Races), were of like mind and practice.

one. Those on parade, were told to take off their hats, and the clerk immediately identified the nocused by his hair. The accused had fre- quently come to the bank without his hat."

Two Choquen Extracted. Mr. R. Farrajole then gave evi- dense in the course of which he said thas two cheques were missing from his chaave-book and on dis- covering the forgery he asked the Bank whether the other chequé had been cashed and was shown a cheque

of the Train-Bands where I proc- tice myself in the craft of a Lewis Gun. And this day our Instructor taken the weapon in pieces, the one from the other, and scatters them, bidding me thereafter us samble it: which do pretty fair, 15th. This day comes the great but Lord! how mad I am to, find news that the restrictions upon at the latter end I have to apare our taps be abrogated. For which Rome four or five sinave parts God be praised But we need upon which Sergeant Sucker had more thin yet, which I trust wil set his hand, of malice prepense.come or we go back upon short Yot did he himself fail later in the

Asked whether accused was known matter. But I perceive that the business will take much study ere

18 Dolvin Peter Henry, witness the I be proficient. Yet do I taani

said that ho was known in God that I am a man getting on in

office as, Peter Lo and that he way years had so have leisure to serve

called by his first name in Italian to the Peake where I play cards in the office; they called him my country for the younger men, or many of them, are so cumber-st the Clubbe where I have not Pierino. The missing cheques, said ed about with business, or it may been a long time. Anon comes Sir

commons.

16th-Up betimes and a clean bath with no rusty tinge, wherein bathe myself with much pleasure Very busy at the Office and later

for $500.

the pursuit of pleasure, that R. Harpenden and bids me dine witness, were extracted in such a having been extratced. Witness they have no leisure to learn how with him and his Lady and there way that there was no trace of their I find pretty Mrs. Trappe. And said that he understood that the they may defend themselves or their women-folk. Yet I doubt not after dinner I fall to playing upon defendant had heen for several we may do it for them. Home, the virginals, which I have not done dining lato and to bed.

save once those three years. And, years with the Belesian Industrial School where he had learned the so damp it has been, some of the 14th-This day I did speak with keys strike not but stick, until I art of bik-binding

Asked by Mr. Whyte Smith how Mr. Povey of the matter of the have played some time, and so he knew that, witness mid that he young men who join not up, and he there may be some profit, though had learned that from the becaned agrees wils not, so in our day. God knows I play mighty ill, nor himself as he had had to get par For he calls to mind the day whenever thought otherwise. But if the ticulars of his education for the the old Company called the Scouta keys fall and strike correctly when Italian. Torsign Ofico. did counter and at times defeat the Sir B.'s Lady plays next I may whole Colony at Criquette and at yet be forgiven.. Rugby Fut-balle. And this I can touch to be true for I myself did

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Evidence was also given by off. cials of the bank, one of whom, Mr. fith-At last a very fair hot day W. Gooch said that the forked play in the matches at either game and it irks me that I must spend signatures looked very much like Later at the office 1 do anke Mk. it at the Office, yet is there at the genuine one but upon clos Betty if the boy fried serves. To throng of business and it must be observation it seemed to have been

And later home and writing to my traced. which she answered pretty tartly that be would bend friend of her's did he not. And I would all the (Continued un neke Colusa.).

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