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TELEGRAMS.

THE REVOLUTION.

INDIAN REINFORCEMENTS.

[Service to the Telegraph."]

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH THURSDAY NUARY 18 1912

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ABILITY.

"A Dang" of Criminals.

Mr. Potter's-Mysterious'

References,

This morning in the second

Bombay, Jan. 18, 8 a.m.court, before Mr. Justice Gom The 25th and 20th Punjabi pertz, Abdul Rajack Samy, agel

Infantry leave for Hongkong be fore the end of the month owing to the general situation in China.

Houter

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Bombay, Jan. 18, 8 a.m. Boutora correspondent at Rond -staten blint it is announced that the Italian squadron will meet King George at Malth-Rentor,

HOLLANDS' QUEEN.

GROUNDLESS Hores.

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a clork lately in the employ of the International Banking Cor poration, was charged with for gery and fulsification of recounts,

Hon. Mr: Reca-Davies, Attor noy General, appeared for tho Crown instructed by Mr. J. MI Hodgson, and Mr. Eldon Potter, instructal by Mr. P. W. Goldring, represented the prisoner, Mr. C D. Wilkinson of Messrs. Wilkin-i son and Grist gatched tho čase on behalf of the International Bauking Corporation.

Mr. Poilor said:

As the charge was being read

In this case the prisoner is to load guilty to all the counts.

The Attorney-General:-1 don't object.

His Lordship—I understand pleads guilty to "evy, couul

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In all there were 15 counts to cheques, then amounting to the.cliargo,

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$6,000. This balanced the ac Complex Case,

couats once more and he had. Bombay, Jan. 18, 8. a.m!

The Attorney-General at the only to keep Man Chun-yuon Router's correspondent at the outset informed his lordship away. On Oct. 17, Man Chun-

that the case was somewhat com-yuen presented a cheque for pay-T plex and to give an account ofment which made things awk the facts associated with the ward for the prisoner, who by chiurge in a few words would be another fals entry replaced the impossible. The prisoner was $6,000 and again: left to bank's youth of 17 years of age, who books out by that sum. had been employed in the Intor- Counsel then proceeded to show national Bank as an apprentice, how the prisoner was found out.

Supply the highest quality. Wines, Spirits, Cigars on two ledgers at a page of $20There were four choques drawn per.onth. The chargos against

for a total sum of $17,000. and Cigarettes obtainable, consistent with price. All the prisoner were three; forgery They were all forged in the Wines and Spirits bottled in Europe by Shippers of of which there wore cleven me way as the othors and false

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GRAND VARIETY ENTER- ning before the Chief Justice Sired instruments, two counts; and prisoner in the ledgers. It Hongkong, 15th January, 1912. Francis Piggott, and a jury on thirdly of falsification of accounts was only detected whion a man

TAINMENT, which was also divided into two Lo Chun-wan, against whom the their employ counts. The first sight counts re-chequea were 'debited, presented Has Lordship-Ile appeara lished in Roine. Mr. Bossa SATURDAY, January, 27th, 1918, ING of BHAREHOLDERS in the ferrod to sight choques forged in a cheque for payment which did to have got $15,000 out of travelled considerably during his the nameel Li Po-chun mount not come into the hands of the 323,000 for himself.

professional carcer and had al-UNDER the Dieting fished Patron-Company will be held at the Offics of the That has been recovered. ready been to the Far East about J, D. LUGARD, G.O.M.G., C.LE, DAY, the 8th February, at 13 o'clock,

ge of H.E. Sir FREDERICK Company, Hotel Mansions, on TUES ag to $6,000. On Aug., some prisoner. This choque was dis-

will deal with that later. It is a year ago. He loft Italy in D.8.0. and H. E. Major General C. A. Noon, for the purpose of receiving applied, on the printed form, honoured, and the drawer ap

Report of the Uirector, together with to the bank for a cheque book proached the bank to know the quite possible that it was only October last, his ultimate goal Anderson, C.B. book was handed out to the denied laying drawn thecheques in the name of Li Po-chun. The reason why. The false entries put in in his name in order that being Poking, but, being per-

Booking office at ROBINSON Statement of Accounts, declaring a wore shown to him. Ile of course others might have a share later suaded by a compatriot to visit PIANO CO., open on January 20th, Dividend, confirming the appointmedi

Siam, he stayed at Bangkok dur- 1912, 10 A.M.

"; of a Director and electing Andito m.: plicant and the charge $1.25 was

or having received the money in ilobited to Li Po-chun's necount.

Who Presented the Cheques? ing the coronation festivities in Hongkong, 18th Jan, 1912. [94] The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from 23rd respect of them, and then the It was obvious, counsel con- November. With these he was first six chords were duly extraordinary de falcations came tinned, that there must have been much charmed and spoke of the C. Wilks, M L.Mech., B., A.M.N.A. January to 6th February, both days, prosented for paymost and thef

other persons implicated. in the favourable impressions that the construction, Valuer and Assessor for

Consulting Engineer and Surveyor for inclusive. · money paid out. It was imposto light." 20sible to say that the actual cash

By Order of the Board of Directors, Prisoner was only an apprentice swindle because the prisoner, as rejoicings created.

The real object of Mr. Beses's Landhes.

the purchase, or sale, of Steamships or

W. E. CLARKE, in respect of these cheques, was carning $20 per month, but it is Lordship would notice, was

ALEZAEDRA BUILDINGS, 2ND, FLÖDI. paid out, though it was fairly was in evidence that between not charged with attoring the visit to the Far East is to study LAUNCH AT KOWLOON, evident that the prisoner received July 31 and the time of his forged chequos. Somebody must Oriental politics on the spot, foring. In May 1911.

some portion of the money, urrest, some $15,000 had been have presented them and that literary and political articles are New Setamer for Philippines.

Forged Initiais. placed to bis credit in various person apparently was not the hit spesiality, While mentioning G. FALCONER Prisoner nado up the pass book banks in the Colony.

prisoner. It was inconceivable politics he spoke with great on- A successful launch took place of Li Po-chun on Sept. 11 and

that a boy of 17 should so husiasm and remarked that the at the Kowloon Docks yesterday omitted to put in the pass book Mr. Potter speaking for the dominate a man that he would study of this science was most afternoon, when the steamer any debity of the sum paid out on defence said that when he had indues him to present the cheques, thrilling.

Asked as to the real reason for Maria Lals, which has been built forged cheques, although all the finished, he hoped he would because it must be assumed that for the lumber. trade in the sums on the forged beques had have satisfed his Lordship

it was a grown up man who did Italy's war with Turkey, Mr. Philippines, glided over the slip duly passed through LiPo-chun's that the prisoner was nothing The prisoner apparently per generally recognised in Europe Bessa smiled, but said: "It was so and not a child.

·ways and bad her first taste of the account and had been duly debited more than the tool of a gang of water in the presence of a large in the ledger. All the pass books, criminals, who had, unfortunately, August I and he would suggest trol. in Morocco Italy would in formed his duties properly until that when France asumed con gathering. Mrs. Ossorio, wife of before being sent out, had to be so far, escaped justice. The that it was not until that date that Tripoli, the owner, performed the core initialled by a European allicer prisoner's extreme youth, if noth many.

Those presont on the and those initials were forged in ing else, would take the case was tampered with by the platform included Mr. Barlow, the pass book. Consequently quite out of the ordinary, and he gang. Afterprisoner was arrested one of the directors of the Bureau LiPo-ohan's pass book was would respectfully submit that it he made a clean breast of the of Navigation at Magila, Captain|returned to him, correct according was impossible to imagine that a

whole transactions.

Plea For Lenlency. Temming, of the cable steamer to his paying-in book and chiequo boy, for he was nothing more Rizal, Mr. Cross, chiefofficer of the book, but incorrect according to could have been the prime mover hardened oriminal but rather with

They were not dealing with

And is the war likely to be same steamer, Mr. Parker, Cap the Bank's ledger. This left the in this apparently systematic tain Barns, Mr. Lambert (Lloyd's prisoner, free to deal with the fraud on the International Bank. a boy who if he got a chancs prolonged?

Well, it all depends on the to do so, would probably load an Surveyor), Mr. Bassa and Miss ledger and he made a false entry In November last at the fissa, Mr. R. M. Dyer (Chief in it by crediting là Po-chun's Sessions his lordship had before nest life after the lesson he Arabs. When they find that we had learned. He would impress are tolerant of their religion they Manager of the Hongkong and account with $5,000 which had him a caso in which a man was Whampoa Dork Co., and Mr. W. been drawn out by means of the charged with attempting upon his Lordship that he ought will possibly come over to us.

Mr. Besss again roverted to his Jolly, the Secretary of the Com-forged cheque. This put the obtain $50,000 on forged not to treat him as he would a

man of maturer years, and that projected visit to Poking and it account straight but it then bs- cheque from the same lank. At the conclusion of the launch-camo necessary to debit some] His Lordship: The jury found he should take into consideration was pointed out that if the war ng ceremony, the assembled other account with the Aame him not guilty.

the possibility of His becoming were resumed after the armistics company adjourned to the Chief amount tomake the ledger balance.

an honest man if he got the there might be some difficulty in

his attaining his object. Manager's room, whore light Consequently it was dobited in that that choquo was dated 1909; If the prisoner were sentenced

"Well," he said, "I suppose refreshments were partaken of Ho Ching-hing's account and Undoubtedly it was forged, in to any lengthy term, his Lord the revolutionary general will Mr. R. M. Dyer proposed "Suc- ticked with blue pencil to deceive 1909, and without doubt that ship knew, as they all knew, that want to get there and all I shall pass to the Ship,which was the European oficiale inte chaque was the outcome of that responded to by Mr. Ossorio: thinking that the item had been systematic swindle which had the surroundings were such that have to do is to

Hang on to him. Other tests were also honoured, passed. After detailing other begun as far back as 1909. The the boy would leave the prison a

hardened criminal,

-Yea.

pany.

Loi

Continuing, Mr. Polter said chanco,

The Meria Luisa is 180 feet portions of prisoner's method, swindle had begun long before between perpendiculars and is Counsel anid that when He the prisoner came to the bank. fitted with up-to-date appoint Ching-hing presented a cheque at all. manta,

alam fight in which our naval and military forces are en- gagod has been taking place to "day in the Now Territory.

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His Lordship-I don't know. The long sentence people seem to do better than short sentence for $24,000, it would have The November Caso. been dishonoured had it been Turning back to the case of people when they come out. discovered that the account was November, Counsel said that a His Lordship said that he felt $5,000 less than the depositor name was mentioned in that case. some difficulty in the case be thought it was, but to meet this A cheque book, from which the cause the prisoner was very difficulty prisoner credited the forged cheque came, was debited young. He was hardly prepared what was an adequate son. account with the necessary $5,000, to a certain name in the bank's tence and he would aller giving books and the man, whose so- How tourists are deceived-A

Another instance in which the count it was, denied ever having it until to-morrow at 10a.m. large order for **Sinmeso" brass prisoner falsified the accounts had the book in his possession. trays has been recently placed in was in the case of Man Chun The first name that the prisoner Hongkong, and in the western yuen, where he altered mentioned in his statement was portion of the city many Chinese genuine dobit entry of $20,000 that of the man mentioned in the firms are busily engaged in beat-ints $20,000 by adding an up. November cans,

Balancing the 'Accounts.

to Bay

ITALY'S WAR:

Italian Journalist's, Views.

Yesterday afternoon we had

ing out handsome trays which are ward stroke to one of the ciphers. If the prisoner's statement were to be sold in Siarn as nutive work, He did this to balance the credit true, the attempt to swindle the the pleasure of receiving a visit with the customary Siamone on-fie had made.in Li Fo-chan's ace International Bank had begun from Mr. Boasa, a journalist at- graved ornamentation.

qount on which he had forgel" long before the

entored tached to “La Tribune," one of

And was that recognised in the Chancellories of Europe?

Oh, yes. That is the reason why the other Powers have not interfered, and you know they have not.

Mr. Besss intends to stay in Hongkong & few days before proceeding north.

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