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ALLEGED FRAUD,

Story of a Bill of Exchange.

At the Pulion Court, this marn- ing, before Mr. J R. Wood, Chan Ting, alias Com Yuen-ket, was charged with unlawfully attempt ing to obtain the sum of $1,000 by frloo pretences with intent to defraud; and also with felonione ly signing or indorsing a bill of exchange for the sum of $1,000 in favour of Chan Kwai with in- tent thereby to defrøud. ·

Sergeant Morphy prosecuted and Mr. O, F. Mason, (Mr. F. X. D'Almada e Castro) defended... "It was alleged by the pro- seaqtion that the defendant presented the bill of exchange at the International Banking Cor-: poration.

THE HONGKONG: TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1913,

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BIG RAILWAY SCHEME.

AGREEMENT WITH BRITISH FIRM SIGNED.

(From Our Own Correspondent.)

Shanghai. Received Dec. 19

-Lord French, representing Messrs Paulings, and the Ministers of Communications and Finance, last evening signed an Agreement providing for the construction of 800 miles of railways from Shani to Singyi-fu, with a branch from Changteh to Changsha,

Mesara Paulings are arranging the flotation of loans to cover the cost, and the security will be the line itself.

The Agreement provides for the engagement of British accountants and a British Engineer-in-Chief.

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The prooted line links up the Hankow-lohang and Hankow Caulon Railways, nod also the Yundan-Hanoi Railway by a line from Yunnan-fa, Singyi-fa and Nanning, whibla the French are arranging.

Mr. M. D. Currie, the sub- manager of the Infernational Baking Crporation, said he recognized, the defendant as the man who came to the bank on December 17, between ten o'clock and ten thirty in the morning. The bill of exchange brought to be witness by a shroff and he found it bra teen forged two days previously. He Lawyer's Clerk Sood for 81,1óg, ~ went and saw the defentent, but

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had no conyeration with him In the Summary. Court, this although he had been detained morning, the hearing was contin- until the patice urived. Defended by Mr. Justice Gompertz in ant was then taken to the station. which Yee Sing and Com ny If the draft was payable to order, Post Office Buildings, Bued J., unless the parties were known to Chue, a clerk in the employ of the 23rd December, 1913, com- the Chinese department, the Mesain Deacon, Looker, Demon

mencing at If am. custom of the bank was to hand Haraton, for the sum of At his Sales Rooms, Duddell St. that some chop known to the 81,195 38, the price of goods, ald A Quantity of LADIES', Chinese department was fixed and delivered by the plaintiffs to GENTS' BOOTS. CHILDRENS to the draft. in rome cases only the defendant,

SHOES, LADIES' HATS, BOYS" | an advance copy of the payro's Mr. J. II. Gardiner respre. 3nt- CAPS JERSEYS signature was received. He did of the complainant and Mr. not see the signatures placed on Steavepron, of Messrs Descon,

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the back of the first exhibit. Looker, Deacon and Haret, Terms: If the defendant had found defended.

evidence that bo was. The defence was that defen- the man named in the draft, and dant was only an agent for his second exchange had not been brother.

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paid, the draft would have been Mr. Gardizar contended that · instructions to sell by Public honoured. The fact that the first the case was one in which it was Auction on had been paid was found in the obvious that the defendant was the 24th December, 1913, com

WEDNESDAY, ordinary way of businera

nating entirely on his own. He After evidence of an identi- had given all the orders and his A Fine Collection of Antique

mencing at I. am. ficatory nature had been given, name was on their books as the China and Curios from Kanghi, the hearing was adjourned. person from whom they expected Yungching, Towkwong, Kien-

payment lle alen alleged that lung and Later Dynasties. the two letters which were hand-

Comprising:- 5-COLOURED, 3-COLOURED mere fabrications and were got & BLUE & WHITE VASES, up to influence bis case. Though PLATES BOWLS,& FIGURES, out the transactions plaintiff had POWDER BLUE JARS, OLD looked upon the defendant as the & SNUFF BOTTLE, etc, etc.

BRONZE, JADE ORNAMENT principal. His brother Robert NB-The undersigned "will was not on their books and no one give a 2-weeks guarantee as to The most complete

THE EXTRADITION CASE ed in by the defendent were

Law as Rigid as Could Be.

The extradition proceedings againat Chang Sau-nam were con-

tinued this afternoon at the Police even knew where he was; he was the genumeness of the articles.. Court, before Mr. J.. R. Wool somewhere in Australia,

On view from TUESDAY

Catalogues will be issued. Terms: Cash on delivery

GEO, P. LAMMERT,

Auctioneer.

when Sir Francis Piggott, defend- His Lordship said that Methe 23rd December. ing, replied to the arguments of Steavenson had put up a very Mr. Eldon Potter, who supports staple cose for the defence, and ar the proceedings.

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one time he was in doubt as to his

Sir Francis reminded His Wor-decision, but he was not now. I ship that Mr. Putter had argued was obvious from the correspon

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that this care was serious Bodence that the defendant was the THE CHINESE TELEGRAPH far as Hongkong was concerned one to whom plaintiffs gave He would nor because it would e able refugees the credit. from China in vast numbers to refer to the "weak points" in find a harbour of refuge in Hoog hold that defendant was the the defence, he would merely kong. He advanced that as a reason why the prisoner should person to whom the credit was not receive the benefit of dis given. Ho gave judgment for obarge which his Worship could the plaintiff with costs.

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Dra. Muller and a hers sued M.PARTICULARS AND CONDI. The Limestone Dispute. 54 TIONS of the letting by Publio Canton News 55 A. Silen, at the Summary Court, Auction Sale, to be held on Mon The Hongkong, Chess this morning, for the sum of $62 day, the 29th day of Dec, 1913, at Mr. Mason (Mr. F. X. D. Almada) 3 p.m., at the Officos of the Public At the Summary Court, this appeared for the plaintiff an as- Works Department, by Order of afternoon, the Wah, San firm who ked for this case to be adjourned His Excellency the Officer Ad- sued the Tai Yik firm for $65,07, sine die. This was agreed to Mr. ministering the Government, of balanca das for goods sold and C. F. Mason, also appeared One. Lot of Crown Land at delivered, did not appear when for Drs. Muller and others Reclamation Street, Yaumati, the case was called at two o'clc ok, in a case that came before Mr in the Colony of Hong- kong, for a term of 75 years; nor did their lawyer Mr. Hey Justice Gompertz, at the Sum with the option of renewal at a wood, (Mr. L. D'Almads). mary Court, this morning, in Crown Rent to be fired by the Mr. Needham, of Messrs Ewens which they sued Alice Nearon, Surveyor of His Majesty the and Needham, appeared for the for the sum of $382. Plaintiff King, for one further term of 75 Deutsche Apotheke, défendant. " asked for this case to be adjourned years.

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