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LOCAL FIRM'S' AFFAIRS.

WERE THE ACCOUNTS

"DOCTORED "?

TUESDAY, AUGUST 26, 1924.

spare the money now as wo only) 64 THE CHILD IS FATHER TO THE MAN"

hava onough to live on and pay our expenses until I can raise Bome money when we could fat-bim have some. Toll him that Hong-i kong Office is not doing enough business to pay our expenses. If Ho Wateng. can charos than it will be alright.

The hearing of the case against David Belknap Wickersham; an

"Anyway I want you to draw our American subject, who is charged with publising a false statement money out of the Hongkong basi. In connection with the Americanes as soon as possible and don't |

of our pay any more Asiatic Commercial Company, was towards expenses. Let Ho Wa resumed before Mr. E. E. Lindseli tong handle that. If he wants a at the Central Magistracy yester-safe let him buy one and charge day afternoon, when the examina-It to the Company.

tion of Mr. A. Shoffer was con- tinued by Mr, J, IL B. Nibill for the Crown. Mr. Nihill: Is your Christian nama Adolph and that of your wifo Martha? Yes.

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His development depends on

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is the Purest English Milk.

I wonder, Mr. Shoffer, if you lures and everything that belongs Obtained from cows of the finest stock which graze.

can tell me how much money, was obtained by the Company on the Bhares since January 1928- $28,000.

You won't be surprised if it is more?-Defendant: Well, you have got the booke..

You accept the figures in the books?-Yos.

I put it to you. It was really much moro than $40,000.-Well, you should know; the books are with you.

Do you know Mr. Shoffer, why Mr. Rohn came back from Bang- kok?

Witness said he did not know anything about this. The cable recalling Mr. Rolin was not sent by him.

He was required back on tho legitimate business of the pany? Not of the firm.

to us away from the office,

"Have Adolph get his books

up-to-date showing clearly where on the rich pastures of the Surrey Hills.

the Company owes 15,000 gold dollars, to Mr. Shoffer, borrowed money be returned on domand, but date It back the same time we cashed the Franca. Also show where I have put in about ten thou- and gold and make the expenses

Babies Love it

and loss large enough to cover Highest awards at all Exhibitions; over 30 Gold,

everything. Now do this at once.

Get everything up-to-date. Have Silver, and Bronze Medals.

Adolph get Shank to help him if he don't know, because you must be able to show your books if wo make Hongkong the Head Offee, and as we have takon Rohn and Ho Wa-tong in with us we can-j not do as we please from on; Во

that your

now

books Com-cover everything, Including our living expenses, also increase my expenses, with Young to Bangkok, many trips to Manila, and the Canton.

Bookkeeping Secrets. You remember Mr. Shoffer when I asked you who it was, who advised you not to show the books to Mr. Rohn; and you replied it was not your solicitor?-Nobody advised me at all. I hold to that.

And also you remember I asked: Did anybody over suggest to you that you should doctor the ac- counts, and you, ne an honest man should, said you were very in

dignant and sald you would like to

ace the man who would. do it?-

If Mr.

"Now please do what I say be- cause business is very bad here and, we must take care. Keep me posted and don't do anything without consulting me. Rehn asks you to look over the books and get things up to date, tell him that your books are in order, arid that you will produco BRIBE upon my return to Hong- kong, when we can have a mest-

for it.

will keep our promise to him in every way, but that we must got money now, otherwise we cannot succeed. Do not send me any

cable money unless I Koep overy cent where you can get it if necessary. Tolls Lai and the other Hongkong shareholdera their in- that they will receive terest at the end of this year. I am going to

I said I would like to see the man Ing to settle everything, but that you will not do anything during yet to be born who would do it.

that We Pointing to the defendant Mr.my absence. Tell him Nihill exclaimed: There he is, then. Continuing, Mr. Nihill said: I am going to remind you of the low of perjury. I am going to put Just two points to you: Arstly, that the defendant in a letter told you not to show the books to Rohn: the second point is that defendant, also in the letter, told you to get your accounts up to date, to date back your items and make the expenses and loss cover everything.

I know all about it. You recognise the defendant's handwriting 7-Yes, I do.

And you received that letter about the 29th or 80th June.-- Yes, I received it.

The Letter..

Mr. Nihil then put in the letter, hot without opposition from Mr.

work here a little

be done.) while to see what can What about the letters you pro- mised to send me from Ho Wa- tong and the Compradore. Send them at once.

"How many shares has Ho Wa- tong sold. Will write you later. Best love.

(Sd.) Wick."

An Entry of $16,000.

N. I. Brower, (who defended), | Witness, was then questioned on who said that it was not admissible the percentage

in cross-examination. His wor-promised to make

of profils he over to Mr.

ship overruled the objection, and Rohn; and admitted that on the! Mr. Nihill proceeded to. read the single scheme hitherto mentioned letter as follows:

he was going to turn the present into a very big "Dear Martha and Adolph, small company Rohn la leaving for Hongkong, one. He said Mr. Rohn was going Monday, in reply to your cable to form a $20,000,000 Company, saying that the Compradoro re-and in this the present Company quires his presence end of June. was to have an Interest amounting Rohn wishes to go to Europe to 20 per cent., which represented where he anys that he can arrange also the proportion of shares the everything. But you can have a prezent Company would hold in the talk with him and he, can explain new one. Witness stated that he everything. I told him that we was two hours in the witness didn't have any money to spare stand at the last hearing and wak for his trip to Europe as we, not up to the mark to explain all Adolph and I, were living now this then. He felt fresh now and on Mrs. Shoffer's money, and could explain now.

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myself to telling you that."-- The

us now where you entered It? The cashbook and ledger woro accounts have been certified, and this am not prepared to go over the handed up to witness, who atili when required, I will go over them refused to look them 'ovar, :

with a certified accountant.

he said that he would ask the Mr. Nihill: Come now, Mr. compradore for the money which Shofer, do tell us whore is alright if the compradore will Igive it to him. Anyway, talk nico to him, but tell him that we cannot

item of $10,000 is in your books? books.

Mr. Nihili No, because you. Mr. Nihill: You cannot remem· -When the time comes we will

In which book did you bor the month you entered It? go over the books, but not before. cannot.

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