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THE CHILDREN'S BATH

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ATTEMPTED FRAUD ON WE G ON CO.

ALLEGED FORGING OF DEPOSIT BOOKS.

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1926.

that the label was taken off and kept avaliable to put on the second book, '

Another book was procured and the label from the original book' put on it. On the original book they had a genuine chop and tho manager's signature. They got forged papers as to totals, de- New Book Labels the Outcome of posit, eignature and chop, and put

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three book when the new pages were put the extraordinary sum of $106.000., Chinese are alleged to be impli-in. It then became a complete The Bible belonged to the elted in an attempt to defraud book although it was a forgery. Austrian monastery of Melk for They had alad the original book 300 years, and was purchased the Wing On.Co., was commenced at the Central Magistracy yester which was complete except for last summer by a London dealer. day before Mr. R. E. Lindsell.

the label, but if they could get it was expected to fetch $75,000- Mr. F. C. Jenkin appeared to the forged book they could take Rautar's American Service. prosecute, and the whole of the the label off that and put it on afternoon's hearing was occupied the original book. by his opening statement, which fisted one and a half hours., Mr. Elsley Zeltlyn defended all three men.

The three men, Au-Kim-lui,] Polt Cheung-yuen, and Lam Fuk-

They received the $50,000 on the book and If they could have got the book back they would have had all the documentary evidence they required. They attempted to obtain a further $50,000 but did

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THE LAW OF KARMA" will be the subject of this week's public leccare of the Hongkang Lodge, The, Theophical Society, 7, Daddell Street, on Thursday February 10th 1 ti pato. Lecturer ME, M. Manak.. The Meeting is open to the public p

sum to that which was the sub- ject of the case should have been subscribed.

the

On April 25, someone in Seattle sent telegraphic instructions to the Yokohama Specie Bank in That between April 26 and August Allirough the book was a 15, 1993, they conspired to de-forgery it brought no proft as Hongkong to pay L Kam-to the Traud the Wing On Co., of $50.-they had only received their ori-equivalent of gold $43,000." As a 000 and $663 interest by a false ginal money back. They were un-result of these instructions the representation that the Company able to get the book back, and bank issued in favour of Li Kam- was indebted for that sum to a having failed and probably forta, a cash order for $77,828.-05. firm styled Kwong Cacong, and by seeing they might not get it, they The order was taken to the production ofn forged deposit forged a label and put it on the Bank of East Agia and depositied 'book..

original book.

to the credit of the Man Fat Co. This was genuine except for the An account with the Wing On Inbel. The label was the out: Co., was opened on April 26. I come of a forger's consummate was interesting to note, although skill, but a most Stupid blunder possibly a coincidenec.. that was made. The forgery was April 26, when $30,000 was paid clever" in the extreme but they to Wing On, that a cheque was stumbled in one particular when drawn by the second defondant it came to putting the label on on the Mun Fat account at the the book.

Bank of East Asia for $75,000.

Also that they conspired Lo- gether, and with persons unknown, Ao forge a document purporting to be a deposit book issued by the Wing On Co., between March 9 and May 4, 1923, and between March 9 and August 13, and that Between March 9 and May 4 they attempted to utter a forged docu- ment purporting to be a deposit book issued by the company, knowing it to be forged.

of

A further charge was making another attempt between March 9, and August 13, 1923, and a sixth charge was of con- spiring together and with other persons unknown, in August 13, to endeavour to cause to be paid to the Industrial and Commercial Bank, the sum of $50,663.63, by virtue of a forged deposit book, purporting to have been issued by

the company.

In addition, the first defendant, Au Kim-lui, was charged in the first place with uttering a forged document purporting to be a de- posit book issued by the Company on May 3, 1923, - knowing, it to have been forged, and with in- tent to defraud.

Two smiliar charges were also preferred, the dates being Máy 4, 1921, and August 13, 1923, "re- spectively.

A fourth charge was of en-' deavouring on August 13 to cause to be paid to the Industrial and Commercial Bank a sum $50,- 663.63 under, opon, or by virtue of a forged deposit book purport- ing to be issued by the Company.

He was also charged that on August 25, 1923, being plaintiff in an action where the Wing On Company wore the defendants, he knowingly and falsely affirmed that the Company were then just ly and truly indebted to Auk kim- lui in the .sum of $50.6633.63, money received by Wing On for Au Kim-lui's use, and interest

thereon.

The cover used for the forged book was different to that used

on

When the cheque was cashed

on the books issued by the Com-three people went to the bank, the pany. The paper was different first and second defendants and in texture and the watermark the man who endorsed the cheque. and the printing was also dif- Au Kim-lul deposited $30,000, on April 26, in the name of Kwong ferent....

Cheong, and a further $20,000 was deposited on April 27. No- thing occurred so far known between that date and May 3.

Dealing with the business deal- inga of the three men, Mr. Jen- kin said that the first defendant. as the Au Kim-tui, was known promotor of a banking firm under the style of Kwong Cheong. When the firm came into being and where it garried on business was not known.

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Then someone went to the Wing On Co. and presented the forged book. An application was made) to withdraw the whole of the The second defendant had at deposit with the exception of one time posed as a sub-manager $1,000. Mr. Jenkin suggested that of a firm culled Man Fut and Co. they were probably prepared to

in existence sacrifice that to get the label. The firm was not now, and its account with the Bank of East Asia came to a sud-

They had to withdraw the den end very

About 8001 after the whole amount, however. $50,000 had been received from the end of June the Man Fut Co. ceased to exist as far, d their the Wing On Co.

A man called Li Kam-to would) Bank of East Asia account show- be associated with this defendant. ed. Au Kim-ul opened an In the case of the third man heleount in his

own

ac-

name. The

had clearly been very interested deposit book, showing a total of in printing. In 1923, he was the $50,000 in the Wing On account, Proprietor of a printing shop in was handed to the bark who Canton, and pages similar to those were asked to make collection. used in the Wing On books had As a result three employees been 'printed. Chops made else went to Wing On Co. and asked. where in Canton were also in for payment, but it was refused, Later a written demand was He also maintained his interest made for the $50,000 and interest. in printing later, and was a part-Writs Were also issued, but the ner in a printing concern in Hong-case had not yet been tried. kong, where he was arrested.

existence.

On March 28, 1925, someone,

Small Accounts Opened.

on Fok's behalf, withdrew the Mr. Jenkin said the case would three deposit accounts opened by be that all three were very inhim in March 1923. On Novem- timately connected with a fraud ber 12, the first defendant was in on the Wing On Co.

Pekin and Fok wrote to him and Continuing, he said an account referred to the alleged conspiracy, was opened on April 26, 1923. It appeared that their chance of On March 28, Fok, either in per success had been hampered by the son ar by someone else, opened delay and also by the luck of three deposit accounts for

very money. small amounts.

They were all

opened at the same time in No evidence was taken at the amounts of $720, $150 and $250. conclusion of 'Mr. Jenkins' open- The books were apparently kept ing, and the case was adjourned by him, and in March 1925, the until Friday.. accounts were withdrawal

Mr. Jenkin described in detail the method in which deposits were dealt with by the Wing On Co., and produced two deposit books, one which was assumed to be the original one bearing the name of the Kwong Cheong firm. Old Pages in New Book. la one book, two deposits were recorded, for $10,000 and $20,000 on successive dates, April 26 and April 27, 1923. Mr. Jenkin

It was probable that there was said it was the intention of the de- nothing significant about that, fendants to get the money back,

as the books had not been tamper- and later to get a further $50,000.

ed with, Between April 7 and) by means of the second book. April 9, 1923, $51,000 was sub- They kept the original book scribed by six people. It was

rather remarkable that a similari of it except no use

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