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YEO FORGERY TRIAL.-

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I take it, that you looked up the Bank numbers as well?—I am not. absolutely certain that he brought them back, but I think he did. Witness added that he could not say

wrother it was on record or not, h the record had been handed to Mr. Hazlerigg.

He agreed that the sole custodian of the cheque book was Tsang On-wang. he wanted to go with witness to the Bank, but witness toid im to go back. The trouble

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

Instructed by whom 7-By the Treasurer.

Personally?--Yes..

You told us yesterday thpt you did riot have a word with Mr. Messer before you went to the

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1928.

"GOLD MISSING ON THE KUOMINTANG NEW SOUTH WALES

FORCE DRAW.

STEAMER.

TA SEKTY KAZI

DISSENSIONS.

MODERATES FEAR LEFTIST WE CONTROL

BIG STAND BY KIPPAX AND BRADMAN.

$13,000 WORTH GONE FROM STRONGROOM.

Bank?-I said I did not report the MYSTERY AT PENANG. | CONFERENCE ASKED, INEFFECTIVE BOWLING

mattor to him.

I seo. I have to be very careful You did with the words. I use. see Mr. Messer before you went to the Bank then? Yes.

And heave you specific instruc-a tions to do certain thinga 7--Yes,

Could he give you those instruc-

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Singapore, Nov. 13.

Ая

Nanking, Nov. 21.

Sydney, Nov. 13. The most sensational disappear- At a Kuomintang meeting in

was expected New South ance of cargo that has occurred on Nanking on Monday, Mr. Tan Yen-

local steamer for some time is kai, Chairman of the Administra- Wales played out time and forced reported from Penang.

tive Council, reported that some a draw in their match with the members of the C.E.C. havo pro: M.C.C. tourists, but the manner In was first discovered when the wrong tions without having information Company's vessel, the Ipoh, ar- Plenary Sessica of the Kuomin which they accomplished this fine

When the Straits Steamshipped the holding of the Sixth on which to base those instruerived at Penang this week it was tang C.E.C. and C.S.C. at the end feat, after their tremendous de llons? Not very well.

I should think not! He got that found that a consignment of gold of the current year, before the ficit on the first innings, was not information from yea, did ho not? Apecio.shipped by the Raub Aus-opening of the Third Kuomintang even dreamt of by their tralian Gold Mining Company was National Congress, which missing,

beon postponed to the middle of Exact information is not yel March. available, but the value of the gold] The speaker pointed out that is rumoured to be in the neighbour-this is only a proposal of some

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the passbook were 1ound. He could not recollect in time, but it would be" somewhere about half-past twelve.

Loss Reported.

Tanng was in constant contact with witness, but he never said a word about any missing caeques or anything relating to them. When the first 30 cheques were found to be missing, witness reported the lows to the Treasurer.

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---No.

He appeared to know all about it when he gave you instructions? —He did.

Then if I asked you yesterday If you did report the matter to Mr.hood of $13,000. Messer, a fair answer would be 'It was not necessary, he already knew?-I replied to your question as best I could. You told me to be careful.

Mr. Jenkin put it to witness that Mr. King suggested that the covers should be looked for, but

Didn't Want to Get Invelgled. witness replied "Not to the best of my recollection." He did not

Do you repeat that the reason know who made the suggestion. for your silence is that you were Witness continued that he knew there to obey instructions only and 30 cheques were missing from went to bring back three chequek? exhibits "F" and "E" before the took it that 1 was there to get covers were looked for. He learn the cheques back and not to get ed that when he returned from the inveigled Into any argument about Bank. It was Mr. Messre's sug them, gestion that all the stubs should be searched.

No Time To Think.

After further cross-examination on this point, Mr. Jenkin asked:

You said nothing about Mr. Messer's siganture?-I don't think I expressed any opinion on any. thing but my own signature.

You may have done 307-I don't think I did.

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Wales fully extended in trying to It is stated that the gold, was

keep their and up.

The holding of the Sixth Plen- taken on board at Singapore, and was found at Penan" to be missing ary Session is proposed by Moder- from the vessel's strongroom. ale members In the C.E.C. because A reward of $500 for informa-of a belief that during the recent tion which will assist the police Fifth Flenary Session "Leftist" or has been offered by the Siraita extremist elements dominated the conference and the resolutions

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Resuming with 28 without loss, and requiring 367 to pass their opponent's total, the New South Wales side settled down to hard batting tactics, but they lost An drews and Morgan very cheaply.

when Kippax and young Bradmay became associated. These two players, who are practically cor- tainties for the Australian test side, then took matters into their

play without being defeated, and when stumps were drawn Newy South Wales had not only passed the tourists score, but had several runa and seven wickets in hand.

An the Immediate superior of Why? Is it because of this though dated December 30, if Session, it is feared that the re- own hands and Anished the day's |

Tanng On-wing what did you think about it--I didn't have much time to think about it then. My bual- ness was to get payment of the cheques stopped. .

You did not give any thought to the loss of these cheques, Have you given any thought to it since

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are about being inveigled? That

Is correct.

Witness, in answer to further questions, said that Mr. King eventually arrived at the Treasury, but witness did not have an inter view with him.

Later, witness wild that before he saw the cheques in question he had formed the opinion that they

What do you think of it now?were forged. Am I bound to give opinions?

Mr. Jenkin: Just as you like Mr. Black,

Answering farther questions witness admitted that he looked at the numbers of

never the

Mr. JenkinYou confirmed that view when you saw the cheque?— My, belief has never been slinken.

You have always expressed the conviction that your signatures were forgeries?-Absolutely. cheques or the counterfoils and i Why were you eertain that these that the only time he saw the cheques were forgeries before you Baw them?-Because I had linen спациен whe when they were told that the cheques were there placed before him for signature.

Mr. Jenkin-Have you

and appeared to liave hoon signed by me and Mr. Messer, and I kno heard the expression · "mare's

perfectly well that I had signed no nost" I have.

such cheques.

ever

Was it used in your hearing on January 18-I am afraid I can't

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Witness said he recollected the interview at the Bank when Mr. Hegarty was present.

Mr. Black Anid that he some- times algued single cheques, some. times in sets of two, but mostly in sets of three. Cheques were always signed at his own desk, and only in very exceptional Mr. Jenkin: Was the expres circumstances he might have sign- sion then used to the effect thated them at another place, but he on return to the Treasury from could not recall having done so, the Bank it will be found that Even at the rush period at the end this is a 'mare's nest' "I don't of the year, cheques were always remember "mare's next" being signed by witness at his own desk, used. The suggestion was minde Witness would detach the cheqpes that everything would be found to from their vouchers wheh signing be correct.

and would pin the vouchors on Witness said that the sugges-again after he had signed. tion came from one of the Govern- Mr. Jonkin:What other duties ment parly at the interview, do you perform in the department? Mr. Jenkin: Which one?-|- Correspondence in connexion believe it was Mr. Dallia.

with accounts: The party, excluding 'Mr. Yes? What else?-1 think that Hegarty, then repaired to the Tren-covers pretty well all I do. sury in the expectation or hope that everything would be found correct?—There may have been some hope in their breasts but certainly none in mine.

Mr. Black, in answer to another question, said he made it quite cleur at the interview that the signature was a forgery.

Mr. Jonkin put it to you, Mr. Black, that whatever you enter- tained in your mind, you did not

The P..W. D). Loan.

Mr. Jenkin, referring to the

Kuomintang three cheques alleged to be forged National Congress is held with- anked: These cheques here, al- out a preceding Sixth Plenary fact they have been signed by you, might have been aigned on another date altogether?—Yes, but they were not signed by me.

lutions passed at the Fifth Plenary will place the "Loftists" in a strong position.

If they were signed by you, they would have been signed at any NEW NEWFOUNDLAND date? would say that a cheque dated 31st December could have.

en signed on some other date. Either before or after-Yes.

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Kippax, a player who has receiv- ed many honours during the lact few years with the exception of the supremo honour, seered 136 not out, and exhibited a skill which has rarely been seen in Sydney, Bradman, as mentioned before, is a youngster who ta St. John's Nov. 21. The Premier of, the Newfound rapidly coming to the front, and and Government, Sir Richard of whom a great future is predict Squires, said that the Governed, was unbeaten for 132. ment's policy in abolishing the aillee of High Commissioner in London, was to permit the substitu- So that you would not know tion of an efficient trade agency. whether he got the amount order-Reuter. ed, whether he got more, or whether he got less?-No.

Trang's Functions. Speaking of Tsang On-wing, Mr. Jenkin asked:-You told us yesterday that when he ordered cheques. how many he ordered, when he checked them, and when he sent them to the gaol, was left entirely to him!-Yes.'

The Hongkong Bank cheques are book. Previously when a cheque not charged für and therefore there is no reference to them in book was finished, the cover was thrown away, but this was not now the pass books?-No.

You would not know whether he used the cheques or what he did with them? That is 80.

So that everything is left to Tsang 7-Except that Mr. Messer has to sign the application" for them.

Questions as to the handwriting

of witness on the cheques were on the cheques and the signaure

next put by Mr. Jenkin.

The biggest pointer this match has provided is that the M.C.C. bowling is ris weak as feared, and that some draglle. improvement will have to be mado If Englant are to retain the Ashes. By all appearances the Australian bowl- ing is just as ineffective as the tourists' and the tests look like developing into feats, of endur- ance with the bat, and the uncer- Mr. Black stated that if the pass

Replying to further questions, | tainty of 'one bowler "coming off,”

within a week, Tsang On-wing, a book was not sent back by the Bank clerk in the Treasury, wrote to the Bank for it. He could do this when- ever he pleased. Witness never saw- the pass book unless'n query hud been rafsed by Tanng.

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Regarding the discovery of the fraud, Mr. Black said he was first The cross-examination closed informed of it by Tanng. Witnesя at the end of this morning's sit-hen wrote to the Bank asking for ting.

further particulars of the three ne counts and went to tithin. He did YESTERDAY'S HEARING. not report to Mr. Messer what Yesterday afternoon, Mr. Black Teang had told him, as he did not was fubjected to a lengthy cross-think this was necessary.

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examination by Mr. Jenkin, during Later in the afternoon, he went three ampoules of mornhine which he admitted that since the to the Bank, accompanied by a Was the Public Works Lonn in discovery of the frand there had Chinese Clerk, and it was then that being at that time? Just started.been several changes in routine he saw the alleged forged cheques made at the Treasury. One of for the first time. He saw that the

the Superintendent of Imports and Exporte on the 15th November,

Did it give you any work?-Only these was that Mr. Müsser now had signatures were not his, although pears that you are attempting to |

the custody of the reserve cheque They were very good imitations.

at the time of flotation.

Was that In December?-Octo- ber and November.

Gave you no work in December? -No.

You did nothing with the Praya Eust something or other?----No.

convey to that party that your How many cheques were signed signature was a forgery eer-on Decembe-907-158 cheques are

tainly, stated it was a forgery.

dated December 30.

(Witness

Did you say it more than once? gave this answer after reference

Inny, have said It twice.

"You Are Quite Wrong."

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to his papers).

Were they signed on December 307-No.

Then cheques dated. December 30, are signed on other dates?- Yes. You have it in my evidence. I and that certain cheques were made out on December 31, but they were not signed until later. It

I put it to you that as a matter of fact you expressed no doubt at all as to the authenticity of your signature?-You are quite wrong. Did you tell the party that the names of the payees wore absolute-might have been ten days later.

ly foreign to any Government Witness added that cheques for

business 7-1 don't know whether I did or not. I had very little to any there

Do you guerrant that von had no opportunity to sneak I could but I thought it better policy not to. say too much as other people were involved.

In offert you have told us that your intimacy with Government

salary and pension were signed before due date. On dates other than the end of the month, cheques were dated the day they were signed. In regard to pension vouchers and were signed before cheques, they bore ordinary

due date sometimes.

Speaking of the duiles of Tsang On-wing, witness said that they

vouchers and contractors had been were all concerned with the post-

such that you could instantly telling of cheques only. Teang kont If a name is a foreign name, which the cash book. appears as payee?—Yes.

Tell me what possible motive induced you to keep your mouth shut at the Bank?—No, motivo at all.

Main Purpose.

Mr. Jenkin :-I understand from you that there is of even the remotest nature of no passibility

any departure, as far as you are concerned from the routine in the Treasury-Absolutely none.

That In a long list of cheques, Was not your main purpose in for instance, like the pension attending at the Bank to convince cheques, there is no possibility Chem that the chenues were of one being overlooked?—No choques that should not be debited nonsibility whatever so far as I

to the Government, secount My am concerned,

only purpose in going to the Bank. In other words, you check every was to get the cheques and take item on the compensation list? them to the Treasurer as Instruct-i Exnetly.

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