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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1929.

CANTON RAILWAYS.

FORGED SCRIP

OBJECTION TO NANKING CONTROL.

POLICE INFORMER GIVES FURTHER EVIDENCE.

Nanking, Feb. 14.

RADIO BROADCAST.

THE LOCAL PROGRAMME FOR TO-DAY.

The case against Chan Fook, In connexion with the decision alias Chan Sau-nam, and Poon. of the Central Political Council Pul, alias, Poon Wal-dam, who are that the administration of the

port folutly charged with the poss08- Canton-Kowloon. Canton Hankow and the Canton-Samshui railways sion and uttoring of a forged scrip be handed over to the Ministry of for 500 shares of the Hongkong Railway's, General Chan Ming-Tramway Company, was resumed shu has telegraphed Nanking before Major C. Willson at the stating that the railways ought to be in the hands of the provincial Central Police Court yesterday

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Mr. T. Murphy, A. S. P. prose Mr. SunFo, the Minister of Railways, has replied to General cuted. The defendants were not Chan Ming-shu, saying he sincero-legally represented,

Continuing his evidence, Ho ly hoped the Kwangtung authori- ties would do their utmost to support unification of the country's Bik-hung, the runner employed by administration. He trusted that the Mr. Lopes, stated that after ad- decision of the Contrál Political journment to a quiet eating-place Council would be faithfully carri- in Yaumat for a discussion of od out and that the administration of the three railways would be the retaining points of the tran- "Sad "N" Blue,"

Banjo. Solo, Eddie Peabody. handed over to the Ministry of saction, Chan Fook, the first ac-

"Traviata-Selection," (Verdi) cused, produced a document which Railways.-Reuter.

Creatore's Band." after inspection, witness pro-"La Paloma," nounced to be a bad imitation of "La Capiners," Nanking, Feb, 14.

Soprano, Amelita Galif-Curci, Tramway serip for five hundred

"Raymond-Overture," (Thomas) Roplying to the request of shares. Chan Fook agreed to

Victor Symphony Orchestra. Chan Ming-shu to place the ad- have a better forgery made and, "Bertram At The Rotary ministration of all railways in before parting, made another ap- Kwangtung under the supervision

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of the Kwangtung provincial Gov-pointment for the following morn-The Green-Eyed Dragon," orament the Minister of Railways, ing. Sun Fo, states that inasmuch ab it is the duty of the Ministry to Restaurant the next day to keep administer all railways direct/this appointment, witness had an- those in Kwangtung cannot be other interview with Detective excapted.

Sergeant Whant and A. S. P. Mur- The National authorities alsophy at the Central Police Station. rejected the proposal of the At the restaurant he met Chan Wuhan division central political Lo-yat and the master of the gold- council to establish a soparate smith'e ahop, and, being joined office for the administration of the some minutes later by Chan Fook, revenues of the Central Govern- the discussion of the previous ment in Hupek and. Hunan day was resumed. Chan Fook Router.

produced the promised certificate. Witness approved of it as being a good forgery, and it was then ar- ranged that the forgery was to be turned over to the buyer in Mr. Lopes' office at 2 o'clock in the afternoon,

The First Train.

Nanking, Feb, 14.

The Ministry of Railways has been informed that the first through goods train since May 3, 1928, pasa- ed over the Yellow River bridge at eight o'clock this morning, travelling at the rate of five miles an hour-Reuter.

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of the calculation when Detective At one o'clock, witness met Sergeant Whant, by pre-arrange- Chan Fook by arrangement out-ment, walked into the room, side the Kaping Restaurant in Des officer asked for Mr. Lopes, but Voeux Road Central. They re-ness the pre-arranged signal) having received a nudge from wit- SENTENCES REDUCED. paired to the To To Sin Koon, he closed, in en Poon Pul and

across the way, for a cup of tea, rested him. und there Chan Fook introduced a man who was with him as the in- dividual who was to carry out the deal with the buyer and in the ultimate stages, to receive the money. This man was Poon Pui, the second accused in the case.

GREEK TO SERVE FOUR

YEARS INSTEAD OF NINETEEN,

Paon Pul produced from his pocket the forged scrip and the instrument of transfer (mentioned an earlier stage). Witness

Mr. A. A. Lopes, share broker, giving evidence, said that last witness was his interpreter and, as such, had no right to transact business on his own. Witness al- lowed Hoa commission on buri- ness. which the latter introduced from Chinese sources,

16. In consequence of these re

Theodore Sardis, a Greek, ad- mittedly the accomplice of Elly Widler, who succeeded in getting a large sum of money from some

As a result of certain informa- Chinese by the false pretence at

tion reaching him through Ho, he that they were selling them arms carefully stowed these away in an made a report to the police on and ammunition, whereas the envelope, wrapped a handkerchief January 15 and again on January packages contained only books, over the Wng present in the Shanghai parcel. back to Poon Pal to be ports, he went to the Central Police Provincial Court of Appeal to hear the result of his application produced at the right moment of Station, where he saw Mr. T. II. the deal. It being then close on King Edward Hotel, witness had King. Later in the day, at the the hour appointed for the deni, they walked to Mr.. Lopes' office, an interview with Mr. T. Murphy with Chan Fook trailing in the in the presence of Ho, the Inter-

preter.

for a reduction of sentence.

Originally he was sentenced to be imprisoned for 15 years, and to repay the sum of $6,000, which amount the Chinese lost, or, fail- ing that, to be imprisoned for a further period of one day for each dollar in question-a mattor 5,000 days extra,

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The man whom witness referred to earlier as Leung, or Ah Ying,

On January 17, following a re- port made to him by his. Inter- pretor, witness got a transfer deed the bogus buyer, was waiting in alled up for 500 Tramway shares, Mr. Lopes' office when they got after which he took the document there. Witness said that after

the usual words exchanged in

Mr. F. J. Schuhl, appeared on

to the Stamp Office to be duly behalf of the prisoner, instructed greeting, he got down to business this sum was later recovered from stamp. He paid $20.60 on it, but by the Hellenic Society. and ploaded that the sentence was far with the question: "Ah Ying, the defendants through the inter-

too heavy, basing arguments upon Ah Ying had, and so witness could preter.

have you brought the money?"

the grounds that the sentence ask of Poon Pul if the latter had passed was for armed robbery,

Witness, in answer to Mr. Mur-

whereas in fact the prisoner was brought the shares along as well.phy, stated that the numbers ap-

really only guilty of obtaining money by false pretences.

The Arrest.

The Judge: This matter has Just as Ali Ying produced his celved the very careful coneldera-money, so did Poon Pul on his tion of this court, and, taking into part, produce his share scrip. He consideration all the circum- laid the document on the desk, stances of the case, we have de- and, scrutinizing it, Ah Ying de- cided to reduce the sentence to clared his faith and trust in wit four years' imprisonment, while ness in baving seen to it that the the order as to, repayment of the document was what it should be, $6,000 is hereby repealed..

Mr. Schuhl: On behalf of the Hellenic Society, and also on behalf of the prisoner, I wish to tonder sincere thanks to the court for its clemency.

SALESMAN SAM

pearing, on the forged serip wore supplied by him to his interpreter on a small plece of paper. They came out of the share register in witness's office,

Answering further questions, Mr. Lopes stated that he was away from his office between 1.30 p.m. and 2.20 p.m. on January 18. On hir entry into his office at 2.20 p.m. Ab Ying was in difficulties as to he saw the first defendant under how 500: shares multiplied by 20.5 arrest and later the second de- dollars could produce the figure fendant was brought in by the which he was to pay. He insisted police.

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