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MORE EVIDENCE GIVEN IN BANK CASE.

YEO ACCOUNT DETAILS Details of the accounts opened by Carvalho Yeo were given by witness from various banks when the case in which the Government claims for the re-crediting by the Hongkong and Shanghai, Banking Corporation of $260,000 was re- sumed before. Sir Henry Gollan and a special jury yesterday.

Mr. L. A. Barton, cashier of the Treasury, said he was the super. visor of revenue, and dealt with the Praya East Reclamation Ac count. Cheques on that account were signed by Mr. Messer and himself.

On January 18 Inet year Tanng On-wing asked him whether he had drawn any large amounts on the Fraya East account. Witness thought Tsang had the pass book with him and thought he mention, ed an amount of eighty or ninety thousand dollars. Witness told him that no big sums had been drawn on the account. Thare could only have been one payment on the Praya East account as only one large one was

cach month.

mado

That was to Sang Lan and Co. Witness told Taung to report to Mr. Black

Mr. Jankin: Did Tsang have anything to do with your work in the Treasury7--Nothing whatso

over.

Did you have occasion at any time to have conyerse with Tonng? --Not in the course of business. We may have a friendly chat.

Uave you just come from the Treasury 7-Yes.

Yes.

TUESDAY, MAY 7. › 1929.

identified a book produced an bs DR. F. PIERCE-GROVE, ing issued to a man calling him-| self J. K D'Almada for Messrs.

FUNERAL YESTERDAY,

Katz and Company. He after LARGE ATTENDANCE AT THE wards saw that man whon, as Carvalho Yeo, he was convicted st the Criminal Sessions for uttering forged cheques.

That Dr. F. Pierce-Grove was a

ALLEGED FRAUD.

THE WING ON COMPANY VICTIMISED.

The police are looking for a Witness added that Yeo signed popular figure in the local com- Chinese Who, it is alleged, com- munity was demonstrated yester-mitted larceny from the store of the J. K. D'Almada. He made pay at the Protestant Cemetery. There appropriating a camera and two the receipt for the chequebook as day when his funeral took place Wing On Company yesterday, mis- ments to the account of Katz and Company. The last paymont cows a very large attendance of gold watches valued at $377, that account was a cheque for friends and colleagues at the $86,965.33, purporting to be drawn graveside, while a large number by the Government on the Hong-of wreaths was piled on the grave, kong Bank in favour of Katz and The service was conducted by the

Rev. J. C. Knight Anstey. Company.

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drawn. on

Mr. Caton further said that he had seen Tea in the Bank several times and the last time ho ens Him was when he cashed the last named choqua, which left balance of 8600 in that account.

Mr. Jenklu did not

cross examine.

3

It appears that the fraud wAB carried out by a young Chinese yos- terday afternoon posing as an un- dergraduate of a famous college in Shanghal. It is alleged that the youth arrived on Sunday at a local Chinese hotel; stating that he camo from Canton, and registering as a student of Shanghai:"

During the currency of the

Among those présent at the account, said withoas, 12 cheques graveside were Dr. G. E. Aubrey, were drawn upon it, all being Dr. J. C. Macgown, Mr. M. M. signed with the name J. Watson and Mr. M. M. Maha (chief D'Alamada. On January 4 a cheque mourners). Others present in-

Yesterday afternoon, he is said for $85,900 was pulif in cash and cluded Dra. J. Durran, G, D. R. to have gone to the Wing. On Com- another cheque was January 7 for $500, this amount Binck, J. Morrison, W. V. M. Koch pany and selected a camera, a gold also being paid in cash on the and W. B. A. Moore; Capt. F. G. wrist watch and a gold pocket samo day!

Sillice, A. D. C. (representing His watch, giving instructions that the Excellency the Governor): Sir goods be delivered to his room. at Joseph Kemp, Mr. Justice Wood, the hotel. After a few minutes the the Hon. Mr. H. T. Creasy, the Wing On Company delivered the Hon. Mr. W. E. L. Shenton, Capt. camera and two watches to the H. F. Bloxham, Capt. A. G, Dobble. hotel. The youth was in his room, and he is alleged to have told the Mesars. D. W. Tratman, E. W. foki of the Wing On Co. to tele- | Hamilton, E, I, Wynne-Jones, E. M. phone to the Great Eastern Hotel Hazeland, W. Logan, Leo d'Almasis for a certain, friend, who was tho e Castro, K. S. Smith, T. Beck, D. real buyer. There was a telephono J. Lewis, L. J. Davis, H. R. B. in the room, and the foki rang up Hancock, J. L. MacPherson, Ges. the Great Eastern Hotel. K. Hall Brutton, T. E. Pearce, H. G. Sheldon, J. T. Prior, A. W. Hayward, T. G. Bennett, Ho Kom- tong, H. C. Les, P. Jacks, D. II. Blake, E. B. Reed, H. Dreyer, A.-L Shields, H. Seth, G. A. Harriman, R. H. Charles, S. Hoare, Potts, C. Champkin, W. D. Fiddes Wilson, L. G. Scott, C. Bulmer Johnson, L. C. F. Bellamy, A. J. P. Heard, W. T. Stanton and many others.

Shroff's Duties. The next witness was Cheung Yam-chuen, the, frat shroll to the Colonial Treasury. He stated that he had been Tn the Govern ment service since 1005. Ha duties constated mainly of making payments over the counter, in- cluding pensions, wages, widows" and orphans' peusions and money payable to contractors under the Public Works Department' con- tracts.

Explaining the procedure adopt. ed, witness said that when he had to make any payments he received the cheques from Mr. Black.

Replying to Mr. Sheldon, wit.

The Wreaths,

Two

BLACK

CROWS

IN JAIL

Record No. 5148

AT

ANDERSON'S

While he was thus engaged, the wanted to take a bath and left the young man made an excuse that he room, it is alleged, taking the goods with him, but leaving some parcels, with cheap articles wrapped up in Cthe Wing On Co's, wranners, an as not to arouse the fall's suspicions: The "friend" could not be found, and when the foki ceased telephon- ing and enquired for the alleged student it was found he had disap| THEATRE

peared,

Was Cheung Man-kun there?—ness stated that the procedure Wreaths were sent by the fal-

Mr. and Mrs. F. S. had been changed since the dia-lowing: "His Loving Wife," "His Harriman, covery of the frauds. He cox-Loving Sister." "fis Loving Son." Harrison, Mr. and Mrs. N. Hashim, tinued that before the discovery, "George," and His Excellency the Mr. and Mrs, Hazeland, Surg. Mr. Black used to give the Governor. cheques to his clerks who, in turn, handed them to witness. The present procedure was that all the cheques were handed to wit ness by Mr. Black himself, who would not sign cheques for over 2500 at once.

Yeo's Accounts. The next witness was Mr. C. Chod of the Equitable Eastern Bank who said that a man giving the name of Yeung Tak-yee went to the bank on October 4, 1927, and asked to open an account in the name of the Man Lee Company. He described himself as mannging proprietor of the firm and said the firm contracted for the Go-

vernment. Witness said the man who called himself Yeung Tak- yee was the same man who under the name of Carvalho Yeo was convicted last year of iltering three forged cheques.

Witness agreed to open an ac- count for the man and asked him to get a reference. Yeung said that Katz and Co. would introdue: lum and gave witness the name of Katz and Co.'s bankers, Young alan said that he alone would sign on behalf of the Man Lee Com- pany. An account was opened and he paid in a cheque on the Netherlands Trading Society for $2,500 to open the account,

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Asked by his Lordship, witness said that when he spoke of clerks he meant Cheung King-han. the correspondence clerk.

Witness proceeded that the payees to receive cheques of over $500 were notified to attend at the Treasury and Mr. Black signed their cheques when they arrived.

Lieut. Com. and Mra, F. G. Hunt, RN, Mr. and Mrs. Alec. Hutton- Others sending wreaths were Potts, Mr. and Mrs. C. H. W. Kew, Messrs. E. S. Abraham, J. W. Dr. and Mrs. W. V. M. Koch, the Alabaster, P. E. Barker, T. G..T. Iton, Dr. and Mrs. R. II. Kotewall, Beck, H. Birkett, L. G. Bird, George Mr. and Mrs. E. D. Kotwall, Mr. Bodiker, J. J. Bonsfield, T. H. G. and Mra, D. J. Lewis, Dr. and Mrs. Brayfield, Jack Buchanan, C. Bul-J. C. Macgown, Mr. and Mrs. Eric mer Johnson, Geo. Barnett, E. R. Mitchell, Dr. and Mrs. W. B. A. Childe, Dougins C. Clark, W. S. Moore, Mr. and Mrs. K. S. Morri- Gark, J. R. Collie, L. J. Davica, son, Mr. and Mrs. Roland E. 11. H.B.L. Dowbiggin, Holger Dreyer, Oliver, Mr. and Mrs. T. E. Pearce, A. W. Eastman. Edward Ezra, Mr. and Mre, J. A. Plummer, Sir Arthur J. Frank, Stuart Jamieson Henry and Lady Pollock, Mr, and Fuller, W. G. Goggin, C, E, L. Mrs, Eldon Potter, Mr. and Mrs. Grist, G. K. Hall Brutton, E. W. H. R. Remington, Lieut. Col. and Hamilton, Richard Hancock, C. E. Mrs. T. A. Robertson, Mr. and Witness always received

Hartnell Beavis, Ho Kom-tong. Ho Mrs. L. G. Scott, Mr. and Mrs.. voucher with each cheque and he Kwong, Ho Leuing, G. F. Hole, George W. Sellers, Mr. and Mrs. compared the two before handing fenry Humphreys, F. C. Jenkin, H. G. Sheldon, the Hon. Mr. and the cheques out. He also entered Marcus T. Johnson, A. Macgowan, Mrs. W. E. L. Shenton, the Hon. details in his book, which wus | K. L. Mak; A. E. McCartney, P. Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Southor, Mr. kept in Chinese characters. MeD. Courtney, 1, W. Moon, M. and Mrs. F. Sutton,, Mr. and Mre:

No Entries of Cheques, G. G. Moxon, Nam Tai, W. L. Pat-Syme Thomson, Mr. and Mrst-G Witness's book covering the tenden, II. A. Penn, J. T. Prior, E. G. N. Tinson: Mr. and Mrs. D. W period between August 19 and B. Reed, HI, A. Rogers, U. Rum- Tratman, Mr. and Mrs. Simon Tz December 31, 1927, was produced Jahn, M. J. Quist, Harold Soth, H. Yan, Mr. and Mrs. B, T. William in court. In this connexion, he R. Start, W. C. Shiner, William T. son Mr. and Mrs. Winyard, Mr. anid that there was no entry in Stanton, K. S. Smith, B. W. Tape, and Mrs. E. I. Wynne-Jones, the book relating to the disputed Peter Tod, P. O. Wallis, M. M.

The Fanling Hunt, the Hunters' cheques. He further said that Watson, F. M. Weller, G, F, Wet- | the names of the payees were not ton, A. H. White, D. C. Wilson, P. Club: Committee and Members of Arms: Stewards, Hongkong Jockey familiar to him, and he had seen Douglas Wilson.

the Hongkong Club Committee no vouchera or cheques in respect of such payments to auch firma, Dra Aubrey, Macgown, Ander-and Members of the Hongkong

Cross-examined by Mr. Jenkin, son and

Drs. Black Cricket Club; the Captafp. Com- witness said that during the tiffin Balean and Koch; Dr. S. W. Teo, mittee and Members of the Royal hour he ate in the room where Capt. H. F. Bloxham, Dr. F. M. Hongkong Golf Cláb, the Hong- the waste paper

was emptied. Gráca Ozorio, Dr. F. H. Kew, Dr. kong Amateur Dramatic Club, Sometimes there was some paper Irvin W. Kew, Dr. B. H. Mellon, The Officers, Royal Artillery; the in a corner and at other times Dr, J. Morrison; Drs. Strahan, Officers. Royal Army Medical there was none. The position was Nicolson and Bunje; Dr. A. R. Corpe; the Ocers, the Somerset much the same before Carvalho Wellington, Lt. Commander Abb! Light Infantry (Prince Albert's); Yeo was there.

Smith; Lt. Commander Botel and the Omeers, King's Own Scottish Lt. Pillinga; Mrs. My Poon, Miss Borderers. Eileen De Biere.

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THURSDAY

TO SUNDAY

A Cheque Cleared, A cheque for $73,000 from the Sang Cheong Co., was returned by the Hungkong Bank to the Equit able Eastern as the endorsement could not be confirmed. Young called at the bank the following day and he was told that the

not be confirmed, Yeung went away with the cheque which was not again presented to the bank.

On the afternoon of January 5 Young or Yeo returned before the second clearance and deposit ed another cheque to the credit of the account. This was drawn in favour of Man Lee and Co. for Mr. Lammert, the foreman af. $95,000 odd and purported to be the special jury, at this point said

Messrs. Gibb, Livingston and aigned by Mr. Messer and Mr. he thought there had been a mis-

The Hon. Mr. and Mrs. B. D. F. Co. Ltd., Gilman and Co., Ltd., Black. The cheque wàe success- take in interpretation when Mr. fully cleared by the Hongkong 3. V. Dudd interpreted as " Belth, Mr. and Mrs. W. II. Bell, Dodwell and Co. Ltd., Messrs. Bank and the amount credited to corner" instead of "cotnera,"

Mr. and Mrs. 7. G. Bennett, Dr. Linstead and Davis, David Sas- the Man Lee account.

Mr. Dodd questioned the witness und Mrs. G. D. R. Black, Mr. and soon and Co. Ltd., Messrs. John who replied that he meant "Mrs. D. H. Blake, Mr. and Mrs. son, Stokes and Master, Douglas CHEAP corner."

Sverre Berg, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Steamship Co. Ltd., Mackinnon; i EST cross-F. Bunic, Mr. and Mrs. D. Burling- Mackenzie and Co., Canadian Paci- ham, Mr. and Mrs. Allan Cameron, fie Steamships, Ltd., T. E. Grimth Witness Has Influenza,

Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Charles Mr. Ltd., Mackintosh and Co, Ltd Mr. Potter then stated that and Mrs. S. F. Chubb, the Hon. Mr. Indo-China Steam Navigation Co. there was only one more witness and Mrs. Harold T. Greasy. Mr. Lad, Directors, Manager and Staff, for the plaintiff, this being. Mr. and Mrs. Leo d'Almada e Castro China Underwriters, the Asiatic Rodrigues, of the Instone Banking and family, Dr. and Mra: John Petroleum Co., (S. C.) Ltd., the Corporation, Counsel explained Durran, Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Dyer, Peruvian Consulate, China-Home- that Mr. Rodrigues was at present Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Fox, Mr. and ward Freight Conference, Moxon in bed with influenza and added Mrs. L. S. Greenhill, Mr. and Mrs. and Taylor; Sister Superior and that he might have to ask his R. E. Greenemith, Mr. and Mrs. Sisters, St. Paul's Hospital, Dell evidence to be read."

IT. Groves, Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Plantera Association."

Later Yeo presented a cheque on the account payable to selves for $79,000 and another one for $14,900. These were paid with cash. After that, witness never kaw anyone in connexion with the Man Lee account athough there was a credit balance of $300 in the account ་ ་

The Katz Account.

Mr. L. 3. J. Caron, an assistant cashier employed by the Nether lands Trading Society, stated that he was so employed în 1927. He

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