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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1931.

CORRESPONDENCE.

Popsy on Taxes

To The Editor of Hongkong

Telegraph.]

INGENIOUS FRAUD

DETAILED.

HOW WOMAN WAS ROWNED

OF LARGE SUM.

An Ingenious swindle by con- fidence tricksters was related to Mr. My dear-Tubby snys that now Schofield at the Central Magistracy they've nitered tho, Liquid and Tobacco dues I ought to keep the yesterday afternoon, when Leung hose hold books on a sterling base Ming (43) was charged with de because the place will soon go cald frauding a Chinese woman of $213 and I don't wonder. He explained by means of the familiar banknote everything beautifully and I took trick. The defendant, through Mr. F.C.E. Rendall, pleaded "not guilty." the Compradore's book this morn

Mrs. Wong Sau-lan, wife of a ing and multiplied it by eleven and a bit and divided it by twenty and native physician Ilving at 24 Queen's then went down to the shop and Road West, told the Court how, on offered him ever Fo many con- February 19, she came to know the fidential dollars and told him how defendant and another persona they were worth one and eight-mere boy who was not in-custody. perice each and that all he had got She had been to the Yau Kee Bank, Queen's Rond Central, to draw some to do was to multiply by twenty, and divide by that eleven and a bit and money and when she left the place that if there was anything over he she had a fairly substantial sum on could send us a boiling chicken and her. some brussels sprouts.

Near the jewellery store of Lee I am sure I got it all right beJim Kee, on her way home, she was Cause we should have made nearly necoated by a youth who, appear eighty dollars and I could have had ing to be a complete stranger to that new hat and Tubby had said the city, enquire of her the way the Government's iden was to make to West Point. After being given money, but the Compradore diel not his direction, be ensually mentioned seem to understand properly and that he had come by a piece of good after trying it on that abacus thing fortune--he has, found a bundle of and rattling the bends a lot tot ni notes in a rubbish basket while on muddled and would not take the board a river steamer arriving here money, so I've sent him a cheque from Wuchow. instead and they'll explain and put everything right for him when he goes to the bank. I think the Gov ernment ought to write to the Cum pradores and people and tell them

OBITUARY.

DEATH OF MR. HAROLD

EDWARD HENDY.

His many friends in the Colony will regret to learn of the death of Mr. Harold Edward Hendy, a very old resident of the Colony, who passed away suddenly yester day."

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The late Mr. Hendy, who was 62 years of age, had been in Hongkong and China for some. thing over 25 years, and was very well known locally and elec- the court. He came where on out originally to Hongkong On engineer for the Taitam one of the Reservoir, and was Arst Europeans connected with ita construction. He later served as a marine engineer, and was lust employed as second engineer on the s.a. Taihing. A member of the Engineers' and Shipbuilders' Institute since his carly days in the Colony, Mr. Hendy was well liked by all whom he met both inside and outside his profession. The deceased was unmarried, Телуся relatives, several but

The funeral alsters, in England. is to take place this afternoon, passing the Monument at 4 o'clock,

change the notes. The youth said he happened to know a friend om- ployed at the Chung Kee. That unfortunate-as this man was

told him that this is the time of your when it was dangerous to go about with such a big amount of money, and advised him to keep might prove inquisitive. As the

it securely in his pocket," she said. best means of overcoming this dif

in Chingue all about it just like poor At that moment, a man, respect-Beulty, he suggested the lady should Sir Williams did with the civil serably dressed in a long cent and hav-herself go to the shop and change vants and then everybody would a prosperous

air about him, the notes. He handed her the understand how much betler off and who seemed to have by chance parcel and she put it in her pocket.

We shall save an end found himself amongst they were.

them, Eventually, the woman handed on our book this month.

And my dear, did you read that chipped in with the advice. letter by that dreadful person who msitively wants to do away with The Military Distribution7-te Besides lonk al all jerude, my dear.

the money they bring into the place and how beautifully they dance and whoever could grudre a few dollars for them and besides Tubby anys that quite obviously we shall pay pay confidential dollars for them ipcause they're imported, so they'll Cost practically nothing.

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"It is over all her money and her jewel- a good thing for you that you havelery, which were wrapped up into met this lady and myself. Other parate parcels to prevent it being wise, you would assuredly have lost mixed up with the money she would the opened the parcels, and found cover the rogues. your life through having so much get at the money changer's. These her money and jewellery to be miss made to the Police and later she the defendant at an money on you."

parcels were handed to her, anding and no bank notes in the picked out

All the parcels identification parade she attended two at the cafe, ar-youth's parcel. The youth was grateful for their he left the solicitude, and while making it ranging to meet them later at the were simply newspaper bundles. at the Central Police Station.

adjourned until clear he was under an obligation to On Lok Yuen establishment. On Sleight of hand had been practiced them to that extent, wished to her way to the money changer's on her. Of course, she did not dis- Tuesday. further impose himself on their kindness. Would they guide him to | win his uncle's residence?

At which, the long-coated gentle- man was all willingness, and as- sumed that the lady too, would also accompany them.

And Tulle says it's all wroug what that other man wrote about our being lightly inxed and what's rome Tax got to do with it be-

The lady demurred. She said entise you need never stay in Eng-she was occupied with other things.

and more than slx months so yatt Besides, don't have to pay any and we never | money being not lawfully the do anyhow.Yours

►

POPSY.

FIRE ON P. AND 0. S.S. KHIVA.

STARTED IN A FIRST

CLASS CABIN.

Tokyo, Feb. 20.

A message from Pusan states that a fire broke out in one of the first class cabina on the P. and Ms. Khin, bound for, Dairen, yes terday afternoon off the Korean const.

Part of the deck was destroyed, and the cargo was seriously damaged, hefore the flames were quelled.

There were no casualties, and the ship is continuing the voyage under her own power.--Reuter.

[The Khiva, of 9,135 tons, is on the Japan-Europe run, and is ache duled to leave longkong for Mar- seilles and London on March 7.1

JAPANESE LABOUR.

UNIONS AT LENGTH TO BE RECOGNISED.

Tokyo, Feb, 20.

Ahu pointed out, the

youth's, who could say what. Il con- sequences might not arise from its retention?

"Thut is all right" the long- coated gentleman claimed, in hastening to allay her fearn. "I am a business man and should know how much there is in this which is kawful,"

"Brown Copper Coins."

The youth continued to speak of his find, and said that he had also found some brown copper coins bearing the eflgy of an eagle, with While on the the package of notes. steamer, he said, he had been tempted to buy an orange. He had paid for with one of these brown coins and found it excellent cur- rency, for it was accepted in place of the usual cent which was all the orange was worth,

"Oh my," excitedly exclaimed the long-coated gentleman, on bearing the story. "You did not know whint you have given away. That was an American gold dollar. The money must have been dropped by some rich Californian merchant."

There was further talk of chang- ing The money the youth had found. He spucified silver dollars as the best way of converting the find. The long-coated gentleman, remark- ing that he had just received over $100 from A business source, produced wallet from which he ex- The Labour Union Bill, recognia-tracted a bundle of not

notes. A sud- ing the right of workers to organise den Idea seemed to strike him at and resort to collective action with- this moment. He turned to the in specified limits, hus been pre-lady and asked: "Have you get sented by the Government in the any money on you?" She said she Lower House,

had some thirty dollars she had Hitherto the unions have existed drawn from the Bank just before on sufferance only, no legal re-meeting them. cognition being accorded them. In a near-by cafe, into which For the purpose of allaying the they adjourned to discuss the mat fears of the capitalists, the Govern-ter, the long-coated gentleman In- ment is also preparing a comple- formed them he was the proprietor mentary Bill aiming at control of of a moncy exchange, shop-the labour disputes.-Reuter.

Chung Kee and he undertook to

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