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THE HONGKONG

ALLEGED TRICK TO GET $7,000.

TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER

$10,000 worth of forged notes.

“He was laying himself out de- liberately to defraud other people of $3,000, and at the same tima commit o criminal. offence by uttering theso notes."

22, 1931.

ANNUAL MEETING OF THE REEL CLUB,

MR. I. O. SUTHERLAND ELECTED PRESIDENT.

In response to a telephona cali, Mr. Fitzroy went on, Wong went to the Stag Hotel where he met Kong

The fifth annual general moet- and also a man named Pang, who ing of the Reol Club was hold at was introduced as a regular broker the Helena May Inatiluto yester- in forged notes. Wong, among day afternoon with Dr. G.D.R. other stories, was told it was not Black in the chair. Quite a large customary to soll lose than number of mombora attended. 310,000 worth of forged notos at The chairman sald the

club

PORTUGUESE AND CHINESE IN THE DOCK.

Before the Pulsne Judge (Mr Justice Lindaoll) and a jury at the Criminal Sessions yesterday after noon the trial was commenced of Kong San-yik and Leo Arthur do Guimaraes, on a charge of obtain ing 87,000 by means of a trick from Wong To-po, stated to be a

a time, and that there were many was sound financially, and he newspaper editor. The hearing lakhs of such noten to be put on would take it for granted that it was adjourned until ten o'clock the market.

had more than 'justifled its oxis- this morning.

tence. Those who had been moses The charge against thom WOB

bars of the Rool, Club for some that on July 24, 1931, together Eventually, Wong found a pron-years had been very much with others not in custody, they pective father-in-law from whom pressed with the improvement in procured the handing over to them he obtained $7,000. He obtained the dances, and for thie, they owed by Wong-To-po the sum of $7,000 the money at four o'clock in the a debt of gratitude to the founders in bank notes, for the ostensible afternoon, and half an hour later of the club. purpose of having them changed he went to No. 17, Aberdeen for other notes, false or genuine, Street, where he met the other two thoroby stealing the money. They men. They then all went to Noin placing-the-club-in-such-a-good both pleaded not guilty,

Borrowed $7,000,

[ notes were

im.

The committee was to be con- ratulated on their year's work

position. The Hon. Secretary, Mft. T. P. Saunderson, and the Hon. Treasurer. Mr. L.H.C. Highot, had spared no efforts for the welfare of the club. while Mr. T. W. Riddell was to be thanked for Auditing the accounts.

6, Caine Read, where second ac- Mr. Somerset Fitzroy appeared cused and his brother were for the Crown. Mr. Hin-Shing ing. Second accused's brother: Lo, Inntracted by Mr. J. M. Hall, accompanied by a Chinese, a represented Kong Sze-yik, and Mfr. peared on the scene, and when Leo D'Almada, Junior, instructed Wong said he had the $7,000 by Mr. D.B. Evans defended second accused's brother sold the Guimaraeя.

at the Dairy Farm

Dr. Black said he was sorry to The following jury was em-store, anaying he would have to panelled: Mr. G. Hailey (fore-eend out for them and a European have to place on record the death man), Mr. F. T. Harris, Mr. A. H. would sign for them. Wong then of one of their most enthusiastic Madar, Mr. II. Castro, Tso Yew-handed over to Kong fourteen members, Miss N. McNellie. As woon, Chay Man-chi and Leung $500 hotca. "His Arst act was to a token of respect, ho asked the Kam-tong.

take out three of them for himself. maeting to keep silence for two That was his cumshaw," said minutes. counsel. He handed

The following committee Chau Man-chi asked to be ex-mainder over to the brother. The elected for the ensuing year: cused from service.

to the President Mr. R.O. Suther- notes were handed over other Chineno who went out, ap-land. parently to purchase the alleged Vice-Presidente.-Mrs. J. Raja-; forged notes, while second accus-ton and Mrs. C. G. 5. Mackło. ed's brother closed the window.

Ion. Secretary.--Mr. T. P.

Juror's Application Refused.

His Lordship: Why? Because this in the first time have been in Court.

His Lordship: I am afraid that

the

re

Then, anid counsel, second Saunderson.

in.

He pre-

Ins Police 'D

A по ехсиве. It is one of the duties and privileges of citizen-accused walked ship in the British Empire to tended to be serve on a jury. That this in the pector and "put the wind up first time you have been summoned them," after which he pretentied is no possible excuse for your exemption.

His Lordship refused to grant the application.

Mr. Fitzroy, in explaining the Crown case, sald that Kong got in touch with Wong To-po, a news paper editor, "consequently, a man who ought to have known better." talked to him about various things and finally asked him about

pur chasing counterfelt notes, Kong produced some $10 notes, saying they were counterfeit, and handed two of them to Wong as samples, at the same time producing an- other note which waa atated to be genuine, this being a iltile smaller than the others, though, in fact, it had been trimmed-off round the edges.

WEB

Hon. Treasurer. Mr. W. G. Lorimer.

Committee.--Miss J. Whyte,

to arrest his brother, and took in Miss B. Laing, Miss F. Stevenson, outside. Counsel commented that, and Messrs. W. Robertson, and D. as they were all rogues,

If the Black. trick bad succeeded most bably nothing more would have. been heard about the matter, as Engineers, said that second accus- they might have been content to ed was in his employ from Febru ait back and bear the loss of the

money.

nry, 1929 until last July. Hla pay was $124.70 per month and he gave written notice on July 22.

Mr. J. A. D'Almeida; clerk in the G.P.O., enid he had known second

Taking in the Credulous.

Replying to Mr. D'Almada, wit- "This le a case where the same ness anid he was generally Entis- game could be played over and Red with accused and had occa- over again on wealthy, credulous sion to reprimand him only once. Chinese, and I am not at all cer- that being in July last for slack- tain that it might not work with ness. Europeans. I should think there are a great many Europeans who would jump at a chance of getting

accused for about 12 years and something for nothing."

However, Wong, Pang and Kong knew the whole family. Second" No Excuse for Rogues.

were left behind und Kong said accused and his brother lived at they had better get out. Wong then No. 6, Calne Road.

Answering Mr. D'Almada, wit Mr. Fitzroy romarked:--There pointed out that Kong had three is no excuse for rogues of this of the notes and demanded their seas said that during the time he description in the Colony. There return, Kong complying. To use had known second accused he had is no excuse for a man who de Mr. Fitzroy's expression, Wong come to the conclusion he was liberately puts himself forward as "froze" on to Kong, finally telling trustworthy. Witness said he had a buyer of counterfeit notes In the prospectivo father-inlaw about not noticed that accused had diff- order that he might utter them. the matter, and on his advice the culty, in getting his words out So your sympathies are not asked affair was reported to the Police when he spoke. for the man who lost $5,600-be- Station. cause he got $1,500 back-and you will realise that this in not a thing -which can be permitted to go on

with Impunity in the Colony."

Counsel added it was a signif- cant fact that, although second accused earned only $124 a month, the day after the money was paidį Counsel continued it was very over he opened a new account with probable and most likely that there the National City Bank of New nover were any forged notes in York with $2,000 in cash. the case at all, as the whole thing i A clerk from the bank aubatan- was a plant. It, was the Crown's tinted the opening of the new ac- case that there was never any in-count, anying that $2,000 was tention to give to Wong To-po any paid in on July 25, $1,000 in cash notes at all, but merely to obtain heing taken out later the same his money and keep it.

Jay.

The hearing was adjourned.

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It was a remarkable thing that, A sub-accountant sald he could although the two notes handed not tell in what form the money over were only $20 on their face was paid in as he did not handle value, Wong handed over $40 as it personally.. No record was kepti security for holding them, Counsel but the man who actually.received did not know what Wong did with it might be able to remember.

them but, apparently, ho again met Kong the next day and it was Anally agreed that Wong should

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