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A BANK CLERK IN TROUBLE.

ARRESTED ON EVE OF WEDDING.

On the ove of his wedding. which was to have taken place in Canton, Li King-hay, 22-year-old bank clerk, was arrested on a warrant charging him with the theft of bank securities and with uttering a forgery by algning Getlilous name to one of them.

The case was outlined to the Magistrate (Mr. Wynne-Jones)

at the Central Magistracy yester. day afternoon when a strong plea in mitigatio was made by Mr Peter Sin, appearing on behalf of the youth. This plea was up- ported by both the complainants and the Police.

TELEGRAPHL FRIDAY, FEBRUARY

1932.

HONGKONG ESTATES.

LETTERS OF ADMINISTRA-

TION GRANTED.

The lata Mrs. Coelle Mazia Toeg, who diod intestate at the Poninsula Hotel, Kowloon, on or about June 18, 1931, left Hong- kong estate worth $18,400. Letters of administration have been granted to Mr. D. II. Blake, of Messrs. Wilkinson-and-Grist, who is attorney for the widower, Mr. D. L. Toog, No. 5, Kluklang Road, Shanghai,

Loen! estate to the value of $21,600 was left by the late Mr. the Hongkong, and Whampon Dock James Colin Owen, necauntant of

Limited, who died in- Conipany testate at the French Hospital on July 5, 1931. Letters of adminis

tration have been granted to Mr. For the Bank of East Asia, who E. L. Hosie, Secretary of the Dock were the complainants, Mr. J. 11. Company, who is attorney for the Armstrong stated that i had been widow and only next-of-kin. Mrs. employed by them for the last Owen of No. 20, Tynedale two years. On January 26 last. Avenue, Monksenton, Northum three cashier's orders, represent- | berland, England. ing a total sum of $48.000, were presented to the Bank for collec. tion, belur drawn upon the Yoko- hama Specle Bank In favour of Chinese firms. Some time during the day the orders were missed. The accused was not suspected. A thorough search was made for but the orders were not found.

On the following day, accused did not

at the Bank appear

WPTO after tiffin, and suspielens then aroused. That evening one of the employees of the Bank dis- envend accused about to proceed La Canton. Accused was detain- ed and, subsequently taken to the Central Police Station.

Orders Returned.

On the following morning, the accused's mother produced the missing cashier's orders which apparently had been dropped shortly before his arrest

of

Continuing. Mr. Armstrong stated that the first of these cashier's orders, for 15 M31231 $5,000, had been endorsed by the acensed with a fictitious RING which chus transformed

the document into a forgery. He was unable to ensh it when presenting it at the Yokohama Specie Bank, Like the other orders, it was crossed, and payment could only be made through another Bank,

Mr. Peter Sin on behalf of the Incensed, naked for leniency, pleading the accused's youth in mitigation of the offence.

The accused's father, Mr. Sin said, was employed at the Canton Branch of The Bank of East Asia, and had introduced his son into the posi- tion he had

Letters' of administration to the estate of the late Gin Art-lec, Yan Tak-iee, have been alian granted to the widow, Yau Fu-shi, No. 27, Connaught Road West. Gin nt Kwal Art-lee died intestate Shek Ha Village. Tai Shan Dis- trict, Kwangtung, on June 3, 1931, leaving Hongkong estate sword at $30,500.

The Inte Lee Sing, who died infestate at No. 134, Bruce Street, Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada, on March 6, 1931. left Hongkong estate worth $7.700, in respect of of administration which letters have been granted to Lee Yan-shi, widow, temporarily living at No. 321. Hennessy Road, Hongkong.

NEW EXHIBITS AT THE AQUARIUM.

SOME RARE MONKEYS AND A MALAYAN BEAR,

The Hongkong Aquarium, which is situated in Queen's Road Cen- tral, will, without a doubt, be a popular place of interest and educative entertainment during the Chinese New Year holidays, and It is therefore of exceptional interest that some new exhibits have arrived there this week.

Among them are some entirely new and quite rare specimens of monkeys including a Lionhead. two Gibbons and a Rod Beard monkey. They arrived two days ago from inva and are already on

Hongkong Omen holding in the exhibition, forming an interesting |

there is a fine

It was under-feature to the aquarium. stood that accused was to have

In addition one to Canton to be married the following day when the arrest intervened. Mr. Sin: Really, I do not know what made him do such a silly thing as taking these cashier's orders.

specimen of a Malayan bear which fa only eight months old, while not less interesting are some Water smakes of a kind often con- fused with eels. These particular specimens. however, are extreme- ly poisonous and are well worth seeing.

In support of Mr. Sin's plea for leniency. Mr. Armstrong stated that Li had been a good employee for two years. He would of course lose his job after this, and the Bank fell satisfied If His Worship would not consider sentencing him but requiring him to enter into ative display of animal life. bond with his father as security. The Bank felt that he should be given a chance.

It is also expected that sonie new hahes will be arriving either to-day or to-morrow and will go to augment an unusually attrac

Mr. Armstrong: I may add also that I have seen this defendant on two or three ocensions, and he appeared to me to realise his post- tion and to be contrite for what he has done.

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Decision Deferred. Detective Inspector Andrew ad- mitted that the accused's mother had given the Police every assie- tance, particularly in returning the documents, evidence which she could have easily destroyed.

The Magistrate, on being in-Dunikowsky, the Polish engineer, formed of the projected wedding, who is under arrest on a charge commented that it was no justi- of fraud, is unabated. fication for uttering a forgery. While every help is being given of the While giving full weight to the him by the authorities pleas of defending Counsel, the Ecole Centrale, where he is carry- prosecution and the Police for ing out the trial of his process, M. leniency, his Worship said he had Dunikowaky is closely watched to consider the question of a duty by two detectives, and all en- to the public. He would give the trances to the laboratory where matter his full consideration be- he is working are locked and fore giving a decision.

barred.

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