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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1932.

FIRM FRAUD ALLEGED.|MÁGISTRATE PUZZLED.

FURTHER EVIDENCE IN THE INCOMPREHENSIBLE ACT OF

CHAN SIK-NIN CASE

WELL-PAID CHINESE

The cross-examination of Chan "I can't understand you," Mr. Cho, principal witness in the caso Wynno Jonca told a Chinese who against Chan Sik-nin, a well- appeared before him at the Con- known Hongkong merchant, who tral Magistracy yesterday. "For is charged with uttering a forged your class you have probably the power-of-attorney and by

finest job in the Colony-$17 a means securing the control and month, free board and lodging inanagement of the King Fook Wo bonus of $200 a year and commia- firm and axacts amounting to overalon of $100-and you turn round a lakh, was continued by Mr. F. X. and forge a bill for a miserable D'Almada, Snr.. before Mr. Boho-$2.80."

feld nt the Contral Police Court: The defendant, Tseng Tong was yesterday afternoon.

charged with (a) uttering a forged Mr. In-ahing Lu, Instructed by document, to wit, a bill for $2.80 Mr. Peter Sin, is appearing for and (b) having in his possession the prosecution.

four forged documents. He was The witness stated that he paid sentenced to four months impri- a debt on behalf of one Chan Ying sonment on the first charge and and set it off against the Hong-six months on the second. The kong branch. The total dopoafts Aentences were made concurrent. repaid by him in his capacity as Manager of the Namdinh (Indo-witnesses, WAS

The story, as told by several that the accused China) branch amounted to $57, had given a bill for $2.80 to n 000 add, and he had to borrow to foki and charged him to collect, make up what was lacking in ready the sum for the Kwong Tai Steam cash; and Hung Ming-po, Hat Launch company. The foki pre- phong compradore of the Hong- aented the bill and was immedinte- kong and Shanghat Bank, then be- ly told it was a forgery. Polleo came a creditor on that account were informed and the foll was Kung Yuen also lent $12,000 odd, taken to Central Police Station. which witness declared he could traco if the necessary subsidiary book was produced.

There he told his story and later took a detective to a shop in Wing- Why the Hongkong and Shang- lok street where the defendant hal Bank debt did not appear on was found and arrested. the Balance Sheet (upon which he Evidence was given by Detec- was being cruss-examined) was tive Sergeant Carruthers that four because it had been paid off before forged bills were found in the de- that Balance Sheet was prepared. fendant's possession. He recalled that, in order to meet this call, he had to borrow $38,000 from one Choung Wing-choung. The money was borrowed on March 4, 1931, and was turned over to lung Ming-po on that same day.

Some three or four months after the money was repaid, Hung Ming-1 po committed suicide, by cutting his throat with a razor, anid wit-j

ness.

The defendant declined to give evidence or make any statement. He was accordingly sentenced.

NATIVITY PLAY

IMPRESSIVE SCENES IN ST. JOHN'S

wit-

Mr. D'Almadn in the course of Some of the finest amateur acting further questions concerning the ever seen in the Colony was period of witness' managership at. nussed by the large congregation Namdinh, suggested that witness which packed St. John's Cathedral "The ran away from Namdlub to Hai- yesterday afternoon when phong when the defendant appear. Firat Nowell" a Nativity play, was ed on the scene "to investigate presented. The simple story that into the accounts" of the branch. is ever fresh and beautiful, despite Witness repudiated the sugges- its centuries of age, was handled in a polished manner by the carefully The case was adjourned until eefected cast. this afternoon.

tlon.

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The story was told in three scenes, with a prologus. The first depicted the Virgin Mary and the coming of the Angel Gabriel, In the second were seen the three shepherds, altting by their fire, and the coming of the angel with

Lo Kwa-mun, a 19 year old tidings of great joy."

student, who died at his residence,

The last scene, with its beautiful

2 First Lane, Kong Hoon, on August finish, was the most outstanding.

22, 1930, intestate, left estate valued It was laid in a Bethlehem Inn. at $20,800. Letters of administra="There came first the children, then tion have been granted to his mother, the shepherds and finally the three Lo Li-shi, of 10, Sutherland Street, Kings from the East, bearing gold, Hongkong.

frankincense and myrhh. Their Letters of administration to the finding of the child Jesus and their estate of Charlie Chong, alias adoration was most impressive. Cheung Ping-chong, into of Polk

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County, Iowa, U.S.A.. have been During intervals the granted to Me. Denis Henry Blake, 2, congregation sang Christmas Queen's Road Central, for the use and | hymns. A prayer in preparation henefit of Mr. Judson E. Piper, of for Christmas was aald before the Polk County.

congregation dispersed.

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