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CHIEF JUSTICE'S REMARKS ON FORGED NOTE CASE "This type of offence is becoming far too common....So far as it is in my power I am going to stop it." Thus said the Chief Justice, Sir Atholl MacGregor, at the Criminal Sessions yesterday afternoon, when ho passed sentence of two and a half years' hard labour on Li Yiu, a 50- year old ex-seaman who was charged with (a) uttering a fored $10 bank- note of the Chartered Bank of India. Australia and China on August 23, and with (b) having in his possession a forged $10 bank-note of the same bank on August 24,
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Mr. J. A. Fraser, Assistant At- torney-General, instructed by Mr. W. J. Lockhart-Smith, Assistant Crown Soliciter, appeared for the prosecu tlon; the accused was not legally presented.
The Jury empanelled comprised Messrs. B. W. Shumon (Foreman). F. J. da Luz. Lu Chung-chih, Li Jick- ting, Lam Ho-kwan, Hugh King-les and E. Quinlan.
WAS
Fraser
Outlining the facts, Mr. said that there were certain differences between the forged notes
genuine. onu. The of
paper forged note the oily to
print. the touch, the Ing was not quite so good, the pic ture at the back was blurred and the calour was slightly different. The most important difference, how ever, was that the front and the back of the forged note were printed on
and gummed separate umpers gether, whereas the genuine note was Printed on only one piece of imper.
Forged Nute Passed
י
On August 23 the necusevi went to Brewood fenler's hut ut Sai Yeung Choi Street, Yaumati and bargained with a man named Yung Mun for a dollar's worth- of firewood. The price was gereed and accused paid the inan with a forged $10 bank note. He got in exchange $9 good money. and instructed that the firewood he delivered to No. 814 Nathan Road, Int toor. He then went away. The firewood was sent but the peanle win were delivering it could not find the address given. The firewood was taken back to the shop and Yung Mun then became suspicious of the bank- note. He took it to a money-changer, who declared it to be forged. He. then proceeded to look for accused but failed to find him.
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The next day he and his fokis con- tinued the search and one of "them, who was present at the actual trans action the previous days, saw accused in another firewood shop in the same street. The accused had a bank-note in his hand, but'; whether it was forged one or not the Crown could not say, because when he was sub- $10 sequently searched a genuine note of the same bark was found on his person. The secured again bar- gained for a dolint's worth of fire- wood, but did not make any purchase as when he presented the bank-nots the proprietor informed him that he had no change.
The Arrest 1
The accused then left the shop followed by Yung Mun's foki und, after they had walked a few naces, the foki caught hold of him. Thero was a struggle, but a district watch
TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1935.
JURY DISCHÄRGED
·OWING TO INDEPENDENT INQUIRIES BY FOREMAN Owing to the fact that a juryman, after hearing evidence in a denth inquiry, sought Information on hin own spurt from the other, two, jury. monistries Once South, St. George'
discontinued at Office Building, yesterday afternoon by Mr. G. 9.
and the inquiry in wero to recommence with a new jury to morrow afternoon.
ischame Skipton. The Jurs
GENEVA PEACE EFFORTS
POSSIBLE OFFER OF TERRITORY
Geneva, Sept. 18. tension in League circles pending There is a high state of nervous the Italian and Abyssining replies, though nothing. is expected to- night. It is learned that though the Committee's proposals provide for a large measure of. Itallan tutelage in the shape of a general adviser and provincial commis- sent form do not preserve any of these posts for Italy. It is generally felt to be difficult to im pose an Italian on Abyssinin chief adviser.
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This inquiry is being held into the circumstances surrounding the death it Cheung Chnu, on July 30 of Yip Loi, a shop foki, of the Hing Lungsioners the proposals in their pre- "SOR-LO JOOK-SAU" Cheung Chnu. Grocery Store, Chung Hing Street.
The three Jurymen, chosen and worn in at the first hearing, on August 23, wero Monats, Felix Hurley Mody (Foreman), Lee Joseph Williain At the commencement of the second
Chiu-cheung, hearing yesterday afternoon, Kennedy-Skipton said:
and Chow
It is provided that the Emperor's assent should be given to all ad- Mr.visers nominated-Renter.
Before proceeding with this case, I have got to take up a matter which has been brought to my attration by the Secretary of Chinese Affairs and the Crown Solicitor. It is that Mr. Mody, Foreman of this jury, made Inquiries on his own at Cheung Chau, I did not what to do anything, until asked you, Mr. Mody, to confirm
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Committee Of Five
Geneva, Sept. 18. The Committee of Five meet at 10.30 a.m. to put their finishing touches to the report after which ❘ it will immediately be put into the hands of the Italian and Abyssin- lan delegates.-Reuter.
Cession Scheme
Geneva, Sept. 17. The censión of a small strip of territory in British Somaliland, terminating at the port of Zella, and a contiguous strip of French Somaliland, tu the Ethiopian Emperor, in return for territorial concessions to Italy, may figure in the reports of the Committee of Five. But nothing is yet definite- ly settled, and in any event any cession of territory by France and Britain would be contingent upon Italy's accepting the whole pro-]; posala of the Committee.
Reports that Italy is anxious for France and Britain to guarantee her Bremmer frontier find no confirmation in British circles: here, which have received no word of any such suggestion from | Italy-Reuter.
Advisers for Ethiopia
Paris, Sept. 18. The Emperor of Ethiopia will, Mr. Kennedy-Skipton: We are not questioning your faith in the matter.
be given full control of any tech- I believe you were there on Tuesdaynical advisers who may
be ap with July 29.
the Mr. Mody: No, it was on Sunday, pointed in accordance
Committee of Five's recommenda- August 25. Only,
three or four weeks ago 7- tions, say Geneva reports here. Further it la explicitly provided. Yen.
that there must be no semblance of Italian military or political domination over Abyssinia.
You were bearing in mind your oath that you would diligently inquire into the case 1-Yes. In fact, wished to check up on the measure.
inents,
Bimitar Case in England "From a legal point of view," continued Nr. Kennedy-Skipton, "this was irregular in that the other Jury-
men were not with you. You beve
in a
in a privileged position and they Ban what to depend on
you tell them.
As against this Abyaninin will bo declared ready to accept foreign Assistance to enable her to develop and to police her territories.
Dominion Views
Sydney, Sept. 18. An appeal to the Australiau
man soon came on the scene and took The jury, therefore, are not all on people to "resist what appears to i
the accused to the Yaumati Police Station, which was only a few yards
away.
On the way to the Station, a friend of the foki pamed Ile King happen od to pass by andhe Raw accused throwing a bank-note | away,
lle plcked it up, but before he could draw the attention of the party they had alrendy gone into the station..
Ho waited for some time until the foli came out, when he handed him the note. The foki teak the note back to the station, where It was found to be forged. In the menutime the, necused had been searched and a genuine $10 bank note of the Chartered Bank as well as Chinese silver dollar were found on him.
On hearing of this, Yung Mun went to the station and recognised the ac-
par.
took
A similar case baa been brought
was imminent tragedy" to my attention. It
place in, be an England in 1930-Rex v. Divine ex-issued by the labour leader Mr. parte Walton. It was a traffle case Lang, who describes the Longas and importance was attached to the ns an organisation dominated by accuracy of measurements-between Britain, France-and-Russin two points in
in connection with the He decinres that the only way to of two vehicles. A
prevent Italy obtaining her sup r.giving sworn
plies was to sink her ships which was an act of war. If Italy were It was most to the jury. improper that he should give informs tion to the jury outside the Court. You do not know whether he told one of them or all of them.
at the accident
cuce
the
"Mr. Medy has heard evidence at the inquest and then made inquiries on his own, consequently his part of the verdict would not be entirely derived from the
sworn evidence
cused the man who had passed him given at the inquest.
"In these circumstances, J Am the forged note on the previous day afraid I will have to discharge the Just to make sure that accused was
all ove
over again." jury and start
Mr. Mody expressed his regret Mr. Kennedy-Skipton warned him that in future if he were called on n jury whether
the man, an identification parade was held the following day, and accused was picked out by Yung Man's daughter.
Crown's Case
"
to be weakened by war we should see Germany annex Austria, which would result in a terrible world war. Mr. Lang udde that. Aus- tralia should stand off so as to be able to protect her interest in the Pacific as other nations are doing. -Beuter.
New Zealand Divided
Wellington, Sept. 18. New Zealand's loyalty to the League in the present situation was stressed by the Prime Minis- it a coroner's inquester, when a deputation from the or civil or criminal cases, he should New Zealand Methodist Church not make independent inquiries out- called on him to announce their side the Court,
opposition to war. They stated that they would refuse to parti elpate in war and would help to rosist ronscription and, declared that there would not be the same unanimous response in the next war as there was in 1914.
Counsel concluded by saying that the case for the Crown was that the accused hnd knowledge that the notes The inquest will recommence on were forged, otherwise he would not | Pridny at 2,15 p.m, with a new jury.
give an address which was non- existent and purchase firewood almost immediately after he had some from another shop.
bought
of
Mr. J. M. Pinnu, elerk in the employ of the Chartered Bank India, Australia and China, testified to the differences between the forged notes nut a genuine one, utrendy mentioned by Mr. Fraser. Ile addet
FUTURE OF SILVER
Mr. Forbes replying anid that ho did not think that many New Zealanders would share such views. When a nation went mad and de- clared war something should be New done to resist that nation.
FUTURE DEPENDS ON I S. PURCHASES
London, Sept. 18. "Silver returns to Per." in the head. that the notes could not readily de- lino on the Financial News, adding ceive an ordinary person, but they that experience again demonstrates might deceive the poorer classes; that price will never venunin for long Zealand would join the other Lea- Evidence was then given, all of more than a fraction above that at gue nations to prevent un attack which bore out Mr. Fraser's opening. which America will buy.
being made. If the League went In a statement from the dock, ac- A respectable margin of one eighth it would be most dificult cused said he obtained the notes in of a penny forward over spol the course of his business as ndicates that the market has travelling trader. He was an old man healthier, and it now remains to be his sight was bad, and he could not seen whether Eastern speculators distinguish whether the notes were still cling to the view that silver forged or not.
holds possibilities for buyers at the present level.
Passion for Firewood
In the course of his summing-up, His Lordship reminded the Jury that the chief question with which they were concerned was whether the ac eused had any knowledge that the notes were forged. It seemed rather xtrange, he said, that the accused should have such a passion for fire wood and it was rather unusual that a man of his position could have three
in-
become
to guarantee peace for any length of time-Reuter,
Dutch Support
Hague, Sept. 18. Queen Wilhelmina, in a speech The Financial News calculates thut American silver stocks are well over in Parliament to-day, said that 1,100 million ounces, and America owing to the international, crisis must still buy, 1,000 million ounces, to special defence measures would be establish the reserve contemplated by introduced by the Netherlands the Silver Act.
Government.
The Financial Times is of opinton that if the weaker trend of the pound continues, American buying price of sliver will be raised, na practically the only method of arresting the preciation of the dollar-Reuter.
ap-
She also promised full support to the League of Nations. United Prese.
Spain's Caution,
Barcelona, Sept. 18.
$10 bank-notés in his possesalon.
The Jury retired for about ton minutes and returnedl a verdict of guilty on both charges. With regard but for the information of the general Determination to maintain strict to the first charge, tho Jury wan publie I will say that so far as it is neutrality in the Italo-Abyssinian unanimous, but one of then dis in my power I am going to stop it. dispute is made clear at the agreat on the second.
The sentence on you is two years, Catalonia Press Conference, where In passings wentence, His Lordship hard labour on the first charge and said: "This type of offence is becont six months on the second."
It was expressed that it was official.
third
ing far too camnion. This is the His Lordship also made an orderly forbidden to publish any news or cano to-day concerning at that 89 be deducted from the genuine commentary relating to the situa- tompta to destroy the trade of the $10 bank-note found on accused andtion which might lend itself to any Colony. It may not be for your in-lo pald over to Yung Mun, as com- misinterpretation harmful to either formation, for it will be a long time pensation for the fraud perpetrated adtionRenter. before you can do such a thing again, on him,
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