1938-05-18 — Page 14

Four Years. For Fraud

Torbor And Company Managor Cheated Bank For Years

Pleading guilty to six charges of forgery and fraud, U Chan-jong, 33, manager of Torbor and Company, was sentenced to four years" "hard labour by the Chief Justice, Sir Atholl MacGregor, at the Criminal Sessions this morning.

The charges against accused.were orders on the forgery of delivery

Hongkang und Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd., issued to him by the Chartered Bank, and obtaining goods by virtue of these forged docu- ments.

Mr. The Hon. Mr. Leo D'Almada, Jnr. C. was instructed by who D'Aimada, asked the Court to take into consideration 76 other similar

formed offences which, he said, series of transactions involving about £7,000. The money had completely gone and there was no hope of re- stitution.

WCTU

The cast, continued Counsel, might scem at Arst sight to have no redeem- ing features at all but there matters which His Lordship should take into consideration as being in Accused was born accused's favour.

and educated in Hongkong and had lived in the Colony all his life. From school he joined his uncle as a ship broker but on the death of the latter he and a Mr. Lo formed Torbor and Company. Mr. Lo, who supplied the busi- capital, died shortly after the ness was started, sometime in 1031. and since, then accused had carried

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on with very little or no capital

SERIES OF MISFORTUNES

He had a series of misfortunes In connection with the business. To begin with in 1932 there were certain thefts from one of the godowns, and held liable for the loss. was

In test accused

$4,000,

B

mounting to about court. In 1933,

case at the Summary he was swindled

by one of the

dealers to the extent of $3,000, and It was this very swindle that

suggested

to him the methods which he sub- sequently adopted to perpetrate the WDS simple: frauds. The method accused would send for goods which were held in the godown against cer tain bille drawn upon him and there was no question of his taking the goods until he made good the ties on the supplied with

liabill-

bills.

Accused would be a book of delivery orders and it would be up to him to all in the amount of goods he re- quired and for which he was pre- the pared to pay. After filling in the

take particulars, accused would

in

order to the Chartered Bank, which would then endorse it. It was this form of particulars which resulted in accused himself being swindled 1833. The dealer in question made out an order for two cases of goods, took it to the Bank, and later altered the figure to six, thereby causing ac- that I cused to lose about $3,000.

Counsel sald Continuing, was then accused learned of the sim- the method, which he made piicity of use of in the years following. In 1933 and 1934, he committed five or six

of but those he paid up even-

Things went on like there and the years, 1935 and 1938, proved to be disastrous to him pause es- rapidly. lle change fluctuated so suffered losses amounting to £4,000, to to aud at the beginning, in order resorted losses, ho meet these frouds.

As a result, further

were

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SUFFOLK REMAINS

AT AMOY

be

While news from Amoy is reassur

to ing, and Kulangsu appears more or less normal, it is announced that H.M.S. Suffolk will remain at

precautionary measure. Amoy until further instructions, as

leave

Meanwhile H.M.S. Diaru has gone from Amoy to Swatow, while H.M.S.

has arrived at Amoy.

to Thracian has

was due HI.M.S. Folkestone

Weihalwel for Tsingtao yes- losses incurred and apart from losses in erday, and HMS. Lowestoft left exchange accused also suffered loss of £1,500 owing to late delivery of goods. Having no way to turn for capital, accused continued to employ these methods in order to meet his 1tabilitles.

NO STRICT CHECK

a

"The simplicity of the method," continued Counsel, "formed no ex- cuse of course but I think it does stand in his favour that this lo not a man the kind of case in which

deliberately employed his Ingenuity a criminal direction. It was at a perfectly simple method and, al- though one cannot blame the Godown Company, there can be no denying the fact that had there been a check the frauds would have come to light carller,"

on

Throughout the proceedings, went Mr. D'Almnda, accused always hold the hope that he would be able to pay back the Bank.

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cannot be said," concluded Counsel, "that these ill-gotten gains were made use of by him for his benoit. It was a combination of un- fortunate circumstances. I hope your Lordship will impose

a comparatively light sentence, in view of the fact that his future is ruined as far is business career is concerned, and that he has to start life anew after he

has completed his punishment."

TAKES SEVERE VIEW

Passing sentence, His Lordship sald:

D

It is underday for Hongkong.

Shanghal

that H.M.S. Dor- setshire is likely to remain in Hong- of Leading Seamonn Dickinson kong until the inquiry into the death been conclutied. Originally Dorsetshire was scheduled to sall for the North on May 20.

AIR DEBATE ADJOURNED

has the

London, May 17. The debate which was to have been held in the House of Commons Thursday on Mr. Clement Attlee's motion regarding Air Defence has been postponed.

Neville

The Prime Minister, Mr.

Intended participating Chamberlain, in the debate, but he is suffering from a mild attack of goul-Reuter.

EVEREST CLIMBERS

UNDER WAY

Kalimpong, May 17.

The British Mount Everest expedi- tion has now established Camp No. 3

I have listened to all that Mr. in their uscent.

D'Almada has been able to find to urge in your favour.

Mr. Francis Smythe and Mr. Eric What dock Shipton, leaders of the expedition,. ceom clear, however, is that for some who have reconnoitred the route five years, while posing a res- above Camp No. 3 report that the pectable member of Bocicly, you lower slopes are dimcult but the were all the time deliberately engaged route is possible,

Cold, windy weather is hindering in fraud

the expedition, but the party. is fit

Boro throats. except for

Mr. D'Almeda: If defendant had criminally minded during these

years

be he could have obtained some 1 Iteuter.

£10,000 and made

ade away with it,

His Lordship (to prisoner): It may be slightly in your favour that you are not a big enough man to be a

thoroughly good crimin but I must

criminal, bear In mind that

that you have pleaded guilty to six charges and you have neked for 20 others to be taken into consideration. I find very little in your favour though I cannot resist

some

POPE GRANTS AUDIENCES

Castel Gondolle, May 17. His Holiness the Pope has granted

the conclusion that a stricter check six successive private audiences to

various prelates en route to the Eucharistic Congress in Budapest.

.would have disclosed these frauds very much earlier. I shall be falling

Included in those who were re- In my duty to the public If I do not

on you belved by the Fope was Monsignor [Impore': a „sovers sentencÓ and that sentence is four years! hard O'Doherty, Archbishop of Manlib.- labour on each count, concurrent. Unlied Press,

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