Yang Tsiog-z0e was charged at the Mixed Court on Wednesday morning with having misappropriated daring 1909 the sum of $1,858, moneys belonging to his employer, the proprietress of the Cheong Li printing and bookbinding shop, Kiangse Road.
Mr. J.0.E. Douglas appeared for the complainant, and Mr. H, 3. Oppe for the accused.
Mr. Douglas stated that there were four charges against the accused. namely misappropriating the sum of $348.23. money received from Messrs. Shewan, Tomes & ('o.; $408.25, received from Messrs. L. Moore & ("o.; $1,328.60, received from the Shanghai Horse Bazaar, snd $217.80 from Messrs. Andersen, Meyer & Ca. Under the management of the accused, Counsel continued, the business had brought in ison with the number of good things that " United Empire" contains, Ail those who have had any direct dealings with the Royal Colonial Lostitute will recall what a wealth of information its officials, unfailing courtesy, are ever ready to put at their disposal, and the new magazine is certainly conducted on the same preseat number cental torial notes, illustrated wool industry of Australia and on irrigation in its relation to africa d_colonization, on French Canadit and character, railway develop= nent in South Africa, correspondence, the anonol report of the Institute and ides too numerous to mention.
factory to learn that " United Empire" has been accorded a very grat fying reception both at home and overseas. Mr. Joseph Chamberlain sent his congratulations and good wishes; and from the Adelaide Chamber of Commerce was received the following telegram: "The Adelaide Chamber of Commerce cordially welcomes the advent of United Empire,' and is assured that lable opportunity afforded for we with other parts of id. give infor-Il strengthen the bonds of kin of the last Chinese year the accused was given notice to leave, and a man was pat into his place. In-ries led to. th discovery that con- Chi sistent defalcations bad take pla books were absolutely false, and did not record the receipts of money from many of the foreiga firms with which the complainant did business. How far the fraud bad extended it was not ible at present to determine. It had nm very cruel trend, and bad been very consistently carried out, against woman who was trusting the accused to look after her business for ber, as she was not able to do so herself. He would ask the Coort if he lid made his case to convict the accused on the four charges. If the Court did convict, then Counsel would ask that pronouncement of sentence be postponed presented themselves at politan examination for forei students as ai vious year, raises the question what becomes of the great majority who do not obtain a i Peking or the pro Journal" commends the Prince Regent for his wisdom in rejecting the demand that the opening of s national Parliament should be hastened. It also discases the proposed neutralization of Manchurian railways, the naval reorganization and Japan in Manchuria, Among articles that may be mentioned fare "The (civilization of China" by
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