Further Hearing of Charge of Fraud in Connexion with Gold Exchange E. M. di Villa was brought before Magistrate Li and Mr. 8. Tanaka, Japanese Assessor, at thd Mixed Court on Thursday, on remand, the charge against him reading as follows:
Sugiura, assets and Jiab' national Gold & Silver Currency, Stock & Produce Exchange, Ld., in liquidation, complains that E. M. di Villa (non-nationality) on or about October 17, 1921, did at the Far Eastern Bank, 38 Kiangse Road, Shanghai, unlawfully and fraudulently obtain the sum of $50,000, taking advantage of his directorship conspired togetiher with another named Nien Sung-tung from the accounts of the above exchange under false pretences and by false receipt that the fee for—registration of the said exchange in the Consulate-General for Italy in Shanghai was $100,000, instead, of $50,000, the fact having been revealed that $25,000 of the sum above-mentioned were misappropriated into his own possession.
Messrs. T. Kikuchi and Yano appeared for the prosecution and Mr. J. G. Priestwood represented the defence.
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