On Monday HM. "Police Court before Mr. G. W. King (Magistrate), R. G. Ponsford, alias S. P. Jonah, of 104 Paoshan Road, was brought up on a warrant charging him as follows "For that he, trading as the China Commercial Gompany, 4 Canton Road, on November 28 and Decem-2, 1919, did obtain the sum of 3,200 by means of false pre-tonyes, contrary to the Larceny Act, 1916, section 32."
Mr. K. E. Newman appeared for the prosecution.
Det.-Sgt. Hunter gave evidence of arrest and afterwards accused was remanded for one week, bail being granted in the sum of $500 and one surety of $500.
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