At H. M. Police Court on Monday, before Mr. G. W. King, Police: Magistrate, R. G. Ponsford alias S. P. Jonah, No. 104 Paoshan Road. was charged as follows "For that he, trading as the China Commercial Company, No. 4 Canton Road, on November 28 and December 2, 1919, did obtain the sum of Tls. 3,300 by means of false pretences, contrary to the Larceny Act, 1916, section 32."
Mr. K.'E. Newman appeared for the prosecution.
It may be a remembered that when the case came up a week ago the defendant was admitted to bail. in his own recognizance of $500 and another surety of $500.
At this hearing he failed to appear, and his Worship ordered the bail to be forfeited and a warrant be issued for his arrest. The defendant had been told clearly that he must attend at the time specified, and as he had not he must take the consequences.
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