and Shanghai Andrew Taylor White, clerk, surrendered to bail at H. M. Police Court on Thursday, charged that he at Tokio, Japan, and Shanghai, on dates between May 7 and October 24, 1923, being a clerk or servant of the Poldi Steel Ca. (England), did fraudulently embezzle sums of £1,000, £500 and ¥.1,000, received by him for.and in the name or on the account of the said company.
Mr. R. F.C. Master appeared to prosecute and Mr. J. H. Teesdale for the accused man.
Saying he had only been in-+ structed an hour previously, Mr. Teesdale asked for a short remand, to which the prosecution made no objection. He also asked for a reduction of the bail obtained the previous night to two British sureties of Tls. 1,000 each.
With regard to bail, Mr. Master opposed a reduction, saying the charge was a very serious one. Defendant was a clerk in a position of trust. As far as he (Mr. Master) was defendant: was not in definite employment in Shanghai, he had nothing to keep him here and was not a married man. aurenhually the Magistrate (Mr. on bail in two British suretio:
King) remanded the Tls. 1,500 until this morning.
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