A Chinese merchant, of Chefoo, charged with having fraudulently received G. $9,750 came before the Mixed Court on Monday morning. Mr. W. J. Schoenfeld prosecuted on behalf of " New York firm, Messrs, Finkelstein & Ca., while Dr. Mei defended.
It was alleged that defendant received the money for a cargo of hair nets to be shipped from Chefoo to New York in 1922, but that the cargo had been never received. A warrant was issued in September 1928, but the arrest was not made until Saturday, when accused taken into custody at 68 Route Baron Gros by Det—Sgt. Tinkler, who accompanied the French Police to the premises, Dr. Mel submitted that there ws no jurisdiction but it was decided to remand accused for a special hearing, at which time this ques tion would be gone into. Accused was admitted to bail in $3.00, Tate inquest concerning the death of Leading Stoker James A, Treagus who was drowned in the Huangpu! while returning to H.M.S. Despaten from shore leave on the night of the 12th instant, was concluded by Mr. Peter Grain'last Friday. Deceased was one of several men who wore thrown into the water whea a sunt pan capsized, and unfortunately he was never seen again. Dr. Burton certified that there were no marks of violence on the body, which was recovered from the river on the morning of the 18th, and that death was due to drowning, and a verdict of "accidentally drowned" was accordingly returned.
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