Saki Mohammed was charged Wednesday before Bir, I. T. Morris in H. M, Police Court with having murdered Ching Li-shing on Novemder 6, on board the C. N. 8, Huan, and was remanded for two woaks. Mr. Victor Priestwood prosecuted. Accused was unrepresented.
When' the Court sat Mr. Pricstwood informed the Mugistrate that the Crown would attempt to peeve that accused was on duty in the port alleyway—ho was 2 shi guard—betwoon 10 and 10.16 p.m, on the day in question. Ho got into an altercation with deceased, who was a cook on the vessel. The affair developed into a fight.
The Magistrate interrupted counsel for a moment and read the charge over to accused.
Continuing, Btr, Priestwood told the Court that accused fired three times. Deceased as a result of bullets which lodged in vital spots, Det.-Set. said that he arreared" ngcused at 625. pam, Tuesday on board the str. Huan, which was berthed at the French Bund. He rend over the warrant In the Spanish Consular Court before M. Spottorno, Consul-General for Spain and Judge of the Consular Court, eight foreign' and Chinese banks have brought} individual suits against A. A: Cohen, amounting in all to Tls. 320,673.32. Mr. Arthur S. Allan represented plaintiffs, while Mr. E. Sarda apeared for defendant. On Saturday counsel argued on a demurrer filed by Mr. Sarda. Plaintiffs alleged that the monies are due because defendant failed to take up exchange} contracts. Following are the amounts which the various banks claim:—
Mitewi "Bank, Tls. 78,055.64. Yokohama Specie Bank, Tls. 10, 437.50; Bank of Chosen, Tls. 65, 388.91; Bank of Taiwan, Tls. 11, 850.18; Shanghai Commercfal Bank, Tis, 35,917,90; Chang Foo Union Bank, Tis. ' 95,745,91; National Commercial Bank, Tls. 21,129.65: and the Chinese American Bank of Commerce, Tis, 61,547.63,
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