Thomas Reginald Crank, 31, clerk, of British nationality but. unregistered, appeared on remand at the Mixed Court on Wednesday, charged with having fraudulently obtained Tls. 1,000 from the Rev. J. Darroch, by means of a fan-tan and deed of perpetual lease which Was unstamped and, therefore, valueless.
When arrested by Det. Inspector Cruickshank, accused stated that he had handed the money to a Chinese named Wong She-tsao. A warrant was obtained for the arrest} of Wong, and a~- further remand was now asked for, the—police having found that Wong has left for Soochow.
Mr. Schuhl, appearing for the defence, stated that Crank was land broker. He had been sentence ed to seven years' imprisonment, but was released some three months ago, and since then he had been doing very good business as a land broker at No. 3 Szechuen Road. He claimed that the fan-tan was a proper deed, but there was no stamp on it as there should have been before the sale took place. It was only the chop or stamp which was missing.
The Assessor (Mr. Blackburn)—That makes all the difference as to whether the document is of any value to the complainant or not.
Mr. Schuh}, in applying for bail, mentioned that the complainant was one who assisted in getting the accused out of gaol, and it was not likely that Crank would try to do him an injury after he had done him such a good turn.
Accused was remanded for a week, bail being allowed in $500 shop securi Tae Portuguese vice-consulate at Yokohama has been raised to the status of a consulate, according to communication from the Portuguese Government through the Minister at Tokio. Mr. Jayme Laurence Rangel, the vice-consul, has been promoted to ronen} and will remain in charge of the post at Yokohama.
Bampoo workers in Shanghai have been demanding a raise of salary.
They claim that this is due them in view of the fact that when rice was dear last year, they never hinted to their employers that they wanted increases although they had to suffer much in consequence. At a meeting held at West Gate on Monday afternoon, it was decided that a formal demand be gout in to the employers who are claiming now that there is no necessity for a rise as rice is so cheap at present.
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