int Chan atiax Joan Marcos. ative of Fokien who was describ: fed ax a broker in the Chinese City, jand a Chinese, Ong Mai, appeared the Mixed Court before Mr. jacobs and Magistrate Kuan on a charge of obtaining money by false retene Det.-Set, Tinkler told the Court that the first accused had claimed Brazilian citizenship and had produced a passport bearing the sign-Jature of the Panama Spanish Consul acting on behalf of Brazilian interests. The passport had proved to be one which entitled defendant to travel between the ports of, morth and South America. Accus-Jed had also given the name of a friend who could testify as to his nationality and the police had been to no little trouble in finding this man. He, however, refused testify as to defendant's nationality. JAccused was charged with obtain. jing a cheque on the Chikiang Industrial Bank to the value of Swatow Lace & Embroidery Ca, Accused had also been connected with a firm known as the Atlay Trading Ca, and had obtained con: signments of lace to the value of, There against' defendant which had not been investigated and witness ask-for a week's remand.
The case was, adjourned for further investigation.
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