How General Chen Chiung-ming, a former adherent of the late Dr. Sun Yat-sen, minted coins hich were apparently" worthless with which to pay his troops while he was a virtual dictator in Canton was vividly recounted at, the Central Magistracy here. Four men were charged with being in possession of a large number of coun-forfeit Chinese 20 cent, pieces which resembled the current coins now used in Kuangtung. They were not acceptable in Hongkong and not Current in Canton. The defendants set up the defence that the coi alleged to be counterfeit were minted at Cheungchau, Fukien, by the order of General Chen Chiung-ming when he was last in power in Canton. One of the solicitors for the defence gave brief sum-of the events leading to the minting of the coins. After hearing the evidence, the "magistrate held that the prosecution had failed to prove the coins were counter-felt simply because they were practically worthless at the pre-went moment. He was further of opinion that the coins bore striking analgzy.to the Russian Romanoff notes which were valueless against the Kerensky. issued notes... He discharged the defendants and ordered the coins be returned to them,
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