Owing to his plea of not guilty, dein the Consular inet Fr Baptista and four other defendants in the $16,688.25 British-American Tobacco Ca. cheque case will appear in the court next Monday morning at 10 o'clock, officials of the court announced last Wednes-
heard ay witnesses, being The other defendants will different nationality.
Baptista is charged with complica ity in the alleged forging of the: Jekeque, which was drawn upon the [Chartered Bank of India, Austral land China. is before The case Britis, Chinese, and Portuguese feourts at the same time, owing to the diversity of nationalities involved.
Three Chinese charged with the forgery of the trade mark of "Billy" owned by Messrs. Agfa China Department with the intent to defraud, Were mequitted on Thursday by the First Special, District Court." The accused. admitted having used the trademark. "Pi, Li", the Chinese names for "Billy", on photographic plates, but argued that the complainants had not used it on such plates, Dr. L. C. Yang was counsel for defence, joner's Cour on Frigny, Biss Ar Kesel found foe plaintft in the sation "of Volkoff against the Comacrib Press, Fed. Inc., U.S.A., in the amount of $150, Citexican) ang "cotta the eater portion of the"elaim cone sted of salary narrate," sam iboing $10 per' month, remained lemoloytrs over aperied of one Yeas Ir. P. Premet represented piaintit jand Mr. P. Faison appeared for defendant, who was not in court.
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