Mr. ©. H. Haines, magistrate, was" engaged the whole of Tuesday (Feb. 18) 'M, Police Court with the task of taking further evidence offered ily the prosecution in the criminal tex v. Mack." The accused Charles Mack, charged on distinct and separate counts with participating, in conjunction anth others, in forgery, uttering a false cheque, obtaining and attempting to) obtain "money by fraud, and coun-forfeiting whereby the Chartered Bank of india, Australia and China, ltd, were defrauded of the sum of $196,688.25, Mr. John McNeill (of Messrs Manson) appeared. to prosecute on Dohaif'of the SALP., while the accused was represented by Mr.
Hartopp.
Julien Daniel Wong, employed the Commercial & Savings Ltd. stated that he received the! Following letter in his ban Shanghel, Jan.
Vrom China Laat Tobacco' Ca, "To Mevsre, Shenghai Commercial Dear Sirs—We sre_sen¢ herewith your signature. cards cly slaned by Un We with '0 drow your, been presented to you by counsel solic Buss lee Sch Seer aap TON fae he had examined thousands of mach-fines, and it was not possible for an expert to make a mistake after
of the machine "with thet fad made f careful commation Specimen. Mr. Hartopp tried hard shake this witness" evidence, bot fe adhered tothe position he ally. took. 9 Reginald Wittiam Yor intendent in the called by the prosecution, and gave idence as Ca alleged. interviews the necosed gave to him, and to various statements said to have To the admission of thie evidence Mr. Hartopp, strenuously objected, but in the end it was decided by the Magistrate that, although it ad-bultted Tht tae hada, no "tin cautioned that anything said might be used in evidence against him, yet, in the absence of fended. to make an atter in, augpielon" that the polite me
accused's case, he, the M for a considerable time he was Oy.
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