The court-martial of Tien Tow-cheng, alleged embezzler of some $6,000,000 of public funds while Managing Director of the Pro; vincial Bank-of Kuangtung an Commissioner of Finance of the province, was concluded last week. The decision has not yet been published, but it is understood that the judgment was against him. Mr. Cheng, when managing director of the bank, was empowered to issue notes. is alleged that, when he had to leave the bank owing to the change of. regime in Canton on June 16, 1922, he took with him some $6,000,000 worth of notes. This sum he should have returned to the party when Dr. Sun resumed power early in 1923, but, it is alleged, he failed to do so.—Reuter.
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