The evidence of Det.-Sgt. Henry showed that the Natio Commercial Bank had placed an order with the Commercial Press for printing of a quantity of bank-notes. Part of the order had bosn filled and the bank had taken delivery of this. The order did not include the printing of the numbers of the notes nor the word "Shanghai" which would be filled in by the National Commercial Bank itself. On May 19 the manager of the bank observed that the printing of the numbers of several notes returned to the bank after circulation was very indifferent and did net coincide with those issued by the bank itself. The printers were approached on the matter, and inquiries finally elicited the fact that a printing foremen named Hu had not turned up at work on the day the inquiry was being made. Two other men, including accused, had been seen in his company. The accused was- finally traced to Dairen where he had opened an outfitting establishment under the name of Henry. Every one of the notes had been put into circulation.
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