His Lordship—In which capacity did you engage him?
Witness—As cook. But he proved to be a very bad cook, witness continued, and was relieved of his responsible post after a month, Dzung then saying that he would send!
Jalong his cook from Nanziag. Two other servants were provided, Chang Dah-yuen and Chang Ab-Hoong. The prosecution had said that Tsu Meng-yung had been his guest for three days, but witness never saw him at the house.—His custom was to go riding every morning and leave for the office Jabout 9 o'clock, returning about 15.30, He never went into the attic (where the forging photography yas said to have been done), hav. ing. no occasion, to go to the place.
fetutning from his ride one morning in August, he found that all his silver-ware had been stolen. A riding accident in October put an end to his residence at the house. Upon going there to look round in
everything portable had been taken the following month, he found that away, even some of the landlord's furniture, He complained Daung about the character of the! servants, But got no satisfaction, and nothing was recovered.
To witness's great surprise he saw some of these men, including' Tsu, on the motor houseboat trip in December. Dzung invited him to go to Nansiang and see what! damage had een dove to the house yy soldiers, his idea being to put in 'a claim against the Chinese Government, Daung did not turn up for the journey. "Sometime during the the Christmas Holidays he visited the house again at Dzung's request. On this occasion, some sacks, tins of oil and provisions were put on the motor launch, but witness paid no ffpecial attention to these things. There was nothing to arouse suspicion, and witness saw nothing: at the house which suggested bank note printing, Mr, Newman—Did you write a letter to the chief of police at Nanziang saying you wore going to reside at the house?
Witness—No, I cannot writs Chinese.
Did you send it?—Possibly. 1 sign Chinese letters presented to me by my Chinese writer. Had. he read the letter over to me the only part to which I should have object-Jed was the statement thst I proposed to reside there, because I had no such intention, What Happened at Soochow Road Questioned next us to the intorview with the ex-convict at his Soo-Jchow Road house, when he wag alleged to have handed over the bogus notes, witness said he had soon Tsu Sing-sang in Daung's office, the last time being two days before his ar-vest, He never spoke to him, but might have nodded as he went into Daung's room to hand some work a typist. The next thing was thab Tsu turned up at his house, though he was never told to come. Witness was having lunch when the boy announced Tsu's arrival, and, for-editing all about him, he was about to leave the house when he noticed Tsu sitting in the hall outside his ming room. He asked if witness! had soon Dzung. Witness replied that he had not and would like find him. Tsu then said that he wanted some money to get back to Nanziang. Could witness lend him any? As this was he first conversation witness had ever had with him he was surprised at the request, and told Tsu to get out, which he did. Tt had been said that he told Tou to call again at 3 lock, but this was wrong, because he apout the whole afternogh in conducting a case at the Mixed Court—(witness produced the official court schedule of the day's /work in proof of this statement).
Did you give these bogus notes to! Tsu? "Mr. Newman next asked.
"E think Tsu must have @ tre mendous imagination to give such a big story," Mr. Kentwell replied.
Did you do it?—Certainly not.
Did you show Tsu a packet of! 8,000. nates?—No.
Did yo ask him to take notes Ridiculous, the Intter part of December, Dzung began to drop off in his attendance Jat the vfice, and witness made funsuceessful efforts to got him to come in and straighten up certain matters. He sent him. various letters, some written by hand and not copied, to avoid Istting the whole stall know they wore at loggerheads, Daung's suggestion that at this time witness was,"badly in need of cash," was quite untrue. At the time of his arrest he had $15,000 in Asked how much he was worth at the present time, witness said, exjeluding ponies which he bought for Tis: 1,000 and, might sell for Tls. 50, his estate amounted to about Tls. 100,000.
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