Local foreign firms were complain-fants la two alleged embezzlement cases heard in the First Special Dis trict Court on June 9. An applic tion was made by the police for the temporary" detention of Leon Feld-man, '24-year-old Russian, pending the arrival of the extradition papers from the Nanking District Court, on the ground thatthe Russian, who was arrested by Det-Sergt. Hide tached to the Central Police Station, C45 pam. on June 8 at the New Asia Hotel, had admitted having em-bezzied $2,023, the money of Messrs. Sherwin-Williams Ca, 687 East Broadway Road, which the Russian had collected on behalf of the complainants from the latter's customers Nanking. Although the complain ants' office is in Shanghai, they had made-a report of the case to the Nanking court, so the arrival of that court's extradition papers are being awaited here. Feldman, questioned by the Judge, said he was willing to repay _the complainants in instalments. "The Judge at the end of the hearing ordered Feldman to furnish $2500 cash oF shop security.
Messrs. Thomas Cook & Son, travel agency with their offices in Nanking Road, were the complainants in the Jsecond case. The accused was Lieu Sung-hoong. formerly employed as a clerk by. the complainants, and was accused of misappropriating U.S. $5,000 (about $16,750 local currency? of his employers on November 6 last year.
'The prosecution told the Judge that the accused was told. to seal US. $5000 in a big envelope and send it by post office to a. bank in 'New York on November 6 last." The accused, the prosecution said, substituted' another envelope containing ly white paper and sent it to the Post Office, The theft. was discovered when a message was received from New York by the complainants, Accused, however, had by then absconded. He was arrested in Hangchow by the police. The hearing was adjourned.
Police, represented by Mr. Paul Ru, stated the complainants had Fetched a compromise with the Russian outside the court, so the police did not wish him to put up security any longer.
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