A. Berblinger and E, Leyer (Gore were charged "at the Proisional Court on Monday morning, the corsplainonts being thy Honge and Shanghai Banking Cor poration. The charge was that by Traudulent—misrepresentation conspiracy. in the matter of goods valued at Tis, 16,000, they had come titted an offence under Article 801 fof the Provisional Criminal Code.
Mrs A. G, Badeley appeared for the Hongkong Bank, and Dr. Fischer for the defendant Mr. P.-C. M. Johnston, the subs avent of the Bank ave' evidence, fand questioned by Dr, Fischer, he stated that the average yearly business done by. the defendants. with the Bank during the years 1925-26 was half @ million taels.
Witness agreed with Dr. Fischer hat under the trust. receipts. the Bank was not entitied to claim back the goods, and that they could not Mame the consignee for disposing fof the goods so long as they had the money for them. Of course, they could not have the money and the goods, Tt was a question. goods or money. In November, 1528, they found that certain seeds covered by the trust receipts. were
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