Hive Yung-tz, 29, described as native police officer, was charged in the Provisional Court, on April 23, with attempting to obtain $7200 from the American-Oriental Bank by means of false pretences. alr, Paul P. ¥. Ru, assistant Police Prosceutor, said that accused went to the American Oriental Bank and presented a cheque made payable to himself and attempted to cash it, idence of arrest was given by P.CS. Bush who said that, in response to a telephone message from the bank, he went to the bank and the forged cheque was handed to him. Accused, questioned, said that. he had been iven the cheque in payment of a land deal. Te Inter admitted filling it in himself and said that he had received the cheque from a lawyer named Van, whose account had been closed some months tant of the American Oriental Bank, said that the cheque had been signed by an unknown person who had no account in the bank. The account stood in Mr, T. Y. Van's it had been closed. The (Continued on Page 159.)
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