Yuan Lee, Peking Road, and was prepared to accept orders for foreign lee provided the purchasers paid $3 for each bag ordered as a deposit, The Aelivery of rie ordered would be made by him one week after the order, was accepted, Recently, King sent out notices to those who had. placed orders with him that the ree was coming to Shanghai by a ship of the China Navigation "Ca, and the unloading, would be at the Kinleeyuan Wharf from 8 to 10 am. on Monday, Those who had ordered the rice were assied to make {ull payment so that they could receive the bills of lading with which they could' take delivery" of [their rice at the wharf, One rice shop intending to deposit over $1,000 With King's hong grew suspicious and asked if they could deposit the money with a bank. "King replied it was all Fight, but a commission of 25* cents Jeach' bag would be levied and the rice shop owner was told to pay that 'The rice shop owner visited King' Yoh Loong Hong in the afternoon, but. was surprised to find the office of the Hong had been vacated, The chief tenant of the house said it was Joased to King only a week ago. A report was made to the police, A {otal of over $8,000 had been obtained from various rice shops by King by this method.
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