Arrest of Two Foreigners Robert Blum, Latvian, Beatrice Subesko, Rumanian, arrested in Nanking on a charge of misappropriation, were brought, to 'Shanghai were' arraigned before Judge Chien in the Special District Court on June 12 when they wer remanded in custody, pending ful ther inquiries.
Prosecuting, the "Assistant Mu told the Court that fers were accused of tion, but, as a matter second prisoner should be charged With "receiving stolen property." The first prisoner, counsel. stated, was the manager of the Hankow branch of the China Oil Refineries Association, "a local foreign firm. On" May '21 last, the Hankow: branch of the Association received $20,000 from a Chinese customer, Li Chien. According. to. the, usu practice, the first. prisoner, as manager of the Hankow branch, should' without delay remit the money to the Shanghai head-office, but he failed to do so although June 2, he was in Shanghai.
'The manager of the head office, Iearning of the missing of $20,000, went to Hankow and found' the first prisoner had absconded 20 Nanking with his sweetheart, the second "prisoner. A' report "was mage to the, Bfunicipal Polies and fed to. the capital where the two foreigners. were. "arrested and brought to Shanghaic Having mise appropriated. the money, the sioner deposited it with banks i sweetheart ames, counsel stated, Mr.' W. IE, Smith, American, eral' manager of the eomplainané company, told the Court that the
ive Of his. company. in. Ham rtionee wan the opzeentae According to. the, Yangements, all money. received bythe compan must be handed to. the branches, Shanghaé Commercial and Saving: Bank te be'sent to. the" Shangh office.
Continaing, formation concern! cused's misappropriation was toe ceived by him on June 6 when Mes Suns. the Chinese manager of. the Hankow branch, sent Him 9. tele gram, asking whether he had res Eeived the $10,100 which was Hand.
to the Shanghai Commercial and Savings Bank in. Hankow on. May 21 and which should have been sent to Shanghai through the bank." was later learned, witness: stated, that first, prisones, after' handing the $19,700 to the Hankow bane, took out. the amount and: came
stay here, the frst accused. visited Shanghai on Sune. "During. his the' complainant company, but did rot mention the $19,100.
A "corroborative statement wae made by Me. Sun, Chinese manager the Hankow branch, who added that. on May" 21, he and the firat prisoner took the money to. the hanghai Commercial und Savisge Bank'in Hankow and, after obtatee ing a. receipt from: the bank wrote a letter informing the Shane hat head-effec "of the transaction, the letter' being" given tothe feat Drisonee for signature, The frat ener, however, didn't post ths ind he. secretly dick' ther worley from the bank.
Questioned by the Court, Blain ted having" drawn '$19,700 m the Shs ug Commercial and Savings Bank in Hankow, but denied the charge of misap) tion, saying that he had. 3 ney to Shanghai, Blum also denied the allegation' that he kep Mr. Sun's letter int head-office of the transaction, Seivure of Cargo 1
Charged with using a Chines trade "mark for Japanese "yada which had been imported. by. his shop, Koo Cheng-tai, alins Koo Chu cheng, ay assistant' inthe employ Hong, off Anioy Road, was arraigned the Boone "Kony "Piece "Goody before Judge Kuh in' the Special District Court on June 14, A remand defence "counsel for bail being. was ordered, an application by the
rejected by the Court, Police evidence was to the effect that, at the request of the complains 'Mei Luen and Oong Chang, officers from. the Lena Police' Station. raided the Teng. Kong Piece goods hong on Monday, containing piece goods having afternoon, and seized three bg case rade mark used by the complain ints, According to the latter, the seized "cargo was of an. inferior quality and apparently was imported. from Japan. At the time of raid, the shop proprietor, a Koo Cheng: foo, had absconded, so his assistant, the' accused. in the' case, was taker fo jthe station can sid A representative of the complain ants having corroborated, Me. C, Be Woo, the Assistant Municipal Advoeaie, asked for a remand on the seronnd that the: police, intended to Conduct more raids which they. ex~ pected would result in further seizures, od
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