Shanghai, Sept. 23
Pah-nyi, 60-year old chief accountant wit, for, the detention of, Shen of a large native hong, was issued by the First Special District Court yesterday, after evidence had' been Produced' by Mr. 'T. 8, Lea, municipal advocate, to support a' charge of the misappropriation of $17,000 from his employers. 'The prisoner was not questioned and the ease will be continued on September 20, 'The accountant was employed by 'Messrs. Shen Mo Ziang Ca,, glassware dealers, and according to' the police he had no difficulty in embezzling small "accounts, having been a trusted employes for over ten years Jand, by virtue of his position, having full' access to the company's accounts, Investigations, however, were carred out bythe proprietor a short time ago, his suspicions of Mr, Shen being strengthened by the discovery of the photograph of a sing-song, girl in the accountant's private chartered accountant was promptly called in to examine the company's books and when a sum totalling $17,000 was found not ae-counted for, Shen Pah-nyi was Tested on the spot. The case was adjourned for a week yesterday order to enable the police to complete their investigations,
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