Charging the defendant with for~ gory of documents, Mr. Vu Chu-ting, chairman of the 'Shanghai Chinese General" Chamber of Commerce, brought a private criminal prosecu-inthe Pirst Special Dis-{viel Court" on Friday' afternoon against Mr. Tseng Teng-ching, the chamber's secretary, and asked the Judge to punish the defendant according to the law. The defendant failed to appear and an adjournment was ordered, According tothe plaintiff, the defendant forged his signature on a document authorizing. tne defendant {0 Investigate certain enemy" goods owned by a merchant, Mr. Tsang Yoong-chu, and the defendant extorled a sum of money from the merchant. Although the alleged forgery was committed some Ume ago, it was only recently. reported 10 the chamber, the plainiift alleged. The merchant, alleged to have been victimized by the defen dant, was the principal witness for the plainti, 7
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