The Archive · 1938

Siking House

Cashier of Farmers Bank Of Kiangsu Remanded

Zee Zao-woo, cashier of the Farmers Bank of Kiangsu, was remanded under a writ of detention until next week by the First Special District Court yesterday, Zee together with the manager of the Nanwei branch of the bank, named Zau Zu-sing evacuated from the town on November 6 last year during the hostilities, taking with them a sum of $30,000 belonging to the bank, according to the prosecution, On their way to Shanghai, the cashier was alleged to have urged the manager to bury the money under a country house at Siking, about ten miles west of Shanghai as Chinese guerillas were reported to be active. The sum was buried in the backyard of the cashier's home, As the cashier was dealing in rice with a large amount of capital, the manager became suspicious and reported the matter to the police, It is to be ascertained whether the money is still there.

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