Alleged to Have: Embezzled $30,000 Public Funds Nanking, July 29, Chinese and foreign' Settlement authorities throughout the country have been requested by the Nanking, City Government to help in locating the whereabouts of Mr, Hsu Wen= cheng, chief of the Accounts Department of the Municipal Secretarian, who disappeared" with his wife on July 4, with it 1s alleged, {$20,000 of public' funds, Mr, Hsu and his wife last were reported to be hiding in Shanghai, 'A native of Anshun, Kweichow, Mr. Hsu, who is aged' 38, wont to Shanghai on July 4, on leave, having Informed his superiors of the death of a relative in Shanghai, He asked for leave until July 11." The city authorities became suspicious and fon July 15 discovered that Mr, Hsu had misappropriated more than $30,000, A" toward of $3,000 was. offered by the City Government for his arrest, or $1,000 for information leading. to arrest.
The City Government has nounced that the loss will be recovered, as a request has been made to the Kweichow government confiscate Hsu's property in his native district, which he inherited.
Immediately after the default became known, Mr, Wang Shu-fang, Secretary-General of the City Government, held himself responsible and tendered his resignation, Halling from the same district, Hsu was Invited by Mr, Wang to join the City Government last year," when Mr. Ma Chao-tsun assumed" the Mayoralty of Nanking.
Hsu, who is a graduate of Wuchang University, has a pale complexion, thick lips, stands 8 ft, and" medium weight. His wife's age eighteen and she is an expectant mother. According to. the City Government, Hsu has led an extravagant life, "He invested heavily Ju the State "Lottery, buying' from $100 to $200 for each drawing, "He is reported to have incurred heavy debts Central News
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