The Archive · 1936

Charges Against Dr. Hong Liu

Government or Private Use of House Discussed Nanking, Aug. 6.

Whether the building at 31¢ Moh Ling Road has boon used as a dorm! tory for the staff of the National Health Administration, or as an ofMal residence for its director, Dr. J. Hong Liu, who is facing charges of embezzlement formed the main question in an investigation session held by the District Court this morning. Mr. Chin Tao, Chief of the General Affairs Depariment of the National Health Administration, said the house was a dormitory of the Administra-fon, but Mrs, J. Hong Liu and her brother have been living there. Occasionally, foreign advisors to the Administration als were accommo: @ated in the building, Ho admitted at the rent, electricity, and tole-phone bills of the house' have been ald all along by the Administration, These bills dated from January, 1932, 19 July, 1984, and amounted to $12, 17038.

Asked how the receipt for September, 1994, originally made out in the name of Dr. Liu's residence, later was changed into the dormitory Mr, Cheng Hung, a clerk, explained that it might be an unintentional mistake by' the Telephone Company.

Mr. Chen Yul-kwa, owner of the house, stated that, all along, the rent bills have been by the National Health Administ fon and the Min-{istry of Health preceding it. He professed utter ignorance whether the house has been used as an of-lal dormitory or as the private re-idence of Dr. Liu—Central News.

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