Alleged to have caused to be printed $50,000 worth of bank notes by falsely representing himself as an official of the Hupeh Provincial Bank in Hankow, Leo Fong-tsung, described by the police as a doctor, was ordered to be detained by the First Special District Court on August 1.
Lee arrived in Shanghai from Hankow recently, called at the Wah Tung Printing Shop, House No. Lane No, 183, Myburgh Road, and, declaring that he had been authorized by the Hupeh Provincial Bank to print $1,500,000 worth of subsidiary banknotes of 10-cent, 20-cent, and 50-cent denominations, placed orders with the shop for the printing of $50,000 worth of notes." Lee explained that he himself owned Drinting shop in Hankow, but his shop was not big enough to accept such an order as that of the Hupeh Provincial Bank, so he came Shanghai to complete his mission. Lee produced a power of attorney from the manager of the Hupeh bank.
The $50,000 worth of notes were delivered to Lee by the Wah Tung Printing Shop on July 19 and Lee left Shanghai for Hankow with the new notes. A few days after, however, Lee sent a letter to the Wah Tung Printing Shop, saying that, when he arrived in Nanking with the new notes, the Customs authori. ties there searched his luggage, dlscovered the notes and detained them. The manager of the Wah Tung Printing Shop became susicious and, 25a result of telegraphic inquiries in Hankpw, found out that the Hupeh Provincial Bank had not ordered these notes, 'On July 31, Lee again arrived in Shanghai and called on the' Wah Tung Printing Shop, asking for the engraved blocks and plates for the notes which had been' already delivered. The manager of the shop, accompanied by a lawyer, reported to the Sinza Police Station, resulling in Leo's arrest, Mr. T. ¥. Chang, the Assistant Municipal Advocate, prosecuting, told the court, The Judge, after questioning Lee, adjourned the hearing so as to make inquiries at the Nanking Customs Fogarding the notes alleged to be delained there, Murder Suspects in Custody Acting on information furnished by the Shanghai and Woosung Garrison Commissioner, S. M, Police tode into custody from the night of Aug. 3 early the next morning seven men who, according to the Chinese military authorities, were suspected of being members of the gang responsible for the attempt on the life of Mr, Wang Ching-wel and Mr. 'T. V. Soong some time ago. Five of the men in custody were arrested in a house in. Yue Hsing. Lee, Nanking Road, and the Femaining two in a room of the Grand Hotel, Thibet Road, Inquiries by the S, M. Police revealed that the men in' custody were extortioners and alleged to be Fesponsible for a number of bombing outrages committed sometime ago Settlement shops dealing "enemy" goods. The men were said to have confessed to at least one bombing outrage at a Kiukiang Road Brought before the First Special District Court on August 4, writs of detention were issued against the arrested men on the application of the police. An application for the men's handing over to the Garrison Commissioner was turned' down by the court, Details of the hearing. lable as, by order of hearing was held in
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