The Archive · 1940

Chinese Doctor Charged

Shanghai, Dee. 31.

Vu Shu-yun, a Chinese physician, was brought before the First Special District Court yesterday charged with misappropriating more than $10,000 belonging to a relative who liver In Chungking. It was alleged that at the time of his arrest the accused told the police that he had received only $7,000. A chop was seized from him. Hearing was postponed until the next week pending further Investigations, Tt was revealed in court that Vu was suspected of having failed to carry out a request from his relative Chungking who remitted the money and asked him to deposit it with the Shanghol branch of the Chungking Bank. A friend of the man in Chungking made inquiries, Feeently into the mysterious dis appearance of the remittance and Informed the police. The Chengtu Road police Investigated the ease, resulting In Vu being arrested on Friday.

'Wong Zeng-tsang, a tailor was sentenced to one year's Imprisonment yesterday by. the same court charged also with' misappropriation, Wong defrauded three silk firms of about $3,500 some months ago. The money represents silk given to him by three silk hongs. He pawned the foods to his own advantage, At the time of his arrest he was found In possession of pawn tickets indicating his guilt. The silk cloth was to have been embroidered by the accused. He has never done the work.

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