Money ce 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 be] lives in Chungking. It was alleged that at the time of his arrest the accused told the police that he had received only $7000. A chop was seized from him. Hearing was postponed until the next week pending further investigations.
"It was revealed in court that Vu was of having failed to carry out a request from his relative in Chufzking who remitted the móhéy ahd asked him to deposit it with the Shanghai branch of the Chuhdking Bank. A friend of the man in Chungking made inquiries recently into the mysterious disappearance of the remittance and informed the police. The Chengtu Road police investigated the case, resulting in Vu being arrested on Friday.
Wong Zeng-tsang, a tailor was sentenced to one years 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 goods 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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