Joshuka King, described as a Korean born in Honolulu, but un; recognized by either American or Japanese authorities, appeared in the First Special District Court yesterda: y on a charge of misappropriating $24,608.48. He was alleged to have admitted misappropriating the money at the police station explaining, however, that he had gambled all the money he thus obtained in a western district den. Judgment was reserved pending further investigations.
He was alleged to have misappropriated the money while in the employ of the Marubutsu Yoko, a Japanese import and export firm located in Nanziang Road. He collected in two payments the sum mentioned from a foreign tobacco firm on behalf of his employers on Monday and Tuesday and gambled away almost the entire amount later. The Japanese manager of the victimized firm appeared in court also to testify against the accused.
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