Shanghai, Feb, 15.
Failing to convince the Court that was robbed of $1400 which he collected for his hong, while in Teal ity he was alleged to have gambled away all the money in the Western district, Chu Tisiang-cheng, an assist~ ant of the Jen Feng Lumber Hong, in the "French "Concession, has been charged with misappropriation and detained by the Second Special Dis trict Court, Judgment has been served pending further investi tons.
It was revealed in €01 that the hong was formerly in Nantao and since the withdrawal of Chinese men and police from the district, has been doing bus in the img a business ofice in Rue clu Marche, Recently the manager of the hong sent Chu to Pootung lect some accounts. After collect-
$1409 Chu did not return to his hong but went direct to a gambling establishment in the western district where he gambled away all cash, they charged.
After returning home Chu asked his wife to report to the French police and also his manager that he had" been robbed. His home was visited by: both the police and manager and it was soon found out that he had never been robbed. Docu: mentary proofs were found in his pocket showing that he had visited tone of the gambling houses in the western district, which fact forced Chu to tell the truth, it was alleged.
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