Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-11-06
CHINESE SKlPS;
MAY BE SHORT
G. Tai chong Has Irregularities
with Iheater Go. and Saw
inos Bank

C. Tai Chong. president OF the Con-
solidated Amusement Company,
I clerk in the First American Savings
and Trust Company. heretofore n
trusted employe of the institution. is
believed to lie passenger in the Pa
leiiic Mail liner Siberia, enroute to
Shanghai or Hongkong, IL being al.
legged that he Is short in bis accounts
with the savings bank in sum bar
Edering npQn q thousand dollars,
ChOng. who promoted the theatrical
company made up of local Chinese
who Enit Ye Liberty. theatef. Is un-
derstoed to be Fastening orisnfyartl.
his ticket having been purchased ut
the local agency through . fellow
Icountryman
When the Siberia sailed for Japan
ports and China. shortly after Ave
o'clock last Friday evening. one
Chinese who Is known TO have been
an intimate friend OF the former the
atrical man and bank employee was
returned to shore in the pilot boat
According to the story related BY
officials 1T the First American Saw
ings Bank and Trust Company this
morning, the first intimation that
anything was wrong with the yonng
Hawaiian Chinese was brought TO
light through his absence from the
bank. a telephone message from his
home was received last Friday to the
effect that the clerk was III and would
not be down to his desk on that date
Saturday, inquiry was made from
the bank. eliciting the response from
the home of the young man that
Chung had gone to the other side OF
the Island, bat would be hack ready
for work on Monday morning.
When Monday arrived and the en-
ploye tailed to appear, L. T. Peck. sec
Rotary and cashier, notified the police
with q view of getting a line on the
missing man.
Inquiry at the shipping Offices and
In immigration circles this morning
developed the fact that it Is generally
understood that Chung was the pas
senger in the Siberia for whom To-
cal Chinese purchased second 2class
steamer passage to q China port, and
who afterwards left the liner as she
steamed OF the port. in the boat con
tanning the pisot.
The Consolidated Amusement com
pany has as far as we have been able
to discover at this moment, lost lit
tie through the snden disappearance
Of Ehong. so stated J. A. Magoon.
who but recently fielinQuishad the
management of the Honolulu Amnse-
melt company at the time Of the meis
ger with the newer company
tNr. Robert AIcGfeer Is the treas
urer and general manager OF the Con-
solidated Amusement company, and
as such has, since the consolidation Of
| the two amusement enterprises, had
the entire management Of the enter
prise as well as the sole handling Of
tn receipts. Mr. McGreer also attends
to the payment Of al accounts. Chone
in his CAPACITY as president of the
company aflixed his signature to the
checks.
We propose to go over the books
and accounts now that We have just
learned Of Chong's departure adj.
mited Mr.. Magoon.
We know of one item of q little
less than one hundred dollars which"
is missing, and may be chargeabie to
the disappearance Of the officer Of the
company. further stated Mr.. Magoon.
AS far as any large sum is concerns
ed, ! am sure that we are not heavily
|inv0iyed by his leaving the city"
&C. T. Chong was q clerk In the
First American Savings and Trust
Company of Hawaii" said Cecil
Brown. president of that institution.
when asked about the matter this
morning.
He has disappeared. On Friday eve.
ming he left the bank. saying he wish
ed to so home on account of the sick
ness Of his child As he did not re-
turn on Monday We made inquiries
Iof his family, who reported that he
himself had been taken sick.
We are now engaged in search
for. him. His accounts show some ir-
regularities and his books are now
being exported. No, don't thing he
has got very deep Into the bank. He
was mixed up in some theatrical ven
lures. including the Liberty Theatre
Il believe.
"Chong has been with the bank for
fourteen years lin fact is its Oldest
empl0ye. He went into the First Amer
lean Bank Of Hawaii at its start, that
being the predecessor OF this institu-
tion."