Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-11-06
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NAY BE SHORT
G. Tai Chong Has Irregularities
with TheateF SO. and Saw
mus Bank

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G. Tai Chong, president OF the Con
lsoliaated Amusement Company,
clerk In the First American Savings
iand Trust Company. heretofore
trusted employe Of the institution, Is
believed to he passenger in the Pa
icitic Mail liner Siberia, enrclte Co
Shanghai or Hongkong, It being al
legged thai he is short IN his accounts
with the savings hank in sum Dor
Idering upon thousand dollars.
Ch6ng who promoted the theatrical
company made up Of local Chinese
who tailt Ye Liberty theater, Is IN
derstood to be Fastening crientward.
his ticket having been purchased al
the local agency through fellow
tcountrgmsn.
when the Siberia sailed for Japan
ports and China. shortly after I'VE
O'Clock last FRIDAY evening. one
Chinese who is known to have been
an Intimate friend or the former the,
atrica1 man and bank eninloye was
returned to shore in the pilot boat &
According to the story related by
officials at the First American Saw
| ings Bank and Trust Company this
morning, the first intimatien that
anything was wrong with the young
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
Chbng had gone to the other SIDE of
| the island, but would be back ready
for work on Monday morning.
When Monday arrived and the EN-
ploye failed to appear. Il. T. Peck, sec
rotary and cashier, notified the police
/ with a view of getting Nne on the
missing man.
Inquiry at the shipping Offices anu
I'm immigration circles this morning
developed the fact that II Is generally
understood that ohung was the pas
senger in the Siberia for whom To-
teal Chinese purchased second class
steamer passage to a China port. and
who. afterwards LETT tie liner as she
steamed on the port, in the boat con
tanning the pilot
aTfIe Consolidated Amusement com
pany has as far IS We have been able
Ito discover at this moment, lost 1T
| tie through the suden disappearance
,of Chong. so stated ]. a. Magoon,
who but recently fleifnQHislled the
management Of the Honolulu Amuse-
melt company at the time Of the mer-
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Mr.. Robert McGreer is the treas
Iurer and general manager Of the Con
solidated Amusement company. and
Is such has, since the consolidation Of
1.-THE two amusement enterprises. had
| the entire management Of the enters
prise as wei as the sole handling Of
Eth receipts. Mr. McGreer also attends
/ to the payment Of all accounts, Chong
| in his capaEity as PRESIDENT of the
company afiixed his signature to the
fchecks.
I'VE propose to 60 over the books
and accounts now that We have just
learned Of Chong's departure. ad-
mited Mr.. Magoon.
We know of one item Of a little
less than one hundred dollars which
| lis mis- sing, and may be chargeable to
the disappearance of the officer Of the
company" further stated Mr.. Magoon
AS faf as any large sum is concerns
led, am sure that we are not heavily
involved By his leaving the city.
&C. 4. Chong was clerk in the
First American Savings and Trust
Company OF Hawaii, said Cecil
Brown, president Of that institutions,
when asked about the matter this
l,norning.
He has disappeared. On Friday eve
ming he left the bank. saying he wish
ed to 60 hume on account Of the sick
ness of his child. As he did not re-
turn on Monday we made inquiries
OF his family, who reported that be.
himself had been taken sick.
We are now engaged in search
for him. His accounts show some ir-
Irregularities 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
| 4 believe.
NChong has been with the bank for
fourteen years-ifl fact is it's oldest
employe. He went into the First Amer
lean Bank of Hawaii at its start, that
being the predecessor of this instittf
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