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A native who tried to pass a valueless cheque for CJ.O at a Lae store in October invented his own bank.
In place of the words “Com monwealth Bank of Australia” the native had written “Bank of OK Rum”.
He signed the cheque with a series of numbers and letters.
In Lae Court, he was charged with having two stolen cheque forms in his possession and was sentenced to one month’s im prisonment.
The second cheque, which he handed to his employer, was written out in similar fashion and had been made out for £ lOO,OOO the court was told.