Liu Lien-cheng was indicted fo housebreaking and Liu Hsi-k'ue for receiving the stolen goods knowing them to have been stolen.
Mr. Carpmael appeared for the Crown. Both pleaded guilty. Li Lien-cheng was sentenced to eighteen months and Liu Hsi-k'vei to fifteen months' imprisonment, both with hard labour, Rex. v. The Same and Chiang The accused were housebreaking.
Chiang Feng-v'ien pleading guilty and were sentenced, Liu Hsi-kuei to one year's imprisonment with hard labour to be served after his former sentence and Chiang Fengtien to eighteen months' imprisonment with hard labour. Liu Lien-cheng pleaded not guilty and was put upon his trial.
Mr. Carpmael appeared for the Crown and called five witnesses. The accused called no witnesses but gave evidence on his own behalf.
He was convicted and sentenced to nine months' imprisonment with hard labour to run after his former sentence.
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