A particularly distressing' story was recounted at the Mixed Court before Messrs. Grant Jones and Yui on Wednesday when an unem-proved Whinese, Kau Tuli-sung was charged with being concerned a the larceny of a sum of $87.44 from Sung Wa-nyoh.
Det. Sgt. Kilkenny: stated that the complainant was a returned coolie from France who had been payed off on Tuesday and had afterwards cashed his cheque at the French Bank. Some time later two men, one of whom was in the dock, had induced complainant to go with them to a food shop where one "f them managed to abstract the wallet in which the returned coolie was carrying all his earnings. Havine vot the wallet this man haa Inft the shop unnoticed while the accused had remained with complainant. When the coolie discovered his loss and noticed the absence of the other man he promptly seized accused and detained him until the police had been called. Up to that time the man ho stole the money had not been found.
The case was remanded for one week while all efforts will be made to trace and arrest the man who made off with the money.
The returned coolie is left absolutely destitute as the sua stolen represented the whole of his earnings while in France.
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