Trappéd with Pistol: Chinese "Accident: in. Szechuen. Rd. and Roliceman's Smart Work:
Case in American Court:
Severe Sentence'
Motorist Acquitted In H.M. Police Court on Motiday, Chafur Khan, a fireman on: tho} 0. Kalyan, who looked pitiable object as he stood in the dock with his jumper torn to rib-thons, was charged with importing an automatic pistol.
Prisoner denied the pistol was in his possession, He complained that, two Chinese stole seven rupees! from him by force and tore hi: clothes, Mr. E. T. Maitland, for the prosecution, said that a Chinese from the same ship was being] charged with importing other!
tols of precisely the same type, as known as "Looking-
Mr. C. He Sprague appeared at the U, S, Court for China, before Mr. N. E, Lurton, the Commis sioner, on Saturday morning charged with negligently driving a motor vehicle in Szechuen Road at 10.45 a.m. on the 9th instant Chief Inspr. Lynch, outlining the. case for the prosecution, said that accused was driving in a northerly direction along Szechuen Road on the day in question, a private ricsha being in front of him. In attempt ing to pass, there was a collision and the occupant of the riesha was thrown to the ground, receiving injuries.
When - examined, Mr.
Nathan, the occupant of the nesh said that the car came from behin P. ©, 424 said that at 8 pin. on Sunday prisoner and two other Indians came from the Chaofoong Road Jetty. Their actions aroused suspicions, so he stopped the prisoner and found an automatic pistol in his belt, The man struggled and some Chinese passing by isted witness to secure him, Prisoner's clothes were torn in th} struggle. The other Indians escap-
Prisoner said he was being a saulted by two other Chinese wh were robbing him when the police arrived. He afterwards saw the pistol in the hands of a policeman, Witness said this was not true, The charge-room sergeant said that when the prisoner was brought! in he told a similar story of being robbed and the pistol being palmed on to him.
Inspector Crookdake stated that] the pistol was of Belgian manvfacture,.32 calibre and quite an effective weapon, said that the smuggling of arms was one of the worst offences of which British subjects in China could be guilty. There was no palliation and no excuse, whether it was one weapon, or more, or whether ammunition was produced or not. Prisoner would be sentenced to three months? hard labour,
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