At the Mixed Court on Wednesday morning, Tez Yoio-vain and Loh Ah-ai, described as milk coolies, were charged with having stolen three bottle of milk in Hanbury Road on March 1. The manager of the Kalgan Dairy (Mr. Noble) stated that he received information to the effect that three bottles of milk bearing his seal bad been delivered at the Municipal Gaol among quantity bearing the seal of the accused. On inquiry he found that, the first-mentioned secosed bad bought them from the second-mentioned accused who was a coolie in his employ. Witness was unable to state whether the milk bad been stolen, or whether it had resalt of the Health Department had known, A foi constable told the Court that he made ingniries into the. He found the three bottles of milk bearing a dif. ferent chop from the others the accused had in his basket. He sent the accused to the Police Station in charge of native constable No. 129, and when the Station be fouad chops had been defaced constable No. 120 admitted that the accused bad defaced the seals, bat erated that be did not know why the foreiga constable had ordered the arrested of the accused. The accused were remanded until to-day, and the Court suggested that the conduct of the native constable be inquired into.
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