'A Chinese, who alleged trickery! fon the part of Chinese detectives to find him in the possession of a pistol, was remanded yesterday at the Pronal Court upon request of Det Sgt, MacFarlane. Judge Wan, with whom sat Mr, Ramondino, Senior Consul's Deputy, heard the evidence.
Det-Sgt. MarFarlane said that, acting on information received, to the effect that accused would be in Ferry Road on Thursday. evening Jarranged that Chinese detectives would await and arrest him. They. found a pistol in his sleeve, in which was five rounds of ammunition, Accused asserted that he was a hawker and was asked by a man to fight for him. Me refused. Later Jon in Ferry Road someone gave him pistol. As he was arrested he saw the man who gave him the pistol, walking with the Chinese detective who took him into custody. This man and and accused, according to his story, had worked together in theatre in Wusth. The former requested money, but' he refused, whereupon the latter became angry.
Accused's story changed somewhat here: He said that his former co-
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