In the Provisional Court, last F day, before Judge Chou, sri unemployed Chinese was charged with breaking and entering the premises of the Sun Sun Ca, in Nanking Road: on Thursday.
Det-Sgt. Telfer stated at].30 a.m, on Thursday, accused was discovered by a lift boy outside the Imports office. Investigations resulted in the discovery of " candle, some rope and 1 blanket outside the secretary's office. The candle had been used to burn the lock off the drawer, and two other desks in the manager's office had been treated in a similar manner. The cloth in the assembly hall was found out, and rope was found suspended from the fifth floor. When brought to the station, accuse? had made Voluntary statement. In this, he admitted that, at 6 p.m. on ' the night previous, he hid himself in the damaged property room After the employees had Left the building, he cut the cloth and used it so that no noise would: be made. He intended to climb up to the fifth 'Door withthe aid of the rope, but became Frightened. Accused had been. ployed by the Son' Sun. Ca. some Cine of ore, Accused informed jhe Court that Wie had Teft'the employ of the Sun Sum Ca. about a year ago, Because the wages were intuficient" He did hot intend to commule'a robbery. He had been told by. another mon dio what he hat done. He had gone te the 200 garden se 9 elk andi He seemed to have lost his senses, placed the rope in a ft of play.
"The sentence was four months and 18 days" imprisonment.
AN ALLEGED UD SON, AL
Dah Moh-thing appeared in the Provisional Court, last Friday, before Judge ifsiung, on charge of having assaulted Eis father on October 2.
Mr. Tong Yeu-wan appeared for Jcompiainant, and the Court appoint: ed Mr. Hsiang Vu Sun to look; after the interests of accused.
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