In HIM. Police Court. on Wedae day, before Judge G. W. King, the case was heard in which Ishar Singh was charged with stealing clothing belonging to Baga Singh, a watehman employed at the Sung Sing Cotton Mills, 2 Ichang Road, Tt appeared that Bagga Singh Ihnd boon taken ill and was removed to a Police Hospital on December 7 ast year and did not go back to is work until February 24. A fortnight after Bagga Singh's removal, according to the evidence of the Chinese watchman at the mill, shar Singh was engaged to fill Baxga Singh's place. He stayed a month, living inthe sick watchman's bhut and was then dismissed for drunkenes. He left the mill in company with another Indian, carrying bundles of clothing with them, Chief Inspector Aiers, attached to the Sinza Road Police Station, said that last Tuesday the complainant made a report as a result of which Tnsp. Aiers and a Sikh Constable accompanied him toa room over a garage at 836 Myburgh Rond where clothing and bedding was found which complainant identified as his own. They were about to Jeave when complainant made a sudden dart behind the cars and pulled out a man who proved to be Ishar Singh, He was taken to the station for further inquiries to be made, as a result of which he was formation where accused was living, Judge King, saying that accused had not been able to give any satis factory" reasons for his possession of the property he admitted belonged to Bagga Singh, sentenced him to one month's imprisonment with hard labour.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.