Young Chinese Given Six Months: Ingenious Thefts Lee Pai-shing, a young Chinese, was brought before Mesers. White: more and Shao at the Mixed Court Monday. on four charges of Tnrceny. 'The first was' that, at 2 amon April 30, he unlawfully obtained $80.60 by trick the second was that at 10 am. on April 16, at 386 Canton Road, he took away five toxes of cigarettes, valued at $400; the third was that, at 2 pam. on April 18 at 1168 Wochow Road he unlaw: fally took away 60 boxes cigardtes, valued at, $27; and. the fourth was that on April 5 he stole $68, money obtained from. the customers of Messrs, Liggett Myers Tobacco Ca.
Det-Sgt. Trodd said that accused absconded with money from the employ of Messrs. Liggett & Mye on April 16 last. He went to th shop in Canton Road and told the shopkeeper that, several packets of Old) Mill cigarettes were inferior and that, ig, would be necessary change them. He was handed five packets by the unwitting shopkeeper but never returned with the "better"™ cigarettes, In another erse went to the shop in Wuchow Road and informed. the shopkeeper that the price had been reduced and that the cigarettes were of an inferior grade. He said that he would take away those which the shopkeeper frad in stock and return with double the number of better cigarettes. These were handed to him and he disappeared. The property was recovered by the police at 385 Kino Kiang Road. There was a warrant out, for the prisoner, said witness but the charges were not before 1 Court.
Prisoner, questioned by the Magi trate, admitted his guilt, Mr. F. J. Schuh (prosecuting) confirmed DetSgt. Trodd's statement and said that prisoner had obtained in all about 10,000 cigarettes.
This statement, prisoner denied, Mr, 0. D. Terrill, of the com= plaint company, said that accused had been with them for only month. He had come recommended by an old employee and had put up 2 guarantee It was hard to tell if his services were satisfactory oF not in view of the short time they had had him. He had stolen an order book and went round to dealers saying that the price of Old Mill cigarettes had been reduced, and used to take away six from the dealers and would say that he would return His acts had created lots of ill-feeling.
The Assessor said that the Court would take into consideration pri. soner's age (21) and the fact that he had never been before the Court previously. He would go to prison for six months,
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