His Gang's: Exploits 'A Cantonese mafoo, Van Sau-pau, alias Sian Koung-ling, was charged before Messrs. Bucknell and Loh at the Mixed Court on Tuesday for being concerned with others la; armed robberies at 790 Burkill Road (when $500 worth of clothing and jewellery were stolen), and at 552 Myburgh Road (when money end jewellery to the value of $1,000 was stolen), and with returning to the Settlement after an order had been made for his expulsion.
Det-Sub-Inspr. Yorke said that on Thursday last three men were charged in connexion with the robberies and ordered to be sent to the Chinese authorities for: execution. In consequence of what they said, 11 others wore implicate ed, one of them being the accused. The three men already convicted were before the Court to give evidence against the prisoner. Cor Plainant was unable to identity Accused told the Court that he dig not know the men already convicted. He admitted going to Burkill Road and remaining outside om watch while the robbery was being committed inside, but denied taking part in the Myburgh Road robbery. He also admitted being present when two robberies were committed in the French Concession, Inspr. Yorke said that the French police wanted the accused for me
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