A ricsha coolie who last month perpetrated a daring theft upon an Americen sailor, yesterday paid the At the Japanese Consular Court lon Tuesday, before Mr. Y. Murs-Vice-Consul, gawa, & clerk in the Dai Nippoo Brewery Ca., of No. 5 Minghong Road, was charged with unlawfully embezzling the sum of 8630 received by him for and on account of his employere, the Dai Nippon Brewery Ca., between June 10 and July 5, 1912, Inspector Bourke appeared on behalf of the police and evidence wat given by detective Nagai, who said that a report was made to the Hong: kew police station on the 5th instaal that aconeed had absconded. A description, together with photographs of accused, wae circulated and search made for—him A report was made to the Police that scoused had been econ on the 8th instant in the Chinese city and taken in custody by a whee!- barrow coolie who knew him in the course of his business. This coolies took his prisoner to the plaintiff Co.'s office, whence he was taken and handed over to the Japanese Cot sulate.
A representative of the Dai Nippon Brewery Ca. gave evidence, and the case adjourned pending further inquiries, the aconeed to re main in the custody of the Consulate.
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