Extraordinary Allegations in Police Court Case against two Foreigners Ann extraordinary story of motorcar rides round the Settlement, culminating in police impersonation by Chinese and foreigners and the theft of opium and money, was told at H. M. Police Court on Tuesday, when Harold Kay, of the River Police Hulk, and Francis W. Davis, unemployed, of 911 Dixwell Road, were charged that, with gvhers not yet in custody, at 9 p.m. on the previous night, they felomously entered No. 559 Foochow: Road and stole $260, 15 articles of clothing, a travelling bag, a wooden box, a number of letters and about 30 oz. of opium, the property of a Chinese named Tsang. They' were further charged with having' felontously pretended to be police officers in the execution of their duty.
Inspector Kerrigan, in outlining the case, said the circumstances were very peculiar. About 9 o'clock on Monday night a chauffeur employed at the Lee Tah Garage reported at Louza Police Station that at 7.45 a car was hired st
Shinese. He was driven to the garage in Hupeh Road by corner of Fokien Road and Avenw: Edward VII, where two foreigners and four other Chinese got into the' car. They told him to. drive tw wards Thief Road and then Foochow Road. Whilst the car was proceeding down Canton Road it collided with a carriage. All the men then left the car, with tha exception of one foreigner, who went on to a Chinese lodging hous: off Canton Road. There the chauf-few lost him and the car was not paid for. Hence his report to the police.
Just after midnight, Inspector Kerrigan continued, the chauffeur saw this foreigner again, at 2 restaurant in Foochow Road and in company with some Chinese, and }so called a police officer and had him arrested. At the police station the foreigner gave his name as H. Kay, and said that he was a member of the River Police. He went op to make statements which required investigation. It was afterwards gathered that at about 7.45 on Monday night the car was ordered by another foreigner, said 0 be a Frenchman, not yet; in custody, from the Central Garage emd proceeded to Quinsan Gardens. There Davis got into the car and drove to Hongkew Park, and near the swimming bath Kay was picked up. They returned, and at the corner of Woosung and Quinsan Roads a Chinese joined the party. The four then drove to a Chinese lodging house in an alleyway off Canton Road and there met several Chinese. The whole party then went to No. 559 Foochow Road and here, it is alleged, both Chinese and foreigners representing themselves to be police. constables, they searched the house and took away the opium, money, etc., men-
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