On Wednesday at the Mixed Court before Messrs. Blackburn, Britisa Assessor, and Magistrate Tsang, Waung Yang-diau, and Dau Sa were charged with attempting to obtain money by means of menacing letters and the use of bombs irom the Sincere Ca., Ld., and also frore the Wing On Ca., Ld.
'Mr. R. ©. Faithfull, who appeared for the prosecution, stated that various menacing letters had been received by both the above mentioned' companies between October 9 and December 15 of last year.
Three letters addressed the Wing On Ca. were produced fa] be Court and Mr, Quok-bew, manager of that company, gave evidence as to their receipt through the post. The letters had been sent afterwards to Chief Detective Inspector Armstrong.
Mr. S. K. Lan, Sub-Manager of the Sincere Ca., also deposed as to the receipt of certain letters produced. He further stated thit bombs had exploded in his con:- pany's building and that he had no reason to suppose that such bombs had been placed there by any of the employees.
Mr. Faithfull pointed out that ull the letters were of the same character, containing threats of what would happen should mone; not be forthcoming. On Octo! 81 and November 4 bombs had ex ploded in the Sincere Co.'s building and considerable alarm had been caused to the proprietors.
On the 18th of last month, acting upon certain information received by the detective department, Faung Yang-diau, the first accused, was arrested by Det.-Insp. Cruickshank, and in his possession had been found a cigarette-tin bomb and a letter addressed to the Sincere Ca. Acting on a statement made by Faung while at Hongkew Police Station, detectives were sent on the morning of December 19 to Rue Dupleix where the second accused was arrested. In his possession were found three empty shells suitable for making bombs, 10 glass tubes, a packet of yellow powder and one bottle containing a small quantity of black powder. A letter addressed to Mr. Tong Shao-yi was also found. The writing of this letter was identical with that of those received by complainants.
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