Sung Hang-sung, " coolie in the employ of the Tung Yih Trust Ca. of 1271 Peking Road, was charged before Judge Loh in the Special Provisional Court Inst Friday morn-with the larceny of $3,000 and with making a false report to the polies that he had boon robbed, According to P. C. Omand, the accused, accompanied by a private, detective in the employ of the same leompany, went to Central Potice Station on Thursday and reported that, about 11 am, he was earrying "$3,000 in notes, in a waist cent pocket and was walking alony Kinngse Road, near Henkow Road, when he was held up by three men, tone of whom was armed with pistol, These men, accused told the potice, had deprived him of ths money and run vay. Inquiries were at once made and it was learn-fod that the coolie wax sent by the onager of the 'Trust Ca. to the Bank of Communications" with a native bank order for $3,000 which was to be cashed, TI was while he wan returning. from' the bank with the money teat the coolie alleged he hho been robbed. As the coolle'y report seemed to be very verne, he wis closely interrogated, said Con-Mable Omand, and, after a little persuasion, confessed that he had mede a false report to the police and that the money. had not. boon stolen from him. He had hidden some of the notes, $2,600, ina rber's shop in Peking Road and rheae wore Inter recovered by witness and a detectives Chinese wrapped up in a piece of Chinese poper and hidden in a box, The ing $100 were found in trousers. Witness asked for a remand to enable him to-mako farther inquiries, 'A romand was ordered,
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