Fernando Julio Baretta, bookkeeper, of 707 Jukong Road, appeared before Mr. G. W. King at H. M. Police Court on Wednesday upon 2 charge that, at some date prior to March 21, on the premises of the Hongkong Mercantile Ca., No. 1 Jinkee Road, he did feloniously steal a written instrument, viz., a bill of lading, covering 1,302 cases of tin valued at G.$14,000.
Mr. M. Reader Harris appeared for the defence and asked for a remand. Defendant, he said, was a married man and was not able to put up more substantial bail than $1,000.
Mr. R. T. Bryan, Junr., for the prosecution, said he understood from the police that the property alleged to have been stolen was valued at $30,000.
His Worship granted a remand for one week, and allowed bail in two British sureties of $1,000 each.
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