Two Men Charged in Connexion with Sale of Pistols Zung Toorg, a tally-man, end Wong Kok-ziang, " boatman,' made ppearanes before Messrs. Tajima and Loh at the Mixed Court on Thursday ona charge of being concerned together in kecping an automatic pistol and 100 rounds of ammunition, without authority or permission, for the purpose of sale. They wore further charged with possessing two more pistols and 199 rounds of cartridges, for tine same purpose.
Det. Sub-Inspr. Yorke said that there were two charges against the Prisoners. The first wae for selling arms on the 20th instant, when the: police seized an automatic pistol and 100 rounds of ammunition. The second charge was that the accused tried to sell two pistols and 199 rounds of cartridges on Wednesday. On the 20th instant, owing to the fact that the boatman told the purchaser, a Chinese detective, that tie was prepared to get him 40 or tols, each with 100 rounds of ammunition, the police decided to bey one and pay him $45, in order to win his confidence. On Wednes-Jday, continued witness, the accuse] met the supposed buyer in a house jin Boone Road and offered to sel! iso. another two—pistols with 190!
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