In the Provisional Court last Friday, before Judge Hsiung and the Senior Consul's Deputy, Mr. Burdett, 10 alleged armed robbers appeared on remand, Among the 10 were two women.
It is interesting to record the number of crimes with which these Prisoners are charged.
The first accused Teen Ab-nyi, is! charged with one charge of attempted armed robbery, three! charges of armed highway robbery, two charges of murder, two charges of attempted murder and three charges of armed robbery.
The other nine persons are charged with participating in no Jess that 40 crimes of a. similar, nature.
'There are 27 complainants, persons who allege that they' have been robbed by the accused, and the evidence necessarily has occupied the time of the Court for several bearm; The case was adjourned until March 26.
Other cases in which armed rob-_ bers were before the Court were also heard and remanded,
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