For stealing a basket of cakes valued at $1 in Hanbury Road on Monday, a coolie was sentenced by Judge Chad to two months' imprisonment.
Morrian San stated that he was attached to the Sth Armoured Car Go., and that, on Monday morning, he bought five baskets of cakes from the Hongkew Bakery. He got into a riesha and placed three baskets in front of him and two on the hood behind. At Hanbury Road, accused took one basket from the hood, and complainant chased and arrested him.
Accused said that fo saw the basket of cakes drop from the ricsha, and he picked it up and was carrying it to the side of the road s0 that it would not get spoilt by the trafic. "He was not stealing the basket—far'from it, he was waiting for the complainant to get out of the Tiesha and come for it.
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