Judge G, W. King on Wednesday morning remanded until to-day, case in which two Indians fro charged with dealing in arms.
remanding the case, the Judge told the defendants that the charge was a very serious one, and no bail would be allowed. If the police proved them guilty there could be no question of a fine; and if the defendants wanted a lawyer to defend them they had better engage before to-day.
The two men accused are Chanan Din and Ghanda, employed as watchmen at the M.B.K, coal depot, at Pootung.
Det.-Inspr. Tabrum stated that ho went to Pootung on Tuesday afternoon with DetSgts. Benton and Crawford, together with a couple of Chinese detectives and a inese prisoner. The Chinese prisoner was the informer in the case. Directed by the prisoner they went to the house of Ghanda, In his room was found box which was locked. Ghanda said the key was broken and the box could not be opened. The box was forced open and inside was found two automatic pistol magazines and 19 rounds of ammunition. Ghanda was arrested and said the box had been left with him by a Chinese a long time ago, 'The Inspector next visited the house of Chanan Din, and in the latter's absence found three packets of.82 pistol ammunition containing 75 rounds, €hanan Din, when arrested later, said he did' not know who put the ammunition in his box.
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