A charge of wounding and caus: inge grievous bodily harm, with me to murder Soozad "Ally, on the str. Nankin on Tuesday, was preferred against Abdo! Aziz, in H. M. Police Court on Wednes: day before Jude G. W. King.
Mr, Victor Priestwood, for the prosecution, said that the str. Nankin on Tuesday was lying near dJurdine, Matheson's lower Eastern Wharf, Pootung, when the accused, 44 greaser, cut the throat of the com plainant, a fireman. Shortly after midnight, while everyone was asleep, aman who was in the bunk next to Allu heard groans and felt someone kicking feebly at his bed, made investigations and then raised an alarm. The shouts arcus ed all in the room, and Alla wa: found. lying in the bunk with "his throat cut, while accused was noticed running up the deck steps. Wecused was chased but he got away. At about noon on Tuesday, someone saw accused on the wharf and, raising an alarm, he was captured by some members of the crew. The Police were then informed and DetSubsInspr. Ross came on board and arrested Aziz. There were no blood-stains on his clothing, although it was apparent that he had got rid of part of his garments sifbsequent to the crime, and the knife with which the offence was committed could not be found.
Prisoner had made no statement when charged.
Alla, the injured man, will not able to attend Court for some time, "but in the meantime the evidence of all the witnesses will be taken, 'A vemand'was ordered, accused to remain in custody.
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