Following several months ip hospital, where in connection with a bullet wound infietéa by the police, a native made this appearance before Judge Liang Lone ani Mz. Meinhadt. in the Provisional Court, on Thursday, charged (1) with being concerned in an armed robbery in Rue Ratard on October 21, together with several other men, one of whom was shot} dead by the police; (2) with hi {in illegal possession of an automatic] pistol and six rounds of ammunition; and (3) with attempting to murder Chirfese constables 1713. and 1057 in Chongking Road at 6.0 Pam. on October 21.
Plain-Clothes Sergt. Hutton state ed that the police wished to withdraw the first charge because the} French Police had applied for acused's extradition as the robbery. had occurred in the French Concession. When the accused fell under shot fired by the police, ho fired two shots at the two constables but, before he could do any damage, he was disarmed by P. C. 1713. At the station, he admitted that this was so, In'his possession was found a pistol, one magazine of which was} empty but there was-another which was loaded.
This statement was corroborated by the Chinese constables but accused denied having fired any shots at the police, The case was remanded until this afternoon when judgment will be given,
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