fa Singapore Malay named Anan was brought before Mr. I. T. Morris on a charge of having stolen a pieces of cloth to the value of 833.
Evidence was given by a Sikh Police Constable who saw the accused on Tuesday night in Whet-more Road and arrested him on suspicion, He found a piece of cloth under the man's coat and immediately. took him to the Police Station.
'The accused, who was a watchman employed' by the: Messageries Maritimes, admitted that he stole the cloth from the M.MLS. Lieutenant] St. Loubert Bie, the captain of which was represented yesterday by 'M, Jegou, the third officer.
Mr, Morris in passing sentence said that of late there had been a rear deal of petty thieving and it} was probable that the accused was tone of those implicated in these thefts. As a watchman he was, to certain extent, in a position' of "trust, and although the property in this ease was not very valuable, an example must be made in order that] others should be warned. The: accused was sentenced to fourteen! days' imprisonment.
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