P. W. Goldring for Liang Bients; and Dr. H. C. Mei for Dzung Tsz-wha. Det.-Sgt. Henry was present for the Police.
The prosecution, which had closed its case ats a former hearing, showed that on June 16 the Blue Funnel str. Troilus arrived with 12 cases of piece goods consigned to Messrs. William Martin Ca, Cases eight and nine did not appear either on the ship's tally sheets nor the whart's, so that they were marked. in the godown books as being short-land-
Nothing would have been known about the thefts had not Messrs. William Martin discovered heir contents being sold on the Shanghai market. The firm got into touch with tha wharf company, with the result that a representative of the latter was sent to 161 Kiukiang Road, where the seller was traced. He, it had been ascertained, had bought the goods from a man at 456 Fokien Road, who proved to have purchased them from Woo Jui-ling. He had admitted that he assisted in the disposal of the goods for the sum of $750, although the lowest market price was $1,000. This man said that he got the cases from one Bang Ching-ming, who had since absconded and for whose arrest a warrant had been issued.
All of the accused had made statements to the Police that they had come to an arrangement steal the goods. There was an understanding with the wharf and the marine surveyor's tallyman, both of whom had absconded. Arrangements were made to get the goods from Pootung so that Woo could get them. Woo denied that he knew the goods had been stolen. Dzung ''sz-wha stared that he bought the goods in gocd faith and said he did not know that they had been stolen, The arrest of the men had been effected by Det.-Sgt. Henry, whose smart and highly efficient work in the case deserved every commendai Det.-Sgt. Henry, said Mr.
had done yeoman service and worked extremely hard on the case. with the result tha: he had brought to justice a number of men who had committed a very serious offence.
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