A story of a criminal being leaught by police for robbery shardly after his release from the Municipal Anmesty Hales was tol eae Fens inthe First Special. District Court was Jon Aug. 30 by Mr. Paul Y. Ru, the Assistant Municipal Advocate," who conducted the prosecution,
fan unemployed man named" Koo The prisoner counci sited, was 'Ta-kan who was sent' to. aal by he Court last year for 18 tenths! imprisonment for armed. robbery. On August 16 he was released from the Gaol in' accordance. with the General' Amnesty Rules "recently promulgated by the National Government. Four days after his re-ease, he was arrested by French Police for complicity in a robbery ease, and, brought before the Second Special District Court on August 22, was ordered remanded for a week Yor farther investigations. During the period of remand, the prisoner escaped from police custody, but was again caught bythe Municipal Police for" being' concerned. in. robbery committed at a Peking Road shop, "Accused" was was sentenced to a your's imprisonment and ordered to handed over to the French Police for trial after serving his prison term in the Settlement, Gunpowder ju Brass-Smith Shop Convicted on a charge of illegal possession of gunpowder, Chen Tashing, proprietor of the Say Chang. Brass-smith shop at 235 Markham Road, was sentenced to three months imprisonment by Judge Hu Ting-tchi in the First Special District Court on Aug. 31. Mr. YD. Wong, Assistant Municipal Advocate, prosecuted.
'Chen was arrested by detectives of the Gordon Road Station on 'Aug. 90. A search made in the shop exalted "in he' la covery lof four bags of gunpowder, amount ing to 122 Ibs, Chen told the Judge that he bought the four bars of Jeunpowder for a friend and had no intention of keeping them. He said ne made $40 out of the purchase.
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