Charged with wounding a man with a. knife and causing. grievous Boally"~harm, "Noor Mohamed, a Bengali greaser on board the str. City' of Pittsburg, was on Apr. 9 sentenced to four months' hard labour by the Registrar (Mr. C, 1. Haines) in H.M. Police Court. "The tease was' brought by the River Police Me. V, Priestwood (Assistant Crown Advocate) prosecuting on instructions from "H, Mf. Consul-General.
Complainant, another greaser the same ship, was also 'a Bengal, Mashruff Mian, who stated that oceased had on April 7 at 830 pam. nade n suggestion to him. When Re, complainant refused to fallin with the suggestion, accused stabbed him in the arm with a knife.
'Accused stated that he had been' attacked by other members of the 'The stolen cereal, which was valued at! more than' $6,000, form= ed. part of the American" wheat shipped to Shanghai for the relief the flood sufferers along' the Yangtze River regions. "The appellant™ was implicated by an American who alleged the appellant was the brain of an organisation of five persons res. Ponsible for the theft. The police evidence was to the effect that the appellant hired several trucks {rom transport company at Yuen Ming Yuen Head and then removed the sole wheat rom he Lay Road toa godown in the Hongkew In the High Court on April 4, the" appellant' eas persistent in pleading not guilty to the charge, being vasserced by him that sold the wheat on." a commits basis for the American, "who had implicated him and that he did not Know that the wheat was stolen property when he was told by the American to hire the lighters for the transportation of the cereal. The American had implicated. him the American Court in order to theft (the appellant's) shift the responsibility" for the
Shoulders, the appellant "stated.
When the High Court delivered Judgment sentencing accused to. a year's imprisonment for. being Billegediy responsible for the larceny, Mr. T. 'S." Lea, the Assistant al Advocate, who conducted the prosecution, stated the police would appeal against. the decision End asked. that the appellant. remanded in police custody. At the request of the defence counsel, Dr.
Withelm, however, the Gourt Grdeved the release of ihe appellant fon $500 cash security.
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