The mystery surrounding the sue~ cessive dissppearcnce of bicycles in front of the Post Office, North Sze-Jchuen Road, was solved in tne First! [Special Disirict Court on Thursday morning, when Wong Fob-kyung, 25, native of Wusih, was sentenced Judge Z. TT. Woo to two years' imprisonment for making theft a profession. With the charge sheet reading like a catalogue, the accused pleaded guilty to more than ten offences committed in Hongkew and Central districts between March and April this. year.
The accused, according to police evidlence, specialized in stealing bicycles especially those in front of the Post Office, and should the vehicles taken by him be put together, he could have easily started a bicycle hire shop. He also operated at the back door of the Customs building in Szechuen Rosd, and in front of several Chinese banks.
The accused was arrested at 3 p.m. on April 25, when he attempted ride away 'a bicycle standing on the footpath outside the Post Ofte building. Hongkew police had been {informed of successive disappearances [of Dleycles in this locality. Some disappeared mysteriously in the matter of one or two minutes, according to complaints. Police vigilance resulted in his arrest.
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