Alfred Joseph Daw, 25-year old unrecognized Briton, charged by the police with having misappropriated 58% bags of rice valued at 9850 and belonging to the Nantao "Refugee Zone, on January 5 and 6, was sentenced to three year's imprison-Jment and further fined $000, in the First Special District Court, on Daw removed the rice from a bank godown in the Settlement under the pretext that he was to take it to the refugee zone, but instead of doing 50, he sold the rice to a group. Cantonese for over. $500 which were luter lost in. gambling.
Six Cantonese, accused of receiving the rice from Daw, well knowing that was stolen property, were. also sentenced. Two of them each got a year in the gaol and a fine of $200, Another two were sent to gaol for four months each and the other prisoners were each fined $50.
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