Accused stated that he had been sitting at the gate with another watchman and they had had a little drink the day being an Indian festival day. He noticed at the time that four Chinese had jumped over the fence and were gambling inside the grounds. Upon "asking them to go he was told that they were the gardener's friends and they attempted to assault him. He had not broken any windows.
Before sentence was passed Mr. Matthews told the Registrar that the man had threatened to murder his servants and he had been fre-quanting property at 216 Hungjao Road occupied by Mr. Eric Davies, He carried a knife, Mr. Matthews added, and was a dangerous person to be at large.
Passing sentence (Mr. Morris said that he took a serious view of the case and accused would be sent to prison for fourteen days on each charge.
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