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MAGASIN GENERAL
THEFT OF GAS.
A HEAVY FINE;
The systematic and continuous theft of gas, by connecting a pipe. to the Gan Company's mains was disclosed recently and, after a search warrant had been applied for, a visit wae made to 938, Canton Road, where it was found that the inmates were using gas without a meter. The person in charge at the timio was arrested by the police and brought before Mr. J. H. B. Nihill at the Kowloon Magistracy on Saturday on charge of theft.
Mr. H. C. Macnamara appeared on bohalf of the Hongkong and China Gas Company and Mr. J. A. G. Leask represented the defend-
ant.
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ties in support of his point. The
A Chinese detective was called and he gave evidence of visiting the shop and arresting the defend-prosecution was not asking for.u. and, who was the accountant. The conviction because the defendant rent receipts were asked for and was a servant in the shop, as was when produced it was found that intimated at the last hearing, but the principal tenant was not on because he was in charge of the the premises.
premises at the time.
Mr. Macnamara. intimated that he admitted the defendant was not the principal tenant.
Mr. J. H. Hunt, superintendent
The Gas Company was being. systematically robbed and the defendant was in charge. When a man left his servant in charge,
of the Fittings Department of the continued Mr. Macnamara, it was Gas Company, stated that he open to His Worship to convict personally supervised the installa-him "for simple larceny, or as tion of fittings in the defendant's having aided and abetted in a shop at 938, Canton Road, In systematic larceny of gas extend- February, 1922. The service pipe ing over a particular period. was disconnected in January, 1923, and since then there had never been any meter on the premises.
When the méter was removed the pipe from the mains protrud- ing from the ground was left in tact outside the defendant's shop.
Common Ground.
Mr. Leask in reply anid that in view of what his friend had said he did not propose to call any. evidence, as both parties agreed on most of the facts. The defend- ant admitted being a servant and was found on the promises at the time.
Mr. Macnamara went too far when he said that the defendant controlled the management of the firm.
How Gas Was Stolen. On the 24th inst. after the de- fendant's arrest, witness visited the premises where he found that the pipe" had been removed from the outside wall, The end had heen turned and concealed under Mr. Macnamarà rõse and point- the footpath with an extensioned out that he had said that the leading into the shop underneath defendant was in charge of the the floor. It led to the account-shop. ant's office and protruded from the ground—underneath the bed From there two pipes were, con- nected and they ran into the kitchen,
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Continuing.. Mr. Lensk said that' the defendant was the accountant. and had nothing, to do with the cooking. It was the master who was responsible.
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Witness inspected the cook.
No Active Interest. house and found the pipes bad Referring to the case Regina been connected to the burners ofv. Firth, Mr. Leask said that it seven stoves, which witness could say with certainty were, there without the knowledge or consent of his Company.
In reply to Mr. Leadk witness said that the fittings had beer used for a considerable time some where, but he could not say if they had been used in any other place. before they were put in the do- fendant's premises.
This concluded the case for the prosecution.
was a matter of father and son, where the latter had an active in- terest in the business.
In the present case the defendant only recently came from the country. and did not take an active part in. the running of the firm's business.
It was unfortunate that the master was in Hongkong when the Police visited the premises and the defendant was a victim of circumstances by being on the floor at the time...
Quoting from a legal authority under the heading of Master's civil Liabilities to a third person." Mr. Lensk said that if an employer by means of an innocent prent or servant committed a crime, it was the employer and not the agent who was accountable.--
Mr. Leask said that it was not to be expected for the man to
Mr. Macnamara said that he would explain his case first. He said that on the facts the defend- ant must at least be guilty of simple larceny and theft of gas. In substantiation of his argument, Mr. Macnamara cited the case Regina v. Firth, in which Firth, the son of the proprietor, who was convicted, was not the owner of the shop. The two cases were identical with the exception that report his master's wrong's. to the Police. His only knowledge. the gas in the case of Firth was would have been that the defend used for lighting purposes and inant had not paid any gas bilia the present case the fluid was during his employment as account- used by the defendant for cooking. ant. He (Mr. Leask) did not see
A Continuous Act. Mr. Macnamara described the that the defendant had done any theft is a continuous act and the thing wrong in continuing in his master's employment. He took prosecution had therefore only to prove that the defendant was Inno part in the larceny of the gas, He might be found guilty because charge of the premises at the time the gas was burning but he the gas was being used. If that thought it was a very fine point. fact were established there. WAS
His Worship: Then do you admit larceny at that particular moment. that he knew it was wrong, but The defendant, who was on the would not report it because it was premises at the time, was not so his master? Tunsophisticated as not to know Mr. Leask: I do not admit that
that the gas. was being used."
If the defendant was not the
he knew it was wrong."
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His Worship convicted and
In conclusion Mr. Lensk sald have been going on since 1923, but He knew, continued Mr. Leash. that he was afraid his Worship the defendant had only been in imposed a fine of $500, with ting in the theft and Mr. Mac. from the books that he had never/would convict and made an appli the employment there for five alternative of four months
principal he was aiding and abet- namara went on to quote authori- paid any gua bills, but he did antcation for leniency. He agreed
suggest he was a party in the act.it was a serious matter. It might months..
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