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BURGLAR'S CLASH WITH POLICE
SHOOTING CHARGE
NOT PROVED
TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, AUGUST 22, 1932.
ANGLO-CANADIAN AGREEMENT
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A struggle with a prisoner dur-duties relate chielly to linens ing the early hours of the morning and major classifications when, in a desperate effort to evade cotton arrest, the man, according to the Renter Crown, fired at a Police officer, was rekted before His Honour Mr. Justice Wood at the Criminal Ses- Bions this morning when Lam 1m WH charged with shooting at Sergeant Harris with intent to mim, disfigure or disable, or withi the intent to evatle arrest.
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SOLDIER STEALS
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Private Donald McNab. 23 years of age, of the Argyll and Suther- Hund Highlanders, was brought be fore. Mr. Fraser at the Kowloon Magistracy, this morning en # charge of stealing a cigarette enso from the Karachi Store on the evening of August 19. Defendant judmitted the offence.
Inspector Elston, who prosecut- jed, snid defendant walked into the store at about 9 p.m. on Friday. The Agreement between Britain asked for a cigarette case nad Mr. T. S. Whyte Smith (As and Southern Rhodesia grants free walked out with it. The com- sistant Crown Solicitor) appeared entry to Southern for the prosecution and the follow-goods, subject to a
Rhodesian plaisant did not want to leave his HUMAN' ROMANCE, ing comprised the jury-Messrs.whereby the free entry of eggs, after a few minutes hesitation, he reservation shop unattended at the time, but V.C. Labrum (foreman), Lo In, poultry, butter, cheese and other dreided to follow the defendant. D.G. Chin, d.C. Bollard, BL.A. de fimilk products will be continued for He eventually found him at the Figueiredo, Chak Tai-kwong and three years, Britain reserving the bus stop and asked him for the right thereafter to review the basense. Defendant refused and got is of the preference on these ar into a bus. The muiter was re- ticles
after notifying Southern i ported to the police, and Inter de- Rhodesia that the British Govern. fendant was arrested. Mr. Whyte Smith said that atment is either inposing a prefor; Inspector Elston said the matter 4.20. a.m. on July 2. Sergeant ential duty, whilst maintaining would he very simple if the Harris was on duty at the junction the existing preferences, or
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The prisoner entered a tsion of not guilty.
defendant returned the case, but
WAS
of French Street art Des Voeux ringing the produce within any he refused to do that. He Road West when he noticed the system for quantitative regulenched when he arrived in camp, prisoner, whose clothing was bulg-tion of supplies from all sources
but nothing was found on him. ing. The man was stopped and into the United Kingdom markets. He must have got rid of it between searched and found to be wearing Toimees will enjoy the existing the time he got on the bus and the
time he arrived in camp. margin of preference so long as the duty does not execed 28. 01ad, per 1., and Britain will endeavour to assist in the marketing of
Rhodesian tobacco,--
four or five suits of clothing. was placed under arrest and was being taken to the Police Station when he struggled with the officer in an attempt to escape. Both men Southern fell to the ground. During the Reuter, struggle, the officer grabbed the prisoner's right band and
found
him holding the allieer's revolver were examined by the Police arp- which, but been removed from his ourer and he would say that from holster. He wrested the revolver experiments which he carried out. from the prisoner who managed to escape hut
those marks were consistent with subsequently re-arrested and taken to the No. the theory that they had been 7 Police Station.
caused by a revolver being fired while practically touching the funie.
WHA
SHOTS FIRED.
Mr. Whyte Smith remarked that it should be actioned at this stage that during the struggle the prí- soner fired two shots, and when
Evidence was then called.
NOT GUILTY.
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His Worship: What sort of a regard fus he got?
A military officer said defendunt bore an excellent record until three months ago, when he smash- ed a window in Kowloon. Since then, there had been other minor offences.
for me. Some of these men come His Worship:-It is very difficult out here with a very good record, bebave themselves very well for a long time, and then they start smashing windows and stenting cigarette cases in the most bare-- faced manner. In most cases, they do these things not for the purpose of stealing. They how- ever, do not realise that a convie-
them in later life. -
not guilty.
The jury returned a verdict of!tion may have a great effect on
"We are in doubt as to whether; fired one shot at the fugitive. At the prisoner fired the shots," said the Police Station it was Found the foreman.
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