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Some day, if you live, you will have. an old man to support-YOURSELF.
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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY ✨✨ 28, 1934.
CHARGES ALTERED.
SERGEANT PRATT AGAIN BEFORE COUNT
Two of the five charges against Sergeant Francis Bernard WII- liam Edward Pratt, of the Hong- kong and Singapore Brigade, Royal Artillery, were withdrawn and another two wore added yes-. terday afternoon, when he mado another appearance baforo Mr. Wynne-Jones nt the Kowloon Magistracy.
Mr. J. A. Fraser, Assistant At- torney Goncral, was for the pro- accution, while Mr. D. L. Strollett appeared for the defence.
Mr. Fraser asked permission to withdraw the following charges:
(a) Obtaining a letter by false pretences on September 10, 1933, in that he went to the Kowloon Branch Post Office and obtained by falso pretences a letter addressed to Nika Singh, a gunner in the I.K. S.B.R.A., by purporting that he was authorised by his command- ing offleer to receive such letter. whereas in truth and in fact ho was not so authorised,
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(b) Obtaining a letter ad- dressed to Santa Singh, Alwo Kunner In the H.K.S.E., R.A., on September 27, 1933, under the same circumstances.
The following two charges were substituted:
(a) That defendant did on or about March 22, 1933, delay the delivery of a postal packet. ud- dressed to Nika Singh.
(b) That he did on or about. October 2, 1933, delay the delivery of a postal packet addressed Niko Singh.
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Mr. Fraser said the remaining three charges stood us before, and intimated that he was not now asking for committal but would ask his Worship to take the case summarily.
Captain Bolt, the Adjutant of the L.K.S.B., R.A., was again in the witness box yesterday after- noon. Re-examined by Mr. Fraser, he said defendant had on numerals occasions signed docu- ments as "Sergeant for 'Captain and Adjutant" with witness' sub- sequent knowledge and approval. On there иссаѕіопн, witness would initial the office copies to show that he was aware of the procedure.
The hearing was adjourned an-
this afternoon.
KIDNAPPER HELD
ATTACK ON BRITISH DOCTOR RECALLED
Shanghai, Feb. 22.
A Chinese was arrested in the Fronch Concession-to-night.in.con nection with the attack upon Dr. R. C. Robertson on the afternoon of January 31. The man is said to have admitted the crime and to have implicated four others, who have been arrested.
The attack on Dr. Robertson was carried out with great during, it will be recalled, and one of the -and- of kidnappers fired a shot at him. Dr. Robertson was able to escape, however, by leaping out of. his car, in which he and been held a prizoner, and not only saved himself but rescued the small son of a servant who was with him at the time:
Dr. Robertson is connected with the Lester Institute.
The first man arrested admitted articipating in the kidnappingeof Dr. Robertson. He said he was accompanied by three others and that their motive was robbery, The gang bad information that Dr. Robertson would be carrying a large sum of money, since it was the end of the month and it was thought he took the monthly pay to the servants in the Institute.
On the day of the crime the gang was sure he would have the pay roll, probably in the Bttle ense he carried.
Four other arrests were made u formation supplied by the irst prisoner but it is not yet cer- tain that the men in custody were directly concerned with the crime, ---Reuter,
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