NOVEL EXCUSE

Feilding Star, Volume 8, Issue 2540, 3 October 1931, Page 8

NOVEL EXCUSE

DEFENDANT GONE TO CHINA TO RESCUE 'RELATIVE FROM PTRATES At Sydney Frederick Chong, -11„ ■was charged at the Central Police Com t with a.ving driven a. car in a dangerous manner. It was announced that he had to hasten to China to rescue his cousin front pirates. Mr Curlewl's asked for a remand for six months. He stated that apparently the defendant was the <urly. person who could save his cousin. He recounted the fate of another of the defendant’s cousins, who was in n, similar plight five years ago. When the ransom ujns pot fhrtU'comi"g. his nose was cut off, and when there was further delay, has Vars went, too. Remand was granted until February 24. 1932.