Two British seamen from RFA Wave Regent were charged before Mr W H Latimer, Magistrate in a Hong Kong Court on 29 January 1946.

Leslie Bush, Chief Cook and Alfred C Howard, Cook each admitted the theft of 50 pounds of flour.

Two British seamen from RFA Wave Regent were charged before Mr W H Latimer, Magistrate in a Hong Kong Court on 29 January 1946.

Leslie Bush, Chief Cook and Alfred C Howard, Cook each admitted the theft of 50 pounds of flour.

A Police Inspector, who was prosecuting, told the court that on the afternoon of Saturday 26 January the Chief Steward Mr A Davis caught the two in the act of passing a bag of flour over the stern of the ship into a sampan.

A message was sent to the Water Police Station by Captain Curtain which resulted in their arrest. The Master said he took a serious view of the offence.

One month’s imprisonment was imposed in each case.