'A Hardened Sinner Again Sentenced at French Court Sentences varying from four to seven months imprisonment were imposed on Monday in the French Mixed Court by Magistrate Nich and M, Crepin, the French Assessor, against Chinese lawbreakers.
Wong Ah Ching Zen-tze, was the most flagrant offender. He has been arrested nine times by the International Settlement police, and five times in the French Concession for petty thievery and each time ordered to be deported, On Saturday evening he was arrested for the fifteenth time on the corner of the French Bund and the Rue clu Consulat with stolen goods im his possession and sentenced to four months' hard labour and deportation.
Wei Chang-tse, a former houseboy employed by Mr. H. Heimovitch, 545 Rue de VObservatoire, stole three suits belonging to his master and pawned them for $15. He pleaded innocence, and appeared quite amazed when the three pawn tickets were found in his possession. The suits were recovered and Wei was awarded seven months.
Wang Ching-zie had a penchant for collecting other people's watches and opera cloaks. He indulged his hobby too frequently in a jewellery shop in Rue clu Consular, in addi-tien to appropriating the fur-lined cloak belonging to an operatic star at the New World, and was sentenced to five months.
Wang Po-song, who has served three previous sentences for shoplifting, was again arrested on Sua-day night for stealing five blankets and miscellaneous bedding from a Chinese house in a passage off tha Rue Desery. Since there was some doubt over the actual ownership of! the bed linen he got off lightly with only: four months detention.
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