Chinese Given 18 Months: Buyer Receives a Yer Judgment was given by Mr. Whitamore and Magistrate Zau Friday last week in the case wherein Sian-fong was charged with tempting to sell his wife and ip Jwhich he and Nyi Pao-tsung were charged with attempting to abduct wife for a lucrative purpose.
The case it will be recalled, was Jone in which Li had borrowed a large sum of money from Nyi in Peking and in respect of which the former had mortgaged his wife. Li had been in prison for more than three years in Peking over the debt Jand was released as a result of the presidential amnesty. Nyi had Jconstantly tried to secure the return of his money but Li was unable to pay.
: Coming to Shangh: together, the Jdtaw up a deed mortgaging his wife, who lived in Elgin Road. The woman was taken to Boundary Road and an effort was made to get her unto Chapei, when her calls for help attracted ix'Chinese policeman, who took accused to the West Hongkew:
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