The Archive · 1927

Russian Sentenced for Burglary

Anatoly Stepanoif, Russian, was sentenced to three years' imprisonment by Judge Wan in the Provi sional Court on Saturday for break-of the Shanghai Guide Association, 3 Canton Road, some time axe, and with stealing! curios valued at Tls. 50,000, the property of Mr, Vaughan Read, In Passing sentence, the Judge remar ed that it was very lenient, as 1 minimum provided by the law three years and six months. Prisoner is serving a sentence of six nth in the French Municipal aal for being concerned in the burglary of Sennet Freres at, 24a Nanking Road " couple of months ago.

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