Only © week oF two ago, the Mavicipal Gazette contained a report nyoo the abject of the namber of prisoners who had been sent to the City to be dealt with, bat who there escaped banishment. A case which was brought before the Court fully exemplified this, and in fault of banishment by the City Mi trate, the Court felt. iteelt impelled to impose upon the prisoner the maximum penalty in ite power.
The mame of the accused was Chang-Lib-tre. Io Joly, 1910, he bad been brought before the it of oth highway robberies. At the tr occasion, the Court took th the offences were so serious that it could not—adequately desi with them, and the band were sent to the City with instractions that report was to be made to the Mixed Court apon what wax dono with them No report was over forthcoming, snd remained in ignorance of the treatment meted out to them.
On March 25, last, a man was arrested poo a charge of lessor importance, and being brought before the Gourt, with Dr. Bracklo, the Assistant German Assessor sitting, was xeotenced six months' not recognized as auch, cleverly assumed, proved effect the course of time his real identity came out, and he wi sceordingly.brooght th up on the original charge of highway 2 robbery. It transpired that he had been released from the City without! ascertained ad happened to his Panisbment, although it coold not be
comrades in crime. The Court imposed sentence of five years' imprisonment, to be followed by expansion, Shanghai, Oct. 2.
Before Mr. Waxo, Assistant Magistrate, and Mr. H. F. Baxpuey-Drrny, Assessor.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.