Kiangwan Russians Imprisoned When Andre A. Petrovitch and Chicherin were on April 29, at the Mixed Court, charged on remand with picking pockets at the Kiangwan Race Course the previous
Japanese shop in Woosung Road week, and stealing $25 from a Inspecton' Mckenzie produced a letter from a prominent Russian, describing the first accused as being known as the "King of Pockets" in every place he had visited.
It was stated by the police that the men lived in a boarding house in North Szechuen Road, They had asked the boy, Levoff, who was previously charged with laz-cony, to take them to the race course. Levoff had been victimized by the pair, and Inspector Mackenzie assured the Bench that Both of them said they were bad health and, physically unfit to be sent to prison, but were assured that they would receive hospital treatment.
Two other pickpockets who were caught on Saturday week at the Kiangwan Race Course were brought up on Monday at the Mixed Court, and sentenced to a term of two years' imprisonment in the case of the first defendant, while the second accused, a boy aged 15 years was sent to a reformatory for two years. Detective-Sergeant Douglas said the boy stole $55 in) notes from a\ Chinese at the races, but the latter had refused to take proceedings in the matter. Both accused had committed several larcenies in the Louza district, and the youth was usually employed by the man to steal property.
Tue man who was arrested in! the quarters of Mr. Hutchison, the British Assessor, and was last week charged with entering and committing a theft on these premises, on Wednesday appeared on reman-]! at the Mixed Court. The defendant was further charged with—house-' breaking and stealing a gold ring,!
'Tue Labour and Merchants' Union has issued a notice to its members urging them not to use brass cents. Slips of paper about six inches long and one inch wide have been sent to various members on which the characters We do not use brass cents," are written.
These have been posted up on the doors of the various shops.
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