How Big Business Was Secretly Carried on for Years in Shanghai Ong Zen-sung, compositor, 28-30 Shantung Road, and ' Koh Zung-tz, shop assistant, of 22 King Loong Ka, off Shantung Rot vere brought before Mr.
Jeeobs (American Assessor) Mr. Kuan Chun (senior Chines Magistrate) at the Mixed Court on Tuesday charged with aiding and abetting ju the sale of opium at their respective addresses.
Evidence was given by Mr. M. '0. Springfield (Assistant. Comm sioner of Police), Inspr. Coghlan Jand Sgt. Eva of the raids which led to the arrest of the two accused. This showed that the first was reclining on a bed when the police a He.was asked to get up and upon examination of the bed, the police found that Spon Witting up the bedding there was a small room containing a considerable amount of opium underneath. The table in the room, likewise, had a false bottom. A Inrger room was just the same us that found in the raid at 51 Canton Road some time ago, there being secret walls. which showed that special preparations had been made te carry on business of a large for many years, In the King Loong Ka case, the police knocked at the door which was answered by a small boy, who gave a shout.
hearing this and seeing the police, ran out of the back door but was caught in an alleyway Jott Shantung Ros The Assessor said that the Court could not believe that the accused, although not principals, knew nothing about the opium. They must. have known something about the business. They would each be fined $50.
Mr. Springfield asked for sealing orders.
Mr. Fleming (defending)—I have no interest in the sealing but I wouldn't like to see my client thrown out, of employment works in the printing shop down-'s where the opium was found, The Court ordered the confisea. tion and destruction of the opium and paraphernalia seized, as well as the money, and decreed that the premises where the opium was. found should be sealed.
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