July 13.
Pleas of "not guilty" were entered to-day by both Mr, and Mrs, Ying Kao, when they were arraigned before the Commissioner, Mr. Ernest. Williams, 'Meanwhile Judge Harold Louder-back in Federal Court was denying, the defendants' petition for the suanee of a restraining order against federal officials. The order was designed to prevent them from using names from papers found in trunks of Mrs, Ying Kao.
The National Anti-Opium Asso-jon has addressed letters the Government and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs saying that the people throughout the whole of the country are very indignant over the that Ying matic official who abused his diplomatic immunity by smuggling contraband. As an official of the Chinese Government, Ying Kao should observe the laws ina, especially at this time National Government ing its regulations for the suppression of opium, Officials still decline to reveal the! names of eight other Chinese involved in the case. It was learned, to-day that the eight have not yet been placed under arrest.
Vice-Consul and Mrs. Ying Kao were released on bond of U.S.$10, 000 each.
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