Sharp Sentence on Agitator with Facile Pen Another threatening letter case was the subject of a hearing by Mr. A. J. Martin (British Assessor) and Mr. Kuan Chun (senior Chinese Magistrate) at the Mixed Court on Wednesd accused, Dau was charged with sending threatening letters to Woo Ching-yang and with being an undesirable and disreputable: person, and a menace to the peace and good order of the Settlement.
Complainant said that accused loft his employ last year, since which time he had received two threat ing letters from him. The first one was a mild one and asked for work. The second said "There re about 8) people unemployed rom your mill and if you do not re-engage them within five or si hours, I will call with a lot of colies and damage your mill." This wax signed by the accused, A third letter was sent to one of the mill workers who handed it to complainant, This was not by accused but by some coolies in the weaving department. It thre tened complainant's life, but was not written in the same handwriting as the others. Accused, said complainant, was head of the coolies' union, Accused, questioned by the Magistrate, admitted having sent the two letters but denied sent the third one, He was sentenced to nine months' imprisonment and expulsion, N 23 of 65 workers ading room of the Nagai Ws tha No, 3 Mill struck at 9 a.m. on Monday, they forced tire plant to shut down because no material went through.—They: demanded that all meters for! checking piece work must be fusted. The management agreed to this and to pay full time for the day, so the workers resumed their posts on Tuesday morning, Less than 150 workers are still on strike at the Shanghai Cotton Manufacturing plant in Yangtszepoo Road.
B. Tiacuorr, a Russian, 16 years of age, was sent to prison for six months on Monday at the Mixed Court for breaking into the office of Mr, MP. Walker of the American Church Mission in Minghong Road. At the last heating of the case, accused told the Court that he was assisted in the by another Russian and a Filipino, but it was found that these had left Shanghai some time ago. Accused now admitted that he was alone when the crime was com= mitted.
Lat. Singh was charged at HAM. Police Court on Saturday, before! ith being drunk
Rout. Inspr. Mackerzie said that d Miller defendant was arrested by a Japan, ese constable, He was seen by the the pavement and a gaping crowd of He was s9 drunk that he! could not stand alone. In answer to the Magistrate, defendant said he been drinking. As he had in his possession one dollar he was fined this sum or in default seven days' imprisonment. His Worship warned the man that if he came before the Court again on a similar icharze he could expect to be dealt with in the usual course of the law and fined mre heavily.
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