Charged for importing arms into China from a foreign country for an illegal purposes, Mau Tah-tsang, clerk, and Kyung' Kong-sam, shop assistant, appeared before the Mixed Court on Wednesday and were remanded.
Det.-Inspr. Conduit, outlining the case, Said that accused were charged ith importing three automatic pistols from France, well knowing that they would be unlawfully used and against the provisions of the Chinese Criminal Code. At 11.80 a.m. on Tuesday, the postmaster of the Lungmen "Road post office brought the firs; prisoner to the police station. Me had received three parcels from France and the first prisoner had called for them. Before he handed than over he noticed something rattling ins and so he made accused open one of them. Inside he found a pistol and some ammunition. In the other two parcels were found similar weapons, The first accused, said Inspr. Conduit, said that he had been sent by the second prisoner to get the parcels, The two of them lived in the sonic place. The first man came to Shanghai from France in May, last year. On the second prisoner was found a latter addressed to a man who was dead, The parcels ined thick books, in the centre each being a cavity for containing a pistol and ammunition, The police objected to bail.
Mr. Preston and Mr, Sung appeared for one Faung Kou-foo connexion with the case and said that their client denied all knowledge of the matter. He was not named in the charge sheet but he was in court, having come from the city, He was one of the richest merchants in the city and had put up security with the district authorities to appear in court.
The case was remanded for a week.
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