somewhat curious judgment: was handed down in the Shanghai Provisional Court of Apps Monday afternoon, by Judges Zinr
whom sat Mr, Burdett, the' Seni Coresiding), Loo, and Chin, wil Consuls Deputy, in connection with an appeal lodged by the Commi sioner of Police against the judgment of the Court of First Instance whereby two Chinese wore sentenced to imprisonment for life for being concerned together, and with others, in the murder $f Russian Constable N, A. Klukin and Constables Li Kavng-ti and Yang Fu-tang and in the attempted murder of Constables Wong Sung-kung and Li Fong-zeo, at 8.90 p.m, on May 26
The Court having heard Mr.
T,_ Maitland's (the Proseouting Soticitor) arguments last. week, Monday's judgment was rendered without any statements. being made by counsel, Tt. was ordered that the Judgment. of the Court of First Instance, in-far as the sentences passed upon the prisoners were concerned, should bbe set aside. For each of the three murders, both prisoners were sentenced to death and, for each of the two attempted murders, were sentenced each to imprison-mont in the first degree for a period of 10 years. 'The Court ordered that the death' sentences should be executed.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.