British Firm's Cargo Seized Death sentence was passed Judge "Hyui, la "the "Shanghat Special District Court_ yesterday.
Rlimapping same nespumaible for the fon four Chines, members of 8 abduction, on October 2 last, of a Another case involving the illegal] seizure of alleged Japanese cargo connection with the anti japanese movement was hear in the Shanghai Special District Court yesterday morning. The man in the present case was, however, not a picket of the so-called AntivJapanese and National Salvation Asso.
He was, according' to him: self, an inspector of the picketting group of the Shanghai" Chinese Coal Merchants' Guild which forme Det-Sub-inspr. when the latter led a group of off-gers of the Central Police Station in an attempt to liberate the victim from the hands of the kidnappers.
'Two other members of the kang were given life terms, three were sentenced to 15 years' imprisomaent each, while another three received al ment of 12 years: other members of the ig, including 2 woman, were of acquitted by the Court which held that there was insufficient against them.
'The arrest' of the prisoners: was the result of a series of rapid raids conducted by the police on Chinese houses in different parts of the Settlement and outlying' districts, was during the last' raid that Det-Sub-Inspr. MacFarlane met sistance of the kidnappers and, in encounter which ensued, was shot!
id seriously wounded, which necessitated his detention in hospital for several weeks. about 20 ar-
of these, only 14 were charged, the sets ere, made in the ease, but others being released for lack of evidence. h occupied many sessions of the Gourt staring diaconoren rozard: ing the organisation of the Were made. The prisoners were charged under "the rigid Antic Kidnapping Law, ich provides for long terms o risenment for Persons taking part in kidnapping.
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