the Shanghai Provisional Court, before Judge Ling, last Fri-aay morning, a successful test case was conducted by Prosecuting Inspr.
Mills. The case was one in which a Chinese was charged with loitering, accused being a well-Known offender, and the offence is alleged to have taken place in Louza district.
Inspr. Mills said that accused was charged under the Police Laws dated November 7, of the 4th year of the Chinese Republic. Ife would draw the Court's attention to accused's criminal-record. Before the Cours was taken back, ho said, men such as accused were expelled from the Settlement by the former Mixed Court for loitering but now no.éx-pulsions took place and they could Ioiter in any public place they wished. Their former records were not taken into consideration, Under the Police Laws, the Court had the power to inflict a fine of $15, or 15 days, 80, for the sake of the peace and good order of the International Settlement, the officer asked that the Court should exercise its power and inflict on accused the punishment called for.
After considering the ease, Judge Ling fined. accused $15, or 15 days.
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