fore Judge Ling in the Provision Three, Chinese were Drought be: Court on Monday morning charged with sending a threatening letter to Lee Zau-ngan, of 2007 Boone Road, and demanding $10,000 from Evidence was given to the effect that complainant was adviser to the China Merchants' $.N.Co. and the first accused was his cook, The letter was received at 3 pom, on July 23 and complainant immediate ly reported the matter to the poli The letter stated that the mon should be placed in a basket in front of an alleyway opposite the Far Eastern Hotel in Thibet Road.
Ao detective -was sent to Chinese the scene and a package was made up to look like a parcel of money. This was put in the basket as} ordered and shortly afterwards the second and third accused went up. and took it out. They were arrested immediately by the detective and gave information which led to the! favrest of the first accused.
Judge Ling said that, while the offence was a very serious one, no money had actually been obtained by accused und, therefore, he had to deal with them leniently. The first accused would go to prison for 11 months, because he complainant's cook and must be held responsible for the affair, and the other two would be sentenced to 10 months each,
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