Perhaps the most interesting ease in the Provisional Court last. Friday was that in which two coolies were charged with forging and uttering tickets purporting to. be those of the Champions "A" Sweep. They old the tickets to a couple of Chinese who were rather surprised that only $10 was charged for each ticket. When they scrutinized the tickets closely they found that they were obvious forgeries! So inferior were the forgeries that the word "Club" was spelt "'Deb," and Instead of "Bonus" there appeared "Borus." here were other spelling mistakes, too. In fact the tickets were 8 obviously forgeries that anyone with a knowledge of English could have detected them, Only the first accused was convicted, and he was Sentenced to six months' imprison ment. The numbers of the forged lokets seized on the convicted man were:—21598, 24599, 24601, 24605, 24607, 24613, 24620, 24021, 24022.
Last Thursday night Det-Inspr. Quayle arrested a police watchman the Yangtszepoo district, and found him to be in possession of four automatic pistols, five spare magazines, and 199 rounds of am munition." "The watchman' waa Brought before the Court and wa remanded in custody for two weeks. There may be developments in the case. The watchman stated that obtained the suns ete. from a Chinese, whose address he gave, but when the arrest. of the latter was attempted the Chinese was not there." It appears that there fs some question of @ further charge of cooperating with a gang, being brought against the accus Six armed robbers, who admitted that they had taken part in several farmed robberies in the Settlement fand in the French Concession were convicted last Friday. Two were given 15 years' imprisonment, three Were given 14 years, andthe six was handed to the French police. They were all arrested in a lodging house in Foochow Road on March 12, and arms and ammunition found on thole persons, An unemployed coolie put forward an unofficial case for the snatch-thief. He was'charged with having snatched an ear-ring from Chinese woman. He stated in his defence that he was out of work, and he was very hungry. The earring was of comparatively little value, but it represented to him the means of gaining something to eat. He admitted the offence, but he expressed the opinion that it was grossly unfair that he should be convicted, because when in Shanghai would flaunt their wealth, and who could blame an out-of-work coolie for snatching that which was Aaunted in his eyes when he was starving? He was sentenced to a year's imprisonment. 'Another coolie was brought up on a similar charge. He made no defence. The earrings he snatched were worth $500. He was sentenced to four months' imprisonment, Two youths, likewise charged, were sent to the reformatory for @ year, Gunther, a German, was sentenced by the Court some time ago, to pay a fine of $250 for illegally
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