__A case said to be the first of its kind, in which a Cantonese, Tseu Dzoong-yi, a shopkeeper, of 5 North Szechuen Road, was charged with selling cocaine and heroin was heard by Mr. C. E. Whitamore (British Assessor) and Magistrate Li in the Mixed Court, on Monday. The charge was that accused sold cocaine and heroin, contrary to Articles I and LI of a presidential man-dots dated April 11, 1914, Det.-Sgt. Tinkler said that P.-C. Gavin visited the place in plain clothes, being taken there by a coolie, and bought four cubee of cocaine at $1 each. It was believed that the. drugs were being sold to sailors and other addicts.
In fining the accused $100, the Court made an order that all stocks of cocaine and heroin found on the premises should be surrendered to the police.
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