Russians Pose as High House Fees French Officials: Gaming and Permits Charged with posing as highly placed local French officials for the alleged purpose of obtaining fees for allowing gambling houses to run, three Russians have been rested by the French Concession, Police, Two were arrested in a raid at the Dinty Moore restaurant, during dinner party they were' giving, fand one at the Foreign Y.ALCA, A sensational addition to the Police haul was the chance capture of another Russian, Stanishevsky, at the restaurant, a man with a long. criminal record and at present on the "wanted" list both of the Inter: national Settlement and the French, Concession, The arrested men are:
Romanoff, of 451 Rue Cardinal Mercier, proprietor of the "Black Eyes" dance hall at 918° Avenue formation from the two other men Ted the detectives to room 603. of the Foreign YALC.A. building, where the third man was arrested. He was found to be Levitsky, old acquaintance of the police, who had lived at the YMCA. for fou and a half months under the name of Levit, posing as a Swedish sub-ted Criminal Captured Just as the two Russians were being arrested, constable "Ivanoff recognised one of the other foreigners walking about the restaurant, and arrested the man, He is Tossif Stanishevsky, a man wanted by the Settlement. and Con: cession police in connection with more than one affair, such as the fur burglary in Bubbling Well Road. Stanishevsky has a remarkable re: cord. He was sentenced to death Hor the killing of a policeman in Chinese Councillors to be Chosen in Apri The majority of the 27 gentle men, lected to. serve as one-third of the Chinese Ratepayers Assoela= ion's 81 directors for the year 1933-1934, were re-elected for' the ensuing Sear Asa. result of the scrutiny, "last Wednesday, of the cles cAit by the Settlement Chinese kong Road. fax-payers at the poll at 4 Hong:
Altogether 2,011 votes were cast this year, an increase of over 300 votes when compared with the figure of last year, The- following were among the newly-elected "directors:—Messrs, Wang Shao-lai, Vu Yar Lin, Hu Fong-ziang, 'L. Te "Yuan, Sze' Liang-tsai, Ma 'Chunzah, Kins Ghunzeng, tao Cheh-tse, Hei Yoh-shu, ' Sun" Chin-bingy Liu Zung-ying, Chien Lung-chang, Wang Yen-sung,, "Pan Chi-yen,,' Cheng Ping-hui, and Leo Tse-yush, The election of the 34 other diree~ tors for the Chinese Ratepayers Association by the commercial ganizations and resident guilds will take place early this month. When this is done, the 81 newly-elected fleet the five Chinese Counellors, directors wilt hold a meeting. to
six committee-men, one of the tws Chinese Land Conamissioners, and executive committee -of 27 for the Ratepayers Association, Mem bers of the executive committee avo to be chosen from among the BL directors, but such is not necessary in the case of Chinese Councillors and' committee-men. No date has Yet been fixed forthe election of Chinese Councilors and committee: men, but, according to officials. of it will take place probably on of Chinese Ratepayers. Association, before April 15 "next,
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