Four persons were fined five shill ings oath in four separate traMe cases heard by Mr. C. H. Haines, Registrar, in H, M. Poilee Court on Tuesday, Oct. 1. They were Mr. B. R. Brown, Mr, J. Moodie, Mr. N. D. Lloyd, charged with ranking during Prohibited hours, and Mr, Borgeest, charged with driving a motor car without. a permit, in Avenue Joffre, near Rue Massenet, at 440 p.m. on September 17, Broveur to H. M. Supreme Court by a judgment summons on Thursday. Mr. G. A. Hardcastle was asked to meet a debt of $5,093. Examined by 'Mr. H. A, Reeks,' who represented Tehah' Singh, the plaintiff, the defendant said he had received $7,000, from the Shanghai Municipal Council Uupoh his resignation from the Settlement Fire Brigade in September this year, but had met other obligations with the sum. The hearing was adjourned by Judge P. Grant Jones. enable the defendant to prove his expenditure.
The Supreme Court has been asked to render a ruling regarding. the question of jurisdiction in the private criminal prosecution brought in the Second Special District Court by Mr. E. Cherniega against. Mr, J. Grushko, accused of misappropriating about 500,000 roubles. Both. the complainant and accused" are "Rus sians, who were partners of a store opened in Vladivostok before" the revolution. It is alleged by the complainant that, when he was in Central Russia, the defendant misappropriated hig partner's capital in the store and then came to Shanghai,
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