A case which has required the attention of the Shanghai Municipal Council, the Public Safety Bureau, the Health Department of Greater Shanghai, several police stations, Jand many parties involved for near= ly two months came to. an. end on Maveh 17. This was the "bean sauce" case which began on December 8 when on that day the owner of Jo sauce shop sent his assistant to Upon his arrival he was arrested for having no revenue stamps on the invoices. Legal assistants produced a guarantor and the shopmas-Paid these assistants $120 for and other sundries. On December 80 they pressed him for more money which he refused. On the next day Ist Class Constable No. 2 of the Public Safety Bureau appeared at the man's shop and demanded the shop assistant. He had gone that morning to Soochow. A quarrel ensued between the shipmaster, the guarantor, the "legal" assistant, and the constable, when the shipmaster refused to pay them $50 and accompany them to the Chinese City.
A friend persuaded them all to go to Harbin Road Station where the constable was questioned as to his presence in the Settlement. He fated that he had come to "see" where the shop assistant was, He also reported the details of the quard. The Pablic Safety Bureau produced a despatch, 24 days later, to the President of the Shanghai Provisional Court stating that® the shop assistant had been'arrested because he was found to be in posses sion of poisonous sauce and invoices without revenue stamps. The Health Department of the Municipality of Greater Shanghai had analysed the sauce and stated that the sauce contained neurin and arsenic, in-juncus to the health, Both shipmaster and assistant were arrested by the Settlement: Police and. brought before the Shanghai Provisional Court. They made their appearance on January 27, Accused stated that they were not aware that the sauce was poisonous and the Court opposed the extradition of the two men, A. remand was ordered for- additional proof that the accused had actually old poisoned sauce and the defendants were let out on bail.
4 the oda copy of the analysis, it, Bryan, the Police Advocate, wish to call the attention of the Court to the cartifieate issued
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