The Magistrate—But supposing you had got that Tls. 500, dees that justify you in getting property from other people and pawning it? That is the worst feature of the ease, and Iam afraid Iam against you on all points. You are right in Saying that credit is easily obtaiied, but there are limits. The Child Labour and the Lack of Supervision or Inspection by Any Authority 'The very unsatisfactory condi tions under which men, women and children work in factories in the Settlement' formed the subject of strong comment on the part of Mr. Martin, British Assessor, in the Mixed Court on Saturday. The matter arose out of a case in which factory foreman Was tried for beating a nine-year-old girl. The story behind the ease is not without interest.
'The accused was sentenced to hree months' imprisonment by the Court on June 12 for the offence, afler convincing evidence had been produced by Superintendent Vaughan, Subsequently a meeting of the Shanghai Silk and Cocoon Guild was Accepted Summons in the King's Name "Not Quite Realizing His Position"
Shanghai, with it mixed nationalities is often the scene of curious international complications. In Police Court on Thureday an American citizen stood before a British Magistrate to answer a summons brought against him by Jo Spaniard—this in Shanghai, an Tiiternational "Settlement in the Republic of China.
There was a mistake, of course, though this time "your reporter, was not to blame, TR. L. Moore, the American defendant, " was summoned by Mr. G. Alvarez for assaulting him by beating him with his fists and kicking him in the Parisien Hotel at $45 am. on Monday last. The summons was table was some sliced Indian opium. Through a door the police saw a woman who was in the act of hide ing a key, This key was found to open a safe which contained opium ross and some poppy leaves. -Another key was found which opened 'a door in the partition of the room, Jhind which was another safe, and this when forced was found to contain Indian and Persian opium. Documents were found. giving minute details of sales of opium and other narcotics on a large scale, At the top of the stairs was a partition behind which pills wer made, In every room opium was found.
There was no further evidence and Supt, Vaughan said that the police would not be doing their duty to the community if they allowed such a case to pass by without ing the Court to inflict ax heavy a sentence as possible on each of the Inst ease should have been a warning to you that extravagance not to be encouraged. I regret that there is. no ground for leniency in this ease, and although T intensely dislike sending people to prison, I have no alternative but sentence you to three months? imprisonment.
The Magistrate added that, the Court having no. jurisdiction "over! Chinore, he could make no order a to the return of the property.
Accused—It the pawn tickets are left" in. court, Twill) make an endeavour to redeem the' articles find return them to their original owners.
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