Deprecate the "Cat" But Want Punishment of Death for Arms Smugglers!
The Chinese press continues to devote ample spice to discussion of ways and means of wiping out the armed robber. The" Sinwanpao" considers that of all the suggestions made, that of the" Echo de Chine" advocating the death penalty for farmed robbery and trafficking in arms is the most sound.
A good deal of space ix tak: with the matter of forming Eh patrols, consisting of merchants of who would act in the capacity of Special Constables, One. report states that a request has been ad-Commissioner of Police asking permission for 100 Chinese to patrol North Sxechue Road and South Chekiang Road, Tt ix noted that in cusec which have hitherto come before the Japanese Consular Court, the nasty hax been only 29 days' imprisonment, owing to the offence being treated as a civil one, Now, says the Chinese press, it has. been' deviled by the Japanese that these cases: are to come under the primi which ease an offender will be liable to pay a fine of $1000 oe' to. prison for two Lau, charged atthe "Mixed Court with being in unlawful possession of two Mauser pistol holsters and 90 rounds of ammunition, has -been sent to prison for 12 months.
On Monday afternoon a party of foreign'dind Japanese police oticers raided a Japanese drug. store in [Baikal Road and, in their search over the premises, discovered 20 automatic pistols and 2,000 rounds of ammunition. The proprietor of the store; and. his assistant, have been placed under arrest.
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