The Archive · 1925

An Assorted Lot

A Chinese shop assistant, of 480 jand 481 Fokien Road, was charged with stealing electricity from the Shanghgi Municipal Two soldiers were sentenced to a month's. imprisonment. each Messrs. Bucknell and Loh for being in possession of arms whilst in the Settlement. Two others received 'a week each for being in possession of opium and stolen clothing. They will be handed over later to Chang Chung-chang to be Patriated.—, Thirty-eight others, found in uniform in the Settlement, some with loot, were ordered by to handed over to Marshal Change at 'A Russian named Koulchisky of 12 Yuhang Road was fined $5 by Messrs. Jacobs and Kuan for assulting a garage shroff who' tried to collect certain chits. The assault was alleged to have taken place on the 9th instant in Nanking Road, Accused said that the chits did not belong to him: they belonged to a partner, for whom the firm was not responsible. He only pushed the Jcomplainant from his office 'An application was made before Messrs. Jacobs and Kuan for' the return of certain property belonging to Messrs. Maneel, Keys & Ca., Mr. Douglas Fleming and Miss Pantoff, valued at nearly $3,000, alleged to have been stolen by a Russian named Alexander, Garin, This man apparently had broken gaol and made his way to Hankow. He was again apprehended and whilst being brought to" Shanghai again escaped by jumping over the side of the steamer which w bringing him back here. He, has since been at large, The Court granted the application,

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