'A salesman was brought up in the Shanghai Special District Court of Appeals on September 11 in. connection with an appeal fled by the Shanghai Municipal Police} against a sentence of six months, imposed by Judge Feng in the Lower Court, for making a false report of fan armed highway robbery. Judge Feng made an order that the sentence should be suspended for two years and that accused should furnish] $500 shop security, Mr, 'T. Y. Tsang, A' rdeipal Advocate, appearing for the Dolice, stated that the police appealed Against the sentence because it was 200 light, At 10.30 pin, on July 6, respondent made a false report to the station that he had deen held up and'robbed by two men, one of whom was armed with a pistol. Inquiries were made and it was Ascertainod that respondent had lost the money gambling and that robbery had taken place. Respondent told the police that be had been robbed of $83.70 and a cheque for is, 69.30 and that the crime had take place in an alleyway off North; Kiangse Road.
Respondent's employer said that the sent respondent out to collect two accounts from customers in North Honan Road and he (respondent) returned at night and reported that the money he had collected had been taken from him by highway robbers, Witness did not, know if he had los the money gambling or not.
Respondent admitted the charge and that he had lost the money] gambling, After he had lost it, he went to his guarantor to ask him! to refund the money for him but the latter was at home and that was why he made the false report to the police. He was "a proper man" now.
Judgment was reserved,
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