The Archive · 1936

Greek Fireman to be Expelled

Charged_with using threats, causing Mr. Emm. P. Yannoulatos, in charge of the local Greek Consuiate-General, to go in fear of injury to Mfe and property, a Greek fireman named Athanassios Dmitrious Karras, aged 27, was sentenced to three months' imprisonment by the First Special District Court on October 6. Alter serving his sentence, the Prisoner will be expelled from the country, the Judge ordered.

According "to" the prosecution, Karres went to the local Greek Consulate-General, 120 Jinkee Road, on Monday and made some unreasonable demands for medical treatment. When his demands were refused, the fireman became unruly, threatening Mr. Yannoulatos. The latter reported to the Central Police Station, officers from which took the fireman into custody.

"Charity" Workers Charged 'A request by the defence for bail In the fraud case in which six people wre alleged to have collected large sums of money by fraudulent means, fon behalf of certain hospitals, was disallowed by Judge Fu, in the First Special District Court, on October 7. Mr, ¥, D, Wang, Assistant Municipal Advocate, who prosecuted, said the group should be detained, in view of the strong suspicion against them. It was alleged that they started their activities over three years ago, and the amount collected by them was tremendous.

The suspects, three women and three mon, were arrested by detectives of Pootoo Road Station. One woman Subsequently admitted having collected money under the pretence that it was cing to be used for various charity some of which were non-

In 1933, 1994, and 1935, and year, she" was collecting money on behalf of Dzung Kwel-tal, and a woman named Sung stan,' who were operating a charity hospital under the name of the Ping Min Hospital for Women end Children, For' this work, she received a salary of $20 a month, The six suspects are Yang Ying, Chang Hsueh-ziang, Sun Soo-tseng, Sung Tsul-lan, Dzung Kwel-tai, and Sung Lai-sun Murder Charge Against Three Loh Zen-fah, Wong Sung-dinj and Kaui Lisming, all unemployed, were charged on Oct, 9 with murdering Koh Lee-sung, in Ward Road, near Chemulpo Road, sharily befor midnight on 'Thursday, and were remanded till October '16, 'The prosecution told the Judge that the accused, the deceased, and several other persons still at' large were Involved in a fight, during which the deceased was badly beaten, and, before reaching hospital, he' sue cumbed to his injuries.

Alleged Loan Fraud of $10,000

Charged with defrauding a Chinese business firm known as Zing Teung Foo of $10,000 on January 31 this year, Teang Von-yih, described as a merchant, was arraigned before the First Special District Court, on Oct, 12, and remanded till Oelober 21 According to the prosecution, the cused, with two others not yet custody, obtained a loan of $12,000 from the Tse Zung Native Bank, 5 Chi Yang Lee, Honan Road, with forty cases of woollen underwear fs security. The goods were falsely valued at $18,212 by the accused, the real value "being considerably Jess than that, it was alleged. The accused later paid the native bank only $2,000.

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