Court on September 24, before JJudge Ying Shih, the Star Motion Picture Ca., brought action agains Chang Wei-chung, the famous move star and illusionist, who recently appeared at the Embassy Theatre, for breach of contract.
Defendant, according to Mr. Teang Ming'gee, counsel for plaintiffs, was engaged by plaintiffs on March 1 to take the part of strong man in a picture which was being prepared by plaintiffs and the salary agreed upon was $2,000. Of this sum, plaintiffs paid defendant $1,000 and the agreement was that the balance should be paid when the contract was fulfilled. Plaintiffs, however later paid him the remaining $1,000 because defendant said he was poor and wanted money, but [ihe letter failed to carry out his part of the contract and he fulfilled Theatre where he gave a number of public performances, On September
to give more performances but ap= parently his apparatus was seized by his creditors and he was unable to leave Shanghai. Plaintiffs now sued for damages and for the return of the money handed to defendant, as svell as $300 which had been lent to him.
As defendant did not appear, ment.
Judge Ying ordered an adjourned
Judgment for the plaintiffs was given by Judge Ying Shih in the Special District Court on September 27 for the return of $2,800, Youth Who Robbed His Relatives Charged with the theft of $335 worth of jewellery. belonging his father, his uncle, his aunt and his grandmother, Wang Mau-shih, the 7-year old' son of a former official of the National Governmeat, was brought before Judge Loo in the Shanghai Special District Court on September 24 and ordered to be remanded in custody, Court Inspr. W. Hy Pike, pros securing, said' that accused" was, ttiven his tuition feo to enter St. John's University but apparently he id not pay this in nor did he roll. On the night of the 22nd instant, certain jewellery was found missing from "the complainant's house at 1764 Bubbling Well Road. This was Kept in a drawer on the ground floor. Accused was. ssu pected and the police were notified, Detectives were sent to St. John's University in search of accused but it was discovered that no student answering to his name had enrolled there. They Inter went to the Chung Hwa Book Ca., 543 Honan Rond, where accused was found and arrested, "He led the officers to the Dai Lai Hotel, 270 Yuyuen Road, where he said he had been living for some days. Inquiries were made and it was learned that had mortgaged part of the jewellery to pay' his board and lodging.
Acetned was questioned and ie! confessed that he had stolen the Jewellery and that he had spent the money handed to him to pay his tuition, As stated, a remand was ordered, Chinese Merchant Sentenced In the Shanghai Special District Court on September 25 before Judge Hyuiy Tsai of 4a Peking sentenced to two months' ime prisonment for escaping from the Getention house attached to the Court in the early hours of Septem ber 4. The sentence was suspended for two years. Mr. Wei Wehn-han appeared for the defenet gaoler named Cheng Chiang-chen was sentenced to one months? hard Jatour for negligence in allows ing Tsai to escape.
Tsai was ordered to be detained on September 3 for failing to settle a claim for the value of approxi" mately 400 dozen knives brought against him by a Chinese customer, In the early hours of September 4, removed the bars from the wine dows of his cell and returned to his home. He surrendered himself to, the authorities the following afternoon.
At a preliminary heating of the charge against him, Procurator Hea Mei demanded exemplary punish ment. Tsai then pleaded that he had escaped to make arrangements to comply with the Court's require ents regarding the claim against Chauffeurs Who Sold Pistols A chauffeur and an unemployed member of the same profession wer Shanghai Special District Court before Judge Ng September 26 with being in pose session of two automatic pistols and rounds of ammunition.
Mr. ¥. D. Wong, Assistant Mun. cipal Advocate, prcsecating, said that accused were charged under article 1 of the Kegolations for the restriction of gems, ete, used for ary purposes." "Acting on formation received, detectives. from West Hongkew Station made an appointment for a man to negotiate with them regarding the sale of firearms. Detectives waited. and soon after the uppointed time.
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