Three farmers were arraigned be-tore Judge Chow in the Shanghai Special District Court on October 3 to answer an application of the Chekiang Provincial Police authorities for their extradition on charges of banditry during the months of January to September, 1930, aul P. ¥. Ru, Assistant 1 Advocate, said that the police did not object to accused be-ug handed over because they were not bona fide residents of the Settlement, The Chal 1g authorities had Police Station for assistance in arresting accused on charges of being concerned in kidnapping, armed robbery and murder in Chekiang. Assitance wi given and accused were arrested. The: latest robbery took place on September 27 when @ number of shots were fired, The first accused denied all knowledge of the charges and said hho did not know the detectives: he had never seen them befor The second said said a friend had ied $0 he had come to Shanghai to make arrangements for the funeral, The third accused mentioned th had come to see his grandmother.
He denied being leader of the gang.
Judge Chow ordered x fortnight's Yemand and told the detectives of the Chekiang police to get a proper despatch warrant and evidence to prove that accused had taken part in the crimes of which they were charged.
A year's imprisonment was meted out by Judge Chow to an unemployed Chinese who was charged with snatching a handbag belonging to Mrs. Grant, of the Hongkong Shanghai Banking Corporation, on The Bund, near Foochow Road, on October 2 The evidence wi that complainant had left the bank with the handbag in her hands when accused came up from behind and snatched it. Complainant enright hold of accused and recovered the bag. A policeman was called used was taken to the Accused admitted the offence and was sentenced as stated.
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