Decisions have been given by: the National Supreme Court in Nanking jin the second appeal filed in com Ineetion with the San Francis chinese Consular Opium Smuggling Scandal.
The accused persons, Ki former Chinese Vice Francisco, his wife, and Sen Toon, [Chancellor to the Consulate, were Jcharged in connection with an tempt on the pert of Mrs. Keo to fsmugglo a huge quanti: y of opium unto the United States in trunks [belonging ¢0 Mrs. Kao, to which [ere attached labels, issued by the Chinece Consulate, The Kao Yings pleaded Consular mmunity from search but the tranks were foreed open and the opium was seized by the American Customs. In spite of their pleas for trial in the United States, accused were extradited to China a year ago.
After considerable delay, the ac-Jcused were brought before the Nanking District Court for trial, Kao Ying being sentenced to seven yeats imprisonment in addition to a fine Jof $6,600: Mrs. Kao being senteniced to four years' and fined $5,000: land Sun Toon being sequitted.
Appeals were filed in the Kiangsu Higher Provincial Cou: in Soochow by the Keo Yings against their Jsentences and by the District Pro-cursor against the acquittal of Sun Toon, but, on appeal, Kao Ying was Jsentenced to five years and fined $5,000 for smuggling opium into the [United States and, further, three years and $3,000 for assisting in into the tence passed on Mrs. Kao was upfield, excepting that the fine was flowered to $4,000, and the acquitted Sun Toon received five years and fine of $5,000.
Second appeals were then lodged with the Supreme Court in Nanking, the decisions of which were announ-
Jced on Monday. The Supreme Court} Jupheld the sentence passed on Mrs. Kao and ordered Kao Ying and Sun Toon to be sent back to the Kiangsa Higher Provincial Court for re-trial
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