Judgment was the Shanghai Special District Court on October 13 by Judge Feng in conneetion with tae raid conducted by the Municipal Police several Road when gambling was found in progress.
For conducting the gunibling. operations A. Vatolin, secretary of the Russian Invalids Club, V. Dmitrieff, assistant secretary, ivin, V. Zimin, B. Sokolof and D. Satralivsky wote sentenced to four months' imprisonment each, the Judge ordering thay the sentences should be suspended for two years. Twenty-seven men and women of Russian nationality, charged with frequenting a place' of public gambling, were fined $30 each, with the alternative of prison terms of 15 days each.
Mr, R. T. Bryan and Mr. T. S. Lea, Municipal Advocates, appeared for the prosecution and Mr. F. J. Schuh! defended, Mr, Lea asked the Court to issue a severe warning to defendants against gambling in future and Judge Feng told the accused that, if they repeated the offence, they. would be brought up again and. charged with recidive,
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