Francisco "Consular ase, in which Kao Ying, former Chinese Consul in that port Kao and Sun Toon, former eller to the Consulate, were ged with attempting to smuggle for rer High Court in Soochow on March 25, when the Court, after he the evidence, reserved ict Court, by which they, were originally tried and the Nan-King District Procurator, Mr. Wang 'Tseng-nan (who is now' Chief Pro curator of the Second Branch of the Ki ch Court in Shanghai), against the acquittal of 'The Kaos were unsuccessful appeal and the acquittal of fas quashed, Kao being sen-imprisonment 1 $6,000; Mrs, Kao, four'
imprisonment and' fined, $4,000; and Sun, five years' int~ prisonment and fined $5,000.
Prisoners then appealed, to the; Supreme Court in' Nanking and Ars. Kao's appeal was dismissed, but the Soochow High Court was, ordered to ye-try the case so far at Kao and Sun were concerned, 4
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