For the second time since her arrival here from Hankow in custody of U.S. Marshal Edward L. Faupel. Mrs. Margaret Florence Evers, 48- year old American woman, was brought before Judge Milton J. ick in the U.S. Court for China yesterday on a charge of transporting narcotics. The charge, presented by District Attorney Leighton Shields, was brought u Sectio 4 of the Harrison Narcotic Act "The. defendant having said Hearing that she was not able employ a counsel, the cou ointed Mr. J. B. Davies, of t The chairman, Dr. Herman Liu, introduced the guests. who were Mr.
G. Howe, British Charge d'Affaires, Etienne Swiss Charge d'Affaires, Mr. Chen and Dean Tritt. M. Lardy replied briefly on be-of thè guests, Mr. Chen, after pointing out that the cost of feeding and housing the ces came to nearly a million s a month, said that one major n to be faced was that of giving the refugees something to do. A plan which had been approved of education of a large gees. w firm of Messrs. Allman Kops, to defend her gued that the s client was cable to this case defendant was not acc ug narcotics to the cused of transport Judge Helmick Davies' demurrer, so offence in the U.S.A. was an off here. No witnesses were called. hearing was adjourned till week. the last hearing, the defendant pleaded not guilty. She had main tained that she was a victim of a nple one refugee particularly interested, being run by their honorary secreta
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Chu. In this camp, 800 children and 800 men were being given a rudimentary but effective form of education, In m, 600 women were: former student named Cheng who recording to the defendant, asked her io take two bags n she left Peiping for Anyang July 5, on the ground that his compartment was crowded. After arrival at Anyang, the two bags were found to contain narcotic drugs. being taught such handicrafts as knitting, under the direction of Mrs.
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