How Chinese women were lured away from their homes to houses of ill-fame in Nantao was told in the First Special District Court yesterday morning, when Soong Kung-yien, aged 10. was sentenced to ten years' imorisonment, and his mistress. Soong Nien-sz, 31-year old, and Li Wo-zang, carpenter, were each given five y gaol term for the offence.
The eighth general election of 24 members of the Japanese Residents' Corporation will be held on March 24, according to the "Shanghai Mainichi" yesterday.
Fourteen of the 34 candidates for membership are associated with cotton spinning companies, eleven are members of the Dochaku Honto, an organization of local merchants; four are employees of various other firm: three are independent candidates not hated with any organization; while two are members of the Chawa Ka a group of local residents.
The story was told by a 21-year old Chinese woman, Wong Kwei-fong. until recently a tea girl at the Sun Company roof garden. She said she met the first accused at the roof Tarden on February 2, when the latter promised her to secure a good job in a factory.
After bidding farewell to her hus-sand and parents, the woman followed the accused to 140 Hung Foh Lee, Sinza Road, from where she was sent lo a house of ill-fame in Arsenal Road, Nantao. Also in the house were six other Chinese women, ranging from 14 to 30 years old, who had likewise been lured to the same place by the same method, according to the complainant.
On February 27, the woman pretended to be sick and the same night, she managed her escape into the French Concession and Settlement. A complaint was soon lodged with the Sinza Police.
A chance meeting between the woman and the accused in North Shanse Roadipn Thursday resulted in the arrest of the latter. After brief questioning, the police raided a room in Great China Hotel in Vu Ya Ching Road, where the mistress of the accused, Soong Nien-sz, the carpenter and another man were arrested. Six Chinese women, who had been taken to Nantao, were also found in the room.
The accused, his mistress and the carpenter were charged in the Court and sentenced, while the other man, offence, released. found to be not involved in the
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