Eight additional charges including allegations of lifting and receiving stolen goods were filed against a gang of 12 Russians who fare said to be responsible for the robbery when the question of Jurisdiction over them came before Judge Wong and Mr, Herbert, the Senior Consul's Deputy, on appli tion at the Provisional' Court on October 22.
'The accused, of whom two are women, did not appear but their interests' were defended by Dr. Wilhelm whilst Mr. R. Winter, sistant police advocate, appeared on behalf of the S.M.C.
After the matter had been threshed out, Judge Wong ruled that the accused would be tried in the Provisional Court instead of the French Mixed Court as appeared lo because the manager of Messrs. J. Ullmann & Ca, is a French citizen.
Trial was set for October 28 bit fs understood that in the meantime 'a vigorous attempt will be made to have the suspects appear before the French Mixed Court, Of the 12 arrested, four are cused directly with having taken part in the Ullmann robbery. They fre: Holman Gelman, Vladimir Bogdanoff, Boris Stepanoff and] Koucheshova. Others ith being members of the same gang are, Sergei Adamsky, Albert Schegloff, Anisim—Zibin, Abraham Reizman, and Anna Heizman. They are being confined in the Amoy Road gaol pending their appearance in court,
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