The Archive · 1937

ATTEMPTED MURDER AND FRAUD; MEN GAOLED

Shanghai, Sept. 4 Evgeny S. Nikitenko, 'a Russian formerly employed a2 2 watchman by the P. & 0. Bankidi Corporation, 28 The Bund, was sent to" gaol for three fand halt years by the First Special District Court yesterday, being con-viered of the charge of attempting to murder Semen Strigin, another Russian watchman of the bank, on] July 31 last by shooting at him with pistol three times. Nikitenko was dismissed "by the bank on the morning of July 31 and he thought that Strigin "was responsible for his Another Russian was sentenced to] four months' imprisonment yesterday, charged with being concerned. with Carlos H. Chaves, subject to the Jurisdiction of British Court, In defrauding two local foreigners of proerty, including three radio sets and one electric refrigerator, in July and August. Ho was Valeniine Drel aged 3i, who was arrested by Det-Sub-Inspr. Bebenin.

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