Shanghai, Apr. 22.
'A. quantity of. opium, already] fevought into the Settlement from a steamer, was seized by detectives of the Special Crime Branch, Police Headquarters, in a raid on' No. 6, Lane 138, Kiangse Road, occupied by 2 customs brokerage firm.
Arrested in the raid conducted on April20, four Chinese were senenced 6 two years' Imprisonment Jeach on charges of transporting opium, while a fifth was fined §100 for an equivalent of Atty days' detention for keeping the drus The sentences were in the ¥irst Special District Court yesterday.
According to the prosecution, the plum, about 100 ounces, wea taken the place by a tallyman of the 1%, Shuntien. The four Chinese were ent to the house to remove it, when they were arrested by the police. The Attn Chinese was a clerk of the Inquest Held on Man Shanghai, Apr. 20.
A verdict of death by suicide wi ven yesterday by Procurator Soong in the ease of Tung Ahesing, who cut his throat with a knife shortly before midnight of April 17 after an alleged attempt to murder a young woman, Wong Mauss, at 363 Wele haiwei 'Road, 'The attack, in which the woman was seriously'stabbed in the face, neck and arms, was ascribed to unrequited Tave. Wong Mauer ying In' St. Elizabeth's Hospital in 3 ritieal condition, The attempted murder and suicide orcuirred at the hot-water shop con-dueted by the woman at the Weihalwei Road address, The screams of the woman attracted the attention of Dr. A. von Miorini, physician, and another foreigner, who were passing a motor-cit. They stopped atid Went into the howse, where Dr, von Miorini administered first-aid, "He
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