Holding that the prisoner was arrested in Shanghai and therefore was subject to the jurisdiction of focal' tribunal, the Shanghai ist Special District Court on July 19 commenced the hearing of the case against Huang Nan-hsiang, 28, wanted by the Hongkong authorities in connection with the smarder in the colony of Mr. Feng Teh-chien, (George Fung) a wealthy Cantonese, on March 24 last, According to information given by the police, the sensational murder in Hongkong was the result of a love tangle, which attracted wide attention. owing to the high social position of the murdered man and {the popularity of his companion on the night of shooting, Miss Lee /Ming-hui, a movie star.
On March 24, Mr, Feng and the actress were walking ona street fon the island when an unidentified hnian appeared and. shot Mr. Fenz ind then made good his escape. Several days after the shooting, the Hongkong police arrested Mr. Cheng. Kuo-you, another wealthy young man high in. Chinese social cizeles in the colony who was known to have been interested in the moving picture actress.
Acting upon information furnish-led by Mr. Cheng to the Hongkong Police and subsequently transmitted the Shanghai Public Safety Bureau and Settlement police, de-tactives "of the Central Station arrested Wuang Nan-hsiang and his Wife at their home in Nantao several Weeks ago. Huang is alleged to be the man hired to fire the shot which killed Mr. Feng.
'After the arrest of the two Chinese, the Hongkong. police w loficially applied to the local court for the prisoners" extradition for trial, but'the local court held' that it "had jurisdiction over the case because the prisoners were arrested here. Accordingly, the court i structed the Municipal Police gether evidence against the prisonrz 0 that proper charge oF charges might be specified against them.
July 19, Huang was brought before Judge Chien in the Shanghai Special' District Court, barged with murder of My. Feng Te-chien, but his wife had been re- he leased for lack of evidence.
Mr. Paul Y, Ru, Assistant Municipal "Advocate, prosecuting, asked for a remand, saying that the documentary evidence in the case the Hongkong and that it was impos-to proceed with the ease until had been brought to Shang-
Fortune-Teller in Court a sequel to the murder of the pretty 18-year old Miss Wen Ying, Tocally "famous fortune-teller, her, home of Thibet Road on July "19, Zeng 'Met-hsien, 42, an" equally famous Chiness fortuneteller, was" brought before, Judge 'Feng in the Shanghai 'Special District Court on July. 20 and. ordered tobe held by" the police fon a charge of being concerned in Owing' to the popularity of de-eased, the murder attracted wide attention in local Chinese. commun:
which attributed the motive of the crime to personal vengeance, being alleged that the man now eld'by police and deeassed bad once lived together, but thet reeentdeceased's mother, who. was. also seriously injured by her daughter fesailant, forced decessed to leave "Mr. Paul Y, Ru, Assistant Mur cipal Advocate, stated that deceased's mother, who was lying in a hospital in a. Critical condition, had implicated the prisoner as the instiga for of the murder. Counsel asked the Judge' to remand. prisoner in custody to enable the police to con duct further inquiries and appre-fend the murderer.
'Questioned by the Court, Zeng stated that deceased was, formerly Sold by her mother toa house' of il-fame snd that he later paid her mother a sum of money under th condition that deceased" should live his house to learn fortune-telling. Recently, deceased and her, mathe rented a house in Ping Lo Lee Alleyway, "oft Thibet "Road. The denied being concerned in murder and said. deceased's mother had falsely implicated him lowing to the fact that deceased Secame an. opium-addict: during. her with him.
ease Was adjourned, A'Chinese believed to' be the perpetrator of the murder, was a= Tested by the Municipal Police on Friday with the "assistance of the Chanel Babe Satty Boren.
Fought before Ju nin Special District" Court on duly 23, the prisoner gave his name as Van Oon-song and stated he was! until 'Tecently. an employee of the! Shanghai-Nanking "Raifway. In Janswer to question prisoner mitted that on the day in question the and another' not in. custody committed the crime after "which, feseaped through the front' door while the other man ran nway by the back door, 1 "¥. Ru, prosecuting, remand so that the ae: gaged mig ne ried with Zeng Mel fiom. "Phe request was granted.
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