The Archive · 1937

First Special Court

Russians Goaled for Looting

Ivan and Feder Gooseff, Russian brothers, were sent to gaol for, res pectively, 12 and six months by the First Special District Court on Oct. 9, the frst prisoner being found guilty of the charge of stealing cameras, binoculars, silverware, ete, froma foreign house at 27 Kungping Road, fatter' the occupants' evacuation, and the second prisoner being convicted of a charge of transporting properly which his brother had stolen, The same court ordered yesterday the "detention of Huang ipoh-mau, alias Zah_ Kyung-tse, unemployed, who was suspected of having insti: ated several loafers already #eh-leneed to throw acid into the face of Me. F, Knox, a British employee of the Shanghai Gas Ca, in' Dixwell Road at the and of 1030 because grudge against Mr. Knox, Tuan will appear again in court on Octo ber 16, Decision Posted In a further letter, Dr. Foss stated he would apologize, should he be wrong, but asked the committee to meet in order to receive Its expl nations. On April 27, the committee decided to suspend plaintif's'membership, for six months, commencing April 27. This decision was posted the club in large letters.

For the plaintiff, M. Premet argued that inthe present case, nothing could allow the club committee state that plaintiff had been guilty of disorderly conduct. Furthermore, by giving 10 its decision a "noisy. publicity", not specified in the rules, the comaiities "had acted wrongly, "No one", declared Mf, Premet, "can reproach member for his criticisms concerning the quality of a beet-

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