'The sale by a Chinese of his wife to Favtritska, a Russian fireman Jemployed by' the Shanghai Power (Company, was mentioned during the trial, in the First Special District Court "on July 11, of Kuh Kuei-tsang, 22-year old worker, who was charged with fraud, and his Parents, accused of aiding and abet~ ing thie som in the alleged offence cording. to the police, the Dri soners all resided ina house off HYangiszepoo Head. On account of poverty, it was stated, the tst ac-Jeused entered into a contract with [Faviriteka on June 11, whereby he agreed 10 sell his wife to the Rus pharmacy. which recartly put on _Blsatits were owners of Joel tale in Shanghai a kind of ant cholera medicine known in Chinese See Taoahih, ly was alleged fiat on account of the. foong business done by. plaints" store the defendant, who also owned ore for the manufacture of anti cholera: misfare, inserted am adver-Stement in. local Chinese news: papers, charging the plainist with eae mark infeingenten! and say Ing that the product of plameite fore was of Inferior "quality and, ul to their health.
taken by the patients, was harm Legal proceedings against the de-Jfendant wore then instituted by the plaintive. who, told the Court terday that the product of store had been registered with the [government and a certificate in this respect had been issued by the local Chinese health authorities. Plaint-its declared that the defendant's fact had done much damage to their business, hence the claim.
Defendant's declaration that he iwas of British nationality was des Jeribed ae untrue. by the. plaintiff attorney-at-law who stated that d lad been registered wi the Trade Mark Bureau in the name Jof Sze Teh-tse, a native of Kuang-fang provinces' that the store owned by the defendant was known as the fae Hua Pharmacy without any sign-board that it was a foreiga firm; "and that inquiries at the British Consulate revealed that defendant had never been registered irish subject there, and asked if he could persons fo purchase the. fo Rates. Witnens reported to. police with the result that the -adeused He told the Judge that it was Li he had nothing to do with the case, According. to the second perused
who had. suggested. the, formation an organisation for the: purpose of counterfeiting notes," Reeased aid he refused fo take part, where: Spon, Li, according to the accused, Suggested "defrauding "a" wealthy Chinese from Soochow and declared that he bad'an American. passport fand that when ho hind succeeder His. swindle, he would' leave for America, Li also Introduced him 0 ite third accused and took 2 hotel where they met a: Chinese who Tater tured out to be a detec:
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