The Archive · 1938

Street Fighting

Shanghai, Apr, 10.

Arrested on a charge of assault, Lee, Te-fel, aged 21, and Chung Zianksung, aged 23, were sentenced by the First Special District Court yesterday fon entirely different. charges. They were convicted on seven counts of larceny and have to spend the next three months in prison.

'Another Chinese, "Tsou Chiaechi who was not at all concerned with the assault, case, wag sentenced to four months' imprisonment on charges receiving The first two accused were in Yenping Road, near Connaught Road, at 1020 ain. on March 24, when they were alleyed to have used 4 dagger and a bamboo stick in their fat lack on a Chinese, Inquiries the police revealed that the two had stolen typewriters, coats and other things from several houses inthe western district between December ast year and March this year. The two visiled one foreign house, 175/15 Kinochow Road, twice during that period.

While acquitted on charges of sault, they wore convicted larceny charges. Through their me formation, the third accused was ested and sent to prison with them Cou forfeit Cases Shanghai, Apr. 10, Found in possession of 70 counter~ felt 20 cents notes of Central Banke of China, Woo Kycu-loong, aged 61, Ted "detectives of "West "Hongkew Station to 204 Kansuh Road, where four additional arrests were made and a quantity of false notes, together with five printing plates and six tins of printing ink, were seized.

The first accused was arrested of 1043 Haining Road, where he was alleged to have attempted to put into circulation a counterfeit 20 conti note on! Friday. Brought to the station, the man gave the informiae tion that he had obtained the notes from 204 Kansuh Road.

'Woo Ab-zai and Leo Yuen-zse, woman, who were among the four arrested in' Kansuh Road, were charged with manufacturing counter-felt notes. All the five persona were remanded by Judge Kyang to April 14 for further investigation.

Brought before the same' court were "seven coolies charged with counterfeiting the trade marke of the Shanghai Dyeing & Printing Works. The men were arrested ina house in Peking Road at 1030 am. on Friday. Found in the house were 400 rolls of black cloth and the false chop. The men were also remanded to April 14.

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