The Municipal Advocate in his report states that, 13858 cases were prosecuted. in Shanghai First [Special Area District Court and the Kiangsu High Court, Second Branch, during the month, as compared with 15436 in May. 10,380 persons failed appear in petty bye-law cases and their bail was confiscated, as com-ared with 12,061 persons in May. Sixteen cases were withdrawn on the ground that there was "insufficient evidence to convict, as compared with 63 in May. The "oral number of major and minor criminal cases prosecuted to completion was 3,262, as compared with 3,812 in May; $056 [persons were convicted and 200 acquitted, as compared with 3,083 con-Victed and 229 acquitted in May. In addition to the above, there were 177 private criminal prosecutions, 825 cases instituted by the Health and Public Works Departments for viol tion of Health and Public Works Regulations, and 553 by the Tramc
regulations.
Department for infringement of trate Criminal Processes.—7,828 criminal processes were forwarded to the 'Shanghai Municipal Police for ser~ vice; 748 criminal processes were dealt with by' the Judicial Police.
Civil Processes.—11,850 civil process ses were dealt with' by the process servers.
$12,000 robbery cass, Dr. Tong Ching-yoh, German-trained physician who was now the sole owner of a. clinic off Gordon Road. Dr. Toni, alleged that before he was arraigned before the Court in connection with the robbery case, Attorney Yen Loo-ching threatened to instruct his client iand several other witnesses to falsely implicate him in the robbery case unless he was immediately paid $4,000. After protracted negotiations, Dr. Tong alleged, $2,000 in notes were paid Attorney Yen by his father.
Attorney Yen, questioned by the Court, denied having any knowledge of the alleged extortion. After lengthy hearing, the Court adjourned till July 18, bail being allowed the sum of $8,000.
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