Three Chinese connected with the Ching Foong Cotton Mill, off Route Pere Dugo, accused in the Second Special District Court of being concerned "in extensive larceny of electricity from the Water and Elec~ tricity Company of the French Concession, were released on Friday on '$8,000 cash security each, but were ordered to appear again before the Court on September 11 for further hearing. It is expected that the Court will give its judgment at the conclusion of next hearing.
According to the prosecution, the complainant company suffered financial loss amounting to approximately $60,000 during the past three years as a result of the accused's allegedly unlawful acts. One of the three accused was an ex-mechanic of the complainant company.
Inquest on Russian Found Shot The Second Special District Court Procurator on Friday morning conducted an inquest at the French Concession Mortuary over the body of a Russian named L. Levakoft and Feturned a verdict that the death was due to bullet wounds, self inflicted. The deceased died in the Russian Orthodox Hospital on Thursday. morning.
"According to evidence presented before the Procurator, Levakoft was fon board the B, & S. s. Tungchow on Wednesday when the ship was about 109 miles from Shanghai. At 8 pin, two other Russians on the ship heard five shots from Levakoffs room. They hurried to his room and found Levakoff was lying on the floor, his head bleeding. They called in the master of the ship who sent a radio message to the Shanghai-Customs authorities and a doctor was sent to the Tungchow t> render whatever ald he could Levakoff, When the doctor boarded the vessel, Levakoff was found unconscious.
He was sent to the Russian Orthodox Hospital immediately after the Tungehow's arrival in Shanghai and he died at 1185 am. on Thursday.
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