Theatre Promoter Convicted Mr. Koo Tso-hsien, 9 wealthy Chinese and the owner of a chain of theatres and amusement resorts in the Settlement, was sentenced to fifteen years' imprisonment and further deprived of civil rights for ten years by the Second Special District Court on Monday, Oct. 28, on a charge of instigating the murder of Tang Chia-pan, former manager of the Great World Amusement Resort, two convicts who aged that hey, ware promised $10000 for Tangs murder
two pistols with which to. com Enethey Feclved frame the crime. Mr. Koo declared he had been falsely accused by the. convicts feo. once unsuccessfully attempted -tovextort money: {rom him.
lanabilis said to be lessned by an organization known vas "Chizens In Various. Watks of Life. in Shanghal™ ro thrown rom the Wing On Ca Toot. garden lnst_ Saturday' evening. commenting unfavourably onthe {tial of Koo Tye-helen inthe French Goncersion tibunsl. Koo "was. said forgave under his command. thou finds of men in this city and special precautions were. taken to "guard Bim during various hearings in view of rumoured underworld plots klanap' him.
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