The charge of instigating the murder of the late Mr. Tang. Chia-pan, former general manager of the Great World amusement resort, on the evening of June 18, 1933, was speclfled by the French Police against Koo Tso-hsien, a Chinese owning @ chain of theatres and amusement resorts in the city, in the Second Special District Court, on Friday. speeltying the charge of instigate ing' the murder, the French Police Tawyer told the' Court that this was based upon a statement made by Chao Kuan-foo, "now serving a [sentence of life' imprisonment one charge of being concerned inthe late Mr. 'Tang's murder. 'Miss 'Tang Yoh-mel, younger sister of the elect sed, had also fled a complaint with the' French Police, alleging that the accused was the master mind of the gang responsible for her brother's Chao Kuan-foo stated that, by appointment, he met the accused in the Ya Chow Hotel, Avenue Edward 'Vi, on the evening' of June 18, 1983, The accused handed himself and his companion two pistols and told them to murder the manager of the Great World amusement Fesort, He promised them $10,000 after Mr, Tang had been kitted, The strictest precautions were taken by both the French Police and the judicial police to preserve order. plain-clothes. officers being pasted both inside and outside the court Dulldings. Only those having special passes were admitted into the court oom, The road in front of the court [was cleared of all persons during the {rial in view of wild rumours of underworld plots, At 6 pam, the hearing was inter~ rupted fora few minutes by an uproar, Detectives, pistols in hand stationed around to preserve order, rushed in and conducted a search of All spectators In the court-room, whit the Judge retired until order was restored.
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