The Municipal Adv his report that a total number of 7,721 cases Were prosecuted in the Shanghai jai Area District Court and jangsu High Court Second Branch, during the month of March as compared' with G47 cases February. Out of the total number of casey prosecuted dur March, 6,092 ministrative and 1,629 inal cases, Out of the {otal number of adminislwalives cases brought to trial, 3278 persons failed to appear and their bail was confiscated and 18 were wi drawn, as compared with 2470 cases in which bail was confiscated and 15 cases. withdrawn in February. 2,706 administrative cases were prosecuted to completion, out of which suber 4 persons were convicted and two quitted, 103 criminal eases were withdrawn and 1,526 were prosecuted to completion, oat of which number sons were convicted and 118
The total number of trative and criminal eases pro= Secured to completion was 432%, as compared with 3,780 ca Feb:
4.202 persons were convicted sons were acquitted, 3.052 persons Two More Detained Ships Reach Yangtszepoo Shanghai, Apr. 12.
Two more of the nine steamers fying Portuguese flags which were detained by the Jo outside Woostnge on sup they were not properly licensed were allowed fo sail' to. Yanglszepoo yesterday under escort of Japanese war vessels, thus bringing up. the total number of the detained boats allowed to return to Shanghai to three according to reliable Chinese One of the detained boats sailed to Yangtszepoo during the week-end and all its passen, ers were allowed to go ashore, but it could not ascertained yesterday whether of not the passengers aboard the other (we steamers arriving) at Yanutszepoo were allowed to land, It would appear that the Japanese authorities Would Tike to make thorough vestigations before the passenger: are allowed to be free, There were about 1,000 passen detained "aboard the steamers outside Woo: they were said to have. been ad= equately supplied with food, Chinese evening reports yesterday expressed the hope that they would soon allowed to enjoy freedom, The Portuguese Consular ties in Shanghal_ were reported to have made formal representations yesterday, which they. could not uring the ys. Twa understood that the Portuguese atte thorities would first try to secure freedom for the passengers,
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