The Archive · 1936

First Special Court

Five Kidnappers Sentenced

Five persons received gaol terms of thirteen years and fifteen years in the ea "Special Datset Court tat wednesday on charges of fe napping a Me. Cheng: We'enith, sub-manager Jet the Tun "Yuan Bank, Benin Road, on January 8 withthe Intent eeadtee fron for rontam, 'The frst throd, Lee Viketse, Zune Yauenyion. and. an. Chingshung, all natives of northern Kiang, who ware Sentenced to thirteen years! Impritone ment, wil! appear before. Juan Lit tala next' Monday" when an. ap-Plleation for their extradition will be Imade by' a. representative of the Bureau of Public Safety. "They are believed to be concerned in several criminal eases in Nantao, Wong Zau-hing and. Tsang Er received fifteen years imprisonment.

The five persons were arrested by detectives of the Bubbling Well Road Police Station on January 19. One automatic pistol one magazine end nine rounds of ammunition were felized. The pistol and ammunition were confiscated by the court.

"The kidnapping" happened "outside Lane 473, Avenue Road, at about 11-20 min, on january 18, when Mr. Cheng vas busted into his own car by five kidnappers. The chauffeur purposely headed the car into a rai-tess tram, Their plans. having thus Been frustrated, the gang escaped.

Fifty Days for Latvian Widow Olga Ouralskaja, a 45-year old Latvian widow, was sent to gaol for 50 days in the First Special District Court on Thursday, charged with

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