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Never has such a crowd been seen outside the Harbin Courts as was seen yesterday morning when the Rows spread that sentence on the Kaspe murderers would. be pro-owned. There was much pushing and jostling in the early morning $0. as to secure a good place in the queue and some time before the opening hour, the courtroom was packed, Among those who were present were the two sisters of Kommissarenko, one of whom is married to Bezruchko; Marlinoff's wife and Kirichenko's wife and daughter. The relatives of accused were visibly perturbed, it having been rumoured that the' Court had taken avery severe view of the case.
The six accused arrived at 930 am, in a prison van. They were manacled in pairs both at the wrists and at the ankles. Following their arrival defending counsel took their seats.
The Court stated that all were guilty and condemned Martinoff, Shandar, Kirichenko and Zaitse to death and Komialssarenko and Bezruchko to penal servitude on the basis of the law against banditry.
Terrible scenes ensued, one of Kommissarenko's sisters failing to the floor in hysterics while the other sobbed loudly. Kirichenko's* wife wailed loudly, holding "her small daughter to her breast, was very apparent that the sentences were totally unexpected Tenghsien, Sung, June 17.
Famine relief money has been well spent in North Kiangsu on roads suitable for motors and buses. In some cases they have built a second road for wheel-barrows and carts, these being heavy and making deep ruts in the roads. One road made round mountain cost as much as $6,000 per. mile. This money, of course, was all paid to famine sufferers, The engineers: are well trained young Chinese; and the foreigner in charge of the funds speaks quite highly of their ability.
'A toad seraper brought out from America was quite a curiosity, and but for the presence of an American familiar with its details would doubt-ess have been of little use. An of-lal was so pleased with it in action hho hopes to have some manufactured 'The floods of last summer have' practically all subsided, but tragic to Felate quite a large area which could be planted in wheat because the water developed cut worms, and the corn and millet sown were all cut down. The farmers replanted with the same result and now many farmers are replanting for the third time, They say that in ordinary years there ig a black worm that destroys the Jcut worm. These were drowned by the waler.
The use of the radio si xanga is ally antonising, There wrerery many. inthe country and In'wome sations of Sula the wires ao mamercus aa to interfere with the crows fying.
The officials on the Lunghai Rail-/way are now so westernized that no coolie on the train or even walking depot platform is allowed appear minus his coat. This rule Strictly enforced.
Sedan chairs, so commonly used' ten years ago, have been displaced rickshaws. Launches on the canal make travel much easier to and) from Yunhu, the depot for Sutsien.
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