The Archive · 1938

Result of Drinking Bout

Shanghai, Sept. 8.

Sentenée of six months' imprisonment or the alternative of paying a fine at the rate of three dollars. 2 day on. a charge of intimidation brought by Mr. Paul I. Tsang, Municipal Advocate, at the Firs! Special District Court yesterday, was assed on Shen She-chang, 22.

Shen was stated to have fired" shot during a-drinking bout at\ restaurant on Chekiang Road, when the party of which he was a member had consumed much liquor. After firing the shot the party broke up jy haste but Shen was cat ight by poi who had rushed to the scene, Bus Company Payroll Robbery Shanghai, Sept.

Nine Chinese suspected of ha taker part in the oleeap gat Roads on August 22 when a. payrof car of the Chine General 'Omnitet Go, was stopped and $17,450 stolen were arraigned at the First Specs{ District Court yesterday and. were remanded for "one Week When'? Special hearing of the ease will take lace in the afternoon, Nineteen suspects were _arreseg after the robbery, ten were released owing' to insufficient evidence. Two women who are alleged to have carried guns for ihe men were included in the accused list, of accused, Tt was stated in court that a fur. ther sum of $1,000 had been re. covered, thus bringing the tota retrieved to date to $2604, Mr D. Wong, Municipal" Advocate

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