Five Russians, alleged to have stolen a large quantity ' of copper tramway cable belonging to the Shanghai Tramway Company in the Wayside area, appeared in the First Special District Court yesterday following their arrest by Detecti Sub-Inspector F. Gigarson of Shanghai Municipal Police.
The five men were: Boris N. Bataloff (36), Ivan A. Ivanof (39), Pavel Savchuk (29), Abraham Kanter (21), Vladimir Vasilieff alias Shuvan (32). The last-named " accused was handed over to the French Municipal Police as he is suspected of having represented himself as a member of that force and of having illegally searched a house in Rue Tenant de la Tour.
The men appeared before Judge Wong, who granted a request for a writ of detention brought by Mr. T. Y. Chańg, Municipal Advocate, It was stated that the cable was stolen in the East Yuhang Road area early on Thursday morning, 300 yards of the wire being recovered at 227 Tongshan Road, where the men were arrested. In addition ladders with which, it was stated, the accused removed the cable were also seized by the police.
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