Shanghai, Nov. 5.
Mr, Richard Wolff, 6 German Jewish refugee, assisted the police in bringing a. Chinese who sold him a number "of cartons of spurious cigarettes purporting to be of a we Jaown make, to justice, i was rejed in the' First. Special District Court yesterday, Mr, Wolff had bought a number of cartons of the price and, believing that ing cheaply, he ordered eleven more cartons, only to find that the clgaret-{es were of a very Inferior quality. He oportod the matter to. Wayside police station. A trap was then laid for the Chinese responsible for the sale of these fake cigarettes in. that hho was requested to deliver another eleven cartons to Mr. Wolf's home. 'There he was arrested and question-Ing. revealed that at houses 60 and Lane 590 Haining Road, fake wrappings, cigarettes and other' paraphernatia could be found.
'The accused, It was learned, picked up cigarette butts from the' streets fand made new cigarettes from them. Further information elicited the fact that a whole gang of Chinese have been engaged in this trade for about 9 year.
'The three men who appeared in court yesterday, were remanded custody for one' week, being charged with infringement of trademarks, 'Tue decree nisi granted to Mrs. Désirés Montague Smith, with full custody of the child, 'Michael Tan, and costs, by Mr. Justise Hodson, of the' Probate, Divorce and Admiralty Division of the High Court of Justice, London, on JApril 20, 1999, has now been made absolute.
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