Shanghai, Nov. 17.
Charged with larceny, Ching Lien sen, a 30-year old Can loafer old offender, wax sentenced to 60 days' Sinprisoament yesterday First Special District Court 5 of the to regular subscribers were stolen from "letter boxes by the scoused. IChing readily confessed to the crime land the judge soon gave the judgment jater being told by the police that [Ching was once sentenced some four years ago on a similar charge.
Police evidence revealed that on the morning of Nov. 15, after 9 o'clock, the accused was seen standing. near Making Imitation Cigarettes the Palace Hotel with two copies of Shanghai, Nov. 17. this paper and one copy" of another It was reveated in the First Special English newspaper in his hands. He District Court yesterday "that a was evidently trying to sell them but spurious cigarette manufacturing gang fan alert delivery coolie in victimizing the Yee Tsong Tobacco Jor the "North-China Daily: Company had been selling. Imitation cigarettes at less than half price of journal the genuine product and that members ered 10 Jof the gang were trying to do exten-regular subscribers were his hands, sive business when caught. After The mater wax eventually" referred Jquestioning at length the nine accused, the Central Police after the the judge announced that he would had been caught. [pass judgment on November 20.
The Municipal Advocate, Mr. Chien, None of the nine accused appeared to told the court clearly that every copy be the ringleader behind the business. fof this journal to be sent to regular least that was what they told the subscribers bore a black star on the jeourt. Most of them said that they right upper corner of the front page were salesmen having connections fand that there could be no mistake with people who had direct con-that any such copy found in the licetions with the manufacturer. They hands of street vendors must have dmited "passing on the imitation been stolen. He said that the police Cigarettes bearing the "Ruby Queen'
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