Shih-tze, notorious armed robbers formerly operating in the western district who fired at a police van and tried to wrench a service pistol from a Settlement police constable, were sentenced to 17 years' and 20 years' imprisonment respectively yesterday by the First Special District Court.
'They were charged with committing an armed robbery' in the residence of Nyi Keng-sen at 1211 Jessfield Road on December 2 of last year. They escaped with $300. On January 2 of this year at 10 p.m. they fired ata police van near Tunsin Road and when they were later arrested it was found out that one of them had fired with a pistol previously stolen from a constable. Because they opened fire they were also charged with attempt ted murder.
Hsu was first arrested while trying to obtain treatment of bullet wounds which he sustained when officers in the police van returned fire. He registered with a clinic in Markham Road and the police were informed Of his presence. He was easily arrested and through his confession Chen was arrested.
For robbery, each of the men drew 16 years in jail On account of the fact that Chen had repeatedly used his gun in criminal activities he was sentenced to two more years' imprisonment but the judge finally sentenced him to only 17 years' imprisonment Hsu was sentenced to 12 years' imprisonment for attempted murder besides the 16 years' prison term for robbery but the judge decided to imprison-him for 20 years only. It was the bullets fired by him that hit the police van. sities China Committee, who are making him a special grant for a year to carry on his researches here the British Museum.
Dr. Yen, a student of St. John' University at Shanghai from 1923-27, followed in the footsteps. of China's great geologist, the late Dr. v. K. Ting, in studying palaeontology and historical geology. Subsequently he "was attracted to zoology and for several years has specialized in conchology and Chinese malluses and gasteropods. From 1931-33 Dr. Yen followed these studies in the National Peiping University, but since graduating at St. John's he has also held instructorships and fellowships at Changsha, Hangchow and Tientsin.
He was for a time Honorary Keeper of Conchology at the museum of the Royal
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