Five Chinese detained by the 'Settlement Police for an attempt to take away: a cargo of wood oil from ighters in the Whangpoo were [sentenced to one and two years' imprisonment by the First Special District Court on Jan. 27, The formal charges against them were that they were concerned with four Japanese subjects, also in jeustody, by fraudulent "means Jattempting to gain possession of 313, tons of wood of valued at $315,000 to appropriate the same for their own use, "The Chinese and the prison term given to each of them were: Yoong Toung-sing, aged 47, broker, one year: Zang. Kunk-se, aged 40, broker, two years: Tsu Sungezai, aged 97, come redare, one year; Sih Yao-ching, ged 48, broker, one year; and Wong Yoongedaung, aged 48," broker, one ste. Paul Y. Ru, Assistant Municipal' Advocsie, prosecuting told the Court that "the cargo of Wood "cil, had been brought here from up-river by Japanese firms for export, to America, One of the Chinese involved in the ease ape fronchedt a compradore of a, British firm for the use of the derns name to bring the cargo from Pootung to this side of the Whangpoo. They were arrested, however.
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