The Archive · 1939

Drug Charge

Shanghai, Mar. 5.

(On charges of selling and smoking heroin a) woman and yo men each were given 12 years' imprisonment at the First Special District Court yesterday.

They were Taung Sung-sz, aged 28, and two men, Loh Zung-yoong and Zung Kai-kung, all three having been seized during roids at 620 North Szechuen Road and $01 Hain ing Road on March 1.

At the same court three former workmen of the Mei Fong Silk Filature on Haichow Road were charged by Mr. 7. ¥. Chang with assault and with ' causing grievous Tt was stated that they had attacked a man with axes and iron bars during a ght with labourers the nature' on" March 2. The victim, it was stated, had received blows on the head and eyes and there Was @ possibility that he would lose his: sight.

Also facing similar charges were three others, one of whom was stated to have attacked his paramour with a knife. The woman, as Fesult of the attack, had lost the Sight of her left eye.

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