A. complainant in a pickpocket case became a defendant yesterday when he was charged in the First Special District Court with unlawful detention.
The man, Lee Zu"wei, aged 43, was inspecting some goods on a wharf along Soochow Creek, last Friday afternoon, when he caught red-handed one Ching Ah-nyi attempting to steal his wallet, according to the prosecution, Instead of sending the pickpocket to police, the complainant detained him in a boat, bound hand and foot with strong rope.
The pickpocket was left in the boat for two days when an aged Chinese woman had pity on him and set him free. Before he could go ashore, he met the complainant coming down to the boat. The pickpocket yelled for help and a Chinese policeman took the two men to police station, Before the First Special District Court yesterday, Ching Ah-nyi con fessed to be a pickpocket. Lee Zuwei, charged with unlawful detention, said it was his friend who detained the culprit, The case was adjourned for a week, N. China Regime No To Employ Japanese Advisers Appointed but No Permanent Officials Peiping, Apr. 11 High officials of the "Provisional Government" today confirmed the appointment of two Japanese as advisers on administrative and legislative problems.
A Japanese Army officer, they said, will also be asked to serve the new regime as adviser on the maintenance of peace.
Officials chosen are Mr. Michio Yuzawa, former Vice-Minister of Home Affairs, and Mr. Shigeo Ohtate, former President of the Board of General Affairs of the Man-created which could not be handled by the customary method of municipal administration, Here we were called upon to meet an emergency the likeness of which could not be found elsewhere in the world. A multitude of problems was to, and much of their har pended upon swift action Council could not all day conference, it had, in the into efficiency and quick action, to lo greater discretionary powers to Secretary. Mr, Phillips had lived up to the trust thus reposed in him, and in his dealing with the various emergency problems, he had shown a keen appreciation of the requirements of the situation, a courage in doing what was right and an ability to carry it through. He had a faith in the future of Shanghai and manifested it in the calm and unassuming manner in which he worked to help the city to restore order out of chaos.
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