'Shanghai, Apr. 26, Sentences ranging from " eight months to nine years and six months' imprisonment were passed on ten Chinese by the First Special District! Court yesterday on charges of armed Fobberies.
The men were arrested during a series of raids on April 6 when a total of 23 men were rounded wp and four pistols and 26. rounds of ammunition were seized. The remaining thirteen persons were acquitted.
'Sun Mau-dau, said to be the leader of the gang, was sentenced to nine Years and six months' imprisonment, three others to nine years' prison term, and the remaining six received sentences ranging from eight months to sixteen months.
Apr. 27, Chiang Vee-chuen and 'Tseu Pah hwa, two. armed robbers arrested by Chengtu, Road Police after a shooting affray th Avenue Edward VIL on March 24, were sentenced to twelve years' imprisonment each by the First Special District Court yesterday. The shooting occurred after a hold-up at House 1240 in the same street.
Apr, 30.
Imprisonment terms ranging. from seven and a half years to nine years were passed on a gang of six robbers bby the First Special District Court yesterday morning. Kwel Kyung. lau, arrested with the gang, was 'The men sentenced yesterday are: Wong Kung-pian, aged 28, receiving ight years' prison term; Dan Ping, aged 22, nine years; Tsang Oong-sung, aged 26; and 'Ting Foh-ling, aged 39, each seven and a half years; Wong! 'Ab-pan, aged 44, nine' years, "and 'Wong 'Yoong-fah, aged "40, eleven' years.
The ging was rounded up in a series of raids conducted by the Settlement Police between 4.50 p.m. on March 30 and 6 a.m. on March 31. 'A Mauser pistol and thirteen rounds of ammunition were seized. The men were responsible for many armed crimes,
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