Shanghai, July 19.
The fast will and testament of the fate Mz, Paul Jerome Todd, former resident of Canton, w: admitted to probate in the United States Court for China yesterday morning by Judge "Ailton J. Helmick, Me. Wiener of Rodger and Wiener appeared for the petitioner, First Special Court Poses as an Official Shanghai, July 10.
posing as a representative of the Shanghai Municipal Council an Jemployce of the Hollywood Gardens in Vu Yuen Road has chosen extort tion as his side job. He is Li Yun, alias Li Wen-kwel, who is now being [detained by the First Spociol District The case still needs careful investigation and therefore the police have not yet framed charges against him.
Li was arrested on July 15 after Me had. been seen walking in Cor naught Road by his victim Hu Ching-{tsai, a thermos bottle manufactur whose plant is Ideated in Lane 636 Ferry Road which is not fat away from the home of the accused. On June 3, Li is alleged to have gone to Hw's factory and raised objections {to the erection of a "cool camp" supported on poles in the courtyard.
Li is alleged to have further asked Huw to produce the licence entitling him to build the camp and wien the latter could not do so he introduced 2 litle item of $35 to have the matter hushed up. Seeing that he wore an official badge (which was later found out to have been bought from a [Chentu Road shop) Hu did not dare to debate with the accused and paid /$24. Tt so happened, however, that Jas soon as Li left 'a real Council inspector arrived. Hu then realized that he was swindled but he, was fortunate enough to meet fon the street on July 35.
Li was taken to the Gordon Road Police Station and the officers at once started investigating Li's house which Li's official visiting cards were found, together with a pass book. [The police want to know whether Jor not all the money Li deposited With the bank has been extorted from his victim or victims. mizar of Girls Arrested Shanghai, July 19.
Charged with cruelty for trative purpose, Chao Wen-yuen, a middle aged Chinese, was brought before the First Special 'District Court yesterday for trial, but judgment was reserved pending' further investigations tu Which the police might be able to ind more victims. Inthe present Jease only one girl aged 15 is involved, being alleged that she is one of more than 20 girls whom Chao asked to come here from the country and obtained most of the income of the fils as factory workers.
"IL was revealed in court that Chac recently lured many girls from the Interior and introduced them to work.
factories, "He is alleged, however, to have "squeezed" practically all the income of the girls, all under the age Jot majority, although he has been [giving them' living quarters and food.
further alleged that the girls have not been well treated, having not enough food to eat and that some-Nimes they were manhandled when they refused to work during ines.
Recently the conditions became so Intolerable that one of the girls famed" Chu Mel-ying broke loose from Chao and went to the No. 13 wharf along the Bund trying to look Yor a boat that could carry her to her native district, Taishing. Chao fg alleged to have chased her to the Bund and while he was trying to force her to return to his home in Tinghai Road, a constable intervened. Jand the ease was referred to the Central police, The police at Arst dealt with the case leniently, releasing Chao after having verbally reprimanded him. On July 17, Chao showed up at the police station again with a woman Who was supposed to be the sister Jor the girl, trying to force the Necing girl to return to his place. The police planned to send the unfortunate gift philanthropic body for proper weare, but when Chao showed up again they seriously investigated the matter and found out that many girls had been similarly victimized. Hence the prosecution.
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