The Archive · 1939

Child Traffickers Sentenced

Shanghai, July 25,

of them a woman, were each sent: Three twaflekers in children, one enced to six years' imprisonment yesterday by the First Special. Dis-twier Court. Police findings reveal that they have been kidnapping siols from, Shanghai and transporting them to Tsingtao where—through their agents the victims were usttally sold to houses of ill-fame. The sentenced persons are Li Hwany-Jen, Lin Alvyi and Mrs, Ma Wang-s2e.

In bringing the traMickers to book, the Settlement police rescued four Shanghai girls aged below 10 years. They" are Shin Li, seven-year old Gaughter of Mrs, Sun of 437 Fukie Road, Fu Ying, six-year old daughter of Mr. 'Tan Chang-lin, Ah Mov, a six-year old daughter' of Wu Ab wang kidnapped near Tie in Road, und Koo Yueh-ying, eight-year old daughter of Koo Ah-wer The sentenced to a well organized vealed in court. They had an organ Tsingtao where their tims were eared for before neyot tions for their sale to brothels. had been successfully concluded,

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