Shanghai, May 27.
Convicted on charges of having broken into offices and shops Shanghai's business centres, nine Chinese yesterday were given sen-fences ranging from five years to a fine of $100 or serving jail at the rate of $2 a day.
Said to be responsible for theft of properties valued at over $10,000, Li Foh-song. the leader of the gang, was given five years' imprisonment term by the First Special District Court. Six others wore sentenced on charges of having disposed of the stolen properties.
Sung Foh-ching, aged 18, together with another boy, were ordered to be sent to the reformatory for six months, after which the first boy will heve to serve four months' jail term. They were said to have been utilized by the gang to break into offices and Separtment stores to carry out vari ous thefts.
The men were arrested by the Settlement Police in the latler part of March end a part of the stolen property was recovered and returned to the owners, Messrs, Hall & Holtz, Whiteaway, Laidlaw & Ca., Dombey & Sons, Sun Sun Ca, Cathay Jewellery Store and Laou Kou Ho silk company were among the stores victimized by the gong.
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