Shanghai, Sept. 8.
A Chinese*woman who has busi~ ess connections with an opium hong in the western district was sentenced to two years and six months' imprisonment yesterday by the First Special District Court charged with dealing in opium, The [judge showed leniency because the woman, Pan Tsao-sze, is a widow her husband having been killed during, the hostilities, 'She was arrested on September 6 in @ hotel in Hupeh Road where the police found 85 ounces of the drug. She told the police that she' could not but deal in' the contraband because she must eke out a living singe her husband had been killed and many relatives depended on for food. She was planning to send the drug to Chang-shu for sale when she was caught, She bought the drug from the Shing Chang' opium Koo Vu-sen and his common law wife were arrested In a house in Lane 364 Foochow Road also Wednesday by officers attached to the Anti-narcotic Department, In their possession more than 80 ounces of opium were found but both of them denied in court yesterday that they were engaged in opium buslness, 'The man admitted that he Jan opium smoker but that the opium found in his home had: been placed there by a friend, He did not know that It was opium, Their explanations did not satisfy the judge who sentenced them to six and eight months' imprisonment, Thefts from Cars Ccar-owners here Sinny "hereatir pay more attention to their. vehicles because it was revealed in the First Special District "Court." yesterday. ities car' dismantlers have bee rather "native these days When. imported tyres and other. parts "of a car are highly priced, 'Two alleged far-parts thieves were' brought before the court on a writ of detention and' they will be. tried next week pending further investigations.
One of the men was caught early yesterday morning while trying (0 fake away some. parts of" a cir parked in Bubbling Well "Road, Tt revealed that ft belonged to a foreigner, already" taken a two. Books. but. an. alert constable caught him, "The ollier man. wat feeught while trying to. dismante a car parked near Quinsan Road, He Wore gloves and was caught red= handed:
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