Shanghai, Dee. 29.
Shao Pao-ching and Abbot Mino Feng, who are supposed to be faith~ ful followers of Buddha in charge jof small temples, were brought before the First "Special District Court yesterday charged with attempted extortion in which a woman disciple of Buddha was the intended Yietim, In view of the complicated nature of the case in which a title deed was allegedly forged. the police asked the court to postpone the hearing to January 5. which request was Aranted.
The intended victim Mrs. Hsu Sheng-fah, who often goes to Chinese temples to pray, became acquainted with the Mrst accused Shao some years ago when he was in charge of a temple in Chapel.
was revealed in court that since then Shao succeeded in obtaining money from the woman who was once defrauded of $200 in exchange for an imitation ancient Buddhist prayer book. Shao was also alleged fo have written an extortion letter to her knowing that she was rich.
Recently, when the woman refused to give money for nothing Shao allegedly connived with the. second accused, who is the priest in charge of a Markham Road temple and. gangster named Yeo, who is at large. in trying to extort money from her. She was waylaid near Avenue Road where Yeo allegedly produced a title deed explaining that it was she who caused him to be debt in a land deal since she promised to marry him only after had bought land to build a house.
The accused were alleged to have thought that by" defamation the woman would be forced to stir render ash in order to have the secret of marriage proposal hushed up as she fs mot supposed to marry being a devoted life-time follower of Buddha, There was a quarrel: in the street and the attention of the police was soon attracted resulting in the ac~ cused being arrested. A third Chinese, however, managed to slip away.
Bus Driver Charged with Negligence Shanghai, Dee. 30.
Pa Vu-ting, a driver of the China General Omnibus Company, was charged with negligence causing, death yesterday in the First Spectal District Court in connection with a fatal accident which happened short~ before. 3 pin. on Dec. 28 when 2 woman and' six-year old son were rushed to death under the wheels of a double-decker which Pa was. Sriving. To enable the police to make further investigations, the judge postponed the hearing to January 6.
According to the prosecution, the accident occurred on Vu Yuen Road ear the Jessfield Park where the victims were walking. The driver was driving his vehicle from east to west when he struck the woman and her son. The car allegedly swerved to the right side of the street where the victims were walking. The woman, Yeh Fong-sze, was caught under the rear wheels while the boy, Yeh Kung-ling, was hit by the rear side of the bus. Both were rushed to the Red Cross Hospital but the woman died soon after admission while her son met the same fate few hours later. An inquest was held over their bodies.
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