Li Kuo-ying, known to the under~ world as the "queen of opium dealers Was sentenced to one year's imprison ment yesterday by the First Special District Court together with her woman accomplice, Wu Ma-sz, who drew also one year. The "opium queen's" civil rights were also deprived of for 8 period of one year. Two other members of the same drug gang, a man and a woman, were och sentenced to serve only xix months Jail charged with aiding and abet ting in the crime.
The four accused were arrested last week by officers of the narcotics section of the Shanghai Municipal Police in their house at 7-28 Yunnan Road where 16 ounces of opium were seized. When they were first brought afore the court they all pleaded not quilly despite the seizure. 1t is alleged that "Li's husband is also an_ opium Gealer' of wide experience. She has been operating many opin -deating establishments in two felon "areas here, Assassination Suspect Charged Shanghai, Feb, 29, An assassin suspect named "Hsiao Yungelin, "who was arrested on Feb. 27 following the assassination n Kiukiang Road of Liu Chung ying, late manager of the Ta Ya Broadcasting station and an executive member of the Shanghai First Special District Citizens Federation, was brought before the First Special District Court, yesterday on a writ Of detention. "Hearing was postponed 'A pistol and 39 rounds of aurin tion seized from the accused time of his arrest were exhibit court but it was revealed by. the cipal Advocate that none of the eDatlets in the gun had been 'The prisoner admitted having been. hired by his "superiors" whose names he refused 4o reveal but denied th id red a shot. 'The victim was shot in the throat' and' chest and died later in hospital after the brutal ataek tu the morning. the motive behind the crime is still obscure but it is suawested by the Chinese. press that the crime might have a political background as the Jate broadcasting station might have given some information offensive to some quarters, The murderer, who actually red the shots which ' Tater killed the victim, escaped.
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