Shanghai, May 3.
Hsia Yung-chou, a bank employee, drew 18 months' yesterday in the First Special District Court for defrauding his employer of 18,000 yen by a clever ruse, 'The accused told the manager of the Yee Kong. Native Bank at 263 Kiangse Road a make-believe story that, some Japan. ese wanted to buy 18,000 yen in military notes. He was' accordingly asked to send the money to the Japanese but since the business was imaginary he went to his home in Lotien, outside Woosung, directly carrying the money. When he failed to show up the manager informed the police who arrested him, he greater part of the stolen money has been recovered, Second Special Court, Ownership of Building Materials Shanghai, May 3 Building materials brought to the place where construction of a house {sin progress belong to the owner of the house and not to the building contractor if the owner has paid for them according to stipulations in the contract. This is the essence of part judgment passed by the Second Special District Court on April, 12 when such a ease, which will inter= est properly owners, architects and contractors was concluded. was revealed in court that a Russian property owner named 1, A. Lifehitz, represented by his lawyer 'M, Paul Premet, contracted last year with a Chinese building contractor for building a house at a price of $32,000 to be pald by instalments according to the progress of the work. A dispute later developed when the contractor ceased to work.
The property owner wanted to claim the ownership of all materials delivered on the building site for the Purpose of use In the building as well a3 building plants but the contract did not include any such alipulation in his favour. Judge Lee, however, gave a judgment In. his favour onthe ground that he has fulfilled his payment. obligations accordance with the contract, Alleged Instigation of Murder Shanghai, ray 3.
A mounting mass of evidence has been produced by the police in the First Special District Court against Koo Tsu-hsien, well-known Chinese Uheatre manager and a, Ikader of Kompo people in Shanghai who is standing trial for instigating the murder of Wu Chiclen, 2 Chinese lawyer, who was shot dead in his house in Yates Rond on March 4.
Although Koo kept on denying his part in the crime three men who fare alleged to have participated in the murder have implicated him as the master mind behind the business. It is alleged that Koo was dissatisfied with the lawyer because the latter did not do well in defending him (Koo) when he stood trial some years ago in the Second Special istrict Court in connection with another murder. was originally a criminal action brought by the Chinese building contractor but the Russian was acquitted on the charge of misappropriation although given a suspended sentence of fine for detaining two men guarding the building materials on behalf of the contractor.
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