The Archive · 1940

Russians Sentenced

Shanghai, May 5.

Michael Larsen and another Russian were sentenced to 80 and 30 days' im~ prisonment yesterday by the First Special District Court for insulting a Norwegian, Capiain Sweere Ulvic, on The ship returned to Shanghai the next day carrying dead and wounded pirates aboard. Chen recovered from his wound recently and brought before the Court by the River Police, He was sentenced to three years and six months' imprisonment for pirating and drew five years for attempted murder, but Judge Chang, commuted the sentences to six years! imprisonment, Lance quantities of counterfeit Chinese Government banknotes have been printed and are being distributed in the occupied areas in an attempt to unsettle the Chinese national currency position, says. the "shun Pao," These notes are copied from those issued by the Central Bank of China, the Bank of China, the Bank of Communications and the Farmers Bank of China, the paper states, North-China

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