Shanghai, Jan. 17, Sentences ranging from seven years' imprisonment to suspended sentences were meted out yesterday by the First Special District Court to robbers involved in various crimes committed in the Settlement during the past few weeks. Yang Kwel-sen drew seven years in connection with the hold-up staged in Hupeh Road on December 25 Inst year, when a rice shop assistant was robbed of bundle containing rent receipts Which, two robbers including the senleniced man, thought to be cash. The other man is still at large. Several shote were fired by the Mee: ing robber but they did not seriously hurt the victim.
The ringleader of the robbery com-mitied on the night of December 21 fu Sawgin Road where an Indian named 'T, H, Lorence was relieved of Jewellery and cash amounting to $6819 was sentenced to five years' imprisonment while his accomplice @rew eight months. "Two. women were sentenced to eight months! Imprisonment each, but the sentences Were suspended. The women were charged with hiding stolen property.
Two other men were sentenced to seven and ye yenrs imprisonment for their part in another robbery committed in the Yuen Sing Cignratte shop at $20 Tientsin Road last month. They escaped with $200 but. several days later they were arrested by the Louza police, who found a pistol and five refinds of ammunition in their possession, Jan, 19.
Prison terms ranging from' eight months to life imprisonment were passed yesterday by the First Special District Court on six robbers, who are involved in three crimes includ. Jing the murder of a Chinese constable numbered 2504 and the robbery In which a resident In Ferry Road was robbed of nearly $40,000 in cash and other valuables.
The leader of the gang, Vu Yishing, was sentenced to life imprison ment for killing the constable on October 22 of last year at the comer of Jessfield and Brenan Roads, Li Ah-keng drew eight years and Wang shiheming, seven years and two months, Two other men drew two years and six months each while Tsar [Ho-tu''was eontenced to. solve for eight months in foil. The gang was also responsible for shooting several constables in the western district sometime ago but fortunately they hurt none of them,
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