The Archive · 1939

Theft of Pigs

French Abattoir Cheated

Liu Pei-lin, the man who hi been in charge of the pig lairage o the abattoir in the French Concession has been sentenced to three months' imprisonment by the Second Special District Court, charged with n appropriation in which he was found to have secretly allowed pigs to be taken out, slaughtered and sold without the knowledge of the abattoir authorities. The sentence, however, has been suspended for two years but Liu has indicated his readiness to file an appeal against the judgment.

The sentencing of Liu concludes a three-month investigation made by the Court and police authorities in the Concession, following the di covery of unclean pork in the Concession markets, Careful invest tions revealed that many pi missing from the abattoir and that the accused had connived butcher in the crime had ken ow private them to get a profi expense of the owners of th animals, who hav action c action has been referred to civil branch of the court "Yes, you can Eat milk! Simply use

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