Shanghai, Jan. 7, For the frst time, the First Special District Court carried out some stlgulations of the "Regulations Govern-Ing the Punishment for Hoarding and 'Speculation During the Extraordinary Period" In passing a heavy sentence on a rice merchant yesterday. Chang Chuen-lung, a representative of the Wan Sheng Ta Rice Hong at 62 Mow YUL, Shanhatkwan Road was sen~ tenced {0 10 months' Imprisonment for selling an inferior kind of Saigon tige at a price quoted 70 cents higher picul than the officially Axed level. 'The merchant who bought his rice was sentenced to 15 days' imprisonment, Much Importance is attached to the ease in view of the fact that instead fof using police regulations and the Criminal Code, the prosecution mentioned several' articles of the foregoing regulations enforced by the [Chinese government at Chungking t0 prove the guilt of the accused mei chant. Article 32 of the "Regulations Governing the Management of Agri cultural, Mining, Industrial and Commercial Enterprises during the Extra ordinary Period" was also quoted by. {the prosecution for the first time, The only ordinary Criminal Law applied in this case is bribery for which Chang was also charged, When he was being led away by the Louza police last week from the rice market he tried to bribe some detectives by paying $800 for freedom, Chang has of yet been punished for bribery.
In ihe "extraordinary, period" rogulations generally considered by the Chinese as emergency regulations en~ forced by. the Chinese government during the hostilities, there are no {stipulations "punishing the buyer in the case but the prosecution pressed a charge against the buyer Tang Min-deli according to poles regula:
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