SHANGHAI GERMAN
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Sentence of Five Years' Imprisonment.
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Five years each was the sen before Mr E. D. O Wolfe, with tance imposed on the German manslaughter. It will be re-wription list is as follows: armed robbers, Carl Lindow, membered that the incident
General Robert Franck and Carl Vallage, occurred on September 11. The Members of the Kow by the Mixed Court at Shanghai defendant, it was alleged, owed Do the 17th inst, before Mr. B. the deceased 18 cents, and P. Tenney, American Assessor, when approschad for and Magistrate Li Hainrichment knocked him Bischoff, obsrged with nasociat. A ing with armed robbers and who HaoGregor Street, the result Per B. X. Club assisted in disposing of the stolen being that the deceased died a. C. E. Gale opium, got one year. Others of few minutes after being admitted the gang are yet to be tried to hospital. Inspector Sim pro Dr. G. Hanley
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case of the two Sms brothers, inter Dr. Y. K. To, of the Govern-Mr.
The Germans sentenced on the on the 17th inst, on the evening of Angust 19, some of them being armed, bald up a Chinese shop at
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preters, who participated in an opiam robbery committed in Sse chven Boad in April, was also before the Court and remanded at 8.45 am. on the 11th instant. E. Sarma for one week.
|He was unconscions at the time and he was suffering from braises over the eye, and in the spinal area. The decessed expired" at about 9am. On a post mortem 58 King Loong Ka, in the Central examination being made, it was District, and stole opiam found that there was a fracture and money to the total value of jat. the base of the skull $3,248, the prisoner Lindow, and to.. six ribs. On the forisk, who was on guard duty 12th, the deceased was identified "outside, having been caught in in witness presence, by his the road practically red-banded (deceased's); brother and master. The Sergeant Interpreter at No. with a pistol fully loaded with dum-dum ballets in his possession. 2 Police Station depeed that be Others of the gang were taken took down the defendant's statement after cautioning him. into custody at various times.
In pronouncing sentence, Mr. The atatement was:-"I asked Tenney referred to the fact that him for the money; he would not the extreme penalty for the offence give it to me. He threw some- of armed robbery when committed thing at me, and fell down the by three or more› persons, understairs to the street,?? «Chinese Isw (Saétion="370-373,
Farther evidenes was called, Obinsee Provisional Criminal sad the oase is proceeding. Code) is life imprisonment, the
minimam being five years; in
view of the fact that the prisoners guilt, but it told the truth. They had confessed he would impose had been deceived in the purpose the minimum penalty. The of the mission on which they were prisoner Bischoff, who had not engaged and were induced to be- participated in the actual robbery, lieve that the foreigners had a but who was found knowingly to right to obtain the opium, which have assisted in disposing of the was contraband. stolen goods, would serve 12 monthe.
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The accused were mere boye, counsel said, one being 19 and the When asked if they had sny- other 22 years of age. They were thing to say the four convicted of good family, their father being men were silent. Finally Bischoffa professor at Soochow University sammoned the courage to address and they were just entering on Ojagar Singh the Court, the others, apparently their careers with good prospects. dased, remaining damh. Bischoff Their family said he had explained to the Court before that he had never sold the cargo. He had not sold it, why was be to serve a year for selling it? be asked. The Court went on with the business of signing the charge sheets.
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Can I come again before the the Court, and have a lawyer?" asked Bischof.
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was willing to make restitution for what the boys had received as their share in the robbery, but to do this the father would have to impoverish the family by borrowing. They bad faccepted part of the opium, P. & Co. (Monthly it was true, but this had been forced on them by the foreignera C. B. B. (Monthly who feared they were about to sub.) break away from them, and Chief Inspector Kerr Take them, sway, ordered wiabed so to tie them down. (Monthly sab.) the Assessor, and the prisoners It was their firet offence. If Inspector Gordon were escorted to the vehicle in sentenced they would leave gaol (Monthly sub.) which they had their last motor broken in health and rained, men- Sergeant ride for many a long month.tally and morally. Mr. Fleming
Willis Sentences will be served in the submitted that, these boys should Hon. Mr. Claud Severn
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British School wall."
(Monthly three years ago had been so dealt sub.) (Juns & July) » Sentence on the four faraiguera with by the Court, being ordered Staff-Mesars Batter. having been passed, the Court to report weekly to Inspector field and Swire proceeded with the case of the Reeves, with the reaalt that after Dr. G. W. McKean .. two brothers Sse, charged with a year instead of being a wreck E.HR... being concerned with Germans the man was a avefal member of Mr. G. Morton Smith impersonating police officers in society. This was the modern
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Road in April. Mr. W. 8. Fleming well be followed in this instance, Mr. J. H. G. Goodban appeared for the accused, Mr. G. thought counsel. Evidence of H. Wright for the police. good character could be supplied,
Air. Wright reviewed the story particularly from Dr. Parker, of the robbery in which three Questioned by the Magistrate Chinese were
concerned with the prisonera esid they dared not four foreigners; two of the Ohio keep the opium that had been eee were before the Court, the given them, so they had to wall it, other was not in austody. The They had realised more than prisoners had made a statement to the palice, which was handed Mr. Wright, in reply, mid he Mr. A. O. Pedersen in, from which it appeared they thought Mr. Fleming had rathar (Monthly sub.) had been directed by the foreign overdrawn the picture. The Mr. B. C. Jensen ers, and that they were engaged Court must find the men guilty as interpreters to swist in it was merely a question of Staff-General
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This smount is only for the legally organised, and now for the fortnight of hie "leave", in
mittee. This committee has been
an invitation to a British home redemption of notes of the Bank addresssa of China and the Chamber is
its call to all England. The offer is to be made women of the Southern Islands in France or on shipboard. The requested to counter-sign the of.. the Philippines, ea document and to co-operate in pecially to you, se president of rangements are to be made in the scheme. The members, after your alab, in order that you, in
London; the military passes are some discussion, agreed that the dividually and your club colleo money should be deposited with fively, may give your valuable the Chinese banke and gus help in the sale of Fourth
What is wanted now is to 78.10 ranteed by the Chamber.
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particularly urge that the-ment present stress is overpast-the period of leave begins when this The Fatisse M.P., have bars of the club of which you homes shall be ready. They are convened a private meeting and are president set the example 11.25 decided to request Chan King to the women in your community the United Kingdom-England, soceptable in any part of ming the chief commander on the by purchasing the first bond. We Wales, or Scotland. Any offers? east, to be Tachen of Fakien shall be glad to know the hames Province.
There are usually at any given of other isdies in your club who moment, some 260 of theed lade sze willing to unselfishly devote wanting hospitality. If we write The steam-bost On Unai, bound their time and effort to the success of some 50 who go, so trisada and from Hongkong to Wacbow, when of the Fourth Liberty Loan, in relations, we get the figure 200. near to Sam Yong Pass, order that they may be known; Two hundred homes are wanted ordered to stop by a pirate launch The captain, instead of complying with the request, order full speed ahead and attacked the pursuing tion and pride for as if the latter and share the burden, launch with guns. The pirate them of honour for the Fourth Liberty will take in one of these cases for A thousand British boman that beat a hasty retreat..
Loan is composed largely of fortnight, treating them as equal CONSTIPATED CHILDREN feminine names. We have
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Constipation is ons of the most shall be a comman ailments of childhood ambitions are that the Fourth Nodexpense will be incurred #1
and the child andering from îi Laberty Loan, at fosch- in the beyond the bare board and cannot thrive. To keep the Little Philippines, shall be called the will be paid for by their own Their railway passen Todging 18.25 ons well the bowels must be kept Women's Loss."..
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