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PLEA FOR - WIDOW

MAGISTRATE GIVES THE

NAZIS IN AUSTRIA

PROPAGANDA BOLDLY RESUMED

If a prostitute, travels with her amah from one place to another port, surely the amah could not be charged with having custody. OPTION OF A FINE Sho was merely a person travol- ling with the girl. The profession

Vienna, Oct. 23. Boforo Mr. Balfour, in the Con of a prostitute was not unlawful.

Germany's withdrawal from the tral: Police Court yesterday after The only offence was the disposing noon, Mr. J. B. Prontis, of Messrs. of girls dor a consideration for Longue has spurred the Nazla to Hastings and Co, made appllen- the purpose of prostitution. Of the boldest deeds and propaganda, tion for re-hearing in the case in all the five girls in the case thora despite the increasingly severe

punishment. which a widow, Lam Ngau, aged was not that Intention.

Inspector Elston: We submit Swastika flags are surreptitious- 48 years, was sentenced to Bix months' hard inbour last Friday that the defendant was rightlyly unfurled on public buildings on charges of trafficking in wo presecuted and properly convicted, and swastikas are burnt into the Mr. Prantis: Tho defendant mountainsides so that they are men and with harbouring three has not had the opportunity of visible for miles. girls for the purposes of pros-defence. Her witnesses have just titution.

arrived,

.....

A fleet of small balloons floated Into Salzburg burat, scattering It is recalled that the defendant Inspector Elston: The girls in anti-Government leaflets. was arrested on board the 8.8. this case may have been pros-

Government henchmen are ro Tainan bound for Amoy on Octo titutes, but that does not matter talinting. For example, at Frohn. bor 10. With her were five girls, at all. The object of the or letten, Styria, Nazis were forced to three of whom, admitted they dinance is to stop exploitation of dangle perilously at the end of a were prostitutes, while two were women. We disagree that the rope and obliterate a swastika only children. The girls were defendant was ongaged as an which their comrades had cut în interrogated and two of them adamah. It then comes to this the rocks, while a group of well- mitted they were going to live in is up to the Court to prove who known Nazi lawyers was

polled to remove a painted. Mr. Prentia said that other she brought the girls or they swastika facing the railway|

the three brought her. One single proe-station-Router." girls were prostitutes and were titute working alone fp outside ftconsed under the Canton Govern the law. We submit that repretation of the ordinance. mont. Owing to depressed con-hearing should not be granted ditions in Canton they were not except on a point of law or re- able to keep themselves and they consideration of penalty. were going to Amoy. The Canton Mr. Prontis: I don't think any Government taxed these girls very of these have been subject to and confirmed the sentonca of six |

In brothel in Amoy.

cross-examination...

Inspector Elston: The defen- dant was asked if she had any questions to put to them.

Mr. Balfour: There were some questions asked,

"

Decision Upheld...

com-

Evidence was called after which his Worship uphold his decision,

months.

highly, and as he understood it,

Mr. Prentis, in asking for the Government received $3 out of

leniency, said it had been proved every $5 earned by the girls, and

that defendant was only engaged the romainder was divided be

as an ameh for one of the pros- tween the keeper and the affl,

titutos, and that It was only each receiving one dollar.

The two younger children, her. Prentis went on to say that the other girls to let them accom coincidence that she was naked by sald, were the defendant's grand there was no evidence that any pany her to Amoy. He submitted daughters and had been living consideration was passed at all that the ovidence ngainst defen- with her. There was no ques and unless consideration passed dant of harbouring if harbour tlon that the girls were going to no offence was committed. The ing it was would show that it be sold as prostitutes and it was only evidence of money passing was purely a tochalcal offonca. fixed, that the defendant was re turning to Canton at the end of was that of one of the girls, Lam The evidence had also shown that the Chinese year. If he could Lion-hay, who enid she agreed to she derived no gain at all.

Bend what she earned to her. Mr. Balfour: 1 see no reason substantiate those facts, he sub-mother in Canton. It was only in to reduce the sentence. mitted there was no offence com the capacity of agent that defen- Mr. Frontis: Will your Wor mitted under the charges or with dant agreed to take her earnings ship consider the option of an In the ordinance.

to Canton. The girl, Lam Lien- fino?

"Not Unlawful.”

Mr. Prentis continued that the business of 4 prostitute Was carried on outside the Colour

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