caMruoR FAcTORY Fine.
At the Mixed Coart on Wednesday morning, before Magistrate Pao Yi and Dr. K, Schirmer, German Assessor, Ling Tsong-hying, proprietor of the Kast Yala Road Campbor Factory, Wong Zien-tez, manager, and Ling Teanngkung, coolie foreman, were charged with being concerned together in feloniously and unlawfully sotting fire to the premises No 308-7 East Yala Road at about 4.14 a.m. on the 2nd instant, with intent to defraud.
Mr. G, H, Wright appeared for the provocation and 0. E, Douglas for the defence, Mr. Wright eid that the alarm was given at 4.20 a.m. and the Fire Brigade, stich arrived eight minnie Inter, pat the fire out at about 5.45am. The fire war confined to the troot right hand pact of the factory, which was used storing tins of camphor oil, At the time of the fire no connected ith the factory could be found, bat at 6 a.m.a number of the employees appeared at a lodging-house, fally dressed. Later very conflicting statements were made by the accused. One of these statements was that the fire was caused pen tin of camphor all, The Court by the falling of " lighted lamp into an had already seen that th eft of Sop ping " lighted lamp into a tin of cam-por oil was. chat the lamp was immediately exti Mr. Doaglas ted fuk periment bad been made by the Court except in the presence of the parties, The Assessor said that the Court had inspected the place and tried the effect of doping "lamp into Mr. Dongles submitted that this shoald not hare been done except in the presence of the parties. He would later ask the Coart to repeat anything which the Court desired to take into considera 's World-famed Blood Mixtare warranted to cleanse the blood from all impurities from whatever cause aris-ug. For Scrofol, Scurry, Eczems, Bsd Lega, Skin snd Blood Diseases, Pimples, and Sores of all kinds, its effects are marvellous. Thousands of wonderfal cares have been effected by it, Sold everywhere at 2s, 9d. Beware of eligegg imitations and substitutes
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