Old Soldier Sent to Prison Once More: Broken Promises, Although only four days before he had given another of his many promises to reform and had been dismissed with a caution by the Magistrate, who further personally endeavoured to secure work for him, the grey-bearded old soldier, Lal Singh, still straight as a ramrod, again appeared in the dock in H. M, Police Court, on Monday, charged with being drunk and incapable. He was greeted by the Magistrate, Mr, G. W. King, with an exclamation of despair.
Lal admitted that he was drunk, but indignantly Ear ina' drunken sleep, lying in North Kiangeo Road. Witness had ty put him ina riesha to take the police station and Lal slept throughout the Journey. The charge-foam sergeant said that the defend. ant wes. "speeghlessly drunk" and collapsed in the station com-
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