'A Chinese shop manager was charged before Judge Tseng and, Mr. Van den Berg, Senior Consul's Deputy, with having stored 5,000 gallons of crude oil at 818) North Soochow Road on July 25, without first having obtained a licence from the S.M.C.
Fire Inspr. Kane said that "on July 14 he visited the house of: accused and found about 5,000 gal-ons of crude oil in drums, Several of the drums in the alley-way, outside the premises were leaking. He} visited the premises again on July 25 and found six drums there. In the vicinity there had been several large fires and there was no doubt that if a person happened to drop 'a match in that particular alleyway a great conflagration would result, The accused said that he was a master of an oil shop, which was previously in Soochow Road, but} the premises had been pulled down and ko took the of to his hous He had there about 0 drums cor taining about 50 gallons in each, The oil was machine oil and not erade of.
The Court imposed a fine of $50.
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