SUX" number of" ice-cream eases' were heard in' the Mixed Court on, Wednesday, morning. Mr. Page, health inspector testified having arrested Zee Ong-zung, a hawker, in Foochow Road, fon August 10.' Accused wag possession of a galv. ft the time and this contained Chinese ice, In this was a smaller container with eight "Dixie Cups. Hitherto, Mr. P. 8, Crawley had appeared in all eases in which his ice-cream hawkers were charged, but this instance he did not make an appearance. The coolie admitted purchasing the "Dixie Cups" from native firm. On inspection, said the health officer, it was found that somehow or other the ice had melted, and either there was some fault with the inner container or else it had percolated, because there was some of the melted ico in the ice-cream chamber. Witness reminded the Court that on the previous day the American Assessor, Mr. Spiker, warned these people that if they were found using this king of ice in future they would be severely dealt with, The freezer was produced in court, og were those belong. ing to the other defendants.
Accused admitted that he had Hicenee, but said that he purchased the ice-cream from the Velvet Tee-
Cream Ca, He was fined $5 and the freezer was confiscated.
Tsang Suh-san, who was found hawking ice-cream on the Bung at 420 pin. on Tuesday, denied that hho was selling the ice-cream. was, he said, walking along Hankow Road when a Chinese constable asked him for a dollar and promised that he could sell the ice-cream without a licence. He refused fand the constable called another Policeman who arrested him, The Court did not believe his story and fined him $10, with the alternative of three days" imprisonment. The freezer was confiscated.
Wong Yoong-rung and Leu Yung. ching wre fined §10 and $5 respect= ively for selling ice-cream in Miller and Woosung Roads on Tuesday without a licence, Their freezers also, were confiscated.
Tsang Nyi-sung, a licenced butcher {in the Honlew market, was fined $3 for exposing meat for sale which had not been prepared or passed inspection at the Municipal slaugh-for house.
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