For attempting to use old postage. stamps from which. the post mark had been erased, a clerk employed in the Public Health department was sentenced to" two months' imprisonment by the Mixed Court on Wednesday, on a charge of attempting to defraud the Post Office. fraud. The accused was concerned in the Funning of a bogus agency {for the: engaging of "cinema stars.
[brought before the court, it appeared From evidence which was that the acctised and two others who fare not yet in custody, put an ad-Yvertisement in the "'Sinwanpao" Jgiating that they would receive applications at, 30 Burkill Road for suitable individuals to be employed as cinema actors. Abou 200 applications were received between November 14 and 22, The applicants were made to pay $1 for registré- tion, and were told that those to be engaged would be nominated on November 22. The others were 10' have their'money returned, On the appointed day a number of the applicants went to. 80 Burkill Road but found that the occupants
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.