'A Chinese who hit upon a novel dea to make money by substituting counterfeit dollar coins for' genuine ones was sentenced in the Provisio al Court, on July 25, to 10 months imprisonment.
According to the evidence given, his procedure had been to enter the Bubbling Well branch of Messrs. Hall & Holtz, Ltd., and to purchase a cake of soap at a cost of 35 cents, for which he gave a five-dollar note in payment. After re? ceiving his change, he visited other parts of the establishment and then came back to the counter where he had purchased the sop, telling the assistant that he had changed his mind. He then handed back the parcel and the change, including four silver dollars. But in the interval, the accused had exchanged the genuine ones for counterfeits. 'The shop assistant, however, saw through the subterfuge and' had accused arrested.
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