An attempt to counteract the high cost of living in China ruthless ly exposed in Pro tonal Court on September 12 when Judge Wong inquired into the case of a 22 years old tailor residing on Yangtszepoo Road who was charged with the theft of electri 'Though' the estimated value of the power stolen was set at $400, Marshall representing the Electrical Department made it plain that how long the stealing had been going on was not known and the value might ly have been higher.
By the simple expedient of cute ting in ead of his electric meter 1d running the wires around it, the accused youth ran eight lights in his own business, beside an electric fron and an electric stey and he also "farmed out" the electri ity to several houses at the rear of his abode.
The plan succeeded admirably until employees of the electric company investigated and found his meter was: not running.
Judge Wong considered six months to be sufficient time for the culprit to muse on his misdeeds.
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