A woman, who attended the First Special District' Court to watch: a criminal case involving her" sweet= heart, was arrested in the court com= pound on June 22 on suspicion of hiding' property stolen by her Sweetheart, The woman was brought before the court on June and, on application of the S. M. Police, was ordered to. deialn~ ed for trial With several "others. already in custody, The prosecution told the Judge that the police recently arrested an alleged gang of robbers believed to be concerned in an armed crime in Connaught Road, and the arrested woman was the sweetheart of one of the men in custody. The woman prisoner, who gave her name as Wong Sian-pao, admitted being the sweetheart of a man already arrested, bhut denied having hidden stolen pro: perty for him, 'Tue China Merchants Tramway Ca, in Nantao is reported by the Chinese papers to have rejected their employees' demand for a wage increase. The No. 1 District Water and Electricity Labour Union has issued a declaration on behalf of the compan; employees.
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