Shanghai, May 20, Nylon Ying-toni manager of a transportation "company called Tien Sun and Bang Kung, compradore of a steamer were remanded by the First Special District Court yesterday morning until next week, after a complaint had been lodged by a Chinese firm at Nantung for the alleged mi appropriation of 1,000 tins of gasoline.
According to the complainant, Shen Tuli Ca. of Nantung, the firm ordered a total of 8400 tins of gasoline from an American firm and the transportation company was to deliver the cargo at_Nantung.
Instead of delivering the entire cargo, the transportation firm, which said to operate Between Shanghai and Nantung, only' gave $.200 tins on the pretext that the vessel mad no time to unload the cargo return from Tiensengkang, When the vessel finally returned to Nantung, 1.000 tins of a different brand, purchased from a British frm, were delivered, according to the com: plaint.
The transportation firm was ale leged to have given the excuse that} the remaining 1,600 tins had been confiscated by a certain party. The Nantung firm made inquiries and discovered that the transportation had Sold a part of the cargo to another: firm andi pocketed the proceeds, according to the complaint.
"The complaint was lodged with the Settlement. Police who arrested the two Chinese ina restaurant,
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