Campaign Against Exchanges Action has been taken in the Set~ Hlement against the numerous small gold bar brokers scattered in various Darts of the city, the closing of whose establishments was ordered recently by the Ministry of Industries on the ground that they had illegally conducted transactions in gold bars and their establishments had not received the approval of the Government.
Two of these allegedly illegal firms, Loh Drung and Yoong Kee, with their offices in House No. 1, Lane No. 270, Bubbling Well Road, were served with summons and ordered to appear before the First Special District Court, fon Friday to answer a charge that they had established gold bar exchanges at the above address without first obtaining permission from the Ministry of Industries, in contravene tion of Art. 51, sub-section 4, of the amended Exchange Law. It was said that anyone with $5 or $10 could operate these establishments which took their percentage whether the customer won or lost.
When the case came up for hearing yesterday, the two brokers failed appear and the Judge had to order an adjournment. - Meanwhile, the Police were instructed to bring the men to the court at the next hearing.
"Post Office Robbery Case More suspects were brought before the "First Special District Court, on Monday, on a charge of being concerned inthe $91,000 robbery committed at the General Post Office jon September 9, when two men [were killed and another seriously wounded., The suspects included one man, six' women, and a small girl. When the case came up for hearing, the Judge ordered the court to be jeleared of all persons excent the Police and interpreters.
The five other suspects in the who were taken into jeustody a' week ago, were brought lup for the second time yesterday morning, and, at the request of the police, were ordered to be detained for another week, pending further inquiries. These five were found in possession of $70 in notes bound with tungs which were identified by. [postal employees.
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