The Archive · 1936

Public Library Cards

'The Library Committee at meeting held on July 6, recommended to the Council that the now subscribers' cards for the Public Library be supplied to each subscriber at a charge of 25 cents and that a charge fof.25 cents be made for replacing lost cards. The Council has approved this recommendation, alleged to have do-members of the of cigarettes which hie Tatler sold, it was revealed in the "First Special District Court fon July 15, Wong was arrested on July 14 after Mr. J. L. Holbrook, Secretary of the American Club, had made a report to the: Police, Inquiries by detectives revealed that members of the American Club were allowed to purchase cigarettes in the club bar on credit by signing hits and the accused took the opportunity of this to commit frauds. For instance, the prosecution told the court, one member of the American Club' had the habit of smoking the Old Gold cigarettes, but in his chit, which was produced In court, the accused had written one packet of Chestereld, two packets of Lucky Strike, and two packets of Camel cigarettes. The Judge sentenced the attendant to ten days" detention fon a charge of fraud.

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