The Archive · 1937

Miscellaneous

Convicted of fraud charges by advertising in Chinese newspapers certain cameras, purporting to, be Kodaks, made in US.A, and, when hie received orders, despatching, Japanese-made cameras of a cheap nature, Tal Ding-dau, shop proprietor at House No. 7, Lane No, 140, Shan tung Road, "was fined $50 in the First Spociat District Court on May 28, A. man was convicted of fourteen charges of fraud and forgery and sentenced to two years' imprisonment fand further ordered to pay a fine of $200 in the First Special District Court on May 28, He was Chiang Koh-chuen, unemployed, originally accused of forging Mr. £, T. Tau's seal at 120 Kiukiang Road, During the period of remand, he was found to. have committed' many other frauds, although the sums of money involved were very small.

Huang Tsung-kung, a coolie employed at a Bubbling Wel! Road shop, was told by his master to deliver letter on May 29, The address fon the envelope was written in English and Huang did not know What, place he should deliver it, except the number of the road. When he arrived at the intersection of Mohawk Road and Avenue Edward VIT at 100 am. he approached CPC, No. 2226, on' traMe duty there, and asked the officer where was she address, The constable, busy with his own duties, told the coolie to find out himself." The coolie, however, continued to bother the constable an when the latter refused to talk with him, the coolie struck the officer on the. face with his fists and tripped him with his feet, 'The constable took the coolie to the police station and charged with assault in the First Special District Court on May, 31, A sentence of fifteen days' detention was passed on the coolie, Two more persons were brought before the. First Special District Court on May 31 in connection with the recent "arrest by Yulin Road police, of 21, members of the No. 4 District 'Silk Weavers Union, who were charged with Mlegally detaining 'Tsang Ziang-lin, a strike-breaker, and forcing him to kneel down in the Union's office with a poster tied around his neck with words describing him as the Capitalists' Funning dog. One of those brought up, was Ho Yau, charged with instigating the 21' union "members to insult 'Teang Ziang-lin, He was remanded till) June 4." 'The was Yih Shing-wen, a former—silk mill labourer, who' was accused. of attempting to prevent several silk mills In Lane No, 464, Yulin. Road, from working as a protest. again the arrest of the "union members, 'The Judge found him attempted intimidation and him to 15 days' detention,

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