Shanghai, Aug. 20 Victim of a craze for gambling, Ho Sheng-hsiang. apprentice of the Kwang Hsing Machinery Company, at 50/761 Edinburgh Road, was sen fenced to eight months' " imprison ment yesterday by the First, Special District Court charged with misappropriating $2,500 from his manager. Ho was recently asked by the manager to deposite the money with bank in the French Concession but} instead of carrying out the order, it was stated by the police, he went gambling in the western district and Tost all the money entrusted to his} care.
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