No less than fourteen summonses for fraud have been taken out against compradore stores in Bubbling Wel! Road, who will be charged with selling short weight packets of sugar by the Weights, Measures and Police Licensing. Squad of the Shanghai Municipal Police.
This new section of the Shanghai Municipal Police, established with a view of combatting profiteering and defrauding in the Settlement, came into being on August 15, with Sub-Inspector R. I. Fernandez, formerly with the Central Station. in charge.
Investigations concerning, many reported cases of short weighing were started almost immediately and many compradore stores in the Bubbling Well district were visited. Fourteen of these were found to be selling short weight packets of sugar. the deficiency varying from half an ounce to almost three ounces per packet. This deficiency was calculate ed on the gross weight of the packets.
The Judicial Section of the Shanghai Municipal Police has asked the First District Court to deal with these: cases as soon as possible, and the hearings have been set for tomorrow and Thursday.
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