Shanehal, Jan, 28
Charged with defrauding a woman named Mrs. Chu Wong-s2e of $6.39 in both cash and jewellery. Ling Mo-sung, fortune teller, was senenced {0 three years" imprisonment yesterday by the First Special Dis: viet Court.
By broadcasting that he was a forltine toller of world wide fame. 'Ling attracted the attention of Mrs. Chit, wife of a well-to-do. business man. Mrs, Chu who thought that she Thad been' neglected by her husband for sometime went to see Ling at the latter's place in Vu Yuen Road.
She was given some powder which she was advised to give to her husband. Her husband took the medicine but the medicine proved to a failure. Ling then told her that she had a ble fortune left the "former world" and that if she kept, burning Joss paper money. she could have it back. While asking liber to do this he also asked her to tive him cash continuously.
She began visiting Ling last June bur many months Tater her husband asked her for cash which fact forced her to tell her the story about the fortune telling business. She finally went to Ling but could no longer find him. "Ling was found recently bby the potice in a Canton Road hoter where he was squandering money on a gin
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