The campaign launched by the price investigation department of the Municipal Council against profiteering landed a number of coal merchants in the International Settlement before Judge T. Sze in the First Special District Court yesterday Six of the defendants, owners of coal hongs, received fines varying from ten dollars to fourteen dollars for their failure to exhibit price tags on their goods in compliance w the recent regulations. They were given a stern warning against a repetition of the offence, after admitting the charge which was brought by the police.
The owner of the Zee Tseng Tsong coal hong was fined $12. His address was given as 180 Wuting Road. Yih Zung-woo. proprietor of the Gee Foong Coal Company of 221 Vates Road, was fined $13; Wo Sz-tsien. owner of the Vu Tai Shing Coal Company of 1043 Ferry Road, was. fined $10; Woo Sze-dee, proprietor of the Shing Sah Coal Company of 1437 Avenue Road was fined $14 A similar fine was imposed on Zien Dau-gee, owner of the Zien Zung Kee Coal Company, 137 Carter Road, and a fine of $12 was meted out to Chiang Ping owner of the Yen Chang-hsing Coal Company of 110 Chekiang Road.
Exhibition of the price tags by Chinese dealers in various commcdities was one of the measures adopted by the Council to halt profiteering in the Settlement and te keep a check on the prices charged for foodstuffs and other commodities
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