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CHINESE DUPLICITY
INTERFERENCE WITH ELECTRIC METERS.
(BI tELEGRAPH,—PRESS ASSOCIATION.)
HAMILTON, This Day. Being suspicious that the amount of current paid for by Charlie Fong, a Chinese laundryman in a large way of business, did not represent the full consumption, the borough inspector installed check meters. These, over a period of two mouths, showed a considerable disparity with Fong's meter. A surprise visit to the premises revealed'that the current was being diverted from the meter by temporary wires. At the Police Court Fong was fined the maximum of £20 and costs, the Magistrate remarking that there were no mitigating circumstances.
Evening Post, Volume CX, Issue 45, 21 August 1925, Page 8
INTERFERENCE WITH ELECTRIC METERS.
(BI tELEGRAPH,—PRESS ASSOCIATION.)
HAMILTON, This Day. Being suspicious that the amount of current paid for by Charlie Fong, a Chinese laundryman in a large way of business, did not represent the full consumption, the borough inspector installed check meters. These, over a period of two mouths, showed a considerable disparity with Fong's meter. A surprise visit to the premises revealed'that the current was being diverted from the meter by temporary wires. At the Police Court Fong was fined the maximum of £20 and costs, the Magistrate remarking that there were no mitigating circumstances.
Evening Post, Volume CX, Issue 45, 21 August 1925, Page 8