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GAMBLING DEN FOR MOTOR BUS EMPLOYEES

BRITISH NEWS SERVICES

Interesting garding the

In spite of police raids, a gambl-ment's

"London, To-day.

information re- British Govern-

plan to extend Bri-

tish news services abroad was giv ing den still functions

near the

en by the Premier, Mr. Chamber- Kowloon Motor-bus Company lain in reply to a question by the catering for bus-drivers and con- Labour member, Mr. Arthur Hen- ductors during their leisure hours.derson, Jr., in the House of Com-

mona yesterday.

This statement was made Mr. The Prime Minister declared that William T. S. Louey, Manager of an examination of by what methods the Company, before Mr. K. M. A. a better distribution of news pre- Barnett, Magistrate, at the Kow-senting the British point of view loon Police Court this morning, could be assured throughout the when Yung Tong, bus-conductor, world, is now going on, and that n was fined $25, or one month's hard committee headed by the Govern- labour, for embezzling $31 from ment's chief diplomatic adviser, Sir the Company. Accused was also Robert Vansittartt is, commissioned ordered to refund the amount em-(with examination of the question. bezzled or serve a further month's Trans-Ocean.. imprisonment.

Mr. E. S. C. Brookes, for com- plainant Company,

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stated this

morning that accused was unable to make amends.

LOST IN GAMBLING

Mr. Louey added that accused admitted that he had lost the money through gambling at à place which had been raided several times by the Police. This den was very close to the Company's pre- mises. Accused had a clean record.

BELGIUM CUTS BANK RATE

Brussels, To-day. The National Bank of Belgium reduced the discount rate yesterday from 4 to 3 per cent.

Until the last devaluation of the Franc the discount

Sentencing accused, Mr. Barnett French stated that this was the first time rate in Belgium was 2 per cent., he has imposed such a light sen-it was then advanced to 4 per cent. tence for such a serious offence. to discourage speculation aiming Accused had his employer to thank at the devaluation of the Belga.

In financial circles the present re- for testimony to his clean charac- ter. "I cannot impress on you the duction by 1 per cent. is regarded dangers of gambling. Your are as a sign of returning confidence in always bound to lose," remarked the stability of the Belgian

frency.-Trans-Ocean. the Magistrate:

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