"George Gambling, a Russian coook of 74 Route de Say Zoong, was brought before the Mixed Court yesterday morning on charges of being drunk and disorderly and assaulting a Chinese by striking him about the head with his clenched fists. He was remanded in custody pending the appearance of the complainant who is now in hospital."
At least he was not gambling...
"George Gambling, a Russian coook of 74 Route de Say Zoong, was brought before the Mixed Court yesterday morning on charges of being drunk and disorderly and assaulting a Chinese by striking him about the head with his clenched fists. He was remanded in custody pending the appearance of the complainant who is now in hospital."
Posts from This Journal “crime” Tag
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Cleaning up the history, one plaque at a time Mansion Hotel – plaque sanitized and (already mild) references to gangster origins removed: The text on the hotel's website changed the…
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Capture of the bandit Vahkader, who was terrorizing the region (1906) Le Petit journal. Supplément illustré, 21 Oct 1906. Image: Harvard. News about the capture of Vah Ka-der: From the…
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