youth, sixteen years of age, in the service of Mesers, Foi a and silva, was charged with attempting to open the nate in their office. He secretly obtained what he supposed was the key. Failing to open the safe with it, he knocked off the guard over the lock, which he thought prevented the "key working, but instead it led to the discovery of his dishonest intentions, He had no defence to offer, and was sentenced to receive one hundred blows and to be imprisoned for one yea 20th Jan.
Before the Chinese Magistrate Cox, and_ Mr, ©. F. R. Autes, British Assessor.
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