well-known native thief was brought uj charged with an attempted robbery on boa the P, & O. mail steamer Cathay, on Thursday. The prisoner was first seen in the saloon by an officer of the ship, who sup-Fouge told him he had be business in the sing him to have taken passage from Hong-
saloon and to go on deck at once. The fellow was soon afterwards discovered shut in the chief engineer's cabin, rummaging his drawers. He had already accreted $90 and a number of small curios, &o. On being asked what he was doing in the cabin, he said he "belonged to compradore pidgin," and it was all right. He was given into custody of the police, who recognised him as having been sent late city in April last for punishment on another charge, from which he with the ioni authorities in cases of robbery from foreigners it was felt that a severe sentence should be present charge being clear against him, accordingly sentenced to 200 blows with the bamboo, to undergo three months' cangue, and afterwards to be imprisoned for a further term of three months,
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