of an open shop in Hor aglow under the A Malay seaman was charged by the keeper
following circumstances:—Defondant came into the shop Friday and amoked 30 cash worth of opium, and then wanted to go away ithout paying. When asked for payment straggled and got away. Shortly after wards he returned with a stick in one hand and a penknife in the other. Ho struck the complainant several times with the stick, and then opened the knife with his teeth, and made a thrust at him, which complainant said had cut his coat. Complainant, however, wrested the knife from him, and gave him into custody.
he paid for the opium he used. The com-Defendant denied the charge and aid plainant wanted to borrow $2, and because he refused to lend it, assaulted him, broke his watch chain and took $3 away from him. customer, who was in of the disturbance, corro defendant's story, and should sond him to prison for seven days.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.