Ar the Mixed Courton Wednesday (18th inst.) before Mr. Wong (magistrate), and Me.
Mayers (British assessor), a man was charged by Messrs. Kelly and Walsh with entering the shop, and, whilst purchasing two pencils, stealing "three others, A representative from Messrs. Kelly and Walsh appeared, and stated that he was si at his desk at the time, the shop boy being at the far end of the store. Ho of up to attend to accused when he saw hi paying the shop boy for two pencils, and dete ted him (accused) placing others his pocket. Witness searched accus found the pencils which prisoner then offered to pay for. The Court considered that as the man had already been in custody six days, and it being his first offence, ho was discharged with a ecution, and ordered to find security for his future Veliavivur.—The remanded case of the mandarin manufacturer of soap, resembling that which was sold by Messrs. A. R. Bur Kill and Sons, came on, Mr. A. W. Burs Kill prosecuted, and was advised by Mr, F-Ellis (Messrs.'Browett and Ellis). Th, Assessur said that the defendant, in hie Gefence, produced some small boxes vt fancy soap which had been imitated, being that manufactured by a Prench firm named Monson et Cie, Me, Burkill said that had nothing ty do with his ease. If the pro sot the soup shown knew such mide, they would prosecute, tif it was an imitation of their (plains till) soap they would prosecute in Japan, Miler long discussion between the magis. trary and the assessor, the latter remarked that the magistrate would not agree with him that the imitation of Messes. Buckil's soap Was a forgery. Plaintiff pointed out that the medallions on the soap were imitated, but the assessor said he could not go any further into the case now; the defendant was an olticial, he was employed at the arsenal, had made several argu. ments, and he would probably appeal against the decision of the Court to the Paotai. Judgment was then given by the Court as follows:—" Messrs. Burkill and Sons have prosecuted Hsin Chi-sun of the Kuang Yi Soap Ca. for forging their chop (liang mao) by the use of the characters hsiung chi on bar soap. We find that the character chi bears a close resemblance to the character mao and the defendant is hereby forbidden to use the character chi in future. Farther action in this case is left to the higher authorities.—In the afternoon an incorrigible offender was before the Court for returning from depot Ue had been deported on twelve ce sions, had served various terms. of imprisonment amounting to 5 years from the year 1892 and had during that period in all received 2,500 blows. Upon one occasion he was deported to Ningpo and warned that if he returned he would receive 1,000 blows and two years' imprisonment he returned and the sentence was carried out. Upon this occasion t art ordered him to two years' imprisonment and re-deport "Another man who had been three times deported was given 300 blows and to be re deported; he was also warned that if be returned he would receive 1,000 blows and two years' imprisonment.—ven men were charged with plying rieshas with half licenses. It seems that they bought the cardboard ticket representing a license, which was printed on both sides, split it in two and tacked the split. portions on to riesha seats, thus niakivy one ticket clu for two rieshas. The
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