Tuere was no sitting of the Mixed Court on Tuesday owing to the day being the Mid-Autumn Festival.—On Wednesday morning before Mr. Wong (magistrate) and Mr. S. F. Mayers (British assessor), two men were charged with kidnapping a child, ayed 6 years, froma house in Li Hongkew on the 17th instant. One was given a sentence of 500 blows and 3 months', the other 6 months'—A building contractor was charged with a breach of the Municipal Regulations by failing to place protection boards on scaffolding, on the North Soochow Road, and in' consequence injuring a woman by a_ brick falling on her head. He was fined $20, and $5 compensation.—On Thursday morning before Mr. Chang (deputy magistrate), and Dr. Barchet (American assessor), a shroff was charged with embezzling about $400 from Messrs Watson & Ca., his employers. 'The case was remanded until next Tuesday for further investigation. Accused to be admitted to bail if his guarantor, a carpenter in the employ of the Municipal Council, appeared in Court.—A man who had served a six months' sentence for stealing about $3,000 worth of clothing from Tibet Road, and who was released on Monday last, was before the Court for loitering with intent to steal in s road in West Tongkew on the 21st instan was given 300 blows and six month prisonment.
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