the mixed Court on Wednesday morns before Mr. Chang (Magistrate), and Mrs F, Mayers (British Assessor), the Rev. C.F. F.&. Symons prosecuted a servant on suspicion of having stolen $46. Mr. Symons said he went out for avery short interval and hay pened to leave the drawer containing the money unlocked. The man bad been dismissed that morning and was only to be pail off, The whole time he had employed him articles were found missing, but nothing could be traced to the accused. The police hid searcher accused's house avd found tins of stuff there which had evidently been stolen from his (Me. Symons Accused when questioned adn taking 835. He was sentenced tu six months imprison. inent.—Three men were accused of attempting to extort: money, Detective Sergt. Jolson ssid a native detective heard " disturbance in a small tov-shop in Hupeh Road, and upon investigation fond that two men were quarrelling over some shoes, The native detective bad seen about 3 thrown on a table. Mr. F. Ellis (Messrs. Browett and Ellis) said ihe was instructed t" appear for the defendants, ant if the Court didn't Mok upon the case as a serious one he w-wh Kk for an adjournment; the police looked upon it as serinus, and if the Court thought the sim he would like an adjournment to go into the facts of the cise. The Assessor remarked that it did not appear to bea serious ease. Acoused were fi ed $1 each and to find seem ity for future behavicur.—A case of cruelty ty a pony was brought before th" Court by" Inspector Batty of the C.A., who stated that he had seen the mafoo riding it into the Municipal Compound on the 4th inst, The animal was very Jame and attracted his attention. Te was about (ha worst ¢.s2 he had yet come aer s, Te could only yet along by being me. santly beaten, The arum, he believed, belonged to Messrs. Reuter, Bréckelmaun & Eu. and
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