'A man was charged with stealing certain articles of clothing, valued at $20, from the str. Tai, then lying at the wharves, near Yuenfong Road, on the 19th instant.
Mr. Kelly, wharfinger, stated that at 7 p.m. on Monday he was called on board the steamer and there found that the prisoner had been caught with some stolen clothing in his possession. Ho handed the prisoner over to the Police.
Detective Eadie said that the clothing was found in the prisoner's ion. On two previous occasion thefts had been committed on board the steamer when lying at the wharves, and on each of those occasion the prisoner had been noticed loitering about the vessel.
The owner of the stolen property having given evidence, prisoner was sentenced to 300 blows and one month's cangue.
Shanghai, 22nd January. Before Mr. Cuano (Magistrate), and Dr.
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