A coolie was charged with stealing, "ud a paw ving a hat, the property of " foreigner at present unknown.
Inspector By said that the offence was becoming increasingly common. In this case the er at present unknown Ww his head whilst he occurred wh were net Only. twe 1 ayo Cap and it w The whee subsequently recovered it.
eker accused sail he never received articles, todo which was ayainst the yawnbrokery' regulations, but several foreign hats were found in h. Three hats were stolen from for it 0. The pawnbrokers who recei "*s must know that they now hobs ty evolves, and that they must have been stolen. "He would press for a hewy chmnent as a warning to others engi:
'The puvnbroker was find $25 and wa that if hewers found again accepting foreign hats that had been stolen his license would be forfeited, and the coolie was sentenced to 500 blows, one month's cangue and six mouths' imprisonment.
Shanghai, 30th June. Before the Magistrate and the American Assessor.
Foreign Lady's Rickshaw Damaged.
A rickshaw coolie was charged with carelessness, resulting in damage to the rickshaw of Mrs. Rowbottom.
Te seems that the prosecutrix was riding along Boone Road in her private rie-shaw when the accused, who was running recklessly, collided with her conveyance and. overturned it, injuring the coolie ightly and throwing Mrs. Rowbottom and a child out into the road. Fortunately they escaped without injury, but the rickshaw was damaged to the extent of three dollars.
The Court inflicted a fine of $5, of which $3.50 was to be paid as compensa tion for the damage done.
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