In spite of rumours to the contrary, 1 h assessor, Mr. B. Twyman, took his seat on the bench of the Mixed Court on Wednesday morning in the usual course, and was accompanied by the magistrate, Mr. Kuxn Chun, and the assistant magistrate, Mr. King. There officials had recently happened within the precinets of the Court. There Was not an unusual number ai police in attendance and there were no rifles or fixed bayonets, and no guard of sailors either within or without the Court when itting commenced, although Istor a fow.sentries from the Japanese cruiser Tsushima were to be seen patrolling the North Chekiang Road. About half-past ton two Japrnese sailors with rifles and fixed bayonets arrived to guard the en-franco hall, but wer> quickly told that it services were not required and departed.
The Court sat shortly after tei o'clock, but the cases were, for the most part, of trivial nature. There has been a noti able absence of crime in the Settlem since the outbreak of the 18th inst. The cases of most. importance were as follows 'A quartermaster from the str. Taksang, who had been charged with the theft of $200 from the native boatswain of the same steamer came up for sontence. The theft had been committed on the 30th of November, and since the first: heating of the case' the prisoner had been remanded in custody in-orjler that ho might have a chance of refunding the stolen money. 'The money stolen not being forthcoming, he was now sentenced to four months' imprisonment.
Three boatmen were charged' with stealing forty bales of cotton, valued at $320, from No. 87, Yangtsepod Road, at 2am. on the 28th of' November, and a country -farmor was" charged receiving the same, well knowing them to have been stolen.. Detective-sorgeant Brown said he knew that others besides the' prisoners were conéernedin the theft and he would: like remand in order to. make further enquiries and arrest others concerned. "The prisoners were accordingly remanded in custody. blankets, valued a froma the cee A native was charged with stealing two
police Station, durig'tho attack on the on the 18th instant. with receiving' the same, well knowing them to have been stolen. The thief was sentenced to two months' imprisonment, and the receiver, to whose previous good character his foreign employer testified, was sentenced to two weeks' imprisonment.
Four native servants were charged with creating a disturbances in the house, No. 36, Shantung Road, on the night of the 27th inst., and also with assaulting native P. C. 796 whilst in the execution of his duty, and damaging his uniform to the extent of $4. The foreign employer of two of the prisoners gave them a good character. He said they had always proviously boon well behaved and it was probably due to an overdose of samshui that they allowed their spirits to got. the better Jof them on this occasion, The accused were exch sentenced to one mouth's imprisonment.
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