Another case of a foreigner hiring a coolie's riesha and providing a private license for it was heard this morning, when a coolie was charged with plying for hire on a private license. It seems that the foreigner who employed him paid $8 per month for the use of the ricsha and Provided the license in addition. The employer had left Shanghai several days since, and the coolie thought he could continue to use the license. He was undeceived by the imposition of " Sno of Stealing Cotton.
For stealing a quantity of cotton from the Ewo Mills three women were ordered each to receive 100 blows and to be ex-Been twice previously convicted, " second led the Settlement. One of them had
once before, and the third offender was not known to the police.
Two men argod with being concerned in kidnapping a girl from Kompo and selling her to a brothel for $140.
Inspector Matheson said that the actual kidnapper had not been arrested, but the two accused had disposed of the girl, well knowing that they had no right to do so.
Upon an examination of the prisoners by the Court it turned out that the girl, who was only 14 years of age, had been brought down to Shanghai and handed over to the two men by her husband. The Assessor remarked that the charge of kidnapping could not be sustained against the men in the face of that evidence, but for their part in the transaction they would each be ordered to receive 300 blows and be cangued for a month, and the girl would be sent back to Tungchou.
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