'A coolie was charged with broaching case of candles on board the str. Glenturrot on the 19th instant, and stealing therefrom ight packages of candles, valued at $2.
Mr. Heath, chief officer of the Glenturret, said that at 3 p.m, on the 19th i stant. he and some of the other officers saw the prisoner coming out of the batch. Being suspicious, they chased hit, where upon il throw the candles overboard. Witness and the second and third officers saw the candles in the prisoner's possession.
The prisoner was sentenced 10 100 blows and a fortnight's cangue.
Obstraction and Assiult Three coolies were charged with causing an obstruction on the Bund with the German Post Office mail cart on the 19th instant, and with assaulting native P.C. 362 while in the execution of his duty Inspector Matheson said that the police Tentonstrated with the prisoners an obstruction and they there pon assaulted him.
ative P.C. 362 gave evidence in support of the charge.
Foreign P.C. 48 said that at 11.15 a.m. the previous day, when walking along the foreshore, ho saw P.C. 362 endeavouring to arrest one of the prisoners. The latter was struggling with the constable, who was attack from by OF opt behind by the he 4 other two prisoners, 'A representative from the German Post Office said that the prisoners had been employed at the st Office a long time "ce and were good coolies. He thou, that, being in foreign employ and in charge of a mail cart, they ought to have bec brought round to the office to explain. He thought it very natural that they should recent being summarily arrested.
The Assessor said that did not affect the charge of obstruction.
The prisoners would he sentenced o 1a da} cangue each.
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