A ricsha coolie' was charged with the theft of a private ricsha, valued at $30, the property of Baron von Ernst, from No. 75, Taising Road, at 7 p.m. on the 8th instant; also with the theft of bed clothing to the value of $10 at the same time and place.—Iuspector Maokintosh said the prisoner took the ricsha to his brother, who lived in Hongkew, and told him that it had been presented to bim by his master who had just left for England. asked his brother to di—pose of the ricsha for him, and sold it for $8, believing th pri story to be tne, 'The brother was at present ill in bed—The prisoner' was sentenced to one month's cangs Embezzlement by a Shroff.
An aged shroff, in. the employ of the P. and O 8. N. Ca,, was charged with fraudulently obtaining and misappropriating the sums of Tls. 1,900 and $300, the monies of his employers, on various dates.—Mr. W. A. C. Platt appeared for the prosecution and stuted that the prisoner had absconded with the m mentioned in his possession. He was given certain debit notes to collect, which in the ordinary course of business by should hi counted for to the compradore. He failed to account for same, and retained a portion of the monies collected by him to the amount above mentioned. Until that morning the prisoner fad denied the misappropriation, but had finally admitted his guilt. The pri had been in the employ of the P. BS 0.8. N. Ca. for a period of thirty ye: and lied.itheito borne an excellent character. The Company did not wish to press for severe - punisiment.—After long discus © prisoner was sentenced to one year's imprisonment.
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