A charge of attempting to bribe a police officer while in the exeeution of his duty was preferred against a shopkeeper, before Messrs. Man and Blackburn, on Monday ious hearing, Det.-Sgt. that he visited No. 864 Avenue' Edward VII and there dis-, covered a quantity of opium. When the matter was brought to the, attention of the owner of the house, that person slipped a handful of notes (afterwards found to be $1,060) into the detective's hand and pué his finger over his lips.
Two Chinese police constables said that they noticed a man in a} ricsha with large, bundles, fol-: Jowed by a crowd of loafers. Being suspicious, they gave chase and the man jumped out of the ricsha and_ fled into the shop. With Det.-; Sgt. Tinkler, they later visited the place and found the accused in-! side. The opium was then seized.
38. D. Rodger (for the defence) said that the first man a: rested was an employee in the shop. The second accused. (the man who!
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