(Assessor). For loitering in Broadway for purposes of felony, and assaulting P. é 376, 200 blows and one month.—27 Ricsha coolies wore fined the customary 50 cents for touting for hire to the annoyance of the public.—A Chinese was sentenced to one month for stealing eight small jars of chocolate, value from the scene of the fire at Hall and Holt2's, and two coolies received 200 blows for steriling four chickens from some person unknown on the 26th.—On Tuesday, for returning from deportation a coolie. received 200 blows and was sent to the city refuge.—For stealing a bridle bit from 142, Foochow Road 100 blows and one month,—Two watchmen of the Shanghai Mercury were sentenced to three days for stealing three tins of butter.—Two men received 100 blows each and were made to pay damages for assaulting a native constable at Smith's Market.—A destitute nese was charged with attempting suicide by taking opium on the Bund and was released.—On Wednesday before Mr. Cheng Magis trate) and Mr. Carroll (Assessor) " press-warehouseman was charged with falsifying accounts to the extent of 16. bales. receipt for 10 bales was found and a coolie testified to the whereabouts of x stolen bale. Defendant stated that his stock was correct. Case remanded.—Sung Ah-chin, coolie of no fixed shode, was sentenced to 200 blows and three months' for committing petty thefts to the value of $20 from houses on the Bubbling Well Road.—For furious driving two mafoos were fined $5 each.—Plying for hire'with an unlicensed ricsha thereby defrauding the council. Fined $3.—For stealing 10 cents from the person of a child nnd assaulting complainant a coolie was sentenced to 50 blows.—A coolie was charged with stealing two ricsha lamps value $5 from an alleyway off Miller Road. 200 blows.—A stevedore's coolie was charged with removing a strap value from a passenger's luggage on board of the Sendai Maru and feloniously hiding same. Case dismissed.—Two unemployed coolies were sentenced to 200 blows and one of $2 from complainant in a tea house in Seward.—For stealing a silk table cloth and a couple of silver ornaments value $22 from his employer at No. 2, Chapoo Road between the 2nd and 29th of November, 200 blows and two weeks' imprisonment.—On Friday before Mr. Cheng (Magistrate) and Mr.. Carroll (Assessor). An unemployed was sent to the Refuge for attempting suicide by hanging himself to a door in an alleyway off the Canton Read.—Kung Ah-sai was fined $20 for receiving Chinese type value $40 Knowing same to have been stolen.—A house-thief Yang Cheng-sun was at-rested, on the night of the 25th ult. for being on enclosed premises with unlawful intentions. On him was found property to ae of hr He is also d Bidwell nad Belbin and Mosars. Murphy, with petty thefts, the property of Mrs, Davis, Voelkel. Steiner, Munch, Solomon Harting and Henderson, also of five Chinese house-holders, amounting in all to the value of $187 and dating from the 6th of May. Three hawkers and a woman were charged for receiving the said property. The cases were remanded.—A coolie was sentenced to a month for creating a disturbance at 117, Chapoo \—For obtaining $200 under false pretences Sing Chu-sai and Zing Chu-fae were sentenced to two months' and the property confiscate in favour of plaintiff.
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