At .Richmond, Tasmania, the police re* couth '■ i.imi '■■■:’ v-f'm forty ac;l c\ ohe'-p buiied ’ll Iio7«. Tiny had Iwcu ..toien for timer wool, ami thou buricw. to escape detec* tiou. A curious scene occurred a short time ago in the Harbor master's Court at Hong Kong. An engineer was brought up two days ia succession for being drunk on board ship. His plea on the second day was, “iSameold drunk ; can’t fine a fellow twice for the same offence.” The plea was of no avail, and the inexorable magistrate fined him 5 dols. Defendant, however, had only 3 dols, which he put down, saying, “ Ain’t got more’n 3 dols; but, look here, I’ll owe you 2 dols,”
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Evening Star, Issue 3046, 22 November 1872, Page 4
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117Page 4 Advertisements Column 6 Evening Star, Issue 3046, 22 November 1872, Page 4
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