A native was charged with the above-named offence. It appeared that his plan of opera-tious was to board the bots, accompanied by two other men, and tell the boatmen that he had authority to take their craft for Manda-tins' use. Rather than let their boats go, the poor fellows of course submitted to a squeeze. On Friday last, prisoner boarded two silk boats in this manner, and telling the crews that the craft were required to convey troops demanded $1 from each as a release. Th crews being without money, could not comply with the demand, whereupon the prisoner was made to the police, and enquiries bein set on foot, it was ascertained that, in the meantime, the prisoner had gone to another boat at the Shantung road jetty, and, again failing to obtain money, coolly carried off the boat, which was afterwards found in a der of other boats moored in the river above the junk anchorage, It further appeared that in small building, near the Hongkew Creek, occupied by the prisoner, which he had told the boatmen was a tax-office, the police discovered sixty or seventy other yulobs, but there was no lence to show how they got there, the prisoner, as yet, declining to give any information respecting them. He was entericed to receive 108 blows with the bamboo, and to be cangued for three months.
August 24th. Before the Chinese Magistrate Hste, and Dr. Yates, U. 8, dasessor.
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