A hatch of twenty-nine prisoners were ar-charge of gambling. On Sunday proprietor of a foreign hong in Road was attracted to the servants' quarters by hearing a noise. One of his ewployés tried to persuade him that there ocersion for him to trouble himself, fley were talking the lights were ped and about half a dozen men ran off the p convinced him that there was occasion for his presence, and after securing the premises so that no one could escape, he sent for the police. A sergeant and some constables soon arrived, and twen nine persons, who admitted that th gambling, were found on the prem hey were all arrested and conveyed to the Police Station, and in their possession, and in the rou in which they bad been carrying on their operations, about $130 were found. Before the Court they acknowledged the offence, among them, towards which the $130 found by the police are to be devoted. The Magistrate intimated that when the money was paid it would be devoted to some charity able purpose.
Attempted Suicide, A native of Hangchow was brought up in the custody of the Hongkew Police charged with attempting to drown himeelf. About seven o'clock on Saturday evening he threw himself into the River from the Garden Bridge, and several of his countrymen, who witnessed Uke wecurres ook no' steps to rescue him. But a foreigner, who happened to pss, saw him straggling' in the water, and gave a sampan man a dollar to him." The sampan man succeeded in doing 0, the dollar apparently having the effect of causing him to forget the superstition natives have with regard to rescuing a drowning men. In an exhausted state the would-be. lo was conveyed to the "he was properly cared for ron recovered, Before the Magistrate he told a pitiful tale, and instruc given for him to be sent to his nati 4th Feb.
Before the Chinese Magistrate Cues, and Dr. Macoowax, U.S, Aasessor, Properly Punished.
A troublesome character was brought up to-day, his latest offence being an attempt to alarm the police by cutting iis throat while in their custody, bya piece of broken tea-cup, He had been just apprehended under very suspicious circumstances, and had not long been released from prison owing to sick He had been imprisoned for bu lary, having. been found in a foreignes's di midnight. He was senti blows, which were inflicted on the palms of his hands in open Court, and to be deported,
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