Late on Wednesday night a native firoman engaged a sampan to take him on board his ship, the Hueting, which was lying out in the river. While on the way the fireman accidentally fell overboard the sampan-man at considerable risk to himself managed to get him: back into the sampan and took him on board the ship. On arriving at the gangway the unfortunate sampan-man was beguiled on board under a promise of reward for having saved the life of his passenger. When he entered the firemans' quarters he was seized, his hands bound behind him, and triced up by his thumbs with his fet barely touching the deck. The firemen, with various threats of what would happen if their demands were not complied with, demanded $5, as compensation for his having pushed their shipmate into the water. Another sampan-man who witnessed the outrage hurried over to the police hulk and gave information of what was going on. Inspector Mellows was away on duty, but tivo constables proceeded on board the Haeting and released the man, but not seeing any foreigner on board left ' without making any arrests. On
of the occurrence and, accompanied by the Inspector Mellows' return ho was apprised sampan-man, went on board the Hueting and had all' the firemen called out, with the result that five of them were picked out and arrested. They will appear at the Mixed Court on Monday, when it is to be hoped a most exemplary punishment will be meted out to them.
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