The Archive · 1903

The Mutiny on a Houseboat

The laodah who was _on the 3rd instant charged by Mr. John Hunt with the theft of an anchor chain, valued at $22.70, and wise with conniving with the boat coolies and persuading them to desert the boat, wax brought up for sentence.

Having refunded $13 of the value of the chain, he was sentenced to a fortnight's cangue.

The Yangtzepoo Ruflians. the three ruffians charged with gouging a complainant's eyes out, extorting mone cutting and wounding a' second complain ant, etc., were brought up for sentence.

'The ringleader was sentenced to 509 blows a month for six months (in all 3,000 blows) and imprisonment for life. he other we prisoners were sentenced to GOO blows and 10 years' imprisonment, and 500 Blows and 9 yean# imprisonment respective

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