An ex-constable was charged with stealing from " Rassian complainant hundred rouble note, xbout 2.30 a the 16th instant.—Inspector Bourke said that about 2.90 a.m. on the 15th instant, the defendant brought to the Station drunken Russian, whom he had found in 'a helpless condition in Wuchang The Rursian was locked up and the de! dant returned to his best. Later he tol native P.C. 756, on the next beat, that he had found a bank note for 100 roubles and would give P.U. 756 half if he would keep hia mouth shut, P.C. 758 mentioned the The Sampan Trust.
'A Pootung loafer was charged with forcibly taking a Municipal ferry-boat license from a native complainant at 10 am. on the 2nd instant; also with sseanlting the complainant at the same time and place, and attempting to extort the sum of $20 from him, on the pretext of allowing him to resume his work as.8 ferry-boatman.—Inspector Mellows gave the prisoner a bad character, and said he and the Court sentenced the defendant had been five times previously 18 months' imprisonment, with 250 blows before the Pootung Magistrate, but atthe commencement and 250 blows at seemed to have some influence on that the expiration of the sentence. side of the river, which enabled him to escape serious punishment.—The prisoner Alleged Arson. was examined by the Magistrate at some A shop assistant was chasged with length, and was then sentenced to six wilfully attempting to set fire to " house, months' imprisonment and 500 blows, 250 No. 590, North Soochow Road, at 8.15 of which were to be administered at the Rerosene oil on it and setting fire to same, on the 16th instant, by' pouring' commencement of the sentence and 250 at the expiration, to the danger of life and property.—A sheeper was also charged with conspiring with the first-mentioned prisoner,
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