A case which possesses extreme interest to all who have used native boats in eastern waters was heard at the native Court at Nantao at the end of last week. subject of the case in point was an attempt at extortion on the part of a sampan man from two foreign passengers, and it la satisfactory to note that a salutary sentence was passed upon the offender. The charge was brought by Insp. Mellows of the River Police, and the evidence showed that while two officers of foreign navies were going ashore in the accused's sampan, the man refused to take them to the wharf unless they paid him a dollar—a sum far in excess of the correct fare, The officers refused to pay, and the sampan man had to bring them to shore, whereupon the passengers re. ported. the matter to the police. A sergeant of the Municipal police was called in connexion with the case, and he gave evidence of a similar occurrence whilst he wae
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