A young Chinese was charged itr the Provisional Court, on Friday last, with having sent threatening letter to a compatriot, demanding a "los of $10,000. Complainant was ordered to put the money in a corner of the: Sun Sun Company's Roof Garden. "If you lend us this small sum," the: letter said, "we will return it to yow in due course when the revolution ary movement has succeeded, and inv the meantime we will give you a receipt. But if you do not lend us: the money you will not only get no-receipt, but no money can be-returri= ed and we shall not be responsible: for the consequences." The case [was remanded, Ts Ab-tsai, who was turned over to the police by Mr. O, Thompson, jon Thursday, whilst attempting to pick his pocket, on a tram appeared!
the Provisional Court, yesterday. Complainant said that accused had! his hand in his (Thompson's) pocket, but the other said that reached into his own pocket for eop-/eers with which to pay his fare, will spend one month in gaol,
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