Cuinese, claiming to be a teacher, was' sentenced by Judge Wan in the Provisional Court, last Friday, to 16 years' imprison: ment on a charge of extortion, In the Provisional Court, last Friday, an unemployed Chinese was ordered to serve 80 days' imprison tment. From evidence, it transpires that the accused went to the Shang hai Commercial & Savings Bank with a document purporting to" be from the Chinese-Amercan Bank of, Commerce, and attempted to obtai the sum of $849.87. Itis a custom for certain Danks to request. tom porary leone from others, with
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