Catchpolo and Smith, seamen belonging to the White Adder, who had been' charged on the previous day with being drank and incapable, were brought up on a like charge.
The prisoners, in reply to the Court, said they had not returned on board as directed, as their leave did not expire till this afternoon.
is Worship fined them $2 each; and Catchpole, who had to be carried to the station, was ordered to pay 25 ets. for coolie hire.
John Woods, a boiler maker, was charged by tive named Fung-loon with assault. As the camp! ant appeared very feeble in Court, with difficulty being able 49 state lis complaint, Hie Worahip postponed the cage to have medical evidence as to the amount of injuries he had sustained, liberating the defendant on Vail, himself in $25 and another security in the same amount.
John Jackson, ordinary seaman on board the Avon-vale was charged by Captain Oxilvio of the same vessel with refusal of duty.
The prosecutor, sworn, stated:—that the defendant was an ordinary seamen on board his vessel, and on Saturday had refused duty. He was in the forecastle when the prosecutor called him out and told bim to do his work, but he refused, saying he would not dea stroke of work until he saw the Consul. He had not before this made any application for leave for that purpose. I then told him that would take him, byt that it would not be of any use going on Saturday afternoon, og the ellice was closed. He did no work that day. He did none on Sunday, but 1 did not ask him. On Monday he worked from 6 to 8, but refased to turn to after breakfast, as he said he wanted to sea the Consul. I told I was very busy then, as I was going to see the consignees, but that when I came back 1 would go with him. He was on Tucsdlay at the Consulate, and has been at work since.
The defendant stated that on Saturday he was beaten by the mate, and went to the forecastle to wash himself with the intention to complain to the Consul; the Captain asked him to return to his work, Dut as he had hus clean clothes on he refuse. On Sunday hewasnotasked to work; and on Monday he worked up to breakfast time, when he knocked off, a3 he wanted to cone ashore to the Consul. he Captain did not sy he would return fur him, but went and took a summons i
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