Defendant was charged by P.-C. Whos. Piper, with being drunk ant igi in Hongkew at 11.20 p.m. on the 20th inst, and assaulting him in the execution of his duty.
P.-C. Piven stated that, at 11.20 p.m. on Tuesday, the prisoner was fighting with another man in Broadway, Hongkew. He went to arrest them, and seized the prisoner when in the set of striking the other man with a sling shot. Prisoner then turned upon him and made three attempts to strike Jhim with the shot, but did not, as he was too close. Prisoner wes violently run Prigoner sais, in answer to His Worship.
remewiber anything about it. I must Court having deli idered the statement by (he several witnesses called,—hat the aforesaid Mr. Nicholas lost that vessel by an error in judy Firstly, in such thick weather not keeping further off the coast; and not first sounding before altering course 'g 19 fathoms bottom.) ion that, with the excepved every only deem it necessary to suspe ficate of competency as Master (Ci 500) for a period of three calendar months from this date.
reference to the conduct of Mr. James M. Johnson, Qud officer on this occasion, we are of opinion that he did not keep a good look-out, either himself, or by allowing the "look-out man" to leave his post in such thick weather; and he is herely censured.
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