John Minny, charged with being drunk and incapable in. Broadway at 2.30 on the previous afternoon, pleaded guilty and, it appearing that he had only come.out-of risen four days before where he had been incarcerated for a similar offence, a fine of $6 or in default 14 days' imprisonment was inflicted.
Walter Collins, sailor unemployed,: was charged with being drank in the charzoroom at the Hongkew Police... Station, Accused. followed the prizerier Minny to the station and refused to go away. He was fined $1 or two days" imprisonment.
Charles Brown, sailor, bel
dei absent without leave, pleaded ship John MeLeod, charged and was ordered to forfeit four days' wages and pay a fine of SI A Charles Brown, the defendant in the last mentioned case, and Joseph Ferns charged with being drunk and, disorderly in Broadway at 3.30 on the sfternoot assaulting a Chinese poli constable, creating a disturbance'.in a Chinese store and breaking two bottles of whisky valued at $2. Prisoners pleaded guilty, and his Worship. inflicted fines amounting to $4 or in default 8 days' imprisonment, besides ordering prisoners to Pay the damage, 'John Taylor, A.D. belonging to the John MeLeod. was charged with being absent without leave since 5.30 a.m. on the 28th ult., and with being drunk and assaulting 8 Chinese policeman in Broadway. He was arched to forfeit 4 nya' wages, and to pay 8 fine of $3, or in default a week's imprisonment.
Conrad Carlson, sailor, unemployed, fined $2 for bein; drank and creating a disturbance at the flora' Home.
4th May. R. v. Monez.
Alfred Morez, 19, seaman of the John MeLevd, was charged with. being drunk and assaulting " sampan-man on the E-we jetty, Yangtzepoo Road, at 2.30 p.m..on the 3rd instant, i rae Complainant slated that accused got into complainant's sampan at the jetty and tried to throw him overboard. When compli ant followed him on to the wharf, defendant struck him in the face and kicked him.
Accused said he acted in self-defence. He admitted being the worse for liquor, which he obtained at the "shanties" near the wharf at which the ship was lying, but he was not ' properly drunk."
His Worship. fined accused $5, and ordered $2 of this amount to be paid to.complainant, who said he: would not be able to work for a fortnight on account of his eye being swollen and his thumb sprained through defendant's violence.
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