Magistrate, BR, & LINAIAN, Tames Linahan, a sailor belonging to the Huston, was charged with being drunk and disorderly in the Public Garden on the 25th inst, Inspector Ramsay appeared fur the police and informed his Worship thet he had nothing to say against the recused beyond the fact that he was found drank in the Public Garden.
Native Constable No. 268 deposed that at about x quarter-past four in the afternoon the prisoner walked into the Garden, He was drunk at the time and scared the children, Witness told the acoused to leave the Garden, when he struck him on the mouth. Witness blew his whistle and another constable came along.
Inspector Ramsay said the accused had deen locked up once before for druukenness but released.
Native Constable No, 216 corroborated, Accused admitted being drunk, and expressed regret.
His Worship ordered the prisoner to pay fine of $2 and to be put on board lis ship.
25th September, John McGill, quartermaster on board the P. & O. str. Shanghai, was charged with being drunk on board his ship and bstructing the crew whilst in the execution of their duty on 25rd inst.
A.B. Vine, seond officer of the Shanghai, said that on Saturday afternoon at about three o'clock, the occu-ed came out of the forecastle, and pushed the winchman away from the winch, with the result that a sling of cargo, consisting of bundles of iron, fell overboard, Three bandles were picked but two or three were believed sing. The three were recovered by thy divers. Prisoner was intoxicated at the time and could hardly stand, Prisoner w ut known to have been ashore that day, but the men sometimes bought liquor Chivamen who came on beard, A dollar was d tothe Chinese divers for ing the three bundles. hai, i Worship that the iron was Street, the master of the Shang:
worth about SLa bundle, he had uw" questions to ask and he supposed what had been suid was correct. He was doing his duty at the time in attending to the winch, Captain Street said the accused's place in the hold and not at the winch.
hn Ellerton, carpenter, said. he saw the accused push the Chinaman away: from the winch, and lower the sling down on the wh; Some of the iron went into: the water, Accused contended he was only doing his duty at the winch, There were a lot of things one bad to do on beard which was not supposed tod", He was sit Jowering the cargo and it was an accident which night have happened to anyone in his sober sense:
Captain Street, in reply to his Worship, said he bad had occasion to complain of the: accused only unco before, but he had never Prisoner's duty was to be the hold and see that no pilfering went The divers had not been able to find any more than the three bundles recovered, and witless could not tell how many were: lost until all the cargo had been discharged.
His Worship said he should order the accused to pay $2 for being drunk and for each bundle of iron lust, the total fine not to exceed $5.
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