R. Rystan.
Abdulla Ryman, watchman, was charged with drunkenness and disorderly conduct in Soochow Road, on Saturday night.
'A native constable deposed to seeing the prisoner in a drunken condition interfering with and assaulting ricsha coolies. He took him into custody, but on arriving at the police station he attempted to assault witness with a stick; but was prevented from doing so bySergeantBourke. Prisoner now denied the charge, but was ordered to pay a fine of $5 or undergo seven days' imprisonment with hard labour, R. v. Paice.
James Price, carpenter of the Dunfermline, who has several times been in trouble previously, was charged with drunkenness and disorderly conduct on the Garden Bridge on Saturday.
P.C. Stapleton deposed to seeing the prisoner drunk and incapable about six o'clock in the evening. He took him to the lock-up.
Prisoner now pleaded guilty and was sentenced to a fine of $10 or two weeks' imprisonment with hard labour.
R Macwottay.
David Macmullan, a sailor of the sailing vessel Perseverance, was charged witl @runkenness and disorderly conduct in Broadway, on Sunday afternoon. Prisoner was trying to get into the same ricsha with another drunken sailor, and_ when told by a native policeman that it was against the law he hustled the officer and commenced to make a disturbance. Ho was arrested and locked up with the assistance of a Sikh constable, Fined $2, Edward Mullany, also an A.B. of the Perseverance, was charged with a like offence in Seward Road on the previous day. Prisoner who it was stated went into a Chinese shop, lay down and refused to go away, pleaded guilty, and now said he was very sorry for what had occurred. This being his fourth offence within a very short time he was fined $5 or a week's imprisonment in default,
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