(A. Sorte, master) v. A. Mes.
'A. Mell, a young bos, mited as seaman, of the British str. Adana, was charged with having been absent from his ship without leave since the 27th inst.
Detectiv int McDowell, sworn, sai About six o'clock yesterday' evening, I arrested the in the Hongkew Coffee House. He went to prisoner on a Consular warrant, the station quietly.
Arthur Smith, sworn, said: Iam master of the British str. Adana. Prisoner went on shore without leave on Sunday avenin; He was missing about 9 o'clock. He took his effects with him, I reported the matter to the British Consul and asked him to is-ste a warrant for the boy's arrest. Prisoner has been rather unruly and the boatswain has had 2 lot of trouble with him on board. We are lying out in the stream and are leaving on Sunday or Monday.
The prisoner said that he was willing to ge back to the ship, but asked that his pay raised from thirty shillings to £2 per} month Captain Smith said that the boy's parents lived in Amsterdam and he would like to take him back to them. If the boy would behave properly in future, he would raise his pay to £2, the increase to date from the commencement of the voyage.
Prisoner was dismissed with a caution and ordered to return to the ship.
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