At the U Court last Friday before Mr. N. L. Lurton, four) members of the crew of the str. War Bond—O'Halloran, Porter, Burns, and. Conway—were charged with having been drunk and disorderly in Chapoo Road on June 22 and with assaulting P. C. Ryle, and stealing his revolver and baton.
Chief Inspector Burke's statement on behalf of the Police—corroborated by witnesses—was to the effect that about 10.15 p.m. on June 22 P. C, Ryle saw O'Halloyan in Chapoo Road, drunk, and pining t with ricsha coolies, He} tsi arrested him, and was then set upon by some of O'Halloran's shipmates. He was knocked down, and lost his loaded revolver and baton—not since recovered. A Chinese police constable meanwhile blew his whistle, and other constables arriving the sailors ran away, except O'Halloran who was held by P. C. Ryle. Two of the fugitives were caught, and on the following day another one of them was arrested.
For being drouk and disorderly two of the defendants were fined $25, with 10 days' imprisonment, and the other two were fined $10, and sent to prison for 10 days.
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