The Archive · 1910

U. S. CONSULAR

Shanghai, Dec. 27.

Before F. W. Havuer, Esq., Vice Consul, Acting Jadicially.

8. %. J, SNYDER AND ©. Ry ELEY, J. Saya Aley, coxawaia, of the U. 8. 8, were charged being concerned others not in custody in creating a disturbance la the Hagae Hotel, Minghong Road, at 8.45 p.m. on the 26th instant, aod damaging property, while Aley was also charged with assaulting P. ©. Aiere with a bayonet.

Inspector Bourke, who appeared for the police, said be had heard that seventy bluejackets bad special leave, and one of them having been assaulted the night before, they set out to make a disturbance. Things became ea bad that the whole of the force from Hongkew Station had to be turned out. He inspector Bourke), secing the state of things, bad spoken tothe master-at-arms whom be met there in plain clothes. The animosity on the part of the sailors seemed to be against a British bluejacket be bad had a fight in the Hague Hotel the previous night with an American.

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