v, Burns, Join Burns was charged with begging in Seward Road, at 0.50 a.m. on the Sth July.
Accused pleaded guilty.
Richard Markwick, Acting Secretary of the Shanghai Life Insurance Company, gave evidence and added that he did not wish to press the charge if man was destitute.
Sergt. McGregor said prisoner had 48 cents on him when taken to the station, Accused stated that he had been second mate and boatswain on sailing vessels. He came to Shanghai on the Hermann Menzell. There was some trouble on board and witness gave evidence at the German Consulate. After that he could not go back and so deserted. The British, American, and German Consuls could not give him any assistance, as he was a deserter. He had spoken to the mate of the four-masted brigantine Aurora and he could get a job if he was released, Accused was discharged with a caution.
Tuomas Perens, Thomas Peters, a coloured man, charged with being drank and orderly and damaging a travelling cook's paraphernalia to the extent of $3 on the 5th inst, at 0.30 a.m.
Sergt. MeGrogor eaid the accused and another man went up toa travelling cook taad got some food, but on being asked to pry they broke' up the Chinaman's paraphernalia, The one mau ran away, but A native constable arrested nconsed. evidence and also the Chinaman whose gonds wore damaged.
Prisoner denied that he had anything to eat. He said " lot of ricshas were ing by and he pushed the man who fell down. The mau began shouting, seized Witness and gave him in charge of & police-nan. Accused came from Sierra Leone He deserted from a German ship because they called him "ein schwarz Schwein," which meant a black pig. No-one liked him on board the ship, 60 he deserted.
He had no money. ed how he was going to "No how. I suppose by of three days' hard labour prisoner to be put on ip to be found for him.
Lama v, J, Stewart, F. Miter, B.
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