U.S. Prorce Dostors.
Edward Dunlope, 30, unemployed, was charged with being in enclosed premises, No. 3, Minghong Road, for an unlawful purpose.
G. R. Henkel, who lodges in the house in question, said ho was awakened about 2.30 a.m, on Sunday morning by a noise red prisoner in his room.
ized him and called in another: lodger named Cook, who lit a candle to ascertain who the prisoner was, and then telephoned for the police. Nothing was missing from the house. Prisoner seemed a little the worse for liquor, but knew what he was about.
Mra, Roberts, tle householder, testified that the prisoner was not a rosie her house and hed no business in the room. She thought prisoner had entered by the back door, whi found open.
P. S. Mayman said he was called to the house by telephone and arrested prisoner.
Inspector Bourke said no signs of forcible entry had been discovered.
Prisoner said ho had been drinking and could not explain how he got into the house or why.
Mr. J. H. Arnold, Vice-Consul," said that when the prisoner was recently discharged from the Arthur Sewell, he clared that he was of American nationality, sbut had subsequently stated that ho was British.
His Honour sentenced prisoner to three months' imprisonment. asked the Police to be careful in future to ascertain the nationality of persons arrested before bringing them before the Court. In previous case a man had been tried and sentenced before that Court, and two days before the expii tion of his sentence it was discovered that ho was & British subject.
Inspector Bourke said that the police always endeavoured to discover the nationality of any person arrested, but often had to rely solely upon the prisoner's own statement as to his nationality.
Shanghai 4th April.
Before the Ho. J. W. Davipsox, Vico-
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