Drink, Assault, and a Sequel in Sealed Offices Released by Mixed Court At the Mixed Court on Wednesday morning, before Messrs. Martin and Kuan, Dr. H. C, Mei, Yepresenting the Shanghai Commercial & Savings Bank Ld., made an application for the unsealing of the premises for merly used by the "New Shanghi Life," which had been suppressed by the Court some days ago for publishing unlawful articles tending to cause breaches of publi Peace, ie., in connexion with the anniversary of the signing of the Boxer Protocol.
Dr. Mei said that the editor of the "New Shanghai Life" had the Mixed Court Before Messrs. Spiker and Kuan ut the Mixed Court on Tuesday morning two Russians, Croaman and Melnet, were charged with being drunk and disorderly on the Bund on October 3, an additional charge of obstructing, police officers in the execution of their duties being preferred against the former and two extra charges against Melnet, ie. with assaulting a police officer in the execution of his duty and with assaulting Sub-Inspr. Philippson in Central Police Station, Evidence was given by a tempora ary constable to the effect that the first prisoner quarrelling with two Japanese on the Bund and, when he went up and told him to go away, the man used badd lan" guage and wanted to go into the Public Garden. The constable for-dade him to do this and so accused struck the officer on the chest. The second man then came upon the. scene and he insisted upon assist ing his compatriot, striking both the temporary constable and a Chinese policemen, who had come to the latter's assistance. The first aman was put into @ ricsha and taken to the station whilst the se-¢ond was able to walk. Crouman refused to get out of the riesha when he got to the station and both commenced to create a Uisturbance, shouting and raving.
The second prisoner, Meinet, according to Sub-Inspr. Philippson, obstructed the police is stich a man: mer that the latter had to put him in handcuffs. Then he began to Kick at the inspector and spit at everyone who came near him.
Questioned by the Bench, the first prisoner pleaded guilty of Vring drunk and said that he did of know what had hogpened, The second prisoner also: pleaded guilty and said that he hed never been #0 drunk in his life before.
The first prisoner was given a week's imprisonment and the second one a month,
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