Court on Monday morning before: Mr, N. E. Lorton, Michael Plorm,, an American seaman, was charged with having been chunk and orderly and upon pleading sui he was sentenced to 10 duf® gaol.
On Saturday evening about 8.90 ym. -neeused was arrested faubury Road and taken to Hong-Kew Police Station, He told the Sout that be ud "ined ha boat" two months ago when drunk' find since that time had been trying to get assistance from the American Consulate. He—identified Papers which the police had in their ensetson after thay bad been tien from an unrecognized foreigner, who, accused said, had relieved kim them on another occasion when he was drunk, 'These papers wore Festored to accused, and His Honour, after passing sentence, warned the' accused that should he currie up before the court again it might be on a more serious charge, that of vagrancy. Should it be possible: for accused to get work on an American ship in the meantime, the accuse! would have opportunity to get out of Shanghai.
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