42, before the Registrar (Mr. C. Haines), 1. G. Anderson, of the China Printing & Finishing Ca, Pootung, was charged with two offences under the Municipal bye-laws relating to firearms and noise.
The first charge, which wa Drought under Bye-law 37, was that he was in possession of a revolver and ammunition at 8 p.m, on August 3 without a licence or permit, The second was that he had causelessly "created a noise by firing three shots from the revolver on The Bund on the same date, contrary to Bye-law 36, My. R, Bryan, Muni prosecuted; Mr, Tycho Wing de-derided.
Entering a plea of guilty on behalf of the accused, Mr. Wing said that he was sure "the Municipal Advocate would' agree that a fine Would be sufficient in the cireumstances. The charges were the consequence of "pure stupidity."
Mr. Bryan said that he had no objection to the course suggested by Mr, Wing He left it to the Court to do what it thought fit and just.
On the charge of creating a noise the Registrar administered a caution, "but fined the accused 997.60, the equivalent of £2, for being in'possession of a revolver without a Ticenes August 12 proceedings were the sequel to an exciting incident on The Bund on August 8. At about 8 p.m. three shots were heard from. the Vicinity of the Peking Road jetty. Police rushed to the scene, and found Mr. Anderson in possession of a Fevolver from which he said he had fired the shots into the Whangpoo.
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