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WEIHAIWEI CONSTABLE IN THE DOCK.
Defendant's Statement Made to an Interpreter,
ed.
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1926.
BRITISH POLITICS.
END OF DEBATE ON KING'S SPEECH."
The Coal Question,
Rugby, Feb. 8,
YARN MARKET.
A DULL PERIOD REPORTED.
Messrs. Polishwalla. and Kot- wall, cotton and yarn brokers, ru- port:
There is no change to report in the condition of our yarn murket, which, since our last report,
The hearing of the case int
The debate in the House of Com-some weeks back, has remained utterly featureless and stagnant. which a Weihaiwoi constable is
mons on the address to the Demand from the Interior has charged with the murder of "an Indian policeman was continued Throne in reply to the King's gradually dwindled to a vanish- ing point, the few saics coming before Mr. R. E. Lindsell, at the Speech will conclude to-day when under our observation, in the in- Central Magistracy yesterday. the Liberal amendment raising terval now under "noties, have Mr. T. M. Hazlerigg, Assistant the Government's educational een more or less of a hand to mouth business, consisting of a Crown Solicitor, prosecuted. De-
few bales here and here for im fendant was not legally represent-policy will be discussed.
Financini matters will occupy mediate requirements.
We four that the immediate An Indian policeman said he attention for the greater part of saw the defendant shortly before the week.when supplementary future holds no prospect of any estimates will be laid before Improvement so long as the coun- tén o'clock on January 22,
try districts remain in the dis- Lower Albert Road. He seemed Parliament.
turbed state that they have been rather frightened and had a
The coal question will be raisin for the last twelve months. truncheon in his right hand. His ed by the Liberlala but the gen-Indeed signs are not wanting that revolver was in the holster, his erat debate or this subject must the router part of China is hand royting on the leather, inevitably await the publication visibly drifting towards a chaotic condition, each province and even When defendant addressed him of the Commission's report and a
citles being a law unto them- withens asked what was the mat statement by the Government of selves, rendering Trade prospects ter and received the reply "Your the polley they propose to adopt foki has died." Witness asked in the light of that report. -
gloomy in the extreme. how, and defendant replied "1. have bulletted him."
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Witness had heard no shot fired. He accompanied the de: fendant to the Parade Ground and saw the Indian constable lying on the ground. He was lying face downwards and was still alive at that time.
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Displaced Turban. Witness turned the man on his Back and tried to pour water down his throat. His revolver was in Its holster, the flap being fasten- ed. His turban was lying un- wound, some yards away.
Another Indian constable said that when he went to the Parade Ground and saw the defendant add last witness standing over the man on the ground, he noticed nothing unusual in the appear ance of the defendant-except that he seemed to be melancholy.
Shortly afterwards, defendant told witness that he met the Indian constable and they abused! each other and a fight developed. Lance-sergeant J. S. Scott, of the Royal Artillery, said he walk; ed up from the lower tram station) and saw defendant with a run-i cheon in his hand calling out for sedan chair. Witness followed when the chair moved off, and outside the when he arrived Parade Ground. saw the Indian lying on the ground.
Statement by Defendant... Witness asked defendant in English what was the malter, and he replied in broken English and by gestures that he had hit the Indian with his truncheon. Defendant showed witness his revoiver and one round fell out.
An interpreter said that when defendant arrived at the charge room he made a statement to him in which he said that the Indian, in trying to relieve him of hig truncheon, tore his pocket.
The Indian tried to get hold of his revolver in order to fire at him. Defendant saw he was in danger and he turned the revolver away from himself and it went off. The bullet struck the Indian, although he did not intend to
shoot him.
Witness added that defendant further staled the revolver went off while it was. in the holster,;
the bullet passing through the endi of the holster,
The case wis adjourned until Į to-day,
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