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The concluding stages of the mazslaughter trial at the Criminal Sossions, before, Mr. Justice Wood, In which a Chinese police con- stable was charged with the mane laughter of a Chinese on a junk, by shooting him with his revolver, were entered upon yesterday. After an eloquent address by prie soner's counsel, Mr. Justice Wood summed up agalust the prisoner. The jury however, returned a verdict of not guilty and his Lord- ship expressed his didngreement. -
Mr. Jenkin's Speech.
Knew the Facts.
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 25, 1926.
Also at the pig dealer's shop that night two hours before they reported the matter to the Police, this very man had "given an ac2 count of the precise circumstances under which his brother had met with his unfortunato death, “
If the jury accepted those facta and believed that the man was. well aware of the major incidents of that evening then when the man stood in the witness box under the sanction of an oath and said he knew nothing of the affair he was committing the grosseat possible perjury.
Well Grounded Suspicion.
It was obvious that he was try- Ing. to screen from the court hia complicity with others in some- thing which it behoved him to keep Mr. Jenkin in his speech for the from the knowledge of the Police. defence submitted that the action No man in the King's uniform of the prisoner was covered and standing on the Praya that night wholly justified by the pronounce could have falled to have well mont appearing over the signature grounded suspicion that these peo- of the Attorney General which was contained in general orders relatto be dangerous traffic in contra- pie were engaged in what all knew ing to the use of firearms. The band goods, that was arme. It
jury had those orders before them was obvious from the evidence
and he would take them through that the events took place about the unusual occupation of analy-10 p.m. What he wanted to know sing the language therein.
was why, these pigs having arriv ed in the harbour at 4 p.m. after
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The present case was covered by the section concerning "instruc a two days' journey on which they tions to fire" where a man was in had not been fed, no move was unlawful possession" of arras and made by these men at the shop to refused to be searched and his re-take them pig. wash until 10p.m. sistance could not be overcome by Did the jury believe that as the TIFFIN other means. It was a matter of witnesses stated this delay was 50- regret that although they Bad re-counted for by them' taking food sponsible representatives of the and making out bilia to catch a DINNER Police Force present they would mail?
not inform the court whether these Detailing the circumstances un- orders were considered to be corder which the sampan failed to rect or incorrect expositions of the law.
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Position of Every Policeman. He was airing the position not only of the prisoner but of some 1800 to 2000 men who daily went on to the streets under those or- ders with arms and who could not know whether they were justified
course of their duty,
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Meaning of "Resist."
Coming to the meaning of the
wine, where shall
we go?
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in using those nrms or not in the word "resist" in the police regula-To
tions, referring to. use of firearms. T Mr. Jenkin said it did not neces- Turning to the evidence he ask-sarily mean resistance by force. ed whether the Jury "believed a It did not necessarily mean that word of the evidence which had the man to be arrested must use been put before the court by the physical violence, shoot at the representatives of the pig dealer's police or trip the policeman up. stop or by the men who, knowing It could mean that but it need not. Opposite 'kong" Hotel Building. the shots to have been fired, the What it meant was to be found by whistle blown and the Sampan looking at the definition is a reli- rowed out for three or four able English dictionary. In addi qlcutes said they Yemained inition to that the Attorney General total ignorance of the fact that has made the meaning of the word they had been hailed by a police-clear in another order which was man in uniform that they had issued to the Police over his name. been called to go back nor had any Quoting from the latest edition of idea that the whistle or shots con- Webster counsel gave the follow- cerned them nor that the brothering definition, "endeavouring. to of one of the men in the sampan counteract, defeat or frustrate. had been hit.
Synonyms, check, thwart or baffle." There was no judicial interpre- tation of the word which he could
"Sand in Eyes of the Court."
He submitted it could not pos-find but he submitted that its sibly be accepted.. If therefore meaning was made abundantly the jury rejected that evidence it clear by the fact that in another was obvious that the occupants of order issued to the Police under that sampan
were keeping from the signature of the Attorney the court something that they did General and therefore with hig not wish to disclose. It was im knowledge it was shown that re- most often will find the root of possible for a man to be rowed to alstance of arrest meant refuan? their trouble in simple functional the junk under those circum-
to stop when hailed. causes. For example, absence of stances without knowing what was -----A-Departmental-Order. daily regularity has a depressing taking place.. influence on the spirits besides being injurious to the whole Bystem.
These ordors came from the The statement of the brother same department, or at least had that bo ascribed his brother's ex-the sanction of the same depart- As a speedy aid for this trouble clamation when shot to sea sick-ment from which came his learned Pinkettes, the dainty little laxa- ness he characterised as nothing friend the Assistant Attorney tives, are of the greatest valuo. but an attempt to throw sand in General who argued in this case. Taken when necessary they restore the eyes of the court. In any that resistance meant the use of and ensure daily intestinál activi-event it was an affront to the in-force. He (Mr. Jenkin) said on ty, gently stimulate the liver, telligence of the jury to ask them the contrary that his friend's own banish alck hondaches, billous to believe it. The jury knew it to department endorsed the meaning attacks, Blatulence, dizziness, clear be a lie for the uncontroverted of the word as failure to stop the skin of pimples and blotches, reason that at the Police station when called upon. If that mean- purify the breath, relieve Piles. that night the brother of deceased ing was good enough in the order
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given to the Water Police in one order why was it not good enough hit. That he made that statement in an order given to the Police on was unchallenged and the jury the Prayn.' PINKETTES KEEP YOU WELL. I could take it as established fact,
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