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ASSAULT ON POLICE CONSTABLE.

A FREE FIGHT WITH VILLAGERS.

TUESDAY, MAY 8, 1928.

Hon,

You were not very frightened of him, the two of you?—No.

tree cutting a long distance away? | Mr. Kent: He should not leave. It is all according to circumstan-

ces.

Mr. Lindsell: In this case? Mr. Kont: Without getting the permission of his superior officer he should not have left.

latter took the whole crowd to| I did not notice a vegetable gar-leave your boat on information of the Police Station. “

Answering his Worship witness' Dld not know where the gardoris said that the villagers made no wero? You found this old man attempt to overpower C.457. The all alone, didn't you?—Yes. witness added that the Cantonese constable managed to snatch wit ness revolver from the girdle of Before Mr. R. E. Lindsell yes second-defondant. The first four terday, a Chinese farmer and four defendants accompanied him from others were charged with assault-Po Chung to the Police Station. ing a Woihalwel "constable, D.185, at Po Chung, (near Aplichau on the Stanley side) on April 28. A sixth man was charged with being in unlawful possession of a pine tree.

Did you insist on his coming up with you to the hillside?-No, he was coming down the hillside when I saw him.

Was he carrying anything? Yes, a tree.

I put it to you that you found him in the vegetable garden and you, told him he had to go up the

Speaking of the arrest of the fifth man, the witness sald that he revisited Po Chung later that night and from a hut, wherein there woro ten to twelve persons, he pointed out the fifth defendant, who was then taken into custodyhill with you?-No.

Not on the Scene. Mr. Lo (Cross-examining): I The constable's story was to the put it to you that the first de- effect that when he arrested the fendant was not on the scene at

Mr. M. K. Lo represented the farmer and Mr. C. A. S. Russ ap peared for the rest of the defen- dants.

That you went up the hill and found a pine tree and said he hnd to carry it down to the Po Chung farum No.

I put it to you that you said

refused?-No.

Addressing witness, Mr. Lind. sell asked him if he denied that he had no earthly right to leave his boat.

Witness Made No Reply.

Mr. Russ (to defendant): You, were within two minutes' walk of the police station when you got the information--About four or five minutes.

Could you not take your in former there instead of going off got a launch and got to Po Chung

sixth defendant, the man in pasall until you had already been you would kick him to death if he in a sampan? You could have)

Lor.

up.

Do you say that he was there from the beginning?--Yea

And you made him carry down? No.

it much sodner?-1 wanted to see if the information was true before I reported.

And you told that if he did not pay some money you were going to proceed with the case, but if he

No. did pay the money you would not?

It is all untrue?—Yes.

beats?

Police Regulations.

A MOTHER IN BURMA Tells How She Cured Her Little

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One Of Worma And Stomach Trouble With

BABY'S OWN TABLETS,

The little lady whose portrait with her baby girl appears shove In answer to further questions,s Phee Shek, living in the Abo witness denied that he told the

Like thou- Quarter, Rangoon. old man to carry the tree. It was on his threatening to arrest the sands of mothers in other parts sixth defendant that the latter re-of the world, Pheo Shek is an fused.

ardent believer in Baby's Own Tablets,

"Save Life."

session of the tree, the others set bound up?He was there and it upon him and after assaulting him was he who suggested binding nie bound him up and took him to the Aberdeen Police Station.

Mr. M. K. Lo suggested that his client the farmer arrived on the scene after the assault, where be the men whom you sow coming Do you say that he was one of saw the constable all tied up down carrying a tree?-No, he was His client learned that the connot carrying any tree. atable had drawn his revolver on the What was he doing when you villagers and consequently he will-first saw him first "aw him

"My baby was troubled with lingly accompanied the villagers when he emerged from the hut.

Regarding the witness state-

Mr. Russ suggested that when worms and criod a great deal" when the latter proposed taking Mr. Lo then told his Worsain ment that he left his patrol to the old man refused to carry the she states. "Having heard of the constable before the Inspec-that his client would say that he

go to Po Chung on receipt of in-

Mr. Ruas suggested that the

was not actually at the scene of formation, Mr. Rusn asked wit-tree, the witness drew his revol- Baby's Own Tablets I bought & man cried "Save life," on hearing these Tablets quickly got rid of constable went to Po Chung for the assault at the time: He waa ness if it was the rule of the men at the sight of which the old vial and am pleased to say that some other purpose than he told at a nearby place called Sam Wan. I police-if on receipt of informa- which the others emerged from the the worma, Baby sleeps well and

tion from anybody speaking Can hut mentioned by defendant, One of the defendants told him of the court, one of which was to de-the trouble and he rowed back to tonese tho police had to leave their mand a payment from the sixth de- fendant, failing which he would Po Chung, where he saw the con- bring the sixth defendant to the stable bound up. He told the neu to undo the constable, but they police station for cutting trees.

Mr. W. Kent, A.S.P., waiched represented to him that the con- stable had tried to use his re- the case on, behalf of the Captain volver and that it was better not Superintendent of Police and the to untie him but instead take him prosecution was conducted by to the Aberdeen Police Station Crown Sergeant Hopkins.

His client consented and went with Addressing the witness, Mr. Lo said: I put it to you that you knew all along that you were being taken to the police station to see the Inspector there? No, I put it to you that after land- ing at Aberdeen, the first defen- dant went into his shop to put on 'nnother edat and that you and the others waited outside?

the others to the Police Station.

Constable's Evidence. Giving evidence from the wit ness box, Constable D.185 said that on April 28 he was on patrol duty at 6 p.m. He went to Po Chung with D. 36 and on arrival there]]' did not know that. met five men, each carrying a tree trunk. As soon as the five men saw the witness they ran away. They succeeded in escaping, ex- cepting an old man, whom the wit, ness arrested. That WAS the sixth defendant. Witness was about to take the old man from the hillside to his boat on the beach when there was 'a shout in Chinese of "Strike them," and simultane- ously eight or nine men appeared in the hillside. Witness stated along to the police station of their

Witness replied that the first defendant did go into a shop. He and the others did' wait outside, but he did not know what for.

Mr. Lo: I put it to you that P.C. 457 did not arrest any of the defendants and that they went

Mr. Lindaell: One man arreat four?-He arrested two and the other two followed him.

Outside his Beat,"

that they came from a nearby hut. | own accord?—Yes, he (P. C. 467) **One of these men threw his arms | did.

around witness whilst the remain- der, amongst whom were the first five defendants, assaulted him. Witness added that the second de- fendant snatched at his revolver and managed to tear the revolver and the holster from his belt. The lanyard attached to the re- volver was also broken. Not only did the men strike him with their fists but they also threw stones

at him.

At this time, D.36 was strug gling with the second defendant for possession of witness'. revolver, but was overpowered by the latter and had to run away.

Mr. Lindsell: What happened

to the old man in the meanwhile?

Witness: He remained there and joined in the assault.

Continuing, witness' suid that after they had overpowered him, the first defendant said "Better get a length of rope and tie him; up," At this the third defendant) procured some rope and tied wit- ness' arms to his side and also wound the rope, around his body. The second defendant then drag- ged him down to the bench to a sampan, where they pushed witness in and kicked him while he was lying in the bottom.

Taken to Police Station,

In answer to his Worship wit- ness said that he did not know where he was being taken to. He| heard the men discussing the ad- visability of throwing him into the aca, but eventually they took him to a landing place in Hupeh Street, Aberdeen, and later to the police station.

You were on patrol duty, weren't Mr. Russ (cross-examining):

you?

Witness: Yen.

up for this patrol dr can

Have you a definite route fixed you

for me.. wander anywhere?-No fixed route

Sergeant Hopkins told his Wor- ship that the witness was on No. 2.beat in Aberdeen and that he as on four hours duty from 6.

clude Po Chung?-No.

Mr. Russ: Does your beat in-

pam.

Why did you go there?—I got information from someone speak- ing Cantonese,

No.

Do you know the man's name?-

He spoke to you in Cantonese? -Yes.

So you immediately left your post? Yes.

That is useful information for burglars: (Laughter). Just be- cause someone gave you informa- tion you immediately left your beat and went to Po Chung Pen- insula, Yes.

Was D. 36 in plain clothes?— Yes.

Mr. Lindsell: Was D.' 36 off dutý?—Yes.

Mr. Russ: Zealous! And you. took a sampar and landed at the vegetable farm? We landed at the hillside near the bay.

Witness, in answer to further questions denied that there was n vegetable garden near, where he landed, and said that he landed near the huts in Po Chung.

Continuing, witness said that they came across a Cantonese constable in Hupeh Street (C.457) who asked the witness what was Mr. Ruse: You went up a litle the matter, and on being told, the way to the vegetable gardena?~|

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eats well now and is no longer Witness denied this. Mr. Russ, also suggested that the troubled with her stomach."

Infants and little children need Mr. Lindsell suggested that it witness, after his revolver had would be a good idea to ask what been snatched away, managed to medicine of their own, which will the information was first.

Witness on being naked said get free and that he climbed up a promptly relieve their stomach and that he was told that someone was rocky place and pelted stones at bowel troubles, pleasantly, pain- the defendants. Witness denied lessly, and without doing even the cutting trees in Po Chung. He this.

smallest or most delicate child did not ask his laformer's name, Evidence was then given by the neither did he ask the informer Cantonese constable who spoke of harm Baby's Own-Tablets exact. why he wanted to give the in- seeing the Shantung constable 185 y fulfil these requirements. They formation. He merely asked the landing in Hupeh Street, all tied quickly correct infantile indiges- told that he actually saw the cutter and was told of the tree cut-check diarrhoea, allay teething informer how he knew and was up. He asked what was the mat-tion, constipation, colle, vomiting, ting

ting, incident, Witness inquired pains, cool fover, relieve croup and would leave his beat on such in-way to the police station the third

Mr. Ruas asked witness he who had the revolver and on the colds, expel worma.

Obtainable from chemists every-. formation, and witness replied that defendant indicated that he car-where, or from the Dr. Williams ried it In his waist. Witness he would try and find out. question is, according to police weapon.

Mr. Lindsell to witness: The managed to get hold of the Medicine Co., 60, Kiangae Road, Shanghai, at 60 coats per vial, regulations, are you entitled to

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