Accused appeared on remand before Mr, G. W. King at H. M. Police Court on' Monday. Upon' com-Pletion of the ease for the _prosecution, conducted by Mr. for trial, Maitand, aecosod wae osu
ssu Soong-ling, a boy employed atthe" Wayport Rooms, gave evidence a3 to finding the empty cartridge case.
Lester asked if it was regular for the prosecuting solicitor to take a witness, before the arrival of the Magistrate in court, and show him the evidence and ask him questions? 7 Mr. Maitland explained that he had not had an opportunity of from the premises of the company matter found its way into the river Ifclborow's' statement "ast the the defendants, by reason of having] further inquiries ad oe ce ease possible manner in which the used the same, were damaged in the at Yangtszepoo Dock, contrary to Teakage occurred. sum of Tls. 3,000, section 39 B of Harbour Regul anied all complicity, s0 the char the guilt of the messenger, tions for the Port of Shanghai, Mr. G. McMurdo, Dock Master, P. W. D. Objections dated February 1, 1923, and King's gave evidence that all precautions gaia hi were dropped "At the Fesumed heaving" on dvesday com: 3 were taken against the escape of The changes and alterations which Regulations No. 7 of 1923."
Pisinant said now" thet newly Mr. M. B. Brown appeared for oil into the river, and added that were required to be made by the full financial reimbursement had the "Customs, who prosecuted there were very strict orders to the 'Commissioner of Public Works on been made. He dil not wish the staff on the subject. As soon as he account of defective plans relating through the River Police, and fr. boy' to goto. prison, to it was 4 Saw oil in the iver, -he thought to staircases and fire-escapes, were dcremaseerew Tepresented the) possibly it might have come from|?t, im my opinion, due to any! monthe imprisonment ordered Be ordered that "17 months out 18 the well, and gave orders to "stop An Oil Tank Shij ask Mr. Brown informed the Court that on the morning of the 18th instant a sergeant of the River Police on patrol duty was passing 'Yangtszepoo Dock when he saw two coolies emptying a bucket of oil from the jetty into the river. 'He went ashore and made inquiries, finding' that the oil tank ship Natica was in the defendant's dry [the plaintiffs. It does not appear that the plaintiffs made, or were His Worship accepted the sugges-required to make, under' their one (OVER BAGP A cETuRS REFUTATION tion of the Company's witness as tract, a survey of the land, or parcel to the oil having come from the of ground upon which these bnildwell of the dock, but went on to of plans were prepared largely if not ings were to be constructed. The say that defendants were liable for the negligence of their servants solely, upon information furnished and therefore in law were guilty|the plaintiffs by the defendants. of negligence. The presence of oil After certain progress had been jin the river was a serious matter, made in the preparation of these and he must impose a fine of $20. plans for the theatre building, which Dr.LE DERE'S Pitbnatnas zone cries g pene 8 jour, Raguwarisnt Ries Price
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