Chinese Journalist Charged with Possession and Sale prominent Chinese journalist, Mr. Zau Lih-de, was charged before Messrs. Martin and Loh at the Mixed Court with selling a newspaper containfhg matter which was hostile to foreigners, He was fur-ither charged with failing to state in the newspaper the names and Jaddresses of the -editor, publisher and printer; with selling an unlawfal book entitled "Plans of the [Communist Party," containing news detrimental to the Republic of China and tending to confuse the {form of Government in the Republic China; and with keeping for sale in a bookstore belonging to th [Shanghai University, 182 Seymour Road, certain books, newspapers and Literature tending create wwlessness and disorder.
Mr. E. T. Maitland (Prosecuting Solicitor) and Det.-Insp. Givens appeared for the Police, and Mr. A. [Covey represented the defendant.
Mr. Covey eaid that his client Jand the Shanghai University, which he also represented, were in no way Jconnected with a newspaper known as the "Guide Weekly" wor with its political ideas or comments as this paper was published in Canton. Counsel drew attention to the first charge and submitted that defend-Jant had committed no acts hostile to the foreigners; he was not Jeharged with sedition and he had Jeommitted no action which tended bring bout war with the for-'Therefore counsel asked charge be struck out. The Bench agreed and the first charge was struck out.
Continuing, Mr. Covey said that the books mentioned in the charges 'a8 well as the "Guide Weekly" were not published by his client. A. number of new charges -had been jadded since counsel had seen the summons served on defendant, therefore he would bound in the interests of his client to ask for a remand—The case was then adjournal far three weeks, and defend. ant was released without bail. The Court added that the Police need not bring several hundred books which they hed seized, A charge of attempting to obtain the sum of $570 from the Bank of 'Taiwan by false pretences, against [Santa Henry Hondo came before Mr. G. W. King at TH. M. Police (Court on Tuesday Det-Sgt. 'Tinkler told the Magistrate that' accused was taken to the Central police-station on the previous day by a (Chinese from an exchange shop at 30 Szechuen Road. The police jspplied for a remand, which was granted, bail being allowed.
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