Local Sikh Schoolmaster Court: "English Injustice and Robbers"
The British Police Court was jerowded with Sikhs on Saturday when one of their number, Gujjan Singh, appeared before Mr. G. W. King charged with having in: his, possession a newspaper containing: seditious matter, contrary to section three of the China (Amendment) Order in Council, No. 3 of 1920.
Mr. E. T. Maitland appeared to prosecute on behalf of the police.
Det, Sgt. J. Knight gave evidence that he arrested accused at the Sikh Gurdwara on Friday afternoon, ]Whilst he was making inquiries there, accused approached him and Jasked, "Are you looking for to which witness replied "Iam look, ing for Gujjan Singh."
Jaceused answered. Thi read over to him and accused said that he understood it, then asking leave to go to his home to get some clothes. 'They went together to 9 house in Pu Yuen Road, Chay where witness seized a' printing machine, a bundle of papers and some literature, among the books being a volume entitled "The Vampire of Europ Upon looking at this volume (an English translation of a work by Count Reventlow) the Magistrate observed: "This book has nothing to do with the charge. It is the Jsort of thing one read so much about at the beginning of the war—the German author trying to show that the British were preparing to bring about the destruction of the German empire. simply shows premises. ked no questions Jand made no objection to being re-
Evidence of virulent anti-British Propagnda was given on Monday, when Gujjan Singh appeared on remand, Asked if he had legal ass accused answered that he did no: want to defend himself.
Mr. E. T, Maitland. prosecuted, ing of India"), found at a house ceeupied by the accused in Chapei, together with a printing machine.
The following appeared in a copy of the newspaper dated March 21 "Please listen to my advice carefully. I announce it among Indians. "How have the British Q, robbed and ruined the country!
Everybody knows the grandmother of the devil. The British have dissension between Hindus and Mohammedans. These sinners are doing satanic work. Everyone has lost his religion in India, Mohammedans are abandon ing their religious customs They have taken possession of Mecca against the old customs. jttee, the Hindu Sabha, Turkey, Kabal, Khandahar, Arabia, and France are all encouraging us. If the Sikhs do not win all India will suffer. Let us unite and drive off the infidels.
An article in another number of the paper spoke of "English injustice and robbery" in India, saying that the people were being destroyed by conversion to Chri "They la are very cunning (these English)," said the writer. "Their words are sweet and their hearts are poisonous, ike the snake. They are ruining us with our own money. They have taken the cream and have left us the buttermilk. Do not have any confidence in them. You cannot obtain any benefit from the sons of the devil."
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.