Harbin, Aug. 21.
The 16th hearing of the Ostroumof ial opened yesterday with counsel for the defence first of all strongly protesting, against the 13 days Jadjourmment of the case caused by the absence of the witness Rombach, who had gone to Pogranitchnaya in order to meet the general manager of the Chinese Eastern Railway on his return from holiday-making. Counsel pointed out that the latter could safely undertake the one day trip without Rombach and thus have saved the [court other inconveniences and the defendants further unnecessary suffering.
Counsel then said that Rombsca was doing what he pleased with the official documents and handed to the Court only those which he cared for them to see. Counsel also expressed fear that same might disappear the Judge at the last hearing had seen Rombach tear out certain pages from his copybook and he therefore requested the Judge for an order for the search of Rombach's house which would enable the procuring of all necessary documents which might be in Rombach's possession.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.