for Settlement Another of the myriad quarrels of the Shanghai Sikh commanity Ted to a curious situation in the British Police Court on Saturday. Nowrea Singh came into Court looking distinctly unhappy and with avast square of. sticking-plaster fon his face, and he charged Gilgara Singh with having assaulted him by beating him with a stick decorated in the Sikh fashion with the sawed-of end of building girder. Complainant. proved the assault to his own satisfaction and defendant femphNically denied Bishan Singh then was produced by the plaintiff, but complicated matters by saying that the parties were from the same village and they ought to settle their quarrel out, of Court.
The Magistrate—Yes, why don't they settle it? T don't want to be bothered with their troubles.
Complainant said that the case could be settled if defendant would apologise, but this the proud old gentleman flatly refused to do. Thereupon half-a-dozen—Sikhe in-intervened and called upon the complainant to withdraw. Several Limes ho changed his mind but eventually said. with determination that he would continue with the prosecution. Bishan Singh then produced another deadlock by first Geclaring that he did not want to say anything about the fight, and following this up by insisting that he did not see the fight and did not know anything about it.
Defendant said he did not see the complainant on the day of the alleged fight. Complainant was a well-known drunkard and defendant suggested that Nowrea got drunk fand. was assaulted by a ricsha coolie. There was enmity in their native village between complainant fand defendant's brothers and that was why complainant had brought 4 false charge against defendant.
Complainant said that his di culty was that he was a poor man and a Mohammedan and as such he was outnumbered by the Sikhs both in the fight and in the Court. Bishan Singh had let him down by coming to sympathy, telling him that he saw the fight and would give evidence in complainant's favour and then acting as he had done in Court. It was impossible to defend oneself against such tactics.
"The Magistrate said that one thing was clear, as judged by the complainant's face, and that that he had been assaulted. Bishan Singh knew something about it, but he did not want to tell. The case would be adjourned. If there was a settlement well and good, but if not he would go on with the case.
The Rapprochement Prior to the opening of the Court on Monday there was a noisy argument between a number of Indians outside and Gulgara_and Nowrea came _into Court certainly not looking too friendly, The Magistrate—Does Gulgara still want to go on with this prosecution or not The Interpreter—He does not! want to go on. They have made peace between themselves. He wishes to withdraw the charge.
The Magistrate—Has any pressure been put on him to do so?
The Interpreter—He says there kind of fear. They have istrate—Why did _not they make peace without giving me all this trouble?
The Interpreter—He says some people of their village came between them and advised them to be friends and brothers and therefore they made peace.
The Magistrate—(in a doubting tone)—A° very happy _solution isn't it! They can all go away.
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