R. Burkill, Vice-Oliair man' of to Committe of the 10: ternational -Rereation Club, said that, there; was only one tollgate fah the Kiangwan race course for the entrance of the public, here was another gate, but_it opened only to the private enclomire for the committee' cars. The race course was in Chinese territory and under Chinese jurisdietzen, The Chapei police attended the race meetings, but they came there for their own purposes, be-ensue a lob of bad characters came to the races and the police wished to preserve Iw and order They were not paid by the club, they were not there.at the request of the committes and" the committes had no control or jurisdiction over them. The police made their own arrangements, The Chapei police in other case: hiad_ exorcised jurisdiction over foreigners to the extent of arrerting them.
Supt. Wilgon, of the Shanghai Municipal Police, said ho was told on the course that a foreign. ed had been locked up and-as was very unusual witness went to see what had happened. He was admitted to the cell outside the club enclosure and Libby told him that he and a friend went a car to the course, that his friend -had violated the regulations in some way and the police arrested him—the wrong man. Whilst they were talking, the Friend (Giovannini) came in and said that the matter was all right, fas he bad paid $3. At their re. quest, witness went to the place where the car had been parked—part of the road where there was a notion stating that cars must not be parked here. Later that day witness had a, further leonvesation with the two men and they treated the matter more as a joke than anything else. They did not complain of any injuries and did not even mention having been assaulted. Libby said then, that $50 or $55 had been taken out of his pockets, 'Answering the Assessor (An Jacobs), as to whether Libby's lathes gave the impression of an assault, witness said that hie collar and tio were not quite straight, suggesting that someone migh' have him by. the neck, but nothing else.
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