Tsar Yen-sun and Sung Yen-sung were brought up on remand, charged with having been concerned together in wilfully setting fire to the premises! No. 43 Hankow Road at 3.50 a.m. on June 13, with intent to obtain the Sinz insurance money, thereby endangering life and property.
Mr. G. H. Wright appeared for the prosecution, the accused were defended by Mr. T.' Morgan Phillips, and Mr.
E. Douglas watched the cave on behalf of the Insurance Company con-corned.
Mr. Wright applied for further remand until Friday. He explained that the Secretary of the Mun Council had received a letter from some of the neighbours of the accused, which threw farther light upon the matter, and he desired an opportunity to follow up this information and to call evidence hich he thought would assist the Court, materially to arrive at the true facts of the case. 5
Mr. Morgan Phillips strongly opposed the application. He referred to the numerous delays which had occurred in the hearing of this case, though be admitted that these were not due to any fault on the part of the prosecution, but rather to the exigencies of the Court. In any case, if a remand were granted, he would object to the prosecution introducing farther evidence at this stage. The case for the prosecution had been closed and they were now at the close of the case for the defence.
The last witness for the defence was now under cross-examination. Such lence as the prosecution proposed to introduce at this stage was open to suspicion.
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