Ear Slashed by Razor: Indian Watchman Charged Makin Singh, a watchman em ployed at the Ewo mills, appeared in HM, Police Court on' Thursday before Mx. G. W. King charged with doing grievous bodily harm to a Chinese girl named Tsang Wang-
'A. Chinese police constable gave evidence that on Wednesday afternoon, whilst on duty at the old Peking Road bridge, he saw the complainant coming' along in a ricsha and the accused following. The girl's face was bleeding. See-ting that the Indian carried a Knife, witness asked him to hand it over, but he replied that they had better xo to the police station first, They went to the station, and accused Iwas placed under arrest and the girl despatched to hospital, Dr. Agnes Towers, of Shantung Read hospital, stated that when ad= mitted to hospital the complainant was suffering from a wound on the right ear, the larger part of which had been out away, leaving small part of the lobe. hanging, The wound would heal, but the sil would be permanently disfigured, There was an abrasion on the right forearm, caused by a bite, and also one on the left forefinger which might have been caused by a bite lor scratch. The injury to the ear had been caused by a sharp instru ment, such as the Chinese razor produced, and a fair amount of iforee must have been used, possibly [by pulling the ear down and slash. ing at it.
Accused reserved his questions land asked for an adjournment in lorder that he might obtain legal assistance. Accordingly, the case was adjourned until next morning.
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