Following this Mr, Dahms gave testimony. He was, he said, a member of the staff of the Tobacco Trading Corp, and had been resident in Shanghai for the past six months. On the night in question he had Deen "having a drink" at the Catlton with two friends. Upon payment he had discovered that he was short-changed, but after a short, ineffective. argument with, the waiter had decided to wait until leaving to tell the manager about it, Witness had accordingly gone to the general office later and upon being unable to attract the Chinese clerk's attention in the cashier's office, he had entered the private office' by lifting up the barrier, According to witness, Mr, Che thereupon advanced] land it him over the nose. with book and struck his shoulder, In cross-examination it was asked witness why he had spent all this time and energy in order to get back 10 cents change. Accused admitted that he no longer had 10 cents owing: him, but that he had wished to lodge 4 protest with the management, A witness was thereafter introduced to testify having seen Mr, Dahms nose! in its telltale condition.
Following this it w the court by the pi: that Mr, Che did not give the appearance of being a belligerent type Jof Chinese and that the Carlton Cafe was entitled to some sort of protection for its inner office, In passing sentence Mr. Lurton stated that a d of disorderly leonduet was stained from the facts of the case that from the Jevidence received it was difficult to understand why an intelligent men' Jof mature years should go into a private office, barred to public ai mittanee, without permission, Tt seemed, further, difficult to believe, /His Honour said, from considerable experience in dealing with Chinese that the Chinese in question had shown the belligerent attitude as-jeribed to him. Even if he had however, accused had not been justified in entering a private office and Jereating a disturbance.
A fine was.
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