Wituess—My answer is Yes."
Io reply to farther questions witness anid that he bad been in Shanghai since the Intter part of September and it could be seen from the papers how long the Consul-General had been here, but witness thought that he arrived on January 10.
Are you aware of the attitude of the Consular authorities before you came]
with regard to registration?—I never concerned myself with it.
Do you know in fact though?—I do not know. I have never striven to know.
You don't know whether the Consal-General knows either?—I did not ask ire.
Well, the Coneul-General is not here, sithoogh I applied that be should be ere. When looking through your register did you notice an extraordinary number of omissions of people who had not registered?—Yer, I noticed that very prominent names were omitted that figure in Court to-d Are we here at thie feccape a summons?—If they are #0 fortunate.
You referred toa notice in which it says that we should be proceeded against if we failed to register by Febraary 22, Is there any part reason why we should be penalized in preference to other people?—It is largely question of hazard.
not your register rather conducted in a hazardous way?—That is an impertinent question.
Hare you not noticed that there were 2 lary samper of omissions to register Did' not this suggest anything to you?—It did not.
Did you not think it rather peculiar that people had escaped registration all this time You need not answer unless you like—I don't see what you are getting at, Mr. Batharst Walker.
Did you not notice sri enormous number of omissions and did not that soggest to you something peculiar or something wrong 1—Negligence of people to register always strikes one as peculiar, Did yon inquire as to the reason for this negligence?—What would yon have me do?
Twoald have you make inquiries as to the reason why these people were not tered—Soverel people told me Dot registered I took care that it did not occur this T did not ask them why they were not registered.
Have yon told anybody personally that this role was going to be strictly enforced?—I don't recall that, Are you quite sure?—I say that I don't recall that.
I suppose that you admit that thi in a change of attitude?—I don't know what change of know that there have been no proceedings of this sort for some time?—T do not know.
Will you take it from me that it is s07—It does not concern me in the slightest.
Do you know that the Consular authorities bare allowed people to escape registration for some years?—TI object to the word " escape.'
Have failed to register then without incurring any serious trouble Do you mean connivance of the Consular people Your question is ridiculous. Do you admit that that role has fallen into disuse for some time?—I do not admit it.
Do yon know that certain of your own Consular officials have regarded it shall we say as obsolete and dormant—I don't think 80, people who omitted to re ar themselvee?—I think Lasi the more prominent people are hi Te there any reason why w have been selected?—Yes, as examp!
His Worehip—There are others Yee, some few.
His Worship—And they may sommoned?—They will be summoned.
Mr. Walker—Are these other people allowed to regi-for themselves now and His Worship—Really, Mr, Walker.
Mr. Walker—I am prepared to give evidence on that subject if you like, A Consular official has spoken to me, His Worship—Was he speaking to you really seriously Mr. Walker—Well is Mr. Byrne speaking seriously now His Worship—t believe so; he is on oath. You are a member of the Bar of thin Court I believe Mr. Walker and you know this Order in Council.
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