The Archive · 1927

Was the Door Locked?

Sgt. Craik, la answer to the Judge, said that be did not know who fired the shots, as he did not see any fired.

Mr, Meinhardt said that he did{ not see any reason for an adjourn-

Trent._If the police wanted toils ker lomelgutens er ey beng SBinnat sell they foul come Tape, Powell stated that one ronly))

sot eh te poles ated form Ssoursmene was thet the freer decened nay live Sten preven at Sectie'et the shooting, Theve were ogre me ponies same time, and who were now de-pete to reeves and ty might sees ire same Hehe on In answer to Mr, Meinhardt, het Poet aad that Sey a thence hut any Seine to pace pennons inthe Sere Recs, Set, Craik aid that a sol ced edt Posh the dor but were driven back by the police. Shen be sant te ie eno ehtanee thy made ante rule could not say if the door of the Enslate"waa Wed" Se porate Soon initrd ae tee ace toot Uetsined Te hes pal Sed te were titgyed ta ge'tome' ater nclvng Sub-nape, Holt deposed that anyed om the Seen at abou 12 pum fe ta docs bing ought Par fin the Connect arrived there, firing could be heard from nse the Coauate, Tha cee oe, Comte closed, to his knowledge "until rival of te amlene ave Sot nor of Sears Sioed and life out et nae [throwing stones at windows -ani Shouting. The' majoey we a troved by the pole can teak hed taken place before The Verdict Det, Sat. Cummings stated thit was present outside the Sovidt Consulate, He saw deceased inside the Whanpoo Road door of the Cone late, He went tothe door and found deceased lying on his back, He was Pat Into the ambolanee and. taken to hospital, Deceased could " not apeak. Witness did not sce anybody fire at deceased, 'The Court returned a verdict that death was "ave to gunshot wounts skull and brain, infieted by' por. fon of persons unknown who wa, or were at the time within the Soviet Consulate at Shanghai, when sat tack was being made on the Con. svlate by a mob in which the de. eased asa member."

Permission was given for the re. moval of the body by the deceased's brother. The funeral will take Dlaee at noon tonmorrow, (Sunday)

the French Cemetery ut Loknvel, being receded by a service in Episcopal Church on Avenue Joffe White Russians will attend the faneral in large numbers, raided house in Tivo Gonty which 'THE French police on Thursds

was believed to have been the meeting plaice of White Russian leaders connected with the attempt storming of the Soviet Consulate, No arrests were made, gunfire was hourd in the viinty Acconoine. to the Chinas pra

tire Woosung Forts easly on Wetveae day morning. Inquities showed that ie wag not enemy attack but gone Practice, Tue official record for the (24 hours ending at 8 a.m, yesterday states that the police arrested 33 persons, of whom twelve have been in custody before. Six armed robbers were included in the drag-net, 'THe Pan-Asiatic Conference broke up on Tuesday, it is reported in the Chinese papers. The authorities have given permission to a large number of delegates to visit Nanking, including Rajah Pratap, but they will escort them with an armed guard, it is understood.

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