Q—Your full name.
A—Perey William "Reeves.
Q—Chief Inspector 8.M.P. Crim. inal Investigation Department.
A—Yes.
'Q—Were you present at a raid) on the Shanghai University, A—Yes. I was sent down to the Shanghai University with a number of men to- eject the students and because the place was wanted for the Americen Navy.
Q—When was this.
A—On June 3. 'The students were informed that they were to vacate the premises and they were searched and then ordered to take their boxes away, which they did. 'The reason why' the Police took this action was because the Shanghai University, since its ince-_ tion about 18' months ago, has been a hot-bed of sedition' and Bolshevik literature, and they have been the organisers of nearly all the strike movements Shanghai.
Q—Did you find any literature there, that was objectionable oF seditious, A—On searching the premises we found 29 notices calling on the! Chinese Police to strike, which I will read.
Assessor (to Mr Maitland, Before we go into this, will you please explain what connection this has with these men. You are] not charging them with this, Mr. Maitland:—No, J am showing the motive at the back of all this trouble. These accused are students from Shanghai University, They are charged with rioting Tam entitled to show the motive what caused them to create these disturbances and trouble.
Dr. Mei:—I do not see how the motive is material.
Assessor—The motive is alright, but notices calling on the Chinese Police to strike could not be a motive. Let us get down to] something similar to the Witness:—Amongst the letters"" A~ "Yes, found was a rather important] document here, dated 27.5.25, 3) days before the trouble on the! 30th.
Q—Will you read that out.
A—(Eshibit No.1 read out.)
Assessor:—Who is that from.
'A—It is signed by a Russian.
QuAnd the poem is signed by.
AMI does not say.
Dr. Mei objected to the admission of this evidence.
Witness said it showed 1 these documents were at the Uni: versity 2 or 3 days before May 30.
Dr. Mei:—Tho offence charged is rioting and publishing inflamma. tory literature; itness:—Here is a letter which shows that the students of this College are members of the Chinese Bolshevik party, with conneee tions throughout the world. Some names are mentioned in this letter which are the same as those of some of the prisoners before the Court.
Q—Where did this letter come' from.
A—From Germany. It is ad-Aressed to Professor Kiang, University of Shenghai, Seymour Road, Shanghai, China.
(Exhibit No.5 here read out).
Assessor:=Is that written in Chinese or Germen. tioned on the paper are Chentousou.
Assessor:—Is ho one of the accused.
A—No. Chu Ts Pah's name is mentioned, but 1 do not think he the proper Cit to the introduction of this evidence fei again strongly objected
and the Assessor said the Court} agreed with him to a large extent, fe was afraid there was no use introducing any more letters of this kind.
Mr. Maitland said it showed the motives at the back of these people for creating this trouble.
The Court then agreed to accept the first exhibit.
itness:—I was instructed to} inform the Court that, owing to a split in the Chinese Bolshevist party this last wee, these pamphwwe been distributed through lout the Settlement, which has a bearing on the motive of the trou-
Dr. Mei again objected.
The Assessor said he still contended that the Police were making a mistake in bringing all this in, because they could not get beyond the fact that the Chinese Govern ment had recognised a Bolshevik Government and he did not know any Jaw, nor did the Magistrate, which went against the teachings of Bolshevism. The Police were jecting a very serious problem into the cave, and he did not think it was called for. The, Court did AWAMter I made the report, the mapector came out and found other Bit senated them lo standing making speeches
'Q—Was this before the firing, {took place.
'A—About 1.50 Q—These men were arrested! then.
Q—You are quite sure about! that.
A—Yes, Imade a report at 1.5 but they were not arrested at that time.
'Q—When were they arrested.
A—After I made the report, the sergeant in charge of the general office, asked mo to go out end the inspectors and others went out to Q—It would be a fow minutes before 2 o'clock.
'Q—Did you see any of these sven committing any violence or strik. jing anyone.
A—I did' not watch them be-Jeause I went to the station to report.
Q—Just before they wore rested, did you seo any of committing any rioting or striking} Jor injuring anybody.
A=No, {did not see.
I was not there.
Q—Where were you.
AMT went to some other plac.
Q—Where did you go.
A—L went eastward along Nanking Road.
Q—You are quite sure all these men were arrested before the firm A—Yes. been bor Q—You recognise only one man, {fore the Court previously on bargo. of distributing sodiviou the man with the glasses.
A—I cannot recognine faces very, literature, but there was no use of clearly. At that time he wore going any further than that. straw Mr. Ho Fei, upon the Court notifying its intention to rise until Q—Which one wore stray hat, could not recognise ver the following morning, asked for bail for the Ist, 2nd and 3rd ac-Q—I put it to you, you don't cused. The Assonsor said he saw recognise him at all. no reason why bail should not be granted, and the accused were] that yor do not" recognise "ths t it to you, positively, allowed out on $100 bail, each.
The Court here rose at 6.40 p.m. man as the particular man you saw (Wong "ie Ching). You Hearing resumed at 9.30 a.m. would not like to swear to it, Jon Wednesday, June 10, 1925.
A-rBecanse Twas in a hurry to Mr. D.S. Chen announced that to the Station to make a report he, also, appeared for all the acdial not see him very clearly, jeused. "Other Counsel ax before.
Q—So you cannot say this is The Assessor intimated that if the Police still wished to put in the A—T could not recognise very Bolshevik literature produced D. Reeves last night it would be!
Q—in other words, you might accepted by the Court, although! be quite mistaken. ud] strictly speaking, it had no bearing, on the trial of these men, but that titi it would not be passed upon by the Q—You wore on duty at Court. and Nanking Roads corner about Mr. Maitland said ho though t 1.50 p.m. on May 30.
ought to go in. was passing by that place.
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