The Archive · 1925

Cross-examined by Dr. Mei

Q—Did you arrest this man with the glasses.

'A—No, I did not arrest anybody Q—Do you know when these men were arrested.

Quls it Inspector Everson, A—Yes.

Q—Was Sergeant Willgoss there, do not know the names, but there was a sergeant on duty. Q—Was the gateman and his}

A—Yes—a watchman and the assistant were in the office.

'Q—And an interpreter, Q—How many Chinese con stables were there when you ar rived to make your report.

A—No one, because nothing} had happened. There was no constable inside, QuAre you surey No constan there only a fow minutes.

QuAny Sikhs. "ate you mistaken" or is when he testified that there were a dozen to sixteen, Sikhs "Assessor—Let us git the time, is man was on Nanking Road. and was only in the Station a few mitiutes.

Dr. Mei—I am referring to 1.50! when ho made his report.

'Q-So far as you could see, all round the Station, you could nat [see any Sikh or Chiniese constables, A—The Sikhs and Chinese Pol. ice are in their rooms, not in the charge room, Q—Which rooms.

A—Upstairs in" thir dermis tories, If you want to ask for the Sikhs you can pross a bell in the charge room and they will come down, Q—When vou reported to the Station at about_1.50, how many men did you soo in the agurogate between Thibet Road and the Bo-lice Station, A—More than 100, T do not know about Thibet Road. I only noticed Lloyd Road sind the front of the alleyway, the Dx Ching 'Q—Wore they gathered to ten to speeches.

A—At that time they were all listening to speeches. The man who made the sposches was standing on the pavement, while the listeners were standing on the road. There was 40 much traffic that it was impossible for them to stand on the pavement. "That. was the time Twanted to drive them away, Q—Where wore you at the time of the firing.

A—L do not know.

Q—You do not know about thy fir "I do not know about it, Magistrate—Thero is here in Court you can recagniv>, A=No, I could not recoynino because T did not artes myself,

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