Seditious Literature; Remand at Mixed Court, Proceedings were opened at the Mixed Court on Thursday before Mr. Bucknell and Magistrate Kuan against the sub-manager of the Intelligence Press, who was charged with telling literature liable to cause a breach of the peace.
Det.-Sergt. Robertson said that on July 10 his attention was attracted, by a copy of the "Union" in the wine dow of the Inteligence Press. He purchased a copy for three coppers. After that he obtained a search warrant and a search was made. There were bout 20 different kinds of Li perature seized and the accused was arrested. So far they had been able to make only a few translations. Accused was accountant and submanager but did not own the business. He said that the manager came every day, though since the ae. cused was arrested the manager had the defence, main. wont of the contents of "were in a humourous strain. Other reiteration of what had been pri fed in Chinese "and. foreign new: Papers. Counsel also claimed that Certain of the translations made by the police were incorrect, as for instance the "Declaration of the Com. munist Party." This was a trans Tation of Kas) Marx and was a classic in labour literature, written 'TT years ago. Amongst the other books seized was one by Tagore on "Character," which had absolutely nothing to do with Bolshevism. Another book, "The Aw was actualy anti-Bolshevist. Counsel said that the Intelligence Press was merely a book store and did not print or public any books on the premises. The business of defendant was to sell books on a commission basis, regardless of their 18 to the copies of speeches by 'Chen Tou-hsu, counsel said that they were a mixtare of milk and water stuff and that he had never seen such slush. The cartoons seize ed by the, police were not for And had been sent ts complimentary Det-Sergt.' Robertson, asked flat the promices might be' sealed end that a warrant be issued. for' the manager.
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