In the US. Court on July 6, before the Commissioner, Mr. Krisel, an interesting point of law was raised when Mr. P. S, Crawley appeared under a summons for refusing to give information to the police which might lead to the dentifeation of the driver of.a car which is alleged to Have violated trate regulations at the corner of Stechuen' and Soochow Roads on June 5. Mr. Crawley contended: that, hho could not be forced to give the police information which might incriminate himself.
After evidence of the alleged traffic violation had been given by a Sikh and a Chinese police constable, Inspr, D. Ginnane, appearing for the Police, stated that he had sent. two letters to the defendant for information about it, but had received. reply, The letters had been sent under registered covers.
Mr. Crawley. stated that the first he knew of the letters was when he saw them on his wife's desk, she having signed the registered letter receipts. "His wife was now out of Shanghai, He maintained that he was not bound to reply to these letters, firstly because he might incriminate himself, and secondly because his car was licensed in the. French Concession, not the Interna. tional Settlement.
Inspr. Ginnane replied that it was immaterial where his car was license ed, the defendant bei: ig obliged to ive information to the police of either area when required to do 80.
His Honour reserved judgment.
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