August 1 before his Honour Judxe ing, the ease in which A.C. Townsend is charged with making a false statement about goods in his godown to the Chartered Bank of India, Australia & China, was called.
Mr. R, E. 8. Gregson, appearing for the Crown, asked for an a Journment of the trial, as Mr. Priestwood, because of the death of is father, was unable to appear Court, and Mr. A. G. Mossop, Crown Advocate, was away in and not expected back for two or three days. Mr. Gregson said he did not feel capable of conducting the case for the Crown on such short notice, 'An adjournment was allowed by' Judge King, and the date of the trial postponed until Tuesday, August 13, at 10 am., His Lordship thanked the jurors who had been called, and asked that they should all re-appear in Coury on August In reply to the question, by Mr.
Hartopp, counsel for the defence, in the matter of bail for the accused, which had been granted at $25,000 in one surety, put up by Mi George Edward Bird, a renewal was permitted by Judge King, to hold good until Tuesday, August 13, when another renewal would have to be applied for if further bail was required by the accused,
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