Det.-Sgt, Wardrop stated that, at 245 am. on Tuesday C.P. C1780, accompanied by a man from 129 Yunnan Road, reported that, at about 2.5 ain, a fight had occurred outside of that address, and that a. man had been injured. The constable stated that he asked the man to go with him back to the scene of the fight, but the latter refused, saying tha he was with friends anc wanted to go away. Later, it was found that this man bad been ad~ mitted to hospital suffering from terious stab wounds, Detectives ascertained that this man had been concerned in the fight in Yunnan igteed. At 5.30 a.m, on Tuesday wite jess received a report that the me fured man had died.
C, 1780 deposed that he was fon duty in Kiukiang Road, when he noticed a fight in progress in Yunnan Road. When he arrived on the scene, there was a large crowd around the injured man, He was told that it was a fight between friends cvly. The deceased had got into a ricsha and, in reply to questions, said, "Never mind." Witness wanted the deceased to accompany him, but ex-C. P. C, 1404 said, "Do not forse Nim to' go; if wanted, I'l a witness Wong Ah-nyi stated that 40 or 50 men hud assaulted the deceased with knives. He saw the affray but. was afraid to go out until he saw the arrival of the C. P. C. Witness then rushed out and arrested one of the attackers, This man replied, Why do you arrest me? Tam a. C. VC." Another man was still stabbing the deceased, 40 he pulled him off. The man calling himself jo constable then slapped his. face. B.C. 1780 saw all the incidents, P. C, 1780 asked witness if he wanted to go to the station, and witness replied in the affirmative, The ex: C. P. C. then questioned the injured man and said to him: "If brave, you would not want to go to the tation." Deceased replied, "I not cure."
C. P. C, 1780, recalled, dened the statem nts of this witness.
Mr, Burdett:—"I think that this ix guilty of gross neglect lof duty.
A verdict was returned that death' was due to wounds inflicted by some person or persons unknown. A. acres ex-Constable 1404, and warrant wax to be issued for the
C.P.C. 1780 was found guilty of krass noygleet of duty in failing to make proper inquiries on the spot and refraining from taking the deceased to the hospital, Locat, merchants have sent tele-rams to the Nationalist Ministry of Finance opposing the special toilet tax and urging the gov ment to issue an order for its ime order to express their opposi= tion to the imposition of the revenne stamp taxes by the Nationalist financial' authorities, merchants. in Chapei suspended business for four hours on Monday afternoon.
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