Charged with assault and with being in possession of dangerous weapons, two lorded canes, two Sikhs, Lashman Singh' and Karam 'Singh, were on Sept. 3 remanded in custody until September 10 by the magistrate, Mr. A. J. Martin, in H.' M. Police Court. Mr. C. G. Keen appeared for the defendants and Inspector Powell prosecuted on behalf of the police. Complainant, Asa Singh, did not appear in court, being conned to hospital on account of injuries received.
Evidence of arrest was given by 'a Japanese constable, two Chinese constables, and Sub-Inspector Ling, who charged the necused when they, were brought into Hongkew Police Station, According to police testi-many the assault was committed on the afternoon of September 1 at the corner of Hanbury and Nanziang Roads. An application for bail by Keen was refused by the}
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