Refore My, A. J. Martin, gistrar, in IM, Police Court on further evidence was heard save of five Sikhs charged 1 prejudicial tot fa strict rule that no political speeches were to be made and witness never allowed At the conclusion of the speeches he thanked the specker because it was "nice." Witness had written letter to the SIC. protesting westwood appeared for the prosecution and Mr. Tycho Wing for the defence.
Ava Singh, one of the accused, stated he was employed as a watehman and previously bad worked for for three yours. He said hho was a man of goal character and Kad mever been in trouble before.
Ale made a general denial of allega-ions that he had made political speeches at the Guniwara and said That he hag been in the habit of yeading newspaper accounts of hap: penings in India for the benefit of the uneducated among the assembly. Me denied having said, "The present troubles of King Amanullah show the rapid fall of the British empire and naw the Sikhs should strike," neither had he said, "The Brit Tive in luxurious hotels while our children starve," Me said there wax no significance in his weaving 'a black turban, hats of different colours, why shouldn't we?"
The Story He did not Know Under cross-examination by Mr. Priestwood he again denied having. made political speeches and said his part in the meetings consisted solely of reading from the news papers and from the religious books. Questioned on a speech he was alleged to have made concerning taxes fin India ho said it was from the "North-China Daily News" and pro duced a copy of the issue of July 20 last and pointed out an article on India which he said he read.
had also read from several papers published in India and said ho believed them to be unharmful Yo British rule if the governnient allowed them to be printed and sent through the mails. Mr, Priestwood asked if the had ever heard the story about the farmer, the monkey and the dog? Witness replied "No."
"Would you tell it if you knew against two police informers coming to the Gurdwara and suggested that all police be allowed to come instead of being restricted to a sim police Gurdwara. He knew the police informers were making false reports about what went on because he met one of them run fon several occasions and was tol "Well get you yet' He had never referred to the C.LD. as "dog: and had no knowledge of the police informer in Nanking who was murdered.
Witness said that on one occasion a police informer had made a political speech at the Guntwara With the idea of having it olpeed as a consequences, lint witness had stopped him as soon as he heard the Kind of speech Mat was being made, An Unheard of League der eross-examination witness imew the previous secretary. had been sent to gaol after plewling guilty to sedition amd he admired such a man for his strength of character, Ho when shown a copy of a paper such people as commun "xtnu" denied he lid written any thing for it about labour troubles in Shanghai, Twenty copies had een found in his box but he said they were old copies from—the irdwara and if the British allow to be printed and mailed in India it must be all right." He had allowed it to be read at the meetings "be-ouse the consul never told him Hakim Singh was then recalled to the witness box and on being shown a photograph of a group of Silkhs identified himself. Asked if the others were members of the Eastern Oppressed People's League witness said he had never heard of such a party. Mr. Priestwood then asked if another man in the picture wax not Mr, Borodin's secretary witness answered, "How def know?" now it Mr. Dr Never mind Nerain Singh snather occured wax ako recalled and stated ko had been owering now.
Thanks to my learn-friend the answer is) nullified Indar Singh, another of the accus-famous" trip from Trial to Canada and back to India, He bad taken no part the trouble then and was not aware that he had He characteris in India as "all Tiew" charges that he ha made political speeches in which referred to the Kobinoor or a which a British {colonel was shot by a Sikh, canopy having been stolen from a Sikh temple by the British or said, "Oh my brave followers of the prophet now is the time for the Indians ta vise: they were not treat ed right for their work in the war. Be had_no sympathy with Sikhs dissatisfied with the present government in India and he wore a black turban "because it kept clean again that the speecher he read were not political but religious and that he was a "very quiet, poor The Sentence Sentence of deportation with gaol terms of one month each was passed on May 20 in the ease of Asa Th, Indar Singh, Hakin Singh Narain Singh, while the fifth accused, Ishar Singh, secretary of the Paoshing Road Gurdwara was and two aal at hard labour, In passing sentence Mr. Martin ed 2 that seditious speeches were made At the Gurdwara whether read from wan.
"The Gurdwara Procession 'Asked if he had come to the gate of the Consulate on April 12, 1928, with a crowd of Sikhs to' make trouble, witness replied, "We made!
trouble, We came to sce if we ould get our opened this accused was secretary of the Gurdwara and made a practice of thanking the various speakers, he was in a measure in accord ith than regardless of the fact that such thanking was a formality,'
My. Wing then que and brought that out a crowd of Sikhs had marched to the consulate xate but had been prevented from centering Ly the police. Five of them were, however, valled in and diseussthe opening of the Gurdwara with consular ofleials. Among them was witness and two of the accused, Ishar Singh, another accused, stated that he had resided in Shange Hai for 20 years and for five years had worked for the SALP. wander. Me had been given discharge certifeate which the police
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