Defendant's Excuse for not Complaining Earlier Mr. C. E. Whitamore and Magistrate Loh wee again occupied for a full' session at the Mixed Court on Saturday with the resumed hearing of the charge of assault and breach of the conditions of a lodging-house licence preferred by Detective-Sergeant Repas against Mrs. Toescawa. Chief Detective Inspector Reeves conducted the prosecution and Mr. Roushkovsky appeared for the defence, Mr. J. Maetzler, of the Bureau for Russian Affairs, whose attendance had been asked for by the Assessor, said that, so far as he understood, the complaints made to that office were that Repas had used insulting language to the defendant, not that he: had otherwise behaved wrongfully or had demanded money.
The defendant then gave evidence. She said that Repas came to the house inquiring whether there were new boarders there, and he pestered her as he always had done. He also demanded money from her and when she refused to give him any he called her by insulting names. "Rapas, she declared, had behaved aggressively to her ever since she had been at the house and often demanded money from her.
While a Chinese interpreter was speaking, the Assessor stopped him and said:—''What do you mean by giving evidence yourself instead of interpreting what was said? If I have a complaint like that again you will never be allowed to interpret in this court again." The Assessor then called in the Court interpreter and told him to officiate.
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