The Archive · 1925

A Question of Hold

Could it be suggested that Dzunz: thad any hold over you which pre vented you from dismissing him?—T do not think so, But the greater part of busines him might have dont me an injury.

As to his office stationery being found at Nanziang, witness said that Dzung or someone else must have taken it there, because he himself did not.

Questioned on his theories ae to' why the Chinese should have implicated him, witness said he could not say what the motive of the ex-Jeonvict Tsu was. Tt might be tha: he thought he would get off with a Tight banishment.

But how could the two Tons have agreed, before March 18, upon the story they would tell as to what happened on that day?—t eanno* tell you what arrangement was made. Iwas not there, Iti difficult to explain why this man, whom I' had not seen for months, should suddenly turn up at my house.

Can you explain why th former (the cook) should have plicated His Lordship—I have gone carefully through my notes and I cannot find any suggestion anywhere that. this informer said that Kentwell was in it. plianted hin He neve directly.

Mr. Macleod—Do you know at all whether Dzung was connected with is forgery or not?——That cult to say. It is possible I hav ith the forgery because Tsu acted as my cook, and also because I applied for the protection certificate for the house at Nanziang.

By Mr. Newman—When did you fist think that Dzung was connected with this forgery?——On -the that during the war he served with the Oxford and Bucks Ligh: Infantry, Inspector Shaw, in charge Chinese civil eas Mixed Court, gave e1 that Mr. Kentwell was engaged in a coze on the afternoon of March 18, (at a time he is alleged to ha ap.

lutment with one of the accom-ister to the Crown Advocate, could only say that Mr. Kentwell was notified to br Present, not that he actually at tended.

Carmen Roderique, mentioned during the proceedings Kentwell's lady friend, called and stated that she resided at No. 1 Soochow Road. She accompanied accused on the motor houseboat trip to Nanziang in December ast, but did not see any of the forgery paraphernalia on board. The: house at Warren Road was lensed accused for the summer because of riding in the morning and tenn The servants were brought there by Chinese lawyer, who produced another cook when complaint was made about the cooking of Tsu (the Wong, Ah-sung, Kentwell's office boy, spoke as to having seen Tsu in [Dzung's office. He never heard him ask to see Kentwell.

The laodah of the motor hous= boat gave evidence that the vessel belonged to Daung, and that accused only once went on it to Nanziang. Heavy packages were loaded on the boat on this occasion, but he did not know what they contained.

Mr. Wilkinson—Did Kentweti jgome down td the unloading Nanaiang His Lordship—It has never bees suggested that ne took any part in the unloading. The question shoul certainly have been put to accused, lout it was not.

Huntley Harvie, a typist employ-Jed by Mr. Kentwell, also spoke to Tsu calling to see Dung on several occasions. He never saw him speak to Kentwe Mr. M. L. Moon was the last witness for the defence, He said that since Mr. Kentwell's illness following on the accident he had beet assisting him under a special rangement.

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