The feeling over the Shanghai and Hankow incidents is very in-
A determined spirit of tense throughout the whole of the protest and opposition to the meth ods employed to deal with the st dents has been aroused. Studer propaganda has been widespread, some of it distorted and some of it giving part of the truth, temperate; but the news in all the and some of it decidedly sane end worth noting.
chant cumming 0 [pupa avidity, and feeling is running hi een dovoated. with Tible for things in" Ching. to" be Vet, and feling is running worse?" elsewhere into an anti-Japanese Now if itis true thatthe Titerate uewmere into an anti-Sapar 8 per cent population of China (mainly the students) are the only decidedly affect trade for though everyone expresses the hope Three accused were charged with printing matter liable to cause breach of the peace.
Mr. E. 7. Maitland appeared for the prosecution and Dr. Mei for the Robertson gave evi-raided the premise es where the newspaper Blood" was printed at 186 Myburgh Road, on the morning of June 28, where h> arrested the three accused an? also seized 2,800 copies of "Hot Blood," 2400 copies of La-hour Young Men" and 2,400 copies of a speech by Chen Tou-hsu. First cussed said that he was the mani ger and that his brother was the sole proprietor but that he very seldom came near the place. The the assistant and the third accused the foreman printer. Witness also found an account book and a letter relating to 3,000 leaflets for the Tramway Workers' Union. Accused when questioned by witness said that reference to the "Daily Jour nal" in the account took really meant the "Hot Blood.' He said was the manager of th: premise and was prepared to take all responsibility. Examination of the account books showed orders for 20,000 copies of "Hot Blood" daily from June 20 to June 30. Accused had received $4 for 10,000 copies.
Dr. Mei—Did you ask him who ordered him to print "Hot Blood?" He said a man named San Pah-chi ordered and paid for "Hot He believed he lived in 'The lectures were ordered by the Shanghai Book Store, West Gate, while the 'Labour Young Men' was ordered by the same man as "Hot Blood".
Counsel for the defence said that he bad gone over the documents sent to ium by Mr. Maitland and so faz as the charge Was concerned these people did not print matter which was Li able to cause a breach of the peace. Technically there was no defence as accused would admit having print-fed these papers. They were full people: fitted to give adequate expression to the thinking and desires of the other 9
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Counsel argued that ac-What renders the situate cused was an ignorant man and only ficult here is that the populace Printed the matter for cash pay-decidedly nor ant of the rights of ments as a matter of business. Police had found nothing to show that the documents were composed on the premises. It required intent to commit any offence and in th's tory, regardless of the treaty ease there was no evidence of in-rights which bear upon the suttent.
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These they make no attempt The Assessor. to which is not clear with them understand. Another "point Does your client the realize that this paper is causing authority for the act taken.
People to break the Iaws passed by They regard that as British and the Chinee Government? not ternational; and they lay the Counsel replied that accused had whole blame of the matter, from been a tool by others. He asked a thei point of view, upon the nominal penalty for a technical of-tense be British, posed.
The first accused was ordered to
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