A chauffeur was sent to prison for eck by the Shanghai Provisional curt on November 13 for failing to obey a trafic officer and for as-salting him by Kicking him in the stomach.
Evidence was given by the officer concerned, P. S, Ware, who inform-fed the Judge that accused had park ced his car in an unauthorized spot in Jitkee Road on Monday morning, during a busy hour. When witness told accused to move on, the latter refused, Witness then tried to get him out of the ear and, as soon as The had opened the door, accused Kicked out, the foot coming into contact with witness's stomach.
Accused entered a general denial and said that it wan the constable who first assaulted him.
The Court did not believe accus-cits tale and 30 he was sent to prison for the period stated.
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