Incident During Hearing of Case Against Indian Cot. E. Adreini and officers of the Savoia Grenadiers held a garden party at their regimental headquarters on Wednesday. Among those present were the Italian Economic Mission to Japan, numerous members of the local diplomatic corps, officers of local foreign detachments, and many prominent members of the Shanghai international community.
Heavy rains have been falling in districts of West Szechuen during the past few days, says a message to the "Sin Wan Pao." As a result, the rivers near Chengtu have been greatly swollen by torrents, while the temperature in the city registered a drop of about 20 degrees Farenheit on July 12, Several bridges on provincial highways are also reported to have been badly damaged by the rain, Tie Shensi Provincial Government has drawn up a project for the settlement of war refugees in Liping reclamation area on the Shensi-Szechuen border, says a mes: age to the "Standard," The provincial administration, according to the message, ha: submitted the project to the Central authorities with a request that the latter appropria te funds for the execution of the project.
The hearing of the case against Mala Singh, charged with larceny and house-breaking, had to be tempo-tarily suspended yesterday morning to allow the accused to be stripped of a pair of grey flannel trousers, The incident occurred in HM. Police Court when Harnam Singh, the complainant, told the Court that the pair of trousers the accused was wearing in Court belonged to him. Mr. C. H. Haines, the Registrar, ordered a temporary adjournment of the proceedings as the accused was lec gut of Court to remove them.
Settlement Police, ever-ready for any emergency, again came to the rescue, The accused reappeared in Court with a new pair of trousers shortly after.
When the hearing was concluded in the afternoon, the accused was committed for trial. Added to the list of things he was alleged to have stolen was a pair of grey flannel trousers, other things being $770 in notes, four Ki s and a silver watch. He was also charged having with broken out of Harnam Singh's house Three witnesses appeared for the prosecution conducted by Mr. P. Watkin Williams. Asso Singh, a private watchman employed at the Hamilton House, told the Court that he had seen the accused climbing into the complainant's room at 7.30 am, on July 10.
Sin Norman Hamilton Pringle, 8th Baronet of Stitchel and Baronet of the Order of Nova -Scotia, whose -ancestors were Barons of Scotland, and held their own Court (The Society of Edin-a book on this famil: is coming out to join his stepfather Mr, A. MacGregor, proprietor of Gillespie's Limited, The firm is now known as MacGregor, Pringle Company, Tue Chairman of the Suiyuan vincial. Government, General Fu has dispatched several magistrates to direct popular up-in districts now occupied by -Japanese troops, states a special message to the "Sin Wan Pao. General Fu, according to the same message, recently appointed Messrs. Chang Yun-ming and Chao Li-shih as Special Administrative Commissioners for Middle and East Suiyuan, respectively.
Witness was then in his own house in Tsingtao Road, but he could see from his verandah how the accused first held on to a water entered the complain through the window Together with Meher Singh, who was also in his house, witness visited the complainant's house. The accused came out of the room and explained that he was fetching sugar' and milk for the complainant. He was alleged to have shown to wit-two keys and said he could not use the key as the lock was damaged, Hence, he was charged with breaking out (not breaking in) of Har-nem's room, the prosecution explained to Court before the conclusion of the, hearing.
The accused was arrested by Detective Sub-Inspector David Watson and a Sikh Metectiva constable lat the Canidrome, Dog Racing track on Sunday.
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