Language Charged with the larceny of boxes containing packages of corks and bottles as well as a number of battling machines, four Indians—Nika Singh, Harnam Singh, Udham Singh, end Gurcharan Singh—appeared before Judge P, Grant Jones, Assistant Judge, in H, M. Supreme Court yesterday, when the trial of the men was adjourned until 3,30 a.m. today after an all day hearing, Mr. Victor Priestwood, Crown Advocate, prosecuted, while Mr. R. L. Stuart represented the first and the last two accused, Mr. K, E Newman represented Harnam Singh.
Evidence was given by Sergt. F. J. Wells and Sergt. C. Weed of the Shanghai Municipal Police, Sung Fah-shi and Tsu S. Foh, the complainant, after which Nika Singh the first named accused occupied the witness box.
During the questioning of the Chinese witness Judge Grant Jones stated that the interpreter was not putting the questions in a proper form, Speaking to the interpreter in the Mandarin dialect the Judge illustrated the correct way to ask the question, and then added in English, "The language is too vague. That can't be helped as it is the fault of the man who created it."
Nika Singh denied having stolen any of the property when questioned by Mr. Priestwood, stating that he had seen the Japanese removing certain articles from the house in East Seward Road, from where the goods are alleged to have been taken.
The jury consisted of Messrs. F. R, W. Barnett, A. Huxley, J, C. Jenkins, R. J. Sheppard and H. W. Brown, Man with $2,300 Eludes Highway Robbers A Chinese carrying $2300 evaded two robbers in Chungking Road, near Taku Road, at about 8.30 o'clock yesterday morning. The bandits, one of whom displayed a pistol, escaped after an unsuccessful attempt to take the large sum of money from the complainant. It is suspected that the would-be robbers had previous knowledge that the man would be carrying the money at the time and: place where the attempt was made,
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