Bishan Singh was found guilty ana] fined $10 by the Registrar, Mr. 1 morris, in HIM, Police Court on Fri-Gay morning, for selling mille without first having obtained a. licence from the Municipal Council. The prosecution was conducted by Insp. RP. Tabrum, of the Shanghai Municipal Police, while Mr.
Maitland represented the defendant.
Mr. B, J. Sluice, Dairy Inspector of the Public in Department, Whose evidence was later supported by Sanitary Inspector E. A. Roach, said that fe had seen another Indian enter the premises of the defendant with an empty one pint mille bottle and later return with it full of milk. He questioned the man, whose name was Bhan Singh, and he had taken Them both to the house of the defendant, where two cans containing about iS pints of milk each wer found.
Tu cross examination Mr. Maitland sucked the witnesses if they had ever heard of "Ieheer," which he went on explain, "was a special form of Indian food, eaten on ceremonial occasions, such as the naming of child. Going into detail he said HPirst_you boil rice and water, then "you put milk in it and bolt it, then sugar in it and boil it again, with Fesult that you require a very large, amount of milk"
Both witnesses said that they were, not familiar with Indian customs, and therefore could not say whethe= a large amount of milk would be repaid $8 or $6500 month to the Tendant for' a daily supply of one int of milk. He admitted that he Enew of the Tedian ceremonial but he had' no knowledge that. ths defendant was preparing' the dish.
'Nand Singh, who looked very tmposing in the witness box ina brows! fawn. dressing gow, said that he Bought milk' from the defendant for two. months until one day he had a Stdden heart al lack, which he put down to the bed mill, with which fhe'was supplied and discontinued euivery. "in eross-examination the witness was asked why be did {ake the alleged bad" mux to. the Public Health Department, to which Nand Singh first replied that he did for know where the Public. Healt Departmen was Mr. Multan thea ul the question "Have you by any hance heard of a litle Place calles the" Shangha! Municipal Counc building? "The witness said he had and thought that the Health Depart ment was there. Asked how long ne had been here, Nand Singh replied "Over 20 years Ran Singh, Sikh police interpreter attached to "Wayside Police Staton, Said. that when' the "accused "was charged and cautioned, "he replied that he was selling ink ab he had sulla and said' that" te esso "The defendant denied having ever
for the mule being la the hows preparation of the special Tu: alan dish "eer". finer stati ge was brought. against him by Bhan Singh because previous, he took Bhan Singh to the police charged him with "stealing fleetrie amp from his house.
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