Registrar, Mr, C. H. Haines, Sergt. peer aes wee irae auh fie a Spe it Saas Bonn die Goer ers ge ieee FS. Bea adr dae rae aa, Secs Redeiee ts A whores neha ents tins err kane" eae Bats ters Suma Pas alee tes eae ale at Cie cig aes Sar coe flee ta a ithe water"?——actually saw that," eet eae See arose as' to the exactness of the translation from the Chinese into) English, and vice versa.
Mr. Reeks: Did you make o statement to the effect that you saw the beggar strike the water?—No, The Re, ccompanthere is some confusion heteuter. ¢F all, this witness is a Chines" is not accustomed to the exastte AY of language which Perhiereras oer is. If you saw a. cliff, and heard the water, wouldn't you {all into the.0%r""
inti 95,9 °50r, saw the body It is a colloquial form Of XDreaiym, Chinese shop-keeper living in the Fearon Road, gave evidence to the effect that on' the morning of December 1, as he was "going to bed at Jabout'2 am. he heard a voice shouting "Save life," and he ran downstairs and saw a man, Zung Ching-sug, whom he recognized as neighbour, endeavouring to pull a man out of the creek. "As. the neighbour was unable to do so, he went 10 assist him. "They succeeded in getting the man ashore, after which a Chinese policeman came up to whom be made statement, and sharily afterwards the ambulance arrived in consequence Jot a telephone message sent by the policeman. Mr. "Teeks reserved his eross-examination of this witness.
ung Ching-sung, the hawker, who previously gave his evidence-in-chief fon Saturday last, was. re-called for eross-examination by Mr. Reeks, and in spite of close questioning adhered to is previous statement that he Rod seen two foreigners wearing uniform shining a torch on the reek.
could. see the light clearly, laverred. He also stated that he was sure of the number of the car in question, "la which the foreigners drove away.
Mr. Reeks: Did you have a torch-
How did you take that car number? 1 has all light You saw the car number with] nothing but the tall-light "to help you?—1 was going towards) the car, when the car drove away: T was immediately behind it.
Further evidence was tendered by Bennett, and left.
Capt, "Edward "Richard Kennedy, Asst. Commissioner in the SIM. Police, Stated that he had occasion to make certain investigations in connection with a report which had been seccived concerning Sergt. Peters and. Probalionary Sergt. Judd. He saw Judd first and told him there was a serious report against him, which might result In serious charges being framed. 'This was in the presence of Insp. Bennett and Supt. Conduit. He said: "There's noting' in the matter," or words to that effect, but he would. ike to think it over. Sergt, Peters made and signed a slatement which was put into writing. Witness asked Peters:—"Did you write a certain entry in the Kashin Read telephone book as follows:—"On arrival, the beggar tad left",
writing.
replied tat it was In his hand Inspector George Joseph Bennett corroborated the evidence of Captain, Kennedy at the frst interview, -of which Ee tock written notes, The following day. Peters and Judo both handed him statements, which they. signed in his presence.
The further hearing was adjourned to Friday, December 27, at 10.30 ain.
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