"On Sunday morning at about 2.30 two Chinese policemen were walking along Point and on their beat. Their numbers are 1728 and 1903. "There they found a beggar tying on the ground—a Chinese beggar. C.P.C. 1728 says it was 9 few minutes past 230 am, Then the two policemen went to a telephone box and PUL through' a call to. the Kashing Road Police Station, which was their station in. their district, CPC. 1728 'Soye" telephoned ubout 240 am. T left the beggar about 2.30 a.m. CP. 1903 says "We first saw the beggar about. 2.30 am. and about 240 am, was the time that we telephoned.' jow, the next time on the timetable is given in the evidence of Clerk Yuan; he was the interpreter fon duty at the Kashing Road Police Station. He was the person who received this. telephone message. It was part of his duly to take that message and enter it up, and he tells tus that He noted the time and entered It up in his book. There is a clock there trid. his evidence is that he received this message at 245 a.m. He says '245 am. was the, time T entered the call in the book."
"Now, you will bear in mind that that entry was made a long time before any' proceedings were thought of, You will consider whether you cannot rely on 248 am. as being the best evidence you ure Uikely to get of the time when the telephone message came through, "The next time is found in the evidence of Sergt, Makovelsky. You will remember that Sergt, Makovetsky went on duty at 12.20 9, charge-room duty. He should have Deel on patrol duty, but he was called He says'Isaw Prob.-Sergt. Judd] come to the station about 2: About five minutes later, Ser fame tothe, satin, Judd came to the station for coffee, Peters {08 duty'n.the charge-room? "That contradicted by the Makovotsky is' wrong and that ae tually when Judd came Peters was already there, It is not a point of rear importance as we are now concerned more with the times than any-
"Makovetsky says it was nearly 245 a.m? when Peters took the key of the ear and went out. 'I cannot say exactly. Judd loft after Peters maybe 10 or 15 seconds after. "They came back to the charge-room about Jam, That ix as far Makovetsky takes us.
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