Me. If, A. Crickmer pleaded guilty. It was the custom of his firm to collect passports for registration depart mentally each year, he said, and he was on home leave when this happened and did.not return until August this" year. The defendant "asked what the position was regarding his wife, She held a separate passport, said, and had not returned 10 Shanghai until October. Mr, Heaney said that the wife's registration was covered by the husband and where there were children under 21 years age, they*were also covered Will out additional charges. "All, however, must be registered by one member of the family.
am not quite sure what to plead because T have become a Hongkong, resident in the interim," Me. W. 5, Clark said in answer to his char "How Jong have you been in Shi hal?" the Registrar asked. De dant replied that he had returned in July. He admitted that he was here on business, The Registrar found him guilty and fined him sit, Mr, A. J, Daniels was not present to answer his charge. The Registrar said he was not prepared to accept two letters which had been. written in to the court by the defendant and asked for service of summons to be proved. Mr. J, J. Dawe, usher of HIM, Supreme Court, said that he had served the defendant personally on November 14, Mr. Heaney said that he knew the defendant had not registered this year and the defendant had admitted to him that he had been resident in Shanghai since 1938, The Registrar fined the defendant §20. The defendant, he said, hud not {troubled to come to court and the
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