The Second Officer was asked by Mr. Newman if he had ever seen the effects of Hongkew whiskey, to which he replied that he had never been in China before. Mr. Newman added that he had tried to get some of this whiskey but had not been successful. "Are the jury and myself supposed to taste it?" asked the Judge.
The Chief Officer also stated that he had not tasted Hongkew whiskey before but that he had heard of it, and had instructed the Chinese watchmen not to allow any on board. "Its reputation had gone on before it added Mr. Newman.
Most of the evidence given yesterday concerned facts which had been given in the preliminary hearing in HM. Court, Dr. Nagai testifying that he examined stains on certain articles of clothing and a bed sheet which he found to be bloodstained. Dr. Anderson told the jury how he had conducted a post mortem examination of Ford's body and had found that he had died from a fracture of the base of the skull, the wound appearing to have been caused by a blunt metal instrument.
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