(Case remanded for a week)
'A sudden interruption was made in Dee. 30 afternoon's hearing of the case against William Alfred Morgan, better known as "Jerry," in HIM. Police Court before Mr. C. #2. Haines when Mr. Bruce Lockhart made his appearance, and thrust a typewritten statement before the accused. The hearing was held up while Mr. Haines ordered Mr. Lockhart tobe removed from the court room. Later, he inquired after the name of the intruder, and stated that he would "deal. with him" The document is believed to /be a prepared statement complaining of Morgan's troatment at the hands fof the Japanese.
At the morning's hearing, Detective Sub-Inspector Crighton, of the SMP. said that Mr. Morgan. had been placed in his custody on the previous ight by the British consular auth orities, but that the police had complaint to lay against him. The Sub-inspector said that the understood the Japanese authorities had some Jcomplaint to lay, but no details were Javailable. No Japanese representatives were in court.
The Registrar said that he would adjourn the case-until the afternoon jand in the meantime would get in touch with the British Consul-Gen-oral, whom he would ask to Impress fon the Japanese the necessity making some formal complaint in the afternoon. If the Japanese were prepared to do so, he would have no alternative but to order the
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.