Asked whether he considered the charges against Mr. Kelly serious, witness said that he considered them very serious, If this was the case, Mr. Reeks added, why. then did' witness not avail himself of the commissioner's suggestion to appoint a board to hear the cas Tu reply, Mr, Robertson said that he not only had sufficient evidence and clear case before him but that. if the board had been appointed, would have headed it as president and that consequently there would have been no difference.
Tu referring to a statement made by the witness earlier during the fallernoon to the effect that it was very important that the crime diary be Alled out "regularly, Mr. Reeks asked witness whether he knew that on the night of previous hearing a detective attached to Chengtu Road police station had not done so for 15, days and was told to complete it as otherwise there could be trouble, Mr. Robertson: E stiM say it is an important book:
Counsel for the petitioner then re-forred to the fact that in the records of the proceedings which took place before Mr, Robertson, under charges 4 and 5, there was not a shred. evidence: ayainst Mr. Kelly showing that" either arms. ammunition opium were seized on the premises. He also pointed out that both the complainant and his wife had denied that! any" pistol or ammunition was fon the premises, to which witness agreed.
Mr. Reeks then asked witness why, if the offences were of such a serious nature, no action had been taken against the Chinese detectives in a Chinese court. Witness said that wherever possible this is not done unless it is an extremely serious case such a procedure would give undesired publicity, Counsel for" the petitioner then asked witness whether it did not strike him' that when the prisoner made his statements regarding the pistol and the ammunition, none of the Chinese.<detectives cross-examined him and whether witness did not believe that it was in the interests of the Chinese detectives concerned. to implicate the foreigner so that they would not have to face a Chinese court. witness-box but Mr. Gauss suggested Mr. avon, was next called to the that the case should be adjourned, Mr. Long to be appointed commissioner of the court to take the statements of further witnesses. Mr. Biyan asked whether the court was
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