Language difficulties were met in HIM. Court yesterday during the hearing of a wounding charge when it was discovered that the prisoner only spoke Pushtu and that his.nierpre: er was only able to translate Hindustani into Pushtu. The difficulty was surmounted when another interpreter was procured to translate evidence in English into Hindustani for the benefit of the prisoner's interpreter, who retranslated it into Pushtu.
Abdul Rabin, aged 26, an Indian police watchman, Lane 332, 134 East Seward Road, was charged by the SMP. with wounding Tsang Yuen-ts, with intent to do him grievous bodily harm on March 3, contrary to Section 18 of the Offences Against the Persons Act, 1861, Evidence of arrest was given by Detective Inspector Cumming, who said he arrested accused at the P.W.D. Depot on Muirhead Road. He denied the charge and added that he was on duty from 6 pin. on March 3 to 6 am. on March 4. The police, represented by Mr. G. H. Wright, asked for a remand in custođy until Monday, March 11.
Accused asked for bail but an objection was lodged by the police on the grounds that the man was regarded as dangerous in the district. If he were out on bail, they contended, he might take the chance io intimidate several witnesses and also attempt to establish an alibi. "I must say from my experience in this Court there is a very grave donger of witnesses being interfered with in these cases" Mr. Haines stated. In refusing bail Mr. Haines added, "He has got his predecessors in that box to thank for my attitude."
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