The final stages in the hearing of a charge of assault against Sodagar Singh, who was alleged to have caused grievous bodily harm to Jetha Singh, another Indian, by striking him with a spear, were reached in H.M. Police Court yesterday before Mr. C. H, Haines, H.M, Registrar. During the morning and afternoon, witnesses for the prosecu-lion were questioned by Mr. P. Watkin Williams and cross-examined by Mr. E. T, Maitland for the defence. The hearing was then adjourned until 10 am, today, Mr. Williams pointing out that he would probably finish his case during the morning.
Among the witnesses giving evidence were a Chinese who described a fight between three Sikhs on Hwakee Road. Accused was one of the three Indians, he said. Other witnesses who gave evidence were Sikh Police Constable 655, and Dr. Edgar Hertz, Assistant Medical Officer at the General Hospital.
Dr. Hertz stated that Jetha Singh the entire waterway was was brought to the hospital suffering d. of Chinese troops, a com-from two scalp wounds, each about one and a half inches long. There headquarters here stated. was also a wound on the right leg the communique said, about one inch long from which the 880 dead, while 170 muscle was- protruding. were taken prisoner. Taken At this point Dr Hertz pointed out ese forces were one the exact position' of the wound on one steamboat, two Detective-Sergeant Craig, who rolled ch mortars, two heavy machine up his trousers for the Registrar to us, one trench mortar ammunition see. "Might I ask that Mr. Graig's ur light machine guns, 410 leg be entered as an exhibit," Mr. 960 hand grenades, about 60,500 Maitland remarked amid laughter.
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