Final evidence in the preliminary hearing of falsification charges against Henry Cyril Davies. clerk formerly employed by the Shanghai. Gas Ca. was heard in H. M. Police Court yes terday. Mr. P. Watkin Williams, who is prosecuting on behalf of the Shanghai Municipal Council called Det. Insp. J. C. Dickson, who is in charge of the Finger Print office of the S. M. P, to the witness stand and asked him to give his opinion on certain erasures and alterations allegedly appearing in the Gas Co.'s ledgers.
At one point during the handwriting expert's evidence, Mr. C. H. Haines, H. M. Registrar, lauded him for his excellent work.
Det. Sub-Insp. T. Elders was next called and said that on March 4, a report was received from the secretary of the Shanghai Gas Ca. and that enquiries were made to ascertain the whereabouts of Davies, it being subsequently found that he had bought a passage and sailed for Japan on March 2. Enquiries were made in Japan and a report was received that Davies had already left for Dairen.
LIN On June 28, witness continued, further information was received from the Japanese police in Dairen indicating that the accused was in that city, whereupon steps were taken to have him brought back. Witness also stated that he arrested accused Registration applications be obtained from the market's tem-at the D. K. K wharf at about 7.20 pam, on July 14, After identifying a paying-in book which had been handed to him by the Gas Ca. and which he in turn had passed on to Det-Insp. Dickson, accused cross-examined witness.
"Are you aware of the fact that I was coming to Shanghai and was arrested aboard the steamship" accused queried.
"Are you aware of the fact that I was detained in Tsingtao by the Dairen River Police?' the market but the business of the new market appears to have gone on J It was stated by a reliable Chinese source yesterday that the Shanghai Pig Dealers Association which was at one time so strongly opposed to the new market scheme has practi-its opposition since help could be obtained it monopoly. It and duck and turn to raise opinion was held source that their organ-Should be greatly strengthened order to make its influence felt.
"The question now is "who is going 885 readjust the monopoly situation so to "cobi roi prices of commodities everyday use when beices are already doubled in many cases?" The price of pork has been increased considerably since the control of the market has been effected.
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