Special Hearing at the Mixed Court No, 4 Court-room at the Mixed Court was crowded on Thursday when the special hearing of the celebrated singsong girl murder case Was started, and interest was fully maintained throughout the day's hearing, Messrs. tuan, Magistrate, and Blackburn, British Assessor, heard Half a dozen counsel, four of them having a watching" interest in the proceedings, were present. Mr. R. C. Faithfull represented the 8. M. P, and Mr. L. Kentwell was for the chief accused.
The two accused were brought hundeuffed and under the charge of two armed foreign policemen. The prisoner, who is charged with the murder appeared in a very dejected state of mind and, throughout the hearing, paid no attention to the proceedings beyond casting a few furtive direction of the He is suffering from injured shoulder which is receiving medical attention and, after the handcuffs had been remov ed, he leant his arms on the front of the deck and, for the greater part of the day, kept his head on his arms with his eyes on the ground in front of him. His asso ciate in the dock took an active interest in all that was going on.
The majority of the spectators in the court-room were evidently friends of the murdered sing-song girl.
Mr. Faithfull proceeded to outline the circumstances of the case before calling evidence. An ap. plication was made during his speech, by Mr. Kentwell, to have the accused handed over to the Ohinese authorities, but this was refused by the court' and the hearing then continued.
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