The following traffic arrangements gambling between November 23, and have been made by the Council in December 2, last year, and on the|connection with the meeting: Motor-second charge it is alleged that the|cars belonging to the general public offence was committed on various will enter the Recreation Ground by dates between January 13, and 15, last. the Loong Fei Gate, and turn right Defendant, assented to a summary on to the Training Course. Cars will trial, be parked under the direction of the Mr, P. Watkin Williams, prosecuting police on duty at the section of the for the Municipal Police, in outlining Training Course east of the paddock the case for the prosecution said that entrance under the Mafoos stand, òn January 24, Detective Inspector Members of the public attending R. M, Moir and Sergeant Gill of the meeting are particularly requested Central Station, and several other|not to set down on Bubbling Well Police officers' went to the Burlington Road at the main entrance to the Hotel after interviewing the manager, Race Club, Drivers are requested and examined a storeroom where they when parking on the Training Track unearthed a quantity of gambling to exercise care not to collide with paraphernalia including a "wheel" and the Track Railings, Official cars bear-several thousand chips. As a result ing yellow "S.P." windscreen notices of subsequent enquiries sixteen Chi-will enter the Paddock by the Arch-nese were arrested, of whom fourteen way on Mohawk Road and park under are awaiting trial before the First the direction of the police on duty, Special District Court where they At the conclusion of the meeting, are on remand. cars will leave by the gateway on Counsel indicated that he would call Bubbling Well Road nearest to the majority of the Chinese mention-Mohawk Road, and by the archway ed to testify, including one Ning on Mohawk Road as directed by the Kwan-yuan. Counsel told the court police, that business at the Seymour Road address did not flourish and it was Procedure for Voters later transferred to the new address which forms the subject of the second The following procedures are to be charge, observed by voters in registering their votes in a poll:
Evidence of Accomplices Under the authorized Rules of Procedure for Ratepayers' Meetings, a Mr. Watkin Williams then dealt Poll of votes may at any time' with the question of the value of the demanded by a ratepayer who is evidence of accomplices "which, he himself the possessor of more than conceded, might be to some degree one vote, Upon such a demand for a "suspect" and juries are invariably Poll being made, it is the duty. of the warned in stich cases of the danger Chairman of the meeting to grant the of convicting purely on such evidence, demand, and to appoint persons called The testimony of another accomplice "Tellers" to count the votes "for" and is not corroboration, he said, of the "against. evidence of a first accomplice, but The taking of a Poll means a count nevertheless it was quite clear that of the varying numbers of votes held corroboration would not be required, by the persons voting as shown on It was simply a question to be borne their voting tickets, It does not mean in mind, he added, of the danger of a count of the number of persons convicting a person without it. who vote, For example, in a Poll, a Continuing, counsel said enquiries person who holds say three votes, as into the case had not yet been fully shown on his voting ticket, counts completed and full corroboration of for three "for" or "against" and not the' case for the prosecution might be only one "for" or "against", forthcoming, At this juncture counsel Voters must be careful to know said he would put in as evidence a exactly what proposition it is in card found in the home of Ning Kwan-respect of which they have been yuan bearing the name of the defend-called upon to vote, That is, they ant and address. He applied for a must be careful to know whether the short remand until today for the vote they have been called upon to completion of enquiries by the police make (i.e, a vote "for" or "against") which was granted, following the is in respect of (1) an original rehearing of evidence of arrest, solution; or (2) an amendment, or (3)
Detective Inspector R. M. Moir of an original resolution as amended. Central Station in charge of the case To assist a voter to record his vote was then called. At 12.15 am. on or votes in a Poll, the Chairman of Sunday he related, he went with the meeting will address the ratepay-Detective Sergeant' Gill and others ers explaining the procedure to be to 4/382 Rue Bourgeat with the assist-followed, which procedure is set out ance of the French Police and hereunder, executed a warrant for the defendant.
Please keep your seats'until advised Witness said he read the warrant to by the Chairman of the meeting that defendant and cautioned him in the usual way and defendant had nothing; to say, observing "I do not see why count, the Tellers are ready to make the
The Tellers will count the number I was arrested." of votes as shown on the voting In reply to defendant's enquiry as ticket which you are to present for to whether he could furnish cash Mr. their scrutiny, Haines pointed out that he would Your voting ticket will be handed have to produce two sureties from back to you immediately after it has reputable subjects to ensure his been scrutinized by the Tellers and appearance in court again. Hawkins before you move away from the then pointed out that in the short, Tellers' table into the voting en-time since his arrest he bad been closure, unable to communicate with his friends. Mr. Haines triformed him Signs for Tellers' Tables that the police would assist him in every way to get into touch with You will see in front of you signs them. indicating the Tellers' tables at which your votes are to be recorded, To each side of the platform there are 6 tables, Please record your votes at
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