GAS STATION TERRACE Modern Rest Rooms BATTERIES CHARGED e SPENCER’S GARAGE FORD SALES and SERVICE e TIRES and BATTERIES ARC AND ACETYLENE WELDING—CYLINDER REBORING AND GRINDING BRITISH COLUMBIA su to control your temper and ignore is man, or not?” “T’m sorry, Chief, ntritely. “Very well, see that you act accord- gly.” Then, turning to ‘the prisoner the spector said, “If you make one more und during the journey to Calcutta, I all have you gagged. Do | make my- lf clear?” “Sahib,” said the Hindu haughtily, “I sure you I have no wish to converse ith such a stinking...” “Enough,” exclaimed the inspector, rag him.” The constable complied with acrity. The remainder of the trip was made comparative peace, and except for the ct that the prisoner proved to be the ost insulting and troublesome Hindu the ulcutta authorities had ever seen, there peared to be no chance that the prisoner as going to complain about his ill treat- ent at the hands of Sergeant Mac- onald. On Saturday morning Inspector Leight- 1 was informed that the case was dock- ed for initial hearing on Monday morn- g. Leaving his office at noon he en- untered Sergeant MacDonald and told m to convey the information to the isoner. Entering the jail shortly after- ards he was greeted by a bedlam eman- ing from the prisoners’ quarters. Rush- ¢ down the corridor he came upon two irders vainly trying to drag the enraged * said the big man MacDonald away from the thoroughly battered Hindu, Ahmed Kamir. “Ai... stinking British pig,” still managed to call weakly. A hamlike fist thwacked into the bloody pulp that was the Hindu’s face. “Stop this, MacDonald, stop it, you fool!” shouted the inspector. “What in the name of heaven are you doing?” “He called my mother a pig,’ the dishevelled sergeant said in defence. “I can take that from no man, sir.” “You will pay for this with your jobs on Monday, you British pigs,’ came in Hindi from the huddled form lying on the floor, “These wounds will not lie!” Both turned and stared. The inspector's face set as if hewn in granite, his eyes narrowed but alert. He wasted no time in recrimination, but a single withering look was enough to effectively quell the ser- geant’s activity. “We could get a postponement” offered the sergeant hopefully. the Hindu “Tmpossible,”’ monosyllabled the in- spector. “But sir, we could say . . .” insisted the sergeant. “Tt is not what we could say, MacDon- ald,” cut in the inspector impatiently. “Tt is the circumstances under which we should have to say it. Think, man! Under the law one cannot ask for a continuance without the defendant being there to con- test it! Furthermore, just what could we say? The sergeant was crestfallen. “But Chief, certainly they will make some allowance for the prisoner’s conduct. A man is only human, sir, he can stand just so much...” “You should brush up on case histories, Sergeant. There has never been a case wherein excuses of any kind were ac- cepted for striking a defenceless prisoner. ti is one of the most stringent rules in he book. “ihe sergeant was moment. “Well, sir,” he finally said, “you didn’t strike him. I'll make a clean breast of it and that will exonerate you.” thoughtful for a EMPIRE MEAT MARKET FRESH and SMOKED MEATS FISH and POULTRY We Do Not Sell What We Do Not Eat Ourselves TERRACE B.C. J. H. SMITH LTD. GENERAL MERCHANTS Groceries — Dry Goods BOOTS AND SHOES FLOUR AND FEED HARDWARE TERRACE BRITISH COLUMBIA ADVERTISE IN “THE SHOULDER STRAP”, THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE BRITISH COLUMBIA POLICE. LUMBER MANUFACTURERS Poles, Piling, Ties, Boomsticks, Shingles Western Hemlock, Red Cedar, Cottonwood, Sitka Spruce Our Specialty e AGENTS FOR INTERNATIONAL MOTOR TRUCKS WILLARD BATTERIES RAYBESTOS PRODUCTS PHILCO RADIOS TERRACE » » oo oe EDITION British Columbia LITTLE, HAUGLAND & KERR, LTD. CORNER SNACK BAR . =e i MRS. FLOSSIE LAMBLY, Proprietress TERRACE LUNCHES, SANDWICHES, PIES AND CAKES OUR SPECIALTY British Columbia Page One ae ee ee er ee and Twenty-three