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to the searching, if perhaps a trifto ladelicately, orging||Inquiries of prosecuting Counsel concerning her mods of earning her living. It, in thought that but for this little mishap the Camation Club might have escaped -for that time. The celestially guided: Carnation and other" "pink" taliations Tof Hongkong "were hopelessly exposed in ouraisma of yesterdıy. - The uselamuss of an orginization: no secrat and so powerful as the Tio-tre Kuk* In initiating young mon into dangerous forms of vica and into the still
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH FRIDAY JUNE 24 1010
RICKSHA STRIKE IN
HONGKONG.
CAVIE OF "THE TROUBLE
more pernicious and perlicus ps of the OVERA TICUSAND MEN ABANDON WORK that that wat hy part of their duty and they
NECEBI MENOS. Of such deadly organDU AIDOS ES those which spring from or are canrolled. by the "Trade will be sen by any out who read our artida of yesterday evening. We are told ibat in Kulangsu, Amoy, there used'iq exist a strong combination' of house-boys,cooks and coolles who contrived to slude the law and to take it in turn to meet in the servant's quarters of the various European residents at figular in- ̈tervals." One of the Conanis at legst ibus un- wittingly afforded from time to ti "zike hospi-
Mily of his premises la the grosses breaches
·CAUSE OF THE DEADLOCK
COOLIES EXPOSE THEIR GRIEVANCES.
220d lost.
in this Colony.
A. BOLT FROM "THE" BLUE.
*
qu
COOLIES" VACILLATION,"
VEHICLE OWNEKS AND PULLERS"
DEPOSIT MONEY,
24th fast, Vacillation seems to sway the minds of a section of the twelve hundred odd rickaba pull their shafts and remained in a condition of ers who s'ace Wednesday last bavo laid down swest id ones. Sa long as.ibo Triads have the wherewithal to keep the large amy fed on their bowl of rice and pative, condiments so lang will the ignorant coolien half savage and half child-be contest to follow in blind; ignorance the lord of thuir misguided alders. Yesterdaymobing tentativa tests on the part of the district watchinen to defy intimidation and dive them along the Salylogpho district failed, violence by compelling a few of the coolles: to, to lustil courage loto the hearts of the
TIMID FELLOWS
Again this moming the district watchman, adopted the same tactics by driring through Chinatown in public vehicles. The russ won't work through the konwledge the men have of the fact that the fares are whatsthayy know them perfectly to be. The owner, consider the adoption of the plan perfect was of time A things and of preisst, the ricksha to day, and if it be much preisged Govern strike in Hongkong has reached the third day. ment may bays to dept atato majanies to deal with the recalcitrant beadmen,
A MANSLAUGHTER CASE.
"AFTERMATH OF A QUARREL BETWEEN COPPERSMITHS,
21st insta afore the Chief Justice, Sir Francis Piggott, at the Criminal Susions this moming, Cheung the 6th April Isst. Mr. Eldon Patter, fastracted Kal was indiced on charge of manslaughter on
by Mr. H. L. Dannys, Sr., from the Crown, Solicitor's office, appeared for the Crows, while, prisoner was nadelended. we kee
The Jury wat as follows Mess, T. IN Garraway (fornman), GG. Catchick, C. R. Ishmail, C. A. des Remedios, R. Parry, A. A. dos Remedios and A. W. Miller
Mr. Poter Faled that prisoner was charged with the manslaughter of a com patio, a coppinmith. At about the beglo- ning of April, the deceased man and This mantarlo como to... Hongkong from Matio, On thelf, szċival in the Colony af- tempts warê mada lo induce them to subscriba. to the Coppersmith's Guild but they refused, whrieapon they were sagaolted by prisoser been that the assault took place on account of and a number of other people. It may hayb harafusal. That was for the jury to decida but it had been proved that the assault did take place, and that the deceased died. The doctor would: prove that the death of the deceased was due to the assault, Therm "way only one witness, a middle-aged, was rhen, who actually saw the assault committed, and her story, was corroborated by a statemRET/ which was made by the deceased shortly before his death, to the affect that prisoner as one of A number of men concerned in the assault, but he did not see who actually struck the blow
Evidence baring baen called, the jory re Lorand a verdict of Not guilty "by a majority of fra to two and prisoner was acquitted;"
EUROPEAN CHARGED WITH de VALLEGED BRADD. ALLEGATION OF HANDING BAD CHEQUE
AGAINST JOHN GRANTI
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Society Rafosal to nitimta into membership is to be found la the fare board which avery, would virtually mean the proscripilon of Honge, and are requiring ins $1 in each case, for their rieksha ban bean required to have sailed on in kong as ■ field of profi'able labour for such daily sustenance. On the othe « prominent position just under 16e seat. The non-adbarepit. 1 be fact that the men are owners regard their posillon and men stated, thịt, when their villĉien ware taken | members of the secret society explains the strong clasa-vis the coolies, "The
the Follte compound of the the class fear tha up to
quaterly, ranewals ofs licences inay) of the coufraternity, Knowing this to be the log the motor of the Si thay might be were asked by the Licensing Oncerto Case, we understand, the Authorities were have, this requirement that is, the displaying with a view to placing the responsibliliy upes on which at in well-known, are affland the
endeavouring to get at the principals yesterday SURRENDER THEIR L CIRCES of the tarifin a conspicuous part of the vehicle compliant with. The omaan replied them for engineering the protest strike. But photographe of the drivers as requirock by the they have been shrewd enough, to keep away Licensing Ordinance The, postiasion bf the and do powir to enforce is compliance on atta safe disunce, and it in their underlings drivers licence by tel
COWDSK, the coolits the pallers who had regaidid the non-obser- who are obsylag thair behests in a conilauance | nigus, would place them in the position, of rance in the part with the provision of the law. of the diapiganisation of the vesicular trafic to facilitating the arrest of the man surrendering as a right for the "branch tacitly winked at by the Annoyance of residents and visitor to the their tickets, as they could be easily, Identified the authorities THE POWER OF THE TRIADS,
is their fear Rions that in keeping them Colony SONG
by the Police by means of thele photographed THE COOLIER ATTITUDE Our informant continued to emphasize his from swarming the owners derds and axact When the matter was first urged upon the point that if the present trouble is to be the return of the deposit mont coolies by the Chinese proprietors, the former: avoided once and for all hercules effort did not demir and consented to the board be- under palpable fojustice, but in a sectet og affixed, as kas bean ten onrickskesust be mida to exterminate the avl When, roughly speaking, twelve, hundred underground manner, aiming at the on the public roads for the past two or lefiaecce of the Triads, in Hongkong men go on strike, and those men are Chin Government, and plating their forces against threewesha Latterly, however, ditaffec root and branch. He said that can of the Law. Not only did gambling go on 'at
ere in a British Colony, it accds no deep Law and Order. For Law and Order, on made krell, apparent. The resepliments malady (to which the Influence of thas untioly meetings, but all kinds of viitaloy
was first, obown by obliterations, and sub. the Triad 'may be compared ii Hongkong) were planned and even whose house was to be learning or wisdom to infer that somebody Justice and Reason are all on the side sitution on the boards with view to requires drastic remedy. He was conscio the scope of the next robbery, and to whose is committing an injustice or an absurdity, of a Government which has for a long deceiving flies as to the authoris id official that the eradication of the evil was ansiar sald premises the booty was to be saved until it in the wretched inconvenienes all of us here time past proved" singularly successful scale of charges. When these devices falled brought in its train will be immeasurable and than done, but the benefits which would be would be got away. A very siet and unas nie enduring today our indignation ought in retiressing real wrongs and softening the to secure that purpose the man began to ex. will be worth all the concentrated energies of suming man was the Superintended of Police not, we think, to take its natural course, harbuess of despotic rule. This Colony press their dipleasure in a different maduer and Secretary to the Municipal Coutti, Mr. Cand vent itself in abuse of the "Govern has much to be grateful for, we think, in and complaints ware loud and persistent to administrative and executive officials whose good offices should be secored to that end. Barkaley, whichell. When he struck, he stuckment." What is the Government in this the actful and betunate administration bricks, ois hat; the coolles were find Our Informast mentions thirty thoussed as a hard and we think we are not much mistaken in
Cit extremely difficult to earn a living by a It is, of course, which controls within the King's Peace rict literal therance to the officials calc. conservative estimate of the membership of asserting that by farthegreater portion of goods troublesome business?
thejecret socioslarimiikon konga" Bid an rabbed from foreigner in Kelang during primarily the Police, and behind and above and in harmony Kuropeans and Chinese xbibited under compulsion. Ther alleged last year was recovered and rosibed to its on those officials whose business it is to and, such discordant elements as are anthat, in the past, they were allowed to retain Singapore is reputed to be in this respect,"
said the gentleman interviewed this morning.. owners by the recalate efficiency of that officer. mediate between employer and employed inevitable part of such a population as their licence on their persons and the dongkong, it getting to be infialiely, work However, if he had sal previously broken up and to smooth with the oil of compromise ours. The flat refusal of the ricksha question of the payment of fames has receive Not only the ricksha guild, bat every big fa and distroyed the old organization enemies. the friction of amlog interest. The obvious coolies to even consult the usual read the socios of wears and the dustrial establishment, not excluding our docks od in recovering any of the booty if all of question, therefore, when things go an wrong presentatives of the Chinese about their lion which was calculated to inflict, and indeed pernicious influences of the Triads, Vithout so necessity for the introduction of an innova across the harbour, are honeycombed with the of law and order, he webid probably have fail- course a small place lant a big place, any as they are to-day is "What has the Govern present grievante, and even when aniight has already bought, hardship upon theg
wishing to specify any pame," he said la con- child 'knows that, and that a population ment been up to now, or, not beca up to?" out by them to listen to any suggest,
ANOTHER COMPLAINT,
clusion, I should not be at all surprised if Ilke one can conceal that which Kuling. We answer that the Government has been tion, whatever, points to a deep and
„They advanced, as another argument in sup- certain members are even found in the depart sq. cannot. But we must point out that one up to every duty it had to perform. The premeditated underlying spirit of mischief part of their protest, against the Police requirements of the public service. European in charge of a very small body ricksha coolles are on strike, are the owners These secret societies and hidden combines ment,, the alligation that contrary to popular. The preinit strike, if it conducás to no mor of Police under him has agalust him very of the rickshan, that is, the employers of of coolies are all of them black with the potions, they have been hardly dealt by recent than as an eye-pener for the Authorities as to heavy odds even in a comparatively small place like Kulangsu, especially when the forces of labour, in fault? No, they are not. Are same foulness-be taint of the Triads. This aval visitors Hongkong, instancing in par- the doings of the secret societies in Hongkong, disorder are aided by "Heavenly advisers" the ricksha coolies, that is, the employed, strike is not therefore, a just and reasonable ticular the large numbers of American and will have come as a blessing in disguise. among the secret and elusive Triads. The in fault? To that we answer that there are protest against the harsh working of a tariff Japanese Jacks ashore lately. They state with what treihig is difficult to show, that sincë very word "Tin" betrays the deadly source of some questions to which it is impossible imposed by law. It is a deliberate attack the posting, op of the scale board, mahy. all this evil. For the Triad Society is known' to give a direct "Yes" or "No" As a opilaw itself, and is made an opportunity nstances have occurred when the foreig by the ucion of "Tien" or "Tic, messing reply. For there is another element. That for a conflict of will between elements of loss have engaged richsbar and gene on loog Heaves "T" meaning Earth, and "Jon" man.clement is the publice you and we and disorder and the Government of the King drives to the city environs Happy Valley and It is also known as the Heaven and Earth So-all of us, and a lot of other people as well
Dauseway Bay—returning to Blaks Fier withid ciety." The rascale who sway the multitudes
the half or she-hour limit and paying the pollers of affiliated members are enemies of all Law What are the bare facts? Whereas a few
The deserted appsirance of the streets in the save their own, and are the avowed fons of days ago, only about the and or 3rd instant, business part of the City this morning led to the lickshamen tonlend that the journeys, besides just the regulation fares and no more. 'The Government wherever they are. They deserve wonoticed that rickshas bad a printed no- ballet that the unusual calm forebste Ill that depriving them of earning tapid fares by short no more mercy than that other secret associa- tice on them, giving a table of legal fares for invariably precedes the storm, True sough, as within City limits, are extremely fatiguing tion in India, Thugged We have heard some patty-headed asses claim consideration for
the use of them and their pullers for certain when the daily stream of people began and should to paid for on a more liberal scale, Triads on the ground that they were a politi.lengths of time, and where we and our to move abour in the ordinary course of one different from that obtaining within the cal society, anti-Manchu and therefore anti-trends have observed until this sorrowful the days doings, it dawned upon some thai Central district. This, in short, is their prin- To-Ching dynasty in China. As if that made morning no diminution in our convenience the ablance of the ubiquitous rickshas and their cipal compidet them any better! No amount of falu pratence in nickisha using, or in the usual impudence Road the city's mild arteries-bespoke dhe yelling drivers 02 Quesp's Road and Des Vocas
LOGIN MEETING "LAST NIGHT. of ancient loyalty to the Chinese Hings will of their clars in Oliver Twist-like asking for going on strike of the Colony's untiva. j'boos.
Instead of giving effect to secure a redress alter or diminish the disreputable and fadeed more than their due on the part of the To most people the occurrance was wholly grievances by legitimate means of representa
of what they conceive to be their just and fair, lofamous character of these secret organizcoolies, and whereas they did, to our unexpected and no apparent reason, could be tions. Oat and all they are directed against amusement, some of them, obliterate the signed, for the abandonment of work co the
ions to the proper authorities the coolies, who any orderly and lawful Government, and the British Raf has no more treacherous and repti figure 5 before the word "conia" on the part of so large a body of men as between almost without exception, members of tome secret society or orbar, discussed their lian for than the human serpents why poison fare placards, or other some, did place a walve and fifteen hundred mob who, for the
affairs in private yesterday and took the law in by shameful vices the characters of young men figure i before the same, to as to make it But to certain, high-placed circles, those in fackerday and actually laid down the shaft of their
most part, lead a band-te-mouth existence,
to their own birds by proclaiming a strike yes and sick them into the corruptions of Shek- appear 15, these and other trifling matters who have the privilege of hearing with the vehicles tha mersing. They have kept off the tobig-taul,
In no way disturbed our philosophic serenity Government and departmental chitis, to-day's reets for the whole day and up to the hour until this morning that we call sorrowful strike has not come as
pf going to press thera „isuo siga: of the men THE CHIBE JUSTICE AND THE when we were obliged to walk farther than
(pturning, to wark, NEW OATH.
we like in a June sun in latitude twenty-two lodaad our information is "Indisputable
MO`LISTURBANCE ANTICIPATED. odd degrees. Nobody told us this was that, as early yesterday evening, the Meagwhile the Police officials interviewed coming. Nobody warned it. Bebold it is first intimation that & strike of ricksha poll this morning anticipate no trouble as a result abolt from the blue! <r.rather is it a shafter would be on this morning and beef of the present, deadlock: The fomentors of of Apollo, and those who fear the sun may the secret intelligence was kind enough to care of to keep themselves, wall, in the received. The gentleman who received the passive resistance, glast, the law have sacrifice to him oOW,” E goth inst. The ricksha coalies have no grievance tion. Copcorning, the strike in the colume of aidence of impending trouble there is no place, unreservedly all the available, forma background, but if the agliators show any The new and decidedly savitary method of whatever against their employers. The long conversation with a membs of the staff doubt but that they will be promptly appre swearing in jurors at the Criminal Sersians owners declare that they can not help the of the "Hongkong Tiligraph this morning,
hended and dealt with, as the circumstances this morning had the effect of mildly putting strike and have no share in it beyood suffer. 'STRIKE HATCHED AT WANCHAI, **
of the case sequfro...So long as tho Triads are out the Chief Justice, Sir Franch Piggotting by ii financially. It is not directed against As in the case of the enrious, strikh in Janus able to feed their self-imposed idleness, it His Honour questioned the Deputy Registran theop. But why is it thea that when weary, 1928, the pressat deadlock was hatched. par expected that any trouble will arise, (Mr. Lee-Jones) and the introducting by Or- dinance of the new form of oath having been
want a ricksha, and ever actually see a simtitaneously, in the two centres of the it is only when their resources begin made known to him, his honour was apparently
ricksha with a coolie comfortably squatting sicksas pullers' rendezvous at Wanchai in the to give out and the black legs ara compelled
-district of the City. ensued between him and Mr. Slade, KC, who | yellow hided belog to get up and convey us appiated on behalf of the Attorney-General:-
Those whole business or duly took them to His Lordship-Thers's nothing in the Ordin-
to our destination? Why does he answer that trouble was brewing was telephoned to
Shek tongstaple in the Western, district, fast ance, which says, surthing about the words dires oot euphemistically to name that other pm on Tuesday, 21st inst. The message
and 32 32 m. this moralog, a few rickshat "No cau" or "you go that other side" and our courteous, informant between 7.30 and a
sight observed on raterning, between midnight "Almighty God" bring left out.
Mr. Slide--I haven't looked at the printed side by a monosyllable once considered as was sent over the wire from the district
plying for hire in the western end. Some even form.
a synonym of Hongkong?
watchhouse of the District Watchman
ventured to take their fares to town. So far as Alter farther remarks, the case was proceeded The tariff placards did not seem unjust. If Committes, ja Nallah 'Leno, as the top of Skip
It could be ascertained this: morning, Pollice with.
one took a ricksha at say 11/37 and drove Street. It was to the effect that the ricksha pul-
DISTRICT WATCHMEN PERAMBULATE VC man win vistared out last night, had been headquarjers have bad so information that the from the clock tower to the Club, and there this morning. To disguise the resolution lers contemplated: going on strike esity
THE CAR ARMED ROBBERY AT CHRUNG hating observed the usual Gallic-caudal ritual, that had beed arrived at the rich has con-
subjected to any ill treatment nor have they swiftly returned, no rickshs coolie greatly tinued to ply for hire op to a late
23rd lost.
been served with threa's of any kind. Ore little inci'ent is, however, reported. It is stated that, objected to being paid to cents, but if given hear, list pight, to much so that Chi-terday and fictivaly maintained throughout after lighting his fara at the latter's des
The kg of richsba pullers, instituted you upon returning, to S.lyingpun last night, only 15 he loudly alamoured for a cupshaw, nese gentlemen, who were supposed to bs Wednesday, has apparently fizzled on, Atination in the city, the puller was set upon Ifwe went the same distance, but without an. is a position of securing early loformation 20 eight o'clock this morning a few of the coolles by a confict who made him deliver the money interval long enough for the broker's (and Chinese affairs, who sedo by our ingres plain the Saiyappan district approached, the earsed by the surney. The argamant em other's) ritual, 5 cents were enough. What fact that the strike had been tacitly proclaimed er add isgted, whether bey could boast take the fare i watike the money 1
tire this morning, expressed astonishment at the pad, district watchman located in that quare played in justificains of the action was that : in the world is he growling for then, this and was in actual force, since abera appeared pred of prelection against intimidation and There may be no mora in this incidest than unconscionable ricksha coche? The truth opt the faintest judication that such bad beco volence in case they ventured out and ply beft clothed under the guise of the exigencies is that there and plenty of people who don't the intention of the organisation controlling the their vehicles. They declared that they wary of the circumstance when the money was really understandolo custom Hong movements of the prilets. kong residents, who, of course, are all of
quito,illing to resume work could they but demanded, la excuse, for a penalty for a them generous and wise, understand to No sooner was, the ostliest, Information from the arginisers of the passive resistance was caught by the Police in flagrante delict
GOVERNMENT,INFORMED, · ·
be assured that no harm would befall them reach of the strike agreemant. The man hair the right distance for which a 5-cent received last evening, than it was transmitted stainst law and order. Such assurance and was removed to the West Point Police The jury consisted of the following gentle fare suffices, and the length of time which to executive officer in the Government the district vachmen, at the moment, wero Station, where he wis discharged by the Police mon :-Messrs. 1. "H. Taggnit (foleman), A having been spent in a morning cocktail whose long and intimate, acquaintance with "pable to suerantee without reference to their oficiant It in jost pornbly ibat the Police, Abraham, C. A. dos Remedios, G. R. Ismail, or otherwise, necessitates the payment of an the situation by which we are to-day confronted placed himill in comestication with avoid creating an ill-foaling between factious the Chony and the Chinese can be trusted that enors Accordingly, the head watchman authorities decided on this step in order to E. Howard, R. Soogderim and J. J. Girraway.
Mr. Alabaster said be would prove that pri and worse, or newcomers, take the to make it knows to the owners of the vehicles referred him for instractions to the serions frogble. There may be mora in the extra 5 or to cents. But globetrotters will be tacituity handled. He at once desired member of the District Committee who, in panies and buy apwittingly lead to perhaps soper was one of sunmber of other persons placards too literally: Ons thrifty indivi- that if they had any real aritsance to place Registrar Groural Tho milotenance of law mailer than ments the create who committed an armed robbery at Chepng. oba-was recently. Nive men ingether took dual runs his human draft animal at a before the Government, they were at liberty herden te public thoroughfares of OWIRES IN CONSULTATION part in the robbery. After the robbity, five of fait, pace to any distance towards, say the to approach the Registrar General this mera, the Colony is a matter within the pro- the 'ings went in one direction and four in the Happy Valley, and back agilo, and timing ing who, as always, would be prepared to give face of the Capusia Superintendent of Police, Last night one of the owners of the ricksbas oilier and prisoner was the only one of the four him exactly, pays him exactly his fifteen the matter a patient hearing. In any event the and, as stated yesterday, our guardians of the went up to the Walch Hopit at Salylaappa who was arrested. After beating the evidence,minutes, fare, five cents. If the coolic is extrems measures and to endeavour to persuadsgation, if, asfortunately, some unforeseen man. He put it to the latter that the owners Jadge, in the Nummary Conn this morning.
Opet were counseled against morting to peace, were fally prepared to cops with the sad desired a consultation with the head watch. the lary could not bet find prisoner guilty.
Zyldance Having been called, prisoner, was
disgusted, should he be blamed F. Of course the pullers against adopting a general strike to senioplits were to arise. It can, therefore, of the vehicles had conceived, the idea of presah action was mentioned in which the plaintiff found guilty, and werfenced to fourlion years! Bongkong residents do not 10 severely stick puogiusto shair grityance... In spite of friendly be concluded that the Felice would sun to the mentionem pa da se poatacy boght to recover the sum of $30.31 *being" bard Mabour.
to the letter of the law. There would, conasel", the recalcitrant coolist, or rather the required protection being given to those of the A-PÉTITION 70 THE GOVERNMENT amount of balance das for religabments sold. however, seem to be prima facie case sipgleaders among the ignorant gang of agita icksha-mon who did not choose to remain praying to be informed what terms the Govern Deicos, Lookers and Deacon; appeared for and delivered. Mr. D. V. Skonvensor, of Messrs. against a section of the public, who, inter for thought they kas better, and at seven involuntary enforced idleness, just to be ment would agree to in ordet to reach a muinal the plaintified); MrWilsong ofMUSIIK preting too severely the provisions of the the first telephonic communication that the who secretly restrain the will and control terminate, the strike, forthwith The owners
o'clock this morning our informant received" complacent to the silly whims of ths, wirepul understanding, with, the coolles - BOM 1910 H
1. Hajjings-represented the defang tarif placards have caused dissatisfaction twelve hundred coolles had actually
ven the prisonal liberty of the thousands of complait Lat, they csocot afford to pay Wilson asked for particulas of the ciales. among those very poor, and burdly worked.
Triad, Society members who are at their back Government, the cost of the vehicle licences There was ons kom of 313 and MAMMA ABANDONED WORK and yet human beasts of burden. The ques and the rickshas were idle. This manage came
and yet receito nothing from the hiress during Stola respect of abjegle day and S'S SUCCESSFUL TEST the period of idleness forced upon them through that his client could not by tion now arlic, Had they so remedy? from Salyingpun. Corroboration of the report employed when a number of district, no fault of their owned Imagination, demolish the larg To that there is a serious answer, an answer was also received at the Police bead-quarters vachmen, dissed in plain clotses, and armed At a later hour the oigners delegate called of import to every member of the communi- That the message was not merely one of with concealed batons got isto a few tick has again and stplained that ep second thought, ty. Yes, they had an easy simple remedy, intimidation was proved by the fact that reind were driven along the streets this morning, they would desist for the present from. was having the simp of his life after having The proper course for them, to take was in sidegis in the outlying parts of the City when those, quam where the rickshay pullers mission of the patition to Geversmest. They panaken pi samsju too well but not ritely and have petitioned their employers in the usual kare to rely upon rehicular most of cam wall cognigale Whether the latter is been into that conclusion than the coolies
doubt,ould bare continued in his missh-Chinese manner, and falling redress, musicalior to reach their busious places and scented the mae or not there, if no were almost at sea and of flat retources producing matics, bad he got made himself to have petitioned the Government through order to travel, to town, It should be stated a man who pled, their dignised fares were pulled who had made crendins for a return
to Walk to the bearest Framstelion in spans of telling but, curiously spongbi Ally obnoxious to a lukong who did pot the usual chadiel. Disputer and grievances that the inconvenience to the publicis confined molested. A simy rickals of IWA. CEB ACBD Innumerable have been settled by that douce to lbs,combined action of the coolles plying the central daurict of the city in the courNA, manand tactful officer, the Registrar-General, the public vehicles only-some rise in number of the foramos, chut soything like a general. and the persons, who engineered and are in the cy of Victoria and does spt axtead. um to by the host of twelve hundred coolies leiding this wirke know, pasicily well that toow
blic are bring tab),
NEW FORM OF Adjuration puzzLES „HI`NO OUR.
1
To accept ordinary pisidigers in the course of the day. It must have been evident sengers were no other than med armed with to the kunwing ones that the morning pass authority to put to the test the temper of Ike recalcitrant coolies who, in the circamst. ance, were too cute to molest the blacklegs requisitioned into enforced : sorvica... and assured, of freedom, from_violence:os, theį part of their compatriots. There could be no question that golte a sumber had masilented their willlogness to the District Wathmen minority they dare not give effect to their yesterday to resume work, but as they were in
labouring under by reason of the sectet wishes, auch is the mal restraint they are inficance of their Guild. They, therefore, „elected to adopt a pod ];
A FARƐAN, POLICY.
and await crents to day, when it was thought yesterday that the headman will have reached.. the end of the tone and exhausted their re- orces which have up to now suable i the men quiescent satisfaction.
sah sah lost,,
Before Mr. E R Hallifax, First Polica Magistrate, in the Police Cauit this sitemoon, from Lim Po, a compradore's fell on the toth John Grant was charged with having oblained
pretences, to wit, the banding of a cheque on April last, the sum of Sin by means of false
A bank, knowing that he had no account at The bank. Detective Sergeant Appleton prose cated and Mr. J. H. Gardiner appeared for the Calendant,
satisfied, but later os the following dialogue beside it, we are unable, to induce the eastern end and Sayingpan in, the 'westera. Itò ply agaïlorbire in order to each their daya | to ba`quite easy ia:'a condition of AV | sum of $im.... He was given the money and
SHA-WAN,
EXEMPLARY SENTENCE DY MR JUSTICE
HIZELAND.
Job inst.
Before Mr. Justice Hi z land, Acting Paispe Judge, at the Oriminal Sessions this morning, Okan Fo, was indicted on a charge of armed robbery at Cheang-sbi-wan, Mr. C. C. Alabas ter fastracted by Mr. H. L. Deasys, I appeared for the Crown while prisoner was undefoided.
PRIVATE CHAIR:BEARER IN TROUBLR.
ALLEGED TO HAVE ASSAULTED WUKONG WHILE DRUNK.
zab lost. Last Saturday-night, a private chair-beare
No bla dignity being lightly jampered.
alas of the peace ansiede
coached him to hedguster
heway, dischargid, with va
“dog ting station be
petition presented, togor, throug
(not fall to produce full redres
THE FIRST WORD:
living requirement that the recalcitrants may fatimidste the former into a strict obserVANCE of the guild's mandate. In which case a col. result Fox uch a contingency, the Police are sign between the Contending parties any ally and adequately prepared.
PULLERS GIVING IN.
They warn förtified fanthis opinion, by the
the
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Complainant stated that he belonged to a compradore's shop at No. 8, Victolla Street. On the 19th April last, at about 5pm, de fendant came to his shop and asked for the
handed wildass a cheque for fès amount and asked him to go and have it cashed at the back. Witants harded the checus to the Man Les Dairy Farm, who returned it, saying that: there was no money in the bank, On the after- 'noop of the following day, he received:m:lettme
from the defendant saying that he had lost him? cheque book and asking him sot to presant "the cheque, nt' tho bank. The litter was not" sent by post but was brought to witness by somebodyjopa
an Sergeant Appleton-Did you hare dealings Vitress-Yor with defendant before.
Would you have given him the money if you kew the cheques going to be dishonoured?
No
Case be adjourned, as he wished to call a Bu
At this point, Mr.. Appleton asked that the, barof witnesses and to put is father cheques, and of which was for Sico; p
Mr. Gardiner Then in falmers to the de- feodgor last hit he should be committed for
Mr. Appleton objected. fill and Have ail the charges made loto one.
• Kr. Gardiner said; vibes wins the other ches quas would be put in without his knowing anyżs thing about sham, sile formally adjourned the car a to His Worship upheld Berger
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SOLICITOR
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Before Mr. Justice Haxsland, Acting Paisan
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