CO129-227 - Acting Governor Marsh - 1886 [6] — Page 148

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as to make me quite unfit for business

to rout

No question. Jacques Ullman sworn states: I am store keeper in Queen's Road and I live in Wyndham Street, N.4.1. The noise was intolerable, mainly at the back of the premises.

last night

house is

It is

- is right at

gongs and singing and music. There is also burning of joss papers.

No question.

Montague Salamon

sworn

states: I am broker residing in 65 Wyndham Street. At 10.10pm on the 24th August I sent a letter to the Officer in charge at the Central Station enquiring whether the noise going on in D'Aguilar Street was known to the Police or not. No notice was taken of my note except that the book was initialled. I wrote on behalf of several people who had been complaining. I then went to bed at 10.30 pm and I had to shut the windows to keep out the noise.

At 11 o'clock p.m. I was awakened by hearing a riot - a noise as if there was a fire or something going on. I got up and came over to the Police Station in my sleeping clothes. When I got to the Station it was minutes to 11 o'clock, I got no satisfaction from the Constables - I think Police Constable 91 said I need not make such a fuss, as they were making plenty of noise in the Garden with the Band. I went back and found my neighbour, W. Ellis, wife of Captain Ellis, on the verandah of her house next door to mine. She told me her husband was very alarmed at the noise that was going on down below. This was 11.15p.m. I stayed on the verandah until 11.28 p.m. the noise continuing the whole time without cessation. The noise consisted of howling and then laughing. It sounded to me as if the Police were interfering and that the crowd was...

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as to make me quite unfit for business to rout No question. Jacques Ullman sworn states: I am store keeper in Queen's Road and I live in Wyndham Street, N.4.1. The noise was intolerable, mainly at the back of the premises. last night house is It is - is right at gongs and singing and music. There is also burning of joss papers. No question. Montague Salamon sworn states: I am broker residing in 65 Wyndham Street. At 10.10pm on the 24th August I sent a letter to the Officer in charge at the Central Station enquiring whether the noise going on in D'Aguilar Street was known to the Police or not. No notice was taken of my note except that the book was initialled. I wrote on behalf of several people who had been complaining. I then went to bed at 10.30 pm and I had to shut the windows to keep out the noise. At 11 o'clock p.m. I was awakened by hearing a riot - a noise as if there was a fire or something going on. I got up and came over to the Police Station in my sleeping clothes. When I got to the Station it was minutes to 11 o'clock, I got no satisfaction from the Constables - I think Police Constable 91 said I need not make such a fuss, as they were making plenty of noise in the Garden with the Band. I went back and found my neighbour, W. Ellis, wife of Captain Ellis, on the verandah of her house next door to mine. She told me her husband was very alarmed at the noise that was going on down below. This was 11.15p.m. I stayed on the verandah until 11.28 p.m. the noise continuing the whole time without cessation. The noise consisted of howling and then laughing. It sounded to me as if the Police were interfering and that the crowd was...
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as to make me quite unfit for business

to rout

No question. Jacques Ullman sworn states : I am store keeper in Queen's Road and I live in Myndham Street, N.4.1. The was intolerable, My the back of the weathed.

noire last night

house is

It is

- is right at

gongs and singing and music. There is also burning of joss papers.

No question.

Montague Salamon

sworn

states : I am broker residing in 65 Wyndham Street. At 10.10pm on the 24th August I sent a letter to the Officer

charge at the Cutral Station enquiring whether the uvise going on in D'Aguilar

in

Street was known to the Police or not, No notice was taken of my note except that the book was initialled. I wrote on

behalf of several people who had been complaining. I then went to at 10.30 fr. and I had

bed day

to

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to shut the windows to keep out the noise.

At 11 o'clock p.m. I was awakened

hearing

a riot

a noise as if there was a

"going

Or.

by -fire or

I got up and came over

to the Police Station in my slaping

olothes . When I got to the Station it was Buinutes to 110'clock, I got us eatisfaction - of the Constables _ I think Police Constable 91- said Ineed not make

and one

such a fees, as they

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plenty of noise in the Garden with the Band, I went back and found my door wighbour, W. Ellis, wife of Captain Ellis, the verandah of her house next door to mine. She told we her husband was cuvay alarmed at the noise that

on

and that she was

utao

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going

on-

down below. This was 11, 15p.m., Istayed

on to the verandah until 11.28 p.m. the noise continuing the whole time without cessation. The voice concicted of howling and then laughing. It sounded to me as if the Police were interfering and that

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