CO129-490 - Public Offices - 1925 — Page 727

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(2).

Question before the Court is charges upon which the

accused have been brought here. On this point the

Court finds that on May 30th 1925 a number of Chinese

students amongst whom were some of the accused, bezan

a campaign of speech making and distribution of

pamphlets near Louza which the police made efforts to

stop. This campaign was being directed as a protest

against the death of a Chinese workman killed in a

Japanese mill. These students were mere boys and

youths who, Court believed, had no intention at the

beginning to create a riot. Of those before the

Court who are not students the Court believes they

were attracted to the crowd either by curiosity or

accident. In view of these facts therefore the

Court only requires defendants to sign a personal

bond to keep the peace in future."