An Indian watchman described how they fought and damaged the houses and said that he thought that the diver was the ringleader.
At this stage two more men wera brought forward and charged with stealing 6 cols of rice, and assaulting some coolies with shovels "t the Standard Oil Co.'s New Wharf, on the 1st inst.
Mr. Williams, who was in building going on at the what, sai the coulles charged, with the exception of the diver, were his wheelbarrow coo! He himself had seen the rice taken into the houses and a wang of loafers came along, broke into the houses and took the rice. When the workman tried to stop them there was a free fight. The two coolies in the larier charge were identified by witness in a tea shop as the ringleaders of the gang.
The diver, and three o: her prisoners who took @ prominent part in te melee were sentenced to 200 blows, and were furth ordered to pay $14 exch as compensatic for the damaged done, or in default go. to prison for three months, 'The two loafers received the same sentence, and one who was wanted by the Pootung Magistrate was ordered to be handed over to the River Police at the expiration of his sent-nce. The other men ce them from taking the law into received 1 day's cangue in order to dis-
their own hands.
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