Gas Co.'s Casual Workers Held up by Chapei Picke Mixed Ct, Revelations 'A. somewhat serious star of its in_ connexion, with lehour in Shanghai was disclosed clu the hearing of x charge of sault on Monday a the Mixed 'Gourt, The defendant was, Zing Ab-fah, a foreman in the employ of the' Shanghai Das Ca., ant the Chinese complainant's" story waa that e fortnight-ngo, Zug gaged him to work' for the Gas and received a commission of of $5. On Saturday ho. dismiss sod. complainant and when the latter asked for the return ofiftis $5, Zung called some coolies sind together they assaulted com: plainant, benting' him with iron Mr. J. W Mackay, anginony the employ of the Cas Ca., told the court that Zang had hoon in their employ for 20 yeturs and had a very ood record, Wit ness observed the crowd in Eht= eh Road on Saturd: and upon going to make inquiry went to the police station and was astounded to find Zang Shore behind the barn, Ins, Nae ey went on to say that ho hind. this trouble," OF Tate, the onbe Bhore wae "anything. company had had a lot of trouble with) Tabour. Every) day (ey took on, etsvon 30 andi Go tra porary labourers, but during he past two or Mhves Weeks none of the mon turned wtp for employ. ment. Inquiries were made and it was found that: they wore bef ing stopped by n gang of mon operating from Chapel, intimidation grew 0 bai thal soma of the men who did up were stopped on leaving the works and had their wages taken from' them, Mr, Mackey added that he felt partis romonsible for the appearance of Zing 10 the dock, since he had given. intions that any man. inti'
the labourers was to be The Court Ihe that there had Boon an assault, and fined the foreman $5.
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