NOTES, A varer comber of Uhinese women from a silk filature again repaired to Mixed Coart on Wednesday morning ud two of their number went into the Court room and told the Magistrate that the women wanted their wages. The Magistrate said that certain accounts had not been settled and the women mast be patient. The depatation made a great noise, but the women were shown the way out by the runners and al ywd bad to the cee 6 of the deputation it gradually dispersed.
Mixed Court on Wednesday ing Sib-tes was charged on remand with being concerned with another man not in custody la anlawfally withdrawing 1,900 bales of hemp from Messrs. Butterfield & Swire's godown in the French Concession without presenting his bills of lading, thereby defrauding the complainants of the sam of Tls. 14.000 on various dates daring the years 1908 aod 1909. Prisoner, who bad been remanded several times, was brought for sentence, but the Court remanded him for another month to see if he could arrange to pay anything.
A story of @ violent attack on Chinese police constable by a burglar told at the Mixed Court on Wede: morning when " man named Te Zang-sung was charged with being concerned with others not in custody in attempting burglariously to break into No, 530 North Honan Road at 3.30 a.m. on the 4th instant, and further with marderously attacking Chinese constable No. 199 whilst in the execution of his daty, by attempting to strangle him with a piece of rope la an the same date, The constable stated that he discovered the men breaking into the house in question and when he tried to arrest them they set upon him and beat him. Accused then wound the piece of string produced round his neck and drew it tight. Witoess strangled. A woman blew and assistance came. Two of the case for the attendance of Lord Li's steward and the woman who blew the policeman's whistle to bring assistance, 97
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