The final witness of the session was Chief " Detective Inspector [Thomas Patrick-Givens, who was examined by Mr. Macleod. ED. Givens, in outlining his duties, said was a member of the CLD. and chief of the Intelligence Office. His work included the compilation of Statistics about labour matters and the investigation of the same sub-Ject. "He would be directly concerned! in mill troubles such as were experienced in the Japanese mills and any disturbances of a general natare affecting the Settlement. Political [rather unusual to introduce Jaw as part of the evidence.'
In regard to inquests, added Major Wainwright, the assessor and magistrate of the day were responsible. They held inquest on the bodies of Chinese and unrepresented foreig ners found in the Settlement, and [this was done in the case of the [bodies of the men who were killed lor subsequently died as a result of the disturbances of May 30° int Nanking Road. The assessor, [thought witness, was Mr. Whittamore, the Janior British representa-
Retainer from Further, quest elicited the information that witness represented the four students who were charged in the Mixed Court on the morning of May 30 in connexion with some disturbances which arose out of the funeral of the Chinese who was killed in a Japanese mill; that he (Mr. Covey) had also acted as representative for the Shanghai University,—tor whom he held a retainer, and that he was counsel for the Nanking Road Guild. He did not, be said, in reply to further questions, represent any other student or Labour organizations, Questioned by Sir H. Gollan, Mr. Covey said he saw nothing of the crowd pressing the police back to Louza Station just before the fung.
Sir H, Gollan—Did you hear much noise—Only just the hum of the trafic; no noise at all.
Not human voices—More traffic than human voice Witness said he could not understand any other witness declaring the noise from the crowd developed into a tour. He did not see the police assaulted; in fact did not see any police at all except} at the corner of Chekiang Road. Neither did he see the firing, Japanese Mill Troubles A detailed account of the trouble the Japanese mills in Pootoo Road. district previous to the May 30: affair was given by Mr. G. Okada, the mill manager of the Naigai Ware Kaisha, Ld, During the last] few. months, said witness, there had deen a number of disturbances is company's mills, some of which were outside the International Settlement but accessible by way of Settlement-owned roads. The first troubles occurred at the end of last year, following the dismissal of six workmen, No arrests were made, There was no mediate out-ome of this act, though, in February of this year, it led to't dismissal of 40. others. On this occasion police had to be called for and some arrests were made. From this period onward, there had been more oF less continual trouble at one or other of the mills. A. small' dispute at No. 8 mill brought to ight an amount of intimidation, although there was no actual violence. Then, on February 9, a strike started in No. 5 mill, which is in a compound with three other mills. There again there was no violence, 'The following day, how. ever, workmen in other mills, one 'Markham Road, and others' out-Settlement, went on strike, and damage to the extent of about 'Tis, 4,000 was done to machinery. In' addition 16 Japanese. were wounded. The police had to be eallto restore order and over a dozen arrests were made, 'Then, went on Mr. Okada, the workmen at most of the' mi ceased work, The men did not. dismissals was thought to be the work of a Chinese overseer, and he was roughly handled by the two discharged men and their friends. A little later five more had to be dismissed, and some of the workmen were arrested but not charged. No damage was done on that occasion.
The May 15 Affair Coming to"the May 15 affair, witness said that there was a collision between the _Chinese workers and Sikh police and 'Some Chinese were 7 unfortunately, died two' days later. The Japanese Consulate-General investigated the incident, and would be able, added Mr. Okada, to give the Commission full particulars. The damage done to machinery alone was to the extent of about Tls. 55,000. Some of the wounded, on being released from hospital, were arrested, but witness did not know many. There was some corres pondence on the matter betwen the mill management and Mr. Covey.
At this stage Mr. MeNeill stated that he had invited Mr. Covey to be resent and, if he wished, to cross-examine Mr. Okada in regard to this correspondence. As Mr, Covey had not remained after giving his evidence, counsel suggested that Ferhaps the Commissioners woul allow Mr. Okada to say what he Wked about the letters. The purpose of the letters, counsel agreed, was to get the workers' view before the Commission, In reply to Sir H. Gollan, wit-nosy said that the trouble in the Japanese mills had been gradually increasing since the end of last year up 15. The workers got more and more discontented, and strikes increased compared with previous years.
In reply to Mr. Macleod witness said that all attempts to discover who shot the Chinese mill worker had failed.
Only one. Chinese was killed throughout the whole of, the strike, stated witness in reply to the President, and this happened at the gates of an idle mill. A settlement involving $10,000 was made by the owners to the families of the man who was killed and those who were injured,
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