Chinese Editor's Amende for Unfounded Charges It will be remembered that, following the execution of distraint warrants issued by the Mixed Court against shopkeepers in Honan and Fokien Roads, certain of the leading Chinese newspapers published reports reflecting on the manner in which the police officers carried out their duties, alleging the use of violence and the production of revolvers to intimidate the inmates) of houses visited.
As a result the editor of the "Minkuopao" was fined $200 by the Mixed Court last Saturday week for contempt of Court, and other Chinese newspapers have since published absolute withdrawals and apologies, including the "Sinieanpao" a' translation of hose apology, published on January 29, is as follows:—
"Referring to the following paragraphs which appeared in the local news columns of this paper dated January 13, viz:—
a report forwarded to the Cham:
(1) 'The following is a copy of ber of Commerce by the undermentioned' ship. The Min Tsi Dong on Fokien Road reports an iron safe was broken, a cook was kicked and injured, an old amah was injured, the mistress of the shop was assaulted and injured in the face' and (2) 'The representatives of the Fokien Road and Honan Road Street Unions and Mr. Chen Wei-noon called at the Bureau of Foreign Affairs and reported thi: t pistols were used to intimidate the inmates.'
I used language referring to the officers of the International Mixed Court which was intemperate, improper and void of the respect due to the persons and officers of the Court. I deeply regret the publishing of the article, the matters referred to therein being entirely false and unfounded, and the inexcusable and insulting language in which it referred to the officers of the Cou: and I humbly apologize to the officers of the Court and to the Court! for my conduct which I now upon consideration see reflected not only' upon the individual officers but upon the Court and all its officers and the administration of justice." day "barged with the theft of a sang, Zung Nung-kyl was on Mon-9 ge Cee
purse containing $7.04 from Mrs. Anderson on Sunday last. Mrs Anderson stated that shortly after nine o'clock on Sunday morning she was in Hongkew Market, when the accused came up and took the purse from her pocket. It was found that Zung had four previous convictions to his record and he was sentenced to three months' imprisonment with subsequent expulsion.
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