was called on Saturday by. the. Com. mittee. of the Chinese Chamber" of Commerce to protest against the conduct Of the Police in striking runners of the Mixed Court during the session of the Court. Over a thousand are computed to have attended tle meeting, during which it was decided, amongst other "things, to demand the dismissal of the police inspectors, detectives, and constables eon-corned and to ask that another person be aippoiuted to act as British assessor, A groat deal of indignation was manifested by everyouv present among the large assembly, and there seems. to be considerable unanimity as to what sto} should be of the Chine to have been officials who ace claimed nited by the police, THE CASE OF MRS. LI, [t would appear that the particular case in connection with which the disturbuuco arose.originated in " mistaken charge, bnt one which is easily accounted for. It has been pretty well ascertained that Mrs. Li Wang-shih is the widow of Szechuan official, a native of Kuangtung province, who died last your, ant was on her way flame with hor servants and slave girls,.the coin of her late husband, and luggage consisting of over one hundred pieces. The. troutment the unfortunate © lady. experienced has created a strong wave of. indignation amongst the Cantonese community here and. to such an extent that the Com. mittee of the Canton Guild: on Ningpo Road called a meeting to protest against the troxtmont suffered by a fellow.
i widow at. the hands of the' mwoting was held ut the Canton Guild on Sunday afternoon, all the most prominent Cantonese here attending. A telegram was: drawn up and sent to the Waiwupu and Shangpu reporting matters and protesting against such troatment on Chinese indies of family and standing, the—polies. 'The telegram—was fifteen. of. the dost known Cautoueso of this port,' including officials, gentry, merchants, and literati. During the procosdings " telegram. was received from Chungking giving' pavtionlars of Mes Li Wang-shu's depactuco from that place and probable date of arrival in Shanghai. It wad addressed to the ande of the lady, a merchant doing business in this. port, and sent by her father-in-law, a prominent, merchant in Chungking and the elected head.of the Guilds of eight provinces, the members of which are doing business in Szechuan province, thus giving an additional proof of the lady's. bone fides, for she also possesses a ° pass port i king giving particulars of her party, and also documents. signed xnd stamped by. the parents or guardians of the children sold, to.bo her attendants, said documents reported to bear the seals of the tipao of the native villages of the children in question.
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