Six Chinese, charged with inci ing the workers of the Sung Leather Factory, 94-105 Urga Road, to strike were brought before the Biixed Court yesterday morning and charged under the Chinese Provisional Criminal Code and the Spee'al Police Laws.
P.C.C. Wi ied that, at 630 pin. on Sunday, the owner factory reported to the sta-that his employees were being. intimidated. Witness investigated a result, 10 men were Erought to the station. The comiainant asked that they should be cautioned as he did not desire to cause any bad feeling, so the men were cautioned and told to go awa; Shortly after noon o2 the following day, the police received another call complainant and Chinese!
os were sent. They arrest~ ed the six accused who were telling complainant's apprentices not to work. The first and second accused were among those brought to the station on the previous day. On the accused were found circulars setting forth certain demands. ALL admitted being there at the time, but they had no right to be in the premises. They were all members of the Leather Workers' Union.
Further evidence was given to the effect that none of the accused worked in the factory but that they had come around and said that they wanted to cee the workers' salaries otherwise—tHey would! They were told that they tried to force the men to top working, the whole lot would be dismissed." They told the owner of the factory that, if he did so, they would assault him and so he called in the assistance of the police. They were taken to the police station and cautioned but, the next day, they came again with iron bars and assaulted some ai prentices to make them stop work. The first accused was identified as being present on the previous day. Some of the accused had iron bars in their hands and the third accused was seen to hit an apprentice.
The stories of the various prisoners were similar. They were old friends of the complainant and orly went to see hi with a view to se-caring financial support for their union, There was so trouble but they were taken to the station and cautioned. The next day, they were passing the factory when they. saw a crowd and so they went to see that was the matter. They did not hit anybody but they were arrested just the same, The Court found all accused guilty and sent two to prison for two months, two to two weeks and the other pair to a week each,
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