A Chinese Schoolmaster Charged at Mixed Court with Being"
One of the Ringleaders and Inciting Loafers to Riot:
A Question, of Jurisdiction Tue Mng-chu, a Chapel school master, was charged at the Mixed Court on Wednesday afternoon before Measro. Whitarsere ard Lion a complaint filed by Str. W. Brandt of Messrs. Brandt & Rogers, to the effect that he and two others alleyway, I am quite sure. He stopped the men from building the bamboo fence.
Mr. Pleming—You have evidently schooled yourself to say he was at the entrance of the alleyway. Did he come out?—Yes he came not in custody "did by violence and threats prevent the servants and workmen of the complainant from carrying out certain de-1 building work at Yeo nway at North contrary to Article 358 of the Chinese Code."
Te will be recalled that on May 1, -n squad of foreign police, Chinese, Japanese and stables, were sent to Suechuen Road in response to a riot all, when agitators were thought to have obstructed work and when a large crowd of Chinese gathered round the build Evidence as to the jurisdiction of the Mixed Court was heard in the presence of a large body of, Chinese, some of whom appeared most interested, while the maj Tooked on apathetically through the proceedings. however, reminded one Rgurative Impression of x=Chinese Bulshevist, of the theoretical type while. another lar; out and beat the gong. He directed the workmen to stop work, and asked the people to fight, to beat Mr. Fleming-—Where was this?—
Haven't you work-to get. the action into the jurisdiction of the Mixed Court?—No.
Witness later declared that they. went with the schoolmaster to the Chinese Police Station and that he would not accompany them to the Settlement Station, He told the agitators that he had a foreign building permit and an authorization from the Chapei officials, Two people vere hurt, and he sent them to hospital.
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