The Archive · 1925

Bolshevist Youths in Court

Six young Chinese (one only 13 sears old) students, were also charged at the Mixed " Court with carrying banners in the Settlement and distributing pamphlets ealculsted to aggregate disaffection among the employees of the Nagai Wata Mills. Mr, E.T. Maitland (Prose. cuting Solicitor) asked for a remand for the case to be heard by the ese Assessor. 'There' were number of others charged offences who were iting a special hearing.

Mr. Wen Cheng (defending two of the accused) opposed a remand on the ground that no Japanese interests were concerned. The matter had nothing whatever to do with the ther mills, he said. Mr. A, Covey {defending four others) also opposing the application said that the affair now before the Court arse after the cases had been tried last. Saturday. He would plead ignor-

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