Remanded for Trial: Charged with Disturbing Public i Peace The offenders, arrested on Tuesday in the demonstrations on the 25th anniversary of the signing of the Boxer Protocol, appeared at the Mixed: Court on Wednesday before Messrs, Martin and Kuan, charged with agitating against public order and peace, Mr. E, Maitland, Folice prosecutor, appeared to pro-secure,, while Mr. T. K, Ting defended.
In. opening the sessions, Bir. Maitland said, "This is a' very serious charge against these rioters, and I look upon it as deliberate attempt against the order of the Settlement, an attempt, which was deiberately planned' by those in large. It had been proposed for some. time to create a disturbance on the 25th anniversary of the Boxer Indemnity. Another aspect of the case is that many of the' Pamphlets were directed against Northern forces, and has been instigated by Bolshevik infences. hey were anti-Northern without question, It was only due to the efficiency of the Municipal police, and the precautions they took, that the movement did not develop me to something far more serious. rust ask that the agitators handed over to the Chinese authorities, and have them remanded in, custody until such a time, when arrangements have been completed."
Me. Ting objected to the remand, because his clients admitted their in the demonstration, They were innocent youngsters, he went on to say, who acted from patriotic motives: they had done no damage to property and injured no one.
Mr, Maitland—There was damage done because of the police The Assessor—(to counsel for Gefendants)—You don't' mean to say that no rioting happened beeuuse of the presence of your clients. Rather it was because of the presence of the police, who prevented any damage."
The Court adjourned the trial until to-morrow.
In the meanwhile the police have framed an additional charge, which states that those concerned are undesirables and should expelled
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