Chinese Again in Mixed Court After Lapse of Two Years ing, Mr, E, T, Maitland, Proseeuting Solicitor, appeared for the Police, and the accused were not defended.
Tu outlining the, ease, Mr, Mait-Jand said that the police raided the Zung School on Monday night and found in process a political meeting. The five accused were] resent among more than 45 students, Ail were taken into custody, but 46 students were later released, fatter being cautioned. A quantity. of anti-Sun Chuan-fang and anti-British literature aad two flags were found, One vf the leaflets, said Mr. Maitland, wav issued by the General Labour Union, and it read Another Chinese who, two years fage, was handed over to the Chinese authorities for execution, was brought before Messrs Bucknell and Kuan at the Mixed Court on Tuesday, Mr, E, T. Maitland, Prosecuting follows:—Sun Chuan-fang is, the enemy of the. Shanghai labourorst following eelives have committed by Sun "Chusn-fan 1.On November 7 1925, Ghuanefang' aecrotly thundered Hita, the labourers' leader; Qu, June 27,1025, San, Chuan, he General Labour Un "9, Sun Chuan-fang army to" oppress and Aetaited vast innocent wwhven the tae Bourers were on strike Sun Chuan-fang abolished the fecoiom of Iabourera to assemble, eRforsed Martial Taw'to see that this Order war carried out; M6. Sun, Chann-famg sensed wages oppaved al labourers from getting fend. educed work 'f,'Sun'Chum-fang enforced illegal taxes "without limits On. Ontober, 9 sented the Seamen's Union and urvosted 10: innocent men: rhe of ae Bgl Rear an ie Fe ame eshetiat ised Chao fang! throw "Sun Chusn-fang, the running dog of the Britis lists! Let vs" overthrow Sun the This, concluded Mr, Maitland, was only one of the many pamphlets found.
The Outlook on Chang Chung-chang The accused denied that they were holding a political meeting. They said they were simply dis cussing the meeting which took place at West Gate on Sunday. The students demanded that they should publicly express their opinion and 80 they were just explaining when the police arrived on the scene.
were saying that Chang -chang was coming to Shanghai with his bandit army and the people would be made to suffer a great desi, If a man had six hens, they would all be taken away and, if he had six pigs, they would be Killed and the pork would be eaten by. the Shantung soldiers, and the 8 spread out as cloth for the Fengtien troops, who were like barbarians.
The Magistrate, Mr. Kuan, who gat with Mr, Bucknell (addressing one of the prisoners):—You knew it was against the law?—Accused—did not know.
Then you don't know the law—I don't.
Witness said that he was only speaking for about five minutes when he was arrested. Others denied that they were attending the meeting, and one man said that he had just gone to the school to see a friend when he was taken into custody:
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