Frequently interrupted by the noise of a crowd of some 200 Chic ese who had assembled in the courtyard to protest against the arrest of one of their comrades, the hearing of the case against "Yen Bing, a picket of the Chinese Coat Merchants, Guild, involved in. the alleged unlawful seizure of coal longing to Messrs, Cecil McBain Ca., was concluded hai' Special District Ca The accused was charged with robbery, but he was acquitted.
Mr. ¥, D. Wong, the Assistant Municipal Advocate, who conducted [the prosecution, goid that Mr. Cecil MeBain had the Mitsui Bussan Kaisha, a Japan Jose firm, and it was after the coal had been taken from Pootung to the Markham Road jetty that anti-Japanese pickets seized the barge aden with the cargo, Before the seizure, the complainant was at the Jetty and saw two Chinese attempt interfere with the unloading the cargo. They subsequently withdrew, but, after the complainant eft the scene, about a dozen Chie ese appeared and seized the vessel with its cargo, A™ report of this was immediately made to the police and, as it' was learned that the cargo had. been taken to Chapel, Chapel, police "were asked. to assist in recovering the lost property. Four Chinese were then taken to the Chapei Public Safety Bureau for. motion, but they released by the Chinese RT. Bryan, the Municipal Advocate, stated: that the issue was, whether the a cused had. committed It was not a crime to buy panese coal. The so-called hants Guild, the Anti-Japanese Association, had no authority to interfere with the sale or purchase of Japanese coal, From Fwhat the evidence had. shawm, the coal In question was of Japanese origin, but it belonged to a British firm and was" stolen by "Qhinese, The men of. the Coal" Mexcpints oF AntiJapanese Association became ordinary criminals when they. seized the coal without" aus thority, Counsel for the a Jed the Cou the cane, ip contention being that the scene of the alleged crime was in the Chinese territory and not in the Settlement, Further, it was a perfectly legal net when the ae-cused, acting under the instructions of the. registered Coal Merchants Guild, went to a Chapei godown to examine a quantity of coal which had been taken there, Mr, Bryan said that maybe the Coal Merchants Guild had been reistered with proper Government but the purpose of such registration was to carry on lawful business. Certainly there wag. regulation of the guild giving its members authority "to. seize and confiscate cargo belonging to other Only the Court "had authority" te confiscate, cargo. Even the il had no guch' author Mr. Bryan asked for a prison term of not less than: seven' years, but the accused was acquitted, In H.M, Supreme Court on Jan. 23 Judge Sir Peter Grain granted a decree absolute in the divorce case of J. K. Brand v. K. J. Brand, for which decree nisi was granted on July 21 last, Me. H. Lipson Ward appeared for petitioner.
Tne Trade Mark Bureau of the mistry of Industry will. conduct campaigns in Tientsin, Hankow, Canton and Tsingtao to broadcast the advantages of registration with the Bureau, Mr. Hu Tau-yi, new Commissioner, has completed plans for the campaigns,
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