Van den Berg, Senior Consul's Deputy, in the Provisional Court, on Monday, a coolie was charged with unlawful interference with workers of the Wei Tung Cotton Mill, 12 Lay Road.
Inspr, Eva prosecuted on. behalf of the police, C.D.C, 107 stated that was arrested on 31st ultimo Chemulpo Road after an attempt had been made to kill Wong Loo-sz on March 25, This woman had been wounded with a pistol, and was now in hospital, She had told witness that it was accused who had shot her, and it was she who gave him his name, Acting on the information received, witness arrested cused in a tea shop.
'Another Chinese detective said that the workers of the Wei Tung Cotton Mill had been on strike for the past four months. On March 25, accused, with three others, went to' the forewoman's house and told her that the mill was starting work again, As she was on her way to the mill who was fired at by the accused and others. Accused made the following statement to the police:—"I_ live at 200. Pingliang Road, I formerly worked at the Wei Tung Cotton Mill, Later, owing to the' stoppage of work in the mill by the management, I was dismissed. About three or four days previous to arrest T went to the home of the foreman of the fine spinning room of the Wei Tung Mill, went to ask him for my wages. The sub-supervisor was also there, and. he eaid that he had tried to settle the affair but in vain wanted to ask the second to produce $2,000 in order safely start work in the mill, They said, no money is given out, probably will be difficult to open the mill, and if you do not believe, the men who wounded the for woman were sent by us."
Accused admitted that the statement made by him to the police was a true one. A man called Ts y Lo-sing instigated all the cases, He arranged for the shooting of the woman. On that day he was asleep in bed until 10 o'clock. He was told that the trouble between the mill and the workers was going to be settled for $2,000. He was not present at the shooting, 'A remand to the 16th stant was ordered.
'THE LOCAL BANDIT CAMPAIGN, In the Public Mortuary, on Mon-afore Judge Keh and Mr, west was conducted over the budy of Chinese Detective No. 19 who died in the Lester hospital at 12.15 o'clock yesterday inspr. Hunter said that deceased, with C. D. C. 89, at about, 8 pan, on March 22, was patrolling: Shanse Road and, when near Hankow Road corner, they met six suspicious looking characters, C. D.
89 arrested and disarmed one man and handed him over to two of his assistants. C.D. C. 89 and deceased then chased the other men along Shanse Road,—Deecaeed
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