A vigorous protest was entered on Tuesday in the Provisional Court by Mr. Bos, Consular Deputy, inst a decision given on the pr is day in, the Provisional Cour by Judge Li in the case in which two coolies were charged with tempting to murder a detail of Chinese detectives in an alleyway off East Seward Road at 4.45 a.m. on (May 22.
According to the evidence. given by the detectives and Chinese constables who came to the scene of the shooting from their beats, the detectives started down an alley-asto the rear of 990 East Seward Road, when they found the selves in the midst of a shooting affray. One of the detectives was truck in the back by a bullet and, was in hospital for some time.
The detectives returned the fire and two men were eventually ar. rested, one while in flight and one while standing amongst a group of pedestrians who gathered, Near the latter was a loaded pistol and when the police cons: able picked this up, the man ran, but was stopped, In the police station the men are said to have made statements which implicated them in a huge opium ring. On their information the police raided several places and there found opium, When the case came to trial on Monday Judge Li dismissed the charge, whereupon Deputy' Bos ipntered the following protest:
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