Two Chinese appeared before Messrs. Kuan and Tenney at the Mixed Court on Tuesday morning charged with assaulting Chinese P. C. 863 on the night of the 24th day of the 4th moon.
Det.-Insp. Gabbutt appeared for the police and Mr. J. E. Lemitre defended.
Complainant stated that he was going home on the night in question when he was accosted by accused and 17 others not in cus-to-day. They asked whether his name was tu-bee (belly). When he asked why, the accused said, "Iz your name is tu-bee we would like to know whether your tu-bee is made of iron or flesh because we are going to hit it." Whereupon they assaulted him severely with. out waiting for his reply.
A woman gave evidence to the effect that the complaining witness, whom she knew fo be a policeman, fad boarded her sampan and asked for a cumshaw and when she refused to give it to him he struck her about the head and body. A number of policemen were in the habit of boarding sampans and demanding money.
Accused denied striking The complainant and said that they saw complainant striking the woman and so they intervened. They suggested that the woman had better report the matter to the _policé station. and admitted having "pulled" the complainant away from the woman, but they did not dare strike him The Court cautioned accused and ordered them to sign bonds for good behaviour.
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