The performers in what getting to be the regular first of the week communistic pamphlet Webauch on the main thorsuzhfares of the Settlement appeared before Judze Chou and the Senior Cons:
Deputy, Mr. Stevens, in the Provi sional Court on Sept. 10 and after a preliminary examination were remanded for a week, The entire thirteen, including: the three females, took the stand one at a time and each, seemingly, en-Heavoured to outdo the other in Froclaim: ng his entire innocence of the whole affair Not only did nang of those arrested participate in the stone throwing, handbill distribution or slogan shouting, but each rigidly maintained before the Court that, he had no disagreement with the existing government of China and confessed complete ignorance of the tenets of Bolshevism as proclaim "di by the disturbers at the meet-such statements about him.
The Damage to the Trams Another feature of the case was that the accused were charged with damaging the Settlement trams to the extent of $312 and the French Mr..H. M. Muir of "the Settlement Tramways Company appeared complainant in the matter of damage to the trams and gave evidence that in the height of the <xeltement-certain of the arrested seized control handles in the cars and went on a systematic round of ides, smashing every window range.
All of the accused seemed of a better station in Jife than those who appeared last week but a survey of their admitted cecupations throws an interesting light on wh 10 is distributing circulars and causing the eet corner disturbances, Of. thirteen, four were unemployed, one was a student, two were coylies, three were shop' servants,, and the three women were cigarette factory workers. Their} ages ranged from 17 to 27 with fan average of perhaps 20.
The case culminated with the request of the police that they be held with those arrested last week pending a settlement of the ques-tien as to who shall hear their ease, The Provisional Court last week ordered those brought into custody to be handed over to the Chinese authorities for trial but! the police have protested on two occasions and requested the local court to try them, basing their claim on the appropriate cause in the Rendition Agreement.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.