In connection with the police appeal in the case in which three Chinese carpenters were fined $25 each in the lower court, where they were charged with intimidating ship-workers, a protest -was made inst its by Mr.-C. D. Meinhardt, Senior Consul's Deputy, in the Appeal Court of the Provisional Court on February 5.
Tt appeared that on December 12, 1929, about 25 Cantonese: carpenters boarded the str. Chungking lying at] the Old Dock and interfered with a large number of other carpenters Jat work on the vessel. "The: Cantonese carpenters, who were from the Chinese Carpenters' Union, told the men who were at work to put down their tools and leave the ship because their pay was mot enough. This the men refused to-do and the men from the Union threatened to take away their tools.
'Eventually, it was stated, the Jaccused made an attempt to' wrest tools from the ~workers and a fight between both parties ensued Jduring which call was sent to the police and the arrest of three of the agitators effected.
Before Judge Dan and Mfr. Nakada, Senior Consal's "Deputy, the accused said that. they were lattendanee was voluntary. No instructors was present during private practice unless by special request.
Det-Inepr. C, White produced a photograph showing the position in which deceased would have fallen after the accident, In returning. a verdict that Walter Blake O'Reilly Coleman died at the Country Hospital, Shanghai, on January 28, 1930,'as the result of fractured skull caused by an accidental fall sustained on January 23.at the Gymnasium, Gordon Road. Mr, Morris expressed! his sympathy with deceased's family and the Shanghai Municipal Police, also make this tion," said the Coroner} fruits should not be allowed to use the gymnasium unless -a physical instructor is present." ships carpenters and were re with the District Kuomintang while the other party whom they had fought against were house carpenters and that their party should have deen employed on the ship. The court then fined the three prisoners $25 each and Mr. R.W.S. Winter, who prosecuted, gave notice of appeal.
Judges Chin, Woo and Li, in dis missing the appeal, caused Mr. Meinhardt to record' the following: rider on the-charge sheet: "I protest against this judgment since the britoners were found guilty.of 2 serious offence for which only nominal fine was meted out."
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