Prevention being better than cure, ice of the Hongkew district have len patrolling. the alleyways and searching persons off Haining and Boone Roads, it was revealed in the Provisional Gourt on Monday, when three Chinese =ppeared in the dock barged with loitering with felonious intent.
D. S. Williamson told the court how, having resolved a warning that there was going to be a fight at 952 Haining Koad, he had taken " small party down and arrested the accused "had also searched the house, which appeared to be of none ood reputation. In it at the time of the search vere sx foreigners and several Chinese gids. The igners had been Yold to get out One of the women of the house had been arrested, as the search re vealed that she had three American sailors' uniforms in her box. She told the court yesterday that she Foated the house and sub-let rooms to dancing girls, and that a short we ayo a band of loafers had attempted to extort money from her. On her refusal to comply with their demands, they had smashed up some of her furniture. She had bad photographs taken' of the damage tone and. was institating a case in nother court.
Sudge. King, shed. thanked the been required.
One of, the accused was fined $25 and the other two let off with caution,
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