se, Chung Yoh-shing ard Wee Zang-dan, made thei pearance before Judge Ling and Mr, Koda, the Senior Consul's}
7 at the Provisional Court on Wednesday enlarged with attempting, by threats, te. prevent certain persons irom' doing what they were legally entitled to do, ie, pay their in full to the complainant, Mr, Molenis, a French citizen.
Mr. B, T. Maitland, the Prose- week, jeuting Solicitor, said that the accared were secretaries of the Tsha Ping Lee Alleyway Tenants' Union, theca Houses being situated off Ward Road. The accused had ordered the tenants of the houses to Fay only 70 per cent. of their regular rents and to withhold the re-ing 30 per cent. Failure to rye this order would result in ne for the offender of five times meant of rent paid.—When the accused were arrested, said Mr. Neitland, they demanded to know who had issued the warrant and] whether it came from the Police or the Provisional Court. They were]
the warrants came from the "Provisional Court. Counsel] asked for a remand in order to enable witnesses to attend court.
The Judge remanded the ease and] ordered that it should come before ridge who had issued the war-
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