Chinese Fight for Passes for Western Districts A Chinese of the farmer type lost his life and a Chinese " woman Feeeived injuries. when they fel he ground among a surging crowd of Chinese near No. 15 Brenan Road shortly after 9 a.m. on Fob. 3. The crowd had gathered to apply for essex {to enter western areas cupied by the Japanese.
Passes to enter western districts have been issued by Chinese Police of the Great Way City Government during the past week, Owing to the Chinese New Year holidays, more people had gathered for passes to to their homes either for Inspection 'oF {o see their relatives still In these areas, "The tragedy occurred on Feb. 3 when several hundred applicants struggled in front of the ofice, small hut erected on a vacant piece of ground, to be among the first to the passes. A Settlement ambulance was summoned to the scene, conveying the couple to a hospital The man died of his injuries on the way, while the woman is lying in the Red Cross Hospital in a serious 'A small crowd appeared in front fof the Central Station in Foochow Road on Feb. 3 to apply for passes fo return to Hongkew districts, They dispersed shortly, as a notice had been pasted in front of the building, Informing them that no such passes could be issued for the ime being, as no definite arrange ment had' been' made with the Japanese.
'A Coniented Vegetable they do not oven bother to work "they do not feel ike it, spending that ays in_simple pursuits and qiving very lite (rouble to the small fol leg forse, The police, like every-Be luo in obit, have en easy time. lis ey malier of foe, said ME Kino ney, wwe in Tobit) don't really ive 2 %Gamm_ about anything. really Feet vathor like a vegetable, after Souple of years in that mild, peace: fat spot in Gio South Seas "The Chinese in 'Tahiti-are, a 1aw-abiding crowd, and are considered by Mr. Kinney' to be a real asset to the Torununily, The: Chinese men often fnarry native "Tahiian gits, who uimize them for their energy and their faithfulness, Chinese and Panitlans: makes good mixture, and there is plenty of intermarriage beftwoen the two.
"The energy of the Chinese come biaes well with the more hapsy-ao-Icky philosophy of the "Tahitian to Frroduce healthy, vide offspring. Reis only. natal, the type of ex. iMlonce which the inhabitants ~of Fant lead lengthens "their span Ife. and Tabitiane live to a ripe old Foreigners who go down to Tahiti soon find themselves becoming Vegeferlans Most of them keep one oF togoon laps the front.garden of Mr, Henry Kinney's house stand. immortaited in the "mutiny of the Bounty" rho have settled exe on Tah,
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