ASIATIC COOLIES.
INQUIRY AT TOWNSVILLE. (Australian and N.Z. Cable Assn.) BRISBANE, July 11In connection with the shanghaing (published on Saturday), the Customs officer at Townsville held an inquiry and examined a number of Chinese brought ashore from the vessel. Although the inquiry was held in private, it is learned that the evidence did not support the somewhat lurid accounts of conditions aboard. There was nothing to uphold the suggestion of kidnapping, and from appearances, the witnesses were in good condition and healthy. They complained of a shortage of the water supply and the inadequate sanitary provisions, but admitted that, with the size of the vessel and the number oboard, they did not see how things could be improved. ___________
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Grey River Argus, 12 July 1927, Page 5
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