AN ANTI-CHOWITE.

NZ Truth, Issue 98, 4 May 1907, Page 5

AN ANTI-CHOWITE.

A BUDDING LIONEL TERRY.

Has a Cut at a Carterton Chow.

And is Fined m Consequence.

■At the Carter-ton Police Court on Monday morning last, a young fellow, named John Allen, employed at a local stable and who occasionally sells fruit and therefore knows the real effects of keen Chinese competition, was oharged with having on the previous Saturday evening assaulted a Chinaman named Chang Fong wh is m the employ of one Wans Cho Ling, a sort of boss Chow, whose fruit establishments are spreading over the 'town like the feelers of an Octupus. The assault consisted m the young fellow heaving a stone at Chang Pong and cutting the forehead. The Mongolian stoned is a dull-witted inttivi'd'ual who the police call a "softy" and who 'is m the habit of beino; regularly taken down 1 by whites who 'buy of him. The. mention of this fact, appealed very strongly TO THE SYMPATHETIC SUSCEPTIBILITIES of the two J.'sP., Jas Brown and A. Bish, who ■were op . the Bench, and they expressed, their regret that such a silly -sort of Chinaman should be left m charge of the premises. There was a lot of 'this sickening sympathy for Chta'amen m the Court, and one Constable Griffiths, who is a wellknown Chow partisan, also spoke a piece; and said that whatever public feeling was against the Chow they were entitled to the same protection of the law as Europeans. The facts of the case, were that Ling,, the \boss Chow called m a Constable, who saw that Chang Fong had a cut on the forehead and blood was all over his face. Allen was stated to be the assailant and when he was arrested denied the assault, but the biffed Chow was positive of his identity and Allen was accordingly pinched. Allen, according to the cop was drunk at the time and was very cheeky : he said he belonged 'to the Anti-Chinese League and WOULD SWING FOR THE CHOWS YET. Pong's evidence was that he was m the act of shutting up the shop when Allen picked ■up a large stone and threw it at him|, striking him- the forehead. Allen came m to' buy a shilling's worth of fruit, hut. did not purchase the fruit. He .refused to pay for it, and when the fruit was not given, he used bad language to the Chinaman. A man working for Mr Mutch induced accused to leave the shop. He went out and threw a small stone at the shop, Cgang Fong then went out" to put the shutters up, and saw Allen pick up a stone ndar Jiidd's (next door).' Allen advanced within a few yards and threw, the. stone, Ohaing Four falling to the ground. The Chinaman exposed for inspection by the Court, the wound on 'his forehead/ which covered a considerable, portion of the surface. To acjeused, the witness said he did not pick up a stone 'to throw at Allen. ' Witness did not ask. Allen to go into the back and, fight. Allen had asked him to fight. George 1 Sullivan, a laborer, said hie was m the vicinity of the; Chiaiamari's shop at the time of the oc-\ currenoe. He saw Allen throw the stone and then run away. Allen gave, evidence on his own behalf. He went up to the Chinaman's shop at 10.30 to buy fruit. Showed the money, but the Chi-naman would not give the fruit until he got the shilling. Witness had been "had" .before by. Chinamen with bad fr;uit. After "few. words the Chinaman invited him to come into the baok of the shop and fight. He said "ME KILLEE YOU." Accused went out and walked up the street, but returned to go to the ibaxaar. As she passed the Chinaman stooped and picked up a stone. Witness a\sn picked nip a stone and threw it. He admitted having been drinking, but denied any reference to the AntiAsiatic League. In reply to Constable' Griffiths acou'sed said 3ie had got into trouble m Reef ton for .■■ ■ SNOWBALLING A CHINAMAN. Brown, J.P., said there was 'no doubt m his minfi that if the , complainant had 'been any s»ize he would not have been assaulted by the accused. The assault was a downright cowardly one, drink or no drink. What right had the accused to go into any Wady's shop and abuse the man m charge and then hit him with a stone 1 ? Why did he not use his fists |if violence was used at all? Accused : He threw the stone first. Mr Bish said, according to Sullivan, an independent witness, accused was not sneaking the truth. • The Chinaman had not thrown a stone. The Bench fined accused 40s, witness Bs, m default 14- days' imprison* merit with ftard labor, and bound him over to keep the peace for sixmonths. Accused was given a few [ hours m which to find the money.