THE YELLOW PERIL.

NZ Truth, Issue 98, 4 May 1907, Page 6

THE YELLOW PERIL.

A Dirty Chow Den.

The cursed Chinkies not only run fruit and laundry joints m Cjhrist.church, but they have now taken on brothels, low, demoralising dens that should be wiped out so soon as they are discovered by the authorities. The licentious lousy Chinkie is rarely up before a Court en a charge of this sort, although they seduce ypung girls m their dirty premises, and take fire risks m that direction. A malodorous yellow beast and his wife, or a woman who is alleged to be the legaf consort of the "fellow, were up before the Court t'other day for running a "drum" m Madras-street It appears that men and women of doubtful respectability had been fre-eiienti-nn; the place and drinking, and it soon developed into a low-down .brothel. How the police became awaire of the fact was due to a little incident''^ tKaV::, happened one night when 1 the Chink giot wild, and started chasing one of his customers around the yard with an axe, or some such weapon. It happened that the libidinous brute did no linTm, but the police were told about, the' shindy aird/ enquiries revealed what sort of a place it was. The result was that Ah Sue, or Ah Cow, or Ah Men, or. whatever his name, is was policecourted alcng with his good, kind, accommodating lady. Sho was charged with a^isting m keeping a house of ill-fame. It was shown to be a "common" house within the meaninc ,of the Act. In the result he was only fined a couple of quid, and his wife just half that amount— very lenient treatment, indeed. Now, it was only the other day that a carpenter, capable of doing good ■'but who .was undone by drink, and who had <■> '"special" woman m his house, was fined £6. or a couple of months m default, for a similar offence, and be did, time. Now, how is it that the'eursed Chows are shown more consideration than white people ? Justice j.variesso very considerably that the J matter, is Hie subject of comment But except m opium cases an r l cambles the Mcn-gol. is very, leniently treated. 1 Other brothel-keepers m Christchurch have had their sentences seasoned with pepner, and many a prostitute has been sent to phokey without the option of a fine-