BREAKING THE SABBATH.
ADVISING CHINAMAN HOW TO EVADE THE LAW. (Per Press Association.) AUCKLAND, last night. A Ponsonby constable who saw Ah Kin diligently hooinig. among the | rhubarb’ in .his garden .near, C.urran street oti a rocaiit 'Sunday morning, charged the Celestial before Mr Kettle, iS-.iVL, with a breach of the law, Ah Kin haivihlg ViortacU at his calling on Sunday, witliin tho public view. . ~ i. 6 Mr Kettle liaving heard defendant's jilca 01-guilty, inflicted a fine of ss, With costs), anjd'gaive an explanation of the law. He said that tramcars, ferry-boats aitwi hired ’vehicles could run) on ‘ a Sunday,- ‘but Chinese gardeners could not. hoc their cabbages in yigjv of tlie people going to, church. However, they could da so if. it was not their calling. " But,,’-'' added the Magistrate for the hQuefit Ql‘ the ‘sorely-puzzled Chinese, “it is .very wrong if they tio it for' mpineyV l '! " goofdi high hedge between you an.d ihe road,” was the fine piece of Magisterial advreo-
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Gisborne Times, Volume XVIII, Issue 1480, 14 June 1905, Page 1
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