ANTI-CHINESE RIOT.

Taranaki Daily News, 11 May 1920, Page 4

ANTI-CHINESE RIOT.

disturbance at timaru. SEQUEL IN COURT. By Teleeraph.—Press Association. Tiraaru, Last Night. On Saturday night, April 17, the ahop Windows of three Chinese fruiterers were smashed by, or in the presence of, a considerable ero.wd, and much damage was done within two of the shop*. The action was favored by darkness, there being no street lights owing to the electric light plant being out of order. l'"our young men and three boys appeared at the Magistrate's Court to-day on several charges arising out of the affair- The men, Antony Howley, Henry Shaw, Kenneth Newlantfs, and David Millar, were first charged with wilful damage, estimated at £BB 13g fld, on the shop of Willie Young and Co., with throwing missiles to the danger of the public, and with threatening behaviour with intent to cause a- breach of the peace. Howley was also charged with assaulting one of.the Chinamen. On the application of counsel for th# defendants the charges were taken separately against each defendant, and the case against Howley was first taken. A Chinese interpreter from Wellington assisted the Court.

The principal witnesses were two women customers, who deposed that How ley started the disturbance by pulling over a bag of onions at the aoor, and then threw the onions at the Chinaman, who went out to pick them up, and ,(it the window. Stones were also thrown, breaking the window. There was no disturbance till the onions, were pulled over, someone having tied a string to the bag for the purpose. Howley was committed for trial, ball being fixed at £25. The case against Shaw was dismissed, without prejudice, on an alibi- The other cases were adjourned till Thursday.