Yick Chue

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Yick Chue notifies a reduction in charges for laundry work. It is not always convenient for country residents- to visit Hawera, to make their purchases of drapery and clothing personally, but they should remember that they are no further away from the Economic than the nearest post office. The propriator of this popular house has worked up a big mail order business by giving conscientious, painstaking attention to orders sent through the post. Country residents have a feeling of security in dealing with this house, where they know high quality and low prices meet at the two extremes. Busy pecple like this prompt business methods adopted at Economic Hawera. Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LIII, Issue 9334, 8 May 1907, Page 7

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1909 - Yick Chue, who joined in the Chinese New Year's festivities, celebrated the occasion not wisely but too well. He consumed too much meats, and fruits and cordials. The result was a post mortem and an inquest. He resided at Princes street, Hawera, and was taken seriously ill on the morning of February 18. He was admitted to the hospital at 11 a.m. on the same day, and died there at 9.40 p.m. Dr T. R. Mac Gibbon was the only witness called at the inquest in the hospital on Friday night. He deposed that he was present at a post-mortem examination on the body, performed at 5.45 p.m. on Friday by Dr Campbell. He found a rupture in the duodenum, which had caused limited peritonitis and shock. The man died apparently from the shock of the rupture combined with peritonitis, and death was precipitated by the excessive eating of indigestible food. There was no evidence of foul play in the case. The Coroner (Mr C. E. Major) returned a verdict in accordance with the medical testimony. Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LVI, 20 February 1909, Page 4

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In the Magistrate's Court this morning, before Mr A. Turnbull, S.M., a youth named Harry Irving was charged on the information of Yick Chue with having on October 6 thrown stones at informant's premises in Princes street. Mr Foy, who appeared for the informant, stated that on the evening in question as the Chinaman was going to bed he heard a stone thrown upon the roof. He subsequently ascertained that it was the defendant who threw the missile. Another stone was also thrown. The next day the defendant offered to pay 10s for any damage done, but the Chinese did not want the money. Yick Chue had been molested by larrikins a great deal during the past three months and the reason the case was brought into Court was to show the public that no matter what their feelings may be in regard to the aliens they must understand that while Chinese were in the country they had a right to be protected in the carrying out of their legitimate calling. The defendant, who pleaded guilty, said he had only thrown one stone; A fine of 10s, with costs totalling 80s, was imposed. A week was allowed in which to pay. Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LVI, 22 October 1908, Page 7

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The body, of Yick Chue, the Chinese laundryman, who died in the Hawera Hospital last week, has been embalmed, and the remains are to be forwarded to China for interment.
Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LVI, 24 February 1909, Page 4


The body of the Chinese laundryman Yick Chue, who died in the hospital a couple of weeks ago, has since been embalmed and sent to China for interment. Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LVI, 9 March 1909, Page 4

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YICK CHUE, Princes street Laundry, wishes to notify reduction of charges for laundry work. Customers can rely on work being done well and cheaply. '' Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LIII, Issue 9334, 8 May 1907, Page 7