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Post by NZBC on Jul 31, 2011 19:34:10 GMT 12
FRUIT-HAWKERS.
A Petition to! the Borough
Council.
, A petition was presented te the Masterton Borough Council, last evening, asking that "something should be done to regulate the influx of fruit-hawkers that arrive hero and hawk their inferior fruit without licenses, to the detriment of legitimate shopkeepers, who havo to pay rates, taxes, and rent." It was suggested that the Council should make the hawkers pay a yearly license, that would be fair to those in the trade who "support your borough, the Mayor and Councillors," etc. The petition was signed by Hugh Rea, F. Smith, T. H. Smith, Ah Lop, M. Gillespie, E. Mickle, Sam Wah, Yee Chong, Wong Wey Kee, and Pei Gen. The Town Clerk said he knew of only two fruit-hawkers, both of whom were licensed.
It was decided to hold the matter over pending enquiries as to whether fruit was being sold by unlicensed hawkers. Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XXIX, Issue 8173, 21 June 1905, Page 3
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Post by NZBC on Jul 31, 2011 19:42:56 GMT 12
CORRESPONDENCE.
The Anti-Chinese Agitation
ITO THE EDITOR.!
Sir,—l read your sub-editorial in last evening's issue with a feeling of extreme pleasure, not to say admiration—admiration for your courage in speaking a few homely truths about our local Chinese population when they are being unjustly arraigned in common with undesirable members of their race in other parts of the colony. Whatever evils have been justly attributable to the Chiinunau in different parts of Now Zealand, people in this town have very,,,littJ.e mischief to lay at the door of the yellow population. Wo have had Chinese in Masterton for very many years uo.w-r-probably earlier than many largor centres, and among them we have known individual Chinamen who, for benevolence and public spiritedness, have set a good many whites an example. Going back to some twenty years ago, many residents may remember a character named Too Long. Now, Too Long was never happier than when lie was doing someone a good turn. His bi-weekly visits on his vegetable round were welcome alike to customers and children—for lie was extraordinarily fond of children. At the Christmas season the old fellow's generosity had wide limits, and when at last he returned to China to spend the evening of his days in his native town, it was with the universal good wishes of the public of Masterton who knew him. At a later date came another party named Wong You. Wong had for several years a grocer's business in Masterton, having at one time two shops in Queen-street. I can personally voiicli for this Chinaman's kindly qualities, as I well remember seeing a child go into his shop for vegetables, and tender him payment, which he refused. I asked him why, and he said, "Oh, too poor." Wong You's benevolent characteristics eventually compelled him to "shut up shop,'' and if the history of his downfall had been disclosed I believe it would ■have been conclusively shown that giving credit to poor people who were quite unable to pay ended in his insolvency. The other Chinese who have resided, and are vow residing, here have shown the same spirit, if not in the same dogree, and to observe the way they have adapted themselves to the social conditions cot.a, ..country so radically different from their own is surely remarkable; We, as a community/ have certainly no desire to see any coloured ruoo whatsoever assume any aggressive proportion, but, as you rightly observe, the general sentiment in this town is decidedly not unfavourable to the Chinese population. There may be need for regulation of the yellow immigration, but the means which should be adopted to achieve that end are certainly not to commence a crusade in a town whose inhabitants, as a community, can have no just cause to say a word disparaging to the Chinese population, as judged by those of that race who have lived, and are now living, within its boundaries. Probably the experiences of no town in New Zealand have been more favourable to the sometimes despised and often unjustly treated Mongolian than those of Mastertou. Let, the agitator, if he is so patriotic as lie wishes to appear, go to the cities and towns where tlio police records may assist his arguments, for in Masterton he will assuredly find that the balance "kicks the beam" in favour of an industrious, thrifty and law-abiding class.—l am, etc., JUSTITIA. Masterton, sth March. Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume LVI, Issue 8698, 5 March 1907, Page 5
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Post by NZBC on Jul 31, 2011 19:47:14 GMT 12
MASTERTON HOSPITAL. The Treasurer of the Masterton Hospital acknowledges with thanks subscriptions and donations from the following :—Messrs W. and H. Beetham, £10 10s; Lerin and Co., £1 7s; W. M. Kebbcll, £5; Pei Gen, £3 3s ; St. Matthew's Church Offertory, £2 5s 6d; Kong Fong and A. J. Speedy, each £2 2s; Burton Boys, £2 ; C. F. Gawith, £1 11s 6d; Geo. W. Mace, Ah Lop, Ah Moon, and "Wong Wey, each £1 Is;Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XXVIII, Issue 7662, 11 January 1904, Page 6
MASTERTON HOSPITAL.
The Treasurer of the Masterton Hospital acknowledges Avith thanks receipt of the following subscriptions and donations:— W. arid 11. Bcetham, £10 10s; Masterton Municipal Brass Band, £3 .3s 7d ; Kong Fong, UenGon, Wong Way Kee, each £2 2s Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XXIX, Issue 8099, 25 March 1905, Page 3
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Post by NZBC on Jul 31, 2011 19:59:07 GMT 12
MAGISTRATE'S COURT.
MASTERTON-FRIDAY.
(Before Mr W. P. James, S.M.) HHBACir OF CLOSING HOUR, Wong Wey Kee, a Chinese grocer and fruiterer, was charged on the information of Mr Newton, Inspector of Factories, with keeping his shop open later than 10 o'clock on the night of Saturday, 20th inst. The defendant said he kept open only a few minutes after the specified hour, and pleaded that he could not get his customers away. Mr Newton gave evidence that he had warned defendant on three previous occasions, while in the present instance he had made no attempt to close his shop and kept open till 25 minutes to 11. A fine of 20s with costs 7s was imposed Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XXX, Issue 8363, 2 February 1906, Page 5
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Post by NZBC on Jul 31, 2011 20:12:59 GMT 12
The next fire occurred at a few minutes after 11 o'clock, at the premises of Wong Sam Lee, towards the southern end of Queen-street. In this case a sack covering a hot-bed containing tomato plants was found to be smouldering, and the wooden frame had also ignited. A feasible explanation as to the origin of this fire is also offered. Sam Lee carried a burning log from inside to the back yard about 10.30, and in passing the hot-bed a spark must have dropped on to the sack which was burnt. Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 7558, 7 September 1903, Page 2
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Post by NZBC on Jul 31, 2011 20:29:14 GMT 12
ALLEGED SLY-GROG SELLING
CHARGE AGAINST CHINESE,
At tUo Maatorton Court yesterday afternoon, Bang Chong, a Chiacso fruiterer, was charged with, on August 11th, keeping liquor for sale in a no-liccnso district.
Mr W. Noble, -who appeared for defendant, "pleaded not guilty. Sergeant Miller said that accused had kept a fruit shop in Queen street for over twelve months. On August 11th he saw a business man como out of his promises and go into defendant's shop, lie saw that the mail went to the back part of the shop. Constable Phillips uas with him. He (witness) crossed the street and went to the back of the shop. lie passed through the kitchen into a bulk storeroom. The man was leaving this room for the shop when ho (witness) appeared. Bang Chong then put up his hands, indicating to the man to go back. The man took a bottle of whisky from his pocket and put it between some bags of rice, which he (witness) immediately :ippropri:ited. Bang I'hong then appeared, and he accused him of selling the whisky. Defendant said the man wanted to borrow a bottle, and he was giving him one. The man found on the premises refused to say , anything. Ho told -Bang Choug he would be charged with selling the liqour. He asked defendant if he had any more liquor, and he said he had not. H ( > told Bang Chong that he suspected there was more liquor on the premises and advised him to produce it. There were a dozen jars or bottles of Chinese liquor in the room. Eventually :i search was madf, and lie noticed a. case under the counter in the fruit shop. This he found to contain ten bottles of "Green Stripe'" whisky as well as cordials. Bnuj* Chong said that some fellow had scut the whisky to him, hut he did not want it, and intended to send it back. Hang Chong said the Chinese spirits was medicine, and was good for colds. He sent, these spirits to the Government, nu-
alvst. The report received showed that one bottle contained liquid that was I~).['> per cent spirit proof, a second i)'2.V>, a third SO.!)', and a fourth 99.1.
By Mr Noble: Neither the man nor tho'Chinaman admitted ti sale. Bang Chong told him emphatically that ho only had the one bottle. Tho explanation given was that Bang Chong was lending the man the whisky, which he intended to return.
Constable Phillips stated, that he e-n--tered tho front' shop door. He saw tho Sergeant with a bottle of whisky in one hand and tho Chinaman in the other, lie corroborated the other evidence of the Sergeant until he left tho shop to go for Constable Ferguson. Constable, .Dromegool, stationed at Wellington, stated that as a result of information received he went to Wong Cheo's shop in Cuba .Street. He interviewed the. ' manager. Gee Pay, who stated he had forwarded two eases of whisky, meaning iM bottles, to Kang Choug, which was marked "sundries."' The witness was cross-questioned a fc some length by Mr Noble on the point as to whether Gee Pay said ho had sent two eases' of 24 bottles.
Han,:? Chong, the defendant, with him an interpreter, took the oath by blowin? out a match. He said that on the day of tho raid a, man whom he knew eaine to his shop and asked for tho loan of a bottle of whisky, which he promised to return. He handed him the little, and the police then arrived. Tho whisky had been in tho shop about a fortnight.-and. there were only twelve, bottle* when it arrived. He produced tin invoice to prove (his, and to proyo that the whisky had been sent as a μ-ift. Sergeant Miller cross-questioned wit. ness, but nothing intelligible was- adduced . Go,. Pay, a Chinese merchant, of Wellington, who took the usual oath, said ho informed tho Wellington constable that he hn.d sont two vases with whisky to 1-5 a Jig ('hong. Thero were siv bottles In endfease, with other goods, which ho marked as sundries'. Bang Chong was a flood customer of his, and he had sent the whisky as a pi-sent. At this Ktage the Court was adjourned till 10 o'clock this morning. Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 43, Issue 133041, 7 September 1917, Page 6
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Post by NZBC on Jun 27, 2012 18:31:32 GMT 12
CHINESE FINED.
(By Telegraph.—Press Association.) MASTERTON, this day. A fine of £35 was imposed on a Chinese fruiterer, Loo Sui. this morning by Mr. H. P. Lawry, S.M., in the Masterton Magistrates Court for having been found in possession of prepared opium and of utensils for smoking the drug. Auckland Star, Volume LXIX, Issue 260, 3 November 1938, Page 13
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Post by NZBC on Sept 7, 2014 16:08:53 GMT 12
Saturday afternoon a brutal assault was made on a Chinese fruiterer, named Wong Way ,Kee, carrying, carrying on business in Queen Street, Masterton. It appears that a man, who has not yet been identified, entered the shop and asked for the opange of a cheque, which request was declined, and the man thereupon left. He returned, however, in. a few minutes, and asked for a shilling^ worth of chocolates. The Chinaman turned round, and was in the act of taking the chocolates from a box when his assailant lifted a two-pound weight from the counter and hurled it at him with great force. The missile struck Wong on the back of the head and felled him to the floor. He, however, recovered almost immediately, and started in pursuit of the man, but the latter made good his escape on a bicycle. The victim, who was bleeding profusely from the wound in his head, then walked along Queen Street and informed the police of the occurrence. Two constables were immediately sent out on bicycles, but not trace could be found of the man. Dr. Ross was sent for to dress the wound in the Chinaman's head, and on his arrival it was found that a gash, exposing the back of the skull, had been inflicted, but, fortunately, the bone was not fractured. The victim was very weak from loss of blood. Wanganui Herald, Volume XXXIX, Issue 11498, 25 February 1905, Page 5 Wanganui Herald, Volume XXXIX, Issue 11498, 25 February 1905, Page 5
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