THE BRUNNER RELIEF FUND.

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The following amounts on behalf of the relief fund have been collected by Mr Sam Chew Lain at the Chinese Camp and handed over to the County Chairman (Mr Jas. Bennet) Sara Chew Lain, £1 Is Sun Kum Harp, 10s 6d Chow Tie, 10s 6d Mrs Sing Lee, 10s 6d Hen Quee, ss Martha Smeaton, ss Chee Lue, ss Wong Yen, 3s Mrs Ah Ying, 3s Sin Moy, 2s 6d Jue You Wah, 2s Mrs Wey Gee, 2s Ah Fat, 2s Fung Yee Sin, Is 6d Lie You, 2s Joe Lam, 2s Ching Ah i Wing,2s A. Forbes, ss Jimmy Chow Yee,ss Rook See Que, 2s 6d

Tuapeka Times, Volume XXVIII, Issue 4339, 29 April 1896, Page 3

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POLICE COURT, LAWRENCE.

£260 2s 6d.

Friday, 10th July, 1897.

(Before Messrs J. Thompson and T. Pilling, J's.P.)

KEEPING A BROTHEL.

Martha Smeaton was charged by the police with keeping a brothel at the Chinese Camp. Mr Dalziell appeared for the accused, while Sergeant M'Kay conducted the case for the prosecution. Chow Tie, butcher, Chinese Camp, knew the accused, who had been residing next door to him for eight or ten months. Her house was much frequented by both European si and Chinese. These went in and out at all times, and were constantly fighting and making use of bad language. The accused did not keep boarders. Roderick See Que also knew the accused. Men went in and out of her house at all hours,

and fights had taken plac? there. He and two others had on one occasion gone in to have a game of cards. Accused obtained some beer, which they drank. There was a row afterwards, the cause of which he had forgotten. The Bench having stated that the evidence showed that men went there to play cards, and that it would be useless to press the charge, the information was withdrawn. NO LAWCIi MEANS OF SUPPORT.

The same accused was then charged with having nolawful means of support. Mr Dalziell again defended, and Sergeant M'Kay prosecuted. Chow Tie deposed that he had never known accused to do any work He would have seen her had she been doing any washing of clothes, etc. Roderick See Que also did not know accused to do any work. Martha Smeaton stated that she was a married woman, and her husband resided in Dunedin. She had received £15 from him in 'October last. Had done washing for Mrs

Chbvf Tie, for which she received 3s 6d also washed for Shing Shang Loo and other Chinamen .about the Camp she got 5s per week regularly from Shing Shang Loo, about 2s a week from Jimmy Chow Yee, and sums varying from Is to 4s from Ah Ying and others. She did knitting, mending, and machining, and helped Mrs Ah Ying with her housework. Received 7s 6d regularly from her sister's husband for the keep of her nephew. She a'so sold socks, etc. She made from 20s to 80s per week regularly. The Bench stated that they did not believe one word of accused's evidence without further corroboration. Mr Dalziell said that if the woman committed perjury it could be brought against her. She had given the names of the people she had worked for and sold to and the police could [verify her story. It was a very unusual thing in these cases to bring forward witnesses to corroborate the statement of the accused; He would ask for an adjournment in order to verify the accused's statements. He impressed upon the Bench the severe nature of punishment allotted by the Act to the offence as it did not allow the option of a fine to be given. Sergeant M'Kay opposed the adjournment, which, however, tbe Bench decided to grant. Adjourned accordingly till to-day at 10.30. Tuapeka Times, Volume XXVIV, Issue 4462, 10 July 1897, Page 3

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BE THOMAS CHANG LUKE'S TEA MEETING. T DESIRE to thank the following of my countrymen for their kind donations tovards the expenses of the Tea Meeting Mosre Sing Keo, JE3; W..Hong Kew, £1 Is ;YeeCbong, £1 Wong She, £1 Is Chow Fonr, Jim Leo, £1 Louis Kitt, Jsujg On L»e. Yong Wah, Wong Saw, Chung Tuck, Wont HiW. San Hop Shing, 10s each Fon Lee Vonfe Chack, Yee Lee, Chin Lee, G. Wah &ie, X'eo Wah, Keo Chong, Lay Lum, Loong Ke;>,Ming Sang, Joe Way, Hop Lce.^ Shack HomeTHojig Gitt, Wong Chong, Jim Dipp, ChinYoe Ching, Chang Chong, Louis Look, Joe Siuin, Hong Chong, 5s each How Kee, Fun I/*),' Kivan Ting, Ah Kow, Joe Quick, Hew Bew, 4s eaoh Sing Loe, Wong Tong George Wah Koo, Wong Koon, 3s eadf Lee -foy^Charle Shoy Little Jimmy, and Ah She, 2s 9f I also thank Mr. J. A. M'Keniie for Mi j^^JjfV"**,- THOIUS CHANG LUKE, Chinese Missionary Evening Post, Volume LIII, Issue 79, 3 April 1897, Page 6

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nspector of Weight? and Measures v. Jimmy Chow Yee.— Charge of having false scales in his possession. Sergeant Kicg, Inspector of Weights and Measures, conducted the prosecution, and explained that defendant was a vegetable gardener whom he found weighing out vegetables with scales which, when tested by the standard weights, were lib out all through.— Fined £4 and 7s costs the scales to be forfeited. Tuapeka Times, Volume XXX, Issue 4553, 28 May 1898, Page 3