Post by NZBC on Sept 7, 2014 14:14:25 GMT 12
ASSAULTING A CHINAMAN. James Nancarrow, fruiterer, was charged with assaulting in High street on the 2nd of April Yaun Tsun Chun, a Chinese missionary, and using obscene language. Complainant gave evidence that he was staying in Christchurch on lus way up north from Dunedin. He went into Marshall's fruit mart with his friends Quong Hon and Chew Loo. Defendant pushed Quong Hop, who nearly fell down. Then ho pushed witness and Chew Lee. The latter asked him not to make trouble in a public place but to come outside and fight if he wished to Similar evidence was given by Chew Lee, Quong Hop and Charles Cooper. Francis Wamford stated that ho saw one of the Chinamen in the act of striking defendant. Defendant had not used the language in question in his own hearing. Pushing and skylarking was frequent at fruit-marts. Tho charge of obscene language was dismissed.
James Nancarrow gave evidence that the crowd, amused at nearing a Chinaman bid 'eight blob" for a case of bananas, had begun to push. Ho had received a push behind from a Chinaman and had put but his hand to avoid a collision. The Chinaman had then struck him with all his might, and invited him to come outside and fight. lie denied having used the language attributed to him.
The Magistrate said that he quite understood the cause of the ill-feeling between the European and Chinese fruiterers, but that the Chinese had equal rights to attend the fruit-marts, and that the assault has been perfectly unjustifiable. He would inflict a fine 01 7s and cost 13s. Press, Volume LXVIII, Issue 14326, 11 April 1912, Page 2 paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=CHP19120411.2.4&srpos=36&e=-------100-CHP-1----0chinese+fruiterer--
James Nancarrow gave evidence that the crowd, amused at nearing a Chinaman bid 'eight blob" for a case of bananas, had begun to push. Ho had received a push behind from a Chinaman and had put but his hand to avoid a collision. The Chinaman had then struck him with all his might, and invited him to come outside and fight. lie denied having used the language attributed to him.
The Magistrate said that he quite understood the cause of the ill-feeling between the European and Chinese fruiterers, but that the Chinese had equal rights to attend the fruit-marts, and that the assault has been perfectly unjustifiable. He would inflict a fine 01 7s and cost 13s. Press, Volume LXVIII, Issue 14326, 11 April 1912, Page 2 paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=CHP19120411.2.4&srpos=36&e=-------100-CHP-1----0chinese+fruiterer--