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ANOTHER DEMONSTRATION.
STONE-THROWING AND WINDOW. BREAKING. Tho unpopularity of the Chinese fruiterer in Christchurch increases, and on Saturday night a part of tho public '.'demonstrated" outside tho Chinese fruit shop in Cashel street. From early in the evening till about eleven o'clock tho crowd occupied the whole of tho roadway. Most of the time those comprising tho crowd appeared to be waiting for something to happen, but die! not appear to be inclined to do anything themselves to cause tho happening. It was a kind cf •'passive resisters demonstration *up to a certain point. In the early part of the evening tho crowd simply stood and gaped at tho shop; now arid then some bolder spirit essayed some mild comment as customers entered or left the shop, but, apart from tho blocking of the roadway, no actual nuisance was occasioned. At least one fruit-hawker, with his cart, was plying his business on tho side- of the road opposite the Chinese fruit shop. Tho comparative orderliness of the crowd was due, in some measure, to the discovery by some of those who would have liked to have made things merrier, that there were six or seven stalwart constables in plain clothes moving in their midst, and swooped down on anyone who gave any indication that ho was upon the point of "breaking out." The footpath in front of the shop was kept freo of loiterers by Sergeant Hodgson and constables. Later in tho evening Inspector Kiely and iSub-Inspector ilcGrath watched proceedings. Shortly after ten o'clock things livened up, and several men caused «omo disturbance on the footpath, and would not move on when told to do so. The patience of tho police becoming exhausted, three men wcro arrested. As a constable was pulling one of the alleged "drunk and disorderlies" into a cab, another man, coming up behind the constable, is alleged to have kicked him, either on the legs or tho shins. Behind tho man was another constable, who promptly apprehended him. At a period when the crowd in front of the shop was densest, some person, or persons, on the far side of the street, threw stones at the window. Ono of the stones broko the window, making a hole about an inch in circumference. Two men who were taken into custody will appear at Court this morning. Press, Volume LXVIII, Issue 14300, 11 March 1912, Page 2 paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=CHP19120311.2.4.3&srpos=39&e=-------100-CHP-1----0chinese+fruiterer--
STONE-THROWING AND WINDOW. BREAKING. Tho unpopularity of the Chinese fruiterer in Christchurch increases, and on Saturday night a part of tho public '.'demonstrated" outside tho Chinese fruit shop in Cashel street. From early in the evening till about eleven o'clock tho crowd occupied the whole of tho roadway. Most of the time those comprising tho crowd appeared to be waiting for something to happen, but die! not appear to be inclined to do anything themselves to cause tho happening. It was a kind cf •'passive resisters demonstration *up to a certain point. In the early part of the evening tho crowd simply stood and gaped at tho shop; now arid then some bolder spirit essayed some mild comment as customers entered or left the shop, but, apart from tho blocking of the roadway, no actual nuisance was occasioned. At least one fruit-hawker, with his cart, was plying his business on tho side- of the road opposite the Chinese fruit shop. Tho comparative orderliness of the crowd was due, in some measure, to the discovery by some of those who would have liked to have made things merrier, that there were six or seven stalwart constables in plain clothes moving in their midst, and swooped down on anyone who gave any indication that ho was upon the point of "breaking out." The footpath in front of the shop was kept freo of loiterers by Sergeant Hodgson and constables. Later in tho evening Inspector Kiely and iSub-Inspector ilcGrath watched proceedings. Shortly after ten o'clock things livened up, and several men caused «omo disturbance on the footpath, and would not move on when told to do so. The patience of tho police becoming exhausted, three men wcro arrested. As a constable was pulling one of the alleged "drunk and disorderlies" into a cab, another man, coming up behind the constable, is alleged to have kicked him, either on the legs or tho shins. Behind tho man was another constable, who promptly apprehended him. At a period when the crowd in front of the shop was densest, some person, or persons, on the far side of the street, threw stones at the window. Ono of the stones broko the window, making a hole about an inch in circumference. Two men who were taken into custody will appear at Court this morning. Press, Volume LXVIII, Issue 14300, 11 March 1912, Page 2 paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=CHP19120311.2.4.3&srpos=39&e=-------100-CHP-1----0chinese+fruiterer--