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THE SMUGGLED CHINESE. THE SMUGGLED CHINESE.
CHARGE OF AIDING ASH ABETTING. PLEA OF NOT GUILTY. A charge arising out of the cases in which two Chinese were fined £10 for landing in New Zealand, for evading paying the poll-tax, was further vemtilated In the Police Court yesterday afternoou, before Mr. J. E. Wilson, S.iL, Sai Lauie (Mr. V. R. Meredith) being charged with aiding and abetting the offender. Mr. Selwyn Mays, who appeared for the. Crown, said the charge was laid under Section 34 of the Immigration Restriction Act, combined with the J.P. Act. The offence went back to the night of March 15 lost, when two young Chinese were landed from tlie steamer Atua at Chelsea, and brought over to Auckland on the ferry boat by thelx/sun. On landing, the eniide took them across the dark locality abutting from the wharf to Little Queen Street, and to near the rear of the promises of Ah Ohec. There Sai l*.uie mot them, and when the bosun departed they were, driven bymotor to the ginger factory in Rutland Street, and later taken to the gardens at Mangere, where they had remained until discovered by the police. They had been paiel no wages. DEFENDANT'S CONFLICTING STATEMENTS. Sai Lanie's connection with the matter elated from the time the Atua's mail was landed, when he receiveei a letter. Defendant had told the police that he met the two men in Queen Street, and he merely gave them a job. That on April 26. After that defendant gave several conflicting state.mejits to tho Customs Department. On April 30 he admitted he had dono wrong. He said that prior to the Atua's arrival he had no knowledge that the two men were coming to New Zealand, but from the mail that day, he had received a letter requesting him to look after them, which he had done. On May 5 defendant informed a Customs oflicial that he told the two Chinese that they had better return to the Atua, go back to Fiji, and go to school until they could pass the education test and pay the poll-tax. They replied that they could not do this ag the Atua was returning to Sydney, where they would be certain to be found as tht* officials made a strict search -Lhore. They also said that if they went back, the bosun, from fear of being caught, might throw them overboard at night. They would rather jump from the wharf than go on hoard again. He then took them to the ginger factory, and to thp gardens after deciding to give them work. He gave them £10 to buy clothes with. He had nothing to do with ringing-up a relative in Ah Chee's store when the storeman said two men were wniting outside for him at the back of the building. He went out and saw tho bosun of the Atua, who beckoned him
over. Ho asked tho mon what they wanted, and then the bosun departed. He wrote to Sang On Tie, a big meri'hant in Fiji, warning him of the seriousness of the offence of smuggling men, anil telling him not to do it again as it would ruin his (elefendant's)good name in New Zealand, where he had been for 25 years. He. ides that, the Chinese here might get jealous of him and get him into trouble. He informed the officials also that he bud several times intended to tell the truth, but was afraid. He knew he had clone wrong, and intended to tusk only for leniency. A MISSING PAIR. He knew of two other Chinese smuggled in, and he would endeavour to locale them, and advise the officials. He had not received any money for helping the Chinese. Mr. Mays added that defendant, on May 3, again altered his story, saying he did not see the Chinese the night they arrived, but the day alter, anil that he inteneleel to plead guilty, but his solicitor later said he was foolish to do so, as he thought he would be able to get him oIT if he did not know tho two Chinese were coming to New Zealand, and if he did not receive part of the £.91 paid by the man in Suva. He intimated his intention to plead guilty to aiding and abetting, but not deliberately. t'lem Ah Cliec heard this story, and remarked that he did not see how Sai lauio could gel out of it, as. unfortunately ho had burnt the letter he had received from Fiji.
IjCo Sam. who spoke through an interpreter, said he went to Fiji from China six years ago, and came here in the Atua. There were four in the locked cabin on the vessel, and witness anil his mate came over with the bosun and were landed and eventually taken to the gardens at Mangere. A man at Fiji had told them to go to Auckland and get a good job. They paid £91 4/6 to Sang On Tie in Fiji, but had paid no poll-tax in Auckland. Sai Lauie had not told them to go back and learn English. On arrival here, Sai Laiuc had shown them a letter 'he had received from Fiji from Sang on Tie. LN PORT LOCKED UP. To Mr. Mere*dith: He had come to New Zealand before, but could not land because he could not pas 3 tlie education test. Had he been allowed to land when he first arrived in New Zealand, about March last year, he would havo remained in New Zealand. He was two days on tbo Atua before he lande*d near tlie Sugar Works. They paid 4d. each and came across on the ferry boat. Tho Kuropean went into the back of Ah Chee's shop, when they arrived nemr there.. Witness did not tell Sai Lauie ho camo from Fiji. He wanted work, but did not say so to Sai Lauie. He knew he was to get but did not know how much, no had not said he hail to return to Fiji. He had asked Sai Iviuie for £1, anel that was all he bad received. Ho had asked another titan to ask for £5, and he had not received it. By Mr. Mays: .Sai Lauie said ho knew, on meeting them after landing, that they wcro from Fiji. He had not been out of the garden at Mangere. Sai Lauie gave another man £8 to buy dothes for them, Lee Fan gave corrobeirative evidence, and said, in reply to Mr. Mereelith, he did not know what was to be his pay at the gardens. The letter Sai Lauie received on tbe night of their arrival was not from Sang On Tie, but from Chang Sha Ling. Walter Ghenny, who drove the men from the ginger factor." to the garden, said he diet so at the instigation of Sai Lauie. Tho case was adjourned
Auckland Star, Volume L, Issue 107, 6 May 1919, Page 6 paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=AS19190506.2.63&srpos=1&e=-------100--1----0sang+fiji+chinese--
That night the two smuggled Chinese Lee Sam and Lee Tau were brought from, Chelsea by; the boatswain of the ship and taken directly to tho back door of Ah Chce's fruit shop in Little Queen Street
CHARGE OF AIDING ASH ABETTING. PLEA OF NOT GUILTY. A charge arising out of the cases in which two Chinese were fined £10 for landing in New Zealand, for evading paying the poll-tax, was further vemtilated In the Police Court yesterday afternoou, before Mr. J. E. Wilson, S.iL, Sai Lauie (Mr. V. R. Meredith) being charged with aiding and abetting the offender. Mr. Selwyn Mays, who appeared for the. Crown, said the charge was laid under Section 34 of the Immigration Restriction Act, combined with the J.P. Act. The offence went back to the night of March 15 lost, when two young Chinese were landed from tlie steamer Atua at Chelsea, and brought over to Auckland on the ferry boat by thelx/sun. On landing, the eniide took them across the dark locality abutting from the wharf to Little Queen Street, and to near the rear of the promises of Ah Ohec. There Sai l*.uie mot them, and when the bosun departed they were, driven bymotor to the ginger factory in Rutland Street, and later taken to the gardens at Mangere, where they had remained until discovered by the police. They had been paiel no wages. DEFENDANT'S CONFLICTING STATEMENTS. Sai Lanie's connection with the matter elated from the time the Atua's mail was landed, when he receiveei a letter. Defendant had told the police that he met the two men in Queen Street, and he merely gave them a job. That on April 26. After that defendant gave several conflicting state.mejits to tho Customs Department. On April 30 he admitted he had dono wrong. He said that prior to the Atua's arrival he had no knowledge that the two men were coming to New Zealand, but from the mail that day, he had received a letter requesting him to look after them, which he had done. On May 5 defendant informed a Customs oflicial that he told the two Chinese that they had better return to the Atua, go back to Fiji, and go to school until they could pass the education test and pay the poll-tax. They replied that they could not do this ag the Atua was returning to Sydney, where they would be certain to be found as tht* officials made a strict search -Lhore. They also said that if they went back, the bosun, from fear of being caught, might throw them overboard at night. They would rather jump from the wharf than go on hoard again. He then took them to the ginger factory, and to thp gardens after deciding to give them work. He gave them £10 to buy clothes with. He had nothing to do with ringing-up a relative in Ah Chee's store when the storeman said two men were wniting outside for him at the back of the building. He went out and saw tho bosun of the Atua, who beckoned him
over. Ho asked tho mon what they wanted, and then the bosun departed. He wrote to Sang On Tie, a big meri'hant in Fiji, warning him of the seriousness of the offence of smuggling men, anil telling him not to do it again as it would ruin his (elefendant's)good name in New Zealand, where he had been for 25 years. He. ides that, the Chinese here might get jealous of him and get him into trouble. He informed the officials also that he bud several times intended to tell the truth, but was afraid. He knew he had clone wrong, and intended to tusk only for leniency. A MISSING PAIR. He knew of two other Chinese smuggled in, and he would endeavour to locale them, and advise the officials. He had not received any money for helping the Chinese. Mr. Mays added that defendant, on May 3, again altered his story, saying he did not see the Chinese the night they arrived, but the day alter, anil that he inteneleel to plead guilty, but his solicitor later said he was foolish to do so, as he thought he would be able to get him oIT if he did not know tho two Chinese were coming to New Zealand, and if he did not receive part of the £.91 paid by the man in Suva. He intimated his intention to plead guilty to aiding and abetting, but not deliberately. t'lem Ah Cliec heard this story, and remarked that he did not see how Sai lauio could gel out of it, as. unfortunately ho had burnt the letter he had received from Fiji.
IjCo Sam. who spoke through an interpreter, said he went to Fiji from China six years ago, and came here in the Atua. There were four in the locked cabin on the vessel, and witness anil his mate came over with the bosun and were landed and eventually taken to the gardens at Mangere. A man at Fiji had told them to go to Auckland and get a good job. They paid £91 4/6 to Sang On Tie in Fiji, but had paid no poll-tax in Auckland. Sai Lauie had not told them to go back and learn English. On arrival here, Sai Laiuc had shown them a letter 'he had received from Fiji from Sang on Tie. LN PORT LOCKED UP. To Mr. Mere*dith: He had come to New Zealand before, but could not land because he could not pas 3 tlie education test. Had he been allowed to land when he first arrived in New Zealand, about March last year, he would havo remained in New Zealand. He was two days on tbo Atua before he lande*d near tlie Sugar Works. They paid 4d. each and came across on the ferry boat. Tho Kuropean went into the back of Ah Chee's shop, when they arrived nemr there.. Witness did not tell Sai Lauie ho camo from Fiji. He wanted work, but did not say so to Sai Lauie. He knew he was to get but did not know how much, no had not said he hail to return to Fiji. He had asked Sai Iviuie for £1, anel that was all he bad received. Ho had asked another titan to ask for £5, and he had not received it. By Mr. Mays: .Sai Lauie said ho knew, on meeting them after landing, that they wcro from Fiji. He had not been out of the garden at Mangere. Sai Lauie gave another man £8 to buy dothes for them, Lee Fan gave corrobeirative evidence, and said, in reply to Mr. Mereelith, he did not know what was to be his pay at the gardens. The letter Sai Lauie received on tbe night of their arrival was not from Sang On Tie, but from Chang Sha Ling. Walter Ghenny, who drove the men from the ginger factor." to the garden, said he diet so at the instigation of Sai Lauie. Tho case was adjourned
Auckland Star, Volume L, Issue 107, 6 May 1919, Page 6 paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=AS19190506.2.63&srpos=1&e=-------100--1----0sang+fiji+chinese--
That night the two smuggled Chinese Lee Sam and Lee Tau were brought from, Chelsea by; the boatswain of the ship and taken directly to tho back door of Ah Chce's fruit shop in Little Queen Street
