Wanganui 1887

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Oar local tradespeople are very much annoyed at the owners of business premises leasing them to Chinese in order that the Celestials may be able to compete with the European tradesmen. A few weeks ago a party of Chinese of the name of Wong Poy Bros, opened a grocery and fancy goods store, and commenced selling their wares for cash, and much below the rates charged by our local storekeepers. This, it is needless to say, has given rise to much discontent, as the Chinese are paid cash and the Europeans have to book and wait for their money. The climax was reached the other day, when the storekeepers joined together and "boycotted" a wholesale firm for supplying the "chinkies" with goods. Tuapeka Times 10 September 1887

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In Wanganui there is a Chinese night-achool of nine pupils, taught free of charge by two philanthropic ladies. Bush Advocate, Volume VI, Issue 447, 26 March 1891, Page 2

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From a Chinese row in Wanganui, Chou Sing, me of the witnesses, said that he hAd been smoking opium, the effect of which was, not to make him drunk, but to make him feel ' welly 'appy.' Bush Advocate, Volume XI, Issue 835, 23 September 1893, Page 2

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GIN AND SPRING ONIONS.

A CHINESE FINED. MARTON, February 20. At the Marton Court to-day, an Aramoho Chinese " gardener pleaded guilty to falsely consigning three cases of spring onions to Okahune, which contained six bottles of gin. He was finied £15. Defendant was fined £5 for consigning liquor to a native in a no license area. Grey River Argus , 21 February 1918, Page 3

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As showing the interest taken in the Wanganui Hospital by local Chinamen we might mention that a sum of .£2O 3s has been collected by them and handed to the secretary of the Hospital Board. The amount was subscribed as follows: — Kwong Lee £2 2s, Lock Young 55., Shing Lee and Co., .£5 ss, Wong Chong ,£1 Is, Wah Lee .£l, Sue Yang 2s, Sue Yee Sing 4s, Low Ming 2s, Cheong King 2s 6d, Kong Quon 2s 6d, Kum Yew 2s 6d, Wong Hang 10s, Kong Vow 2s 6d, Chin Wing ss, Low Kun Yea 3s, Low Yang 6s, Lee and Bing (garden) £3 3s. J. N. Bing £5 ss. We may say that the liberality of the Chinese means that the institution will benefit to the extent of £44 6s 7d, which includes the Government subsidy of 24s in the £. The generous spirit manifested by our Celestial friends does them credit.

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Wanganui Herald, Volume XXXIX, Issue 11542, 26 April 1905, Page 5