Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-07-15
MYSTERIOUS cRLEsrIALs.
Recently Hundreds Of Cinnamon Hav
Appeared and Yanished in Toronto.


Recently Hundreds Of Cinnamon Have
Appeared and Vanished in Toronto.
ToRoSro, Ont, July 1.-THE police
and press Of Toronto have made q dis
covery in the past few days that should
interest people on this side the line
and the United States customs authori.
ties IN particular. il has been found
that during the past three months be-
tween two hundred aud three hundred
Cinnamon have arrived Ia this city by
rail from the west. 1t mas also been
proved that the actual Chinese
population Of Toronto is no larger
now than il was SIX months
ago. The several hundred ceies-
tisls known TO have arrived here are
Also known to have left the city, but
where they have gone the police and
the press, in spite Of ssrnest efforts to
throw light on the point, have so far
failed 70 discover. These Cinnamon, it
10 learned, do not reach Toronto from
other towns IN Canada, but come direct
from British Columbia. Investigation
shows that the Chinese residents are
agreed 70 know nothing whatever
about the matter. But i: has been
found that the strangers arriving ct tho
union station in Toronto At night or
early morning, 20 directly 70 the
abodes Of the resident celestials and
remain with them . few days before
mysterlousiy disappearing. The rail
way trainmen and station hands nave
seen parties Of these people, number
ing from eight to fourteen. arriving
regularly ~ short intervals. Many
others also come on eArty trains des-
tined for points few miles outside the
city, but slight and remain IN the wait
ing rooms until the departure of the
connecting trains. Those booked to
Toronto are usually met 1T the station
and taken away IN express wagons or
hacks. IL there Be no one TO meet the
Strangers they invariably produce .
piece Of paper with the name Of some
Chinese residents of Toronto written
thereon In English.
a Cube reporter met the early west
ern train one morning last week and
Jaw party OF greenhorn Chinsmen
allght from il, whom he accompanied
IN the express wagon 70 their destina-
ton, ct the house OF Chinese resident.
On the way he learned that the straug-
ers had como direct from China via
Vancouver. One of the party knew
enough Eugiisn to convey that infor-
nation. but on the subject of their des-
tlnation tney failed TO make themselves
Ineligible. Later IN the day the re-
porter called ct the same house aud
found about fifteen Cinnamon there,
who At sight of him quickly vanished.
The proprietor denied that any of his
coontsymen had arrived lately, and no
amount Of sdroit questioning could
ehelt anything shout the destination OF
the newcomers.
The sctual facts Uncovered are that
large numbers OF Cninamen are con-
stantly arriving IN Toronto; that they
Only remain . few days IN the city and
tEst no Toronto ChipamAn viii veil
where they 20. They do not appear IN
the neignooring towns and Villages and
the obvious inference 10 that these new
arrivals from the dowsry kingdom
quietly and expsditeiy find their way
over toe border into the land Of prom.
Use. the United esates internal reve-
nue. people might perhsps add sn inter-
esting chapter 20 this story BY Judi
cious suveoogntion.