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[gilly]

The Silver Star WAS NOT the same restaurant involved in the 1963 riot.I can't recall it's name but i'm pretty sure that Chinese was in Church St near the post office.

[Phyll]

Gilly, I thought someone said it was near the Raven, this is very confusing, especially with my memory.

[gilly]

Phyll, on 27 August 2010 - 06:17 AM, said:

Gilly, I thought someone said it was near the Raven, this is very confusing, especially with my memory.

The post office was in church at nearly opposite hall st,i think the chinese was between that and the raven:thumb:

[Phyll]

Oh Yeah, I forgot the Post Office used to be in Church Street. Do you think there's a photo on here
somewhere?

[gilly]

I'm sure there's one in the archives but don't think i've seen one of the chinese.

[Dion]

gilly, on 27 August 2010 - 06:04 AM, said:

The Silver Star WAS NOT the same restaurant involved in the 1963 riot.I can't recall it's name but i'm pretty sure that Chinese was in Church St near the post office.

It was called The Sunrise.

[Phyll]

Found this article while Googling, telling the account of the Chinese Riots.

Brian Peace 24
5 May 1963
St Helens, Lancashire

Brian had gotten into an argument over the bill in a Chinese restaurant. Six Chinese employees attacked him with steel and lead pipes, pieces of timber and a pick-axe handle. He staggered outside and collapsed on the street. He was taken to hospital but died shortly afterwards. An angry mob of 300 White men congregated outside the restaurant and smashed tables, chairs and the front window. Forty police officers were deployed to keep order. Half an hour later another Chinese restaurant was attacked. The 6 Chinese, Tsang Koon Lin, Tsang Sung, Tsang Fon Yaw, Tsang Wan Sang, Tsung Fat & Le Gam Po were charged with murder and causing grievous bodily harm to another customer. At their trial at Liverpool Crown Court the liberal authorities found 5 of the Chinese guilty of manslaughter, and they received only 3 years each. The last defendant, Le Gam Po, was found not guilty and discharged. The people of St Helens were furious about the verdict.

It was from this site.

http://thefallenlist...60-to-1979.html

[tessmop]

You come up with the goods everytime Phyll,you're invaluble to this site.l remember it very well it was just before l left school in july of that year,the bus from Parr would stop outside the Chinese near the Theatre Royal,we all thought it was that one at first because it was boarded up.

[Phyll]

Thanks Tessmop, that's very nice of you.
Though some people don't like all my links!

[SKYMAN]

I REMEMBER that all the chinese were victimised because of this incident,even the laundry in north rd,,i believe that the owner was born in this country,im not taking sides but at that time it was quite common for the staff to be mocked and skitted by drunken customers,it still goes on but on a much smaller scale,

[jimmy c spark]

The name of the resturant opposite the theatre royal were all the above happened was Young Kongs

[Aitch70]

Restaurant opposite theatre was called koh-in-nor Pam/ h70

[gilly]

The koh i noor was an indian lower down from the chinese silver star( both names correct early 70's) The indian was later renamed a passage to india after being taken over by the owner of the shapla(indian that opened circa 1980 having previously been the poppin cafe)Orinally occupying 1 building the koh i noor expanded into dickie glovers chippy.All gone now except the silver star,which became sammys after it's owner(sam tsang) oddly enough the building is now an indian