Sub-Inspr, Groves testified that he was called to the mill because of the trouble. At 12.30 p.m. on Friday he was standing on the verandah of the mill office when he heard a police whistle being blown. Looking down the compound, he saw several men armed with iron bare going from the speeding room to the spinning room. He called the other policemen outside the mill to come at once. On entering the ring spinning room, he saw the accused breaking up the machinery with iron bars. The 16th accused caught hold of witness's uniform, but he was dragged, away by a foreman of the mill. "The 16th accused got hold of a roller and threw it at witness but it just grazed his left shoulder. He was later arrested by P. C, Jones. All the other accus-were arrested as they were re-agnized as ringleaders by the mill Yoremen and detectives. They were all taken to the mill office. The foremen went back to the mill and told the workers the ringleaders were arrested and they commenced working and there had been no trouble in the mill since.
The case was remanded, "Running Dogs"
The following is a translation of a handbill which was issued by the General Labour Union of Cotton Mill, Employees "Fellow Labourers of the Dong Shing Mill!" Your employers paid $100 to your leader Wong Zung-sung and compelled him to resign, Shameless slaves or running dogs, who flatter the Japanese, have been engaged to deal with you and to destroy your Union. The minds of your employers are as cruel and wicked as the wolf and tiger. Everyone will be in disgust at hearing this. However, you are consolidated. It ig not possible for the running dogs to set on you. We hope that you will refrain from taking extreme measures, because we have already sent letters to warn the mill owners and run ning' dogs. Should our protest turn to deaf ears, this is the time, for you to adopt the last steps. Let us assure you that we are, ready to render you every assist ance at any time. Continue your struggles with renewed _effortst Struggle! Struggle! No dismissal of workers be allowed! Beat down the running dogs! Long live see Union of Labourers."
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.