The Archive · 1926

Police Fire on Crowd

Several police officers fire ints the crowd of enraged labourers' but there were 00 few peace officers on liliand to put down the disorder. Reserves were sent front police headquarters, but they did not arrive the fight was over. The side!

inficteg the casualties was satisfied with the death of the several men whom they struck dowa fin one of their advances, and on a signal from their leader they marched away to their headquarters.

Two days ago the Labourers' Delegates' Union served an ultima tum on the Nationalist Goverament, announcing that if its demands were rot met within three days all of its members woald go out on strike. The first demand was that the government should guarantee that in the future their members shall be protected from attack, by their rivals. The arrest and punishment of Chan Sam was also remanded.

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