The Archive · 1927

Strikers Raided in Canton

Two Leaders Shot and Thirty-four -Arrests Made Hongkong, Oct, 20, During raids at Canton yesterday Jon the Hongkong-Shameen strikers' /headquarters in the Tungyuen and the Seamen Union's office at Tai. pitig Maloo two leaders of the Union were shot and killed by the police jand thirteen strike lenders and twenty-one officers of the Seamen's Union were arrested, 'A hundred und fifty police were engaged in this round-up of: labour radicals, The headquarters of the two ganizations were blockaded, after which shots were exchanged with the results mentioned, measure adopted in pursuance of General Li Chai-sum's determined the suppression of "reds,"

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