The Archive · 1925

St. Xavier's Suspended

St. Xavier's College suspended classes yesterday. Situated as it is in the vicinity of the Hongkew Pub-Hig Market, where there has been serious trouble, and which is the vendeswous of the gangs of this dis trict, the-school has ocx cubjeet to numerous attempts to force it "to conse work. Students insisted, how ever, that they would' not join in a strike, but the authorities thought that, better than risk any lives, they' would not held classes until the trouble subsided. state of affairs occurred in the East ern district, but efficient patrols handled the matter in excellent form. At the tiffin hour. on the Bund between Canton Road and Avenue Edward VII, the rowdies threw debris and mud and_ stones from the Public Works repairs on tue bunding, but it is believed that no casualties resulted. Central Station responded and stopped the trouble. On Tuesday an organized attempt put a stop to the crore town service on Chekiang Road. A gang of Chinese Bolsheviks filled the points at the intersection with Canton Road and it was decided not to repair them,

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