The Archive · 1929

Government

Colombo, Feb. 7

Order was restored and the (rams started to run again today after the leader of the Labour" Par Goonesingho, addressed the evovid police headquarters, asking them to The majority. come The Colonial retary, Me, A, G. M. Fletcher, addressing the Lagisiative Council to-day, fore shadowed trade union legis On February 5, 15,000 harbour, Iway and other workers suddenly struck work and marched to police headquarters as a demonstration Dut, Tater, most of them resumed work, Serious disturbances, hows er, later broke out. Stones were thrown at the Police Headquarters and the police had to make three charges and use their batons 3 disperse the crowd. Ten policemen were injured and several people haa to be sent to hospital to be treated for injuries, Numerous arrests were made. strike of tramway employees had been going which had been iam, lending to on for some days, marked by rowilye collisions with thy

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