The machines. were the property of Messrs. T. V. Soong, Kwok Be Mr. C. Hewitt, land another gentleman. "The Chinese officials Hewitt had been inspecting which is in Chinese" ters Mr. Soong is Minister of Finance, Mz. Kwok Bew is Director of the Mint, and Mr. Hewitt is an Americar engineer-in-charge. They knew nothing of the affair until some time, later.
The procession had reached Gordca! Road and Ichang Road, when the police party arrived. Sergt. Cardelt Jand a number of Chinese constable: gave chase and after several minutes running, Sergt. Cordell outdistance} his Chinese assistants and caught up.
the mob.
He forced his way throngn tke ear of the mob, and elbowing and pushing forward' got to the leaders, eral of whom carried large srs hung between poles: As ko lsvabbed for them there came a shower of stones and sticks. Someone threw half a bottle, which he fortunately dodged. 'Then the mob swarmed on him, 'They struck him with their fists, and tore at his clothes. They] were too much for him and they knocked him over, but he n.anaged to fend. off their more' vicious blows During this melee some of the students made off and the maj eluded the police, who, however, Quite content, considering the smallness of their number, in having ar rested 10 per cent. of the rioters.
At the station they were a dis consolato looking lot. About 22 of them were crowded in to the small cage in the charge room and the three ringleaders stood outside. One of them had been ducked in a erect and was wet to his middle, Major Bourne, officer of the. da suggested that recruits from Gordon Road Depot should assist in patrol! ing the district, and detectives under Chief Det.-Inspr. Robertson began a search of the houses, given as addresses. A huge pile of Li ture, alleged to have emanated fron: the Kiangsa Communist Party was confiscated, although the large banners were hustled off during the fight. One of the students ad-! mitted that he spoke Russian, At Bubbling Well station another} student was arreared for chal slogans on walls and it is believed that his actions were a part of the general plan for the d Court Proceedings Twenty-seven students charged with rioting, malicious damaging of property, assaulting a police affeer fand with an offence under Art. 6 of the Provisional Anti-Revolutionary Code, where brought up before the Provisinal Court on July 15, before Judge Loo and Mr. Meinhardt, Senior Consul's Depul 'A Chinese detective stated that some of the accused were dangerous revolutionists and had merited police attention before.
The accused were renianded in custody for a week.
The following are excerpts from the pamphlets which were produced in Court as evidence:
1. Overthrow the authority of the'
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