The anniversary of the death of the 72 Heroes at the hands of the Manchu officials was celebrated not long ago, and on that day, holiday, many persons vi tombs of the heroes. Police officers stationed at regular intervals along the hgo of march to keep order, and one of these was pounced upon by several workers after he had requested one of his assailants to move on. Before long a crowd of workers had gathered at the scene of this disturbance, and many of them aimed blows or missiles at the unfortunate officer of the law, Another officer tried to reason with the angry labourers, and he in turn was beaten almost into a state of insensibility.
'At last a third officer managed to induce the crazed workingman accompany the two wounded officers to the station, and there several of the men who' took part in the assault were placed under arrest. The wounded policemen were removed to a hospital, where one of them was reported to be very dangerously wounded and the doctors ure not sure but that he)
1 suceunmh to his of the strikers, felt it neces-to wr'te (0 strike headquarters King the union officials how they wished him to dispose of the case of the workers who were responsible for the wounding of his men. The! same policy has been since followed the head of the police depart. ment, in one case following a street fight in the course of embers of one union were pushed) into a canal by their enemies, members of another organization of workingman, and drowned,
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