Five thousand rioting tramway-men, their friends and supporters who' tried to Nanking Road topsyturey on Saturday afternoon, were dispersed by efficient poli action, without the affair _gotting out of hand, as was the objective of 50 or 60 agitators, who carefully' kent in the background as they incited the mob to further acts.
Nanking Road between Honan Road and the Bund was filled with avging humanity, but Chief Inspr. Young with six other foreigners and fa squad of Chinese and Sikh police the Honan Road corner and back the crowd, until the ar-I of ull available men from station, With theee rein-foreements, the inspector ordered all to form a line across the road and slowly but surely the Chinese fell The Emergency Squad from Gordon Read sere despatched to seen under command of Chief Inspr. Fairbaira and rashed up_ in motor wagon. Major Wainwright then took charge and the struggle in earnest began, Within half an [hour the mob were dispersed. Three ome to an agreement with, the [Sinpany' as to cerms for resumption Soong, and i ig understood that matafon was given to. them Cine out two or three ears 10 a one etnat peace had been restored wap that service would be resumed Susterday. The. Gro. cars were Reve "boga driven to the Bubbling Well sheds, and nothing more. cvttbefare the ears Toft the: sheds Agitato: s got to the men, how Yan ead, and a crowd twas collected, ne lading families of the strikers, feminie agitators and. from the vicinity: All crowded on the cars, armed. with Sanmers, placards denoting a victors, Damboos end. sticks, while a band had been employed to stimulate them. Atleast 1,500, it is reliably' estimated, had boarded the first eight ears and trailers.
'Ail along Yangtszepoo Road laid Broadway, the hoyling mod] Decame more' frenaled and fol tant, until they arrived in ithe vicinity of the Astor House: Officers tried to get them to return to the Whyside sheds, but hey would hear nothing of it—they insisted on going on, throwing. fire-frackers. from windows and shouting wildly. Between the Garden [Bridge ard Nanking Roed, passersby' fand. motorists were in positive dange When the mob had reached Hon kew Creek bridge, they were met by Major Wainwright and Chief Inspr. Young who tried to get them to turn back. This effort to break up a certain riot was met with cat: balls and eries of vengeance and th! crowd, made for the two officials, Sne being" in. civilian clothes. One of the gang carried a huge iron yed used in throwing switches and Tried to assault Mr. Young, who ludeg his assailant, Things looked! bad for the two as the tramwayman surged round them, and had it not eon for a motorman who recognized Mr. Young, and turned his fellows back, no one knows what might havel happened, As it was they of to their motor car and through side streets returned to the central district, after which the order to shut off power was issued.
'The first tram hod just passed Szechuen Road, when it stopped. 'Off jumped the rioting passengers fand, in their fervour, began shove ing the cars along. Outsiders joined them, and the mob interfered with on duty, both traffic and'
"and blocked the ord and feross'traifle at Kiangse and Sze-Jebuen Roads.
As the mob surged westward, Chief Inspr. Young from Central station, assisted by Inspr. Sale and Sub-Insprs. Halland O'Dwyer marshalled the few foreigners fend Chinese until reinforcements from Central had arrived. Officers. drew their batons and waved the crowd back. The impetus was halted for the moment. juntly those behind pushed them forward, The line was formed across the road and the officers began the baton charge.
The Mob Slowly Breaks Before this movement the line began to give. Resistlessly the representatives of law and onder' moved forward until Nanking Road was elovred as far as Kiangse Road, at which corner a healthy percent': lage broke off to the sides. The second police me filled into the front Hine, where these followed the rejtreatinz Chinese toward Kiukiang and Ningpo Roads. Ons" off the in thoroughfare the rioters and the innocents as well, broke into a trot and were soon sexttcred here jand there.
The men reform: their line and machine-like moved forward. iwas struck just below the ey"
1 semi-dazed condition he was that to-day, if not at least ed clear and sent to hospital. morrow, full service will'have been Bonner also was struck and quite established. seriously too, P, C, Kersley was The position of the bus service beaten about the head and wrist, may sidered equally [but stuck to it. foptimistie, a8 it is understood. thut The pile afforded the mob their: the men are willing to work, but last-opportunity to make-a stand. thave "been prevented because of Once the police cleared thie point'n fihreats by the striking tramway: large number broke for cover on men. Yesterday 16: buses. were in this alleyway. From here to Sze-operation throughout the day with chuen Road little difficulty was their regular crews. Service was fexperieneed. The large number of attempted on two routes, namely, tramcars, which had been left Bubbling Well-to Range Road and the Bund to' Thorburn Road. the road' when the power was'shut [Oficils believe that with' the off, materially assisted the police resumption of the tram service the 2s'the mob were in two sections, omnibus difeulty will also be while being driven back, settled.
Abou: 20 minutes later casual] Lesser' Strikes in. Shanghai spectators had come into Nanking Fond between Szechuen Road and.
'The management of the Hong jthe Bund, Amongst them were Foong cotton mills numbers one and two continue firm. in their policy agitators, but there was no' violence, A line chs and Chinese was Walch ey enrounced after thelt Hot" and fie last' week, when they formed and in short everything was Stated hat the mill would remain, cleared again, loved for $0 days and 4,210 Spectators who happened by were astonished at the precision and acferaployees are out of work.
The situation. at Wing On's is' jeurate work of the police and not gradually becoming cusier, ax over few expressed favourable comment the week end'the former disgruntled fon their efficiency. The valunbla Jemployees slowly returned to work. training of the Chinese constables The Yoh entolimont has not yet pre-from the Gordon Road depot: won sented itself, but' the business the admiration of foreign police feontinuing as before as they swept along, shoulder to shoukivr, and full of vigour aad Jamong. the: employe: Conaiderable dia ones and: this. is" being increased Eye-witnesses of the organization by a large number of former 1 fof the affair at Wayside say that ployees who are now taking on the they sew Russians among those role of agitators, egg the mass to form, whi Tt is rumoured that, clerks and jothe: s on Nanking Road ' noticed esistanty in-certain shops prine what appeared to be Red Ruatiaas finally inthe. Central. and" Louzs'
the rear of the mob. ftetriete, wil not' report for duty.
Members of the motor cycle ma-this morning and that they will chine gun squad stood by while the tire a general vice shop strike, baton charges were being carried Kea meeting of 2,000 employees lout, ready for any emergency with Choy" demanded that they should their Thompson guns, for which active double pay for' the last fortunately there was no need. felendar month of the Chinese New Perzons present report that, two Year, that they should be permitted shots were fired—one by a Chinese organize and join a union of Mloter and one when a police gun. their own and that' there. should went off accidentally. The Intter, it benne dismissals without just cause, {is believed, occurred during the Te is believed in official circles that Imélée, when a pistol was wrenched this movement, which does not from an officer's holster, but w: affect foreigners diveetly, has been recovered almost immediately, instigated to arouse the temper of For the most part yesterday there the masses, which will then be was little damage or violence and directed away from, Chinese at the omnibus sheds—the buses establishment on to foreigners. having been withdrawn on Saturday Minor Strike Threatening! because the men had been threaten-WEDNESDAY, ce by tram employees—about 85 per ent. of the total showed up for The strike of the employees of the work. A cumber of vehicles were Irramway Ca, was apparently finishe ent-out and successfully ran until 2 yesterday morning when practice pam. when they were withdraw ily all of the motormen, conductors because of trouble in Yangtszepoo, fand fitters returned to their work find normal traffic conditions wore Before this hour as a bus apagain inaugurated. The situation proached Whashing Road a number of loafers and strikers flocked across regards the omnibuses in the Settlement was not so hopeful and, the road, and stopped further pro-stter resuming part service on gress of the motor. Throwing stones Monday, all service was suspended through the windows, they surround-esterday. fed the vehicle and stopped the There, were only very isolated motorman, They kidnapped him cages of employees of the Trame fand took him to the Tramwaymen's ways being "intimidated by the Union, 204 Pingliang Road. The agitators and in most of these cases, conductor made good his escape. the threats tothe employees were The efficient and seemingly ever-present Emergency Squad was des-On Monday afternoon about 70 patched to Yangtszepoo station and rivers and conductors showed up in conjunction with the force for work and by 4pm, 16 buses there, Mr. Baker, being in charge, were running along the main rout ided the union quarters. A The buses ran until 8 pan. Ax the large quantity of inflammatory feonductors and drivers wore going literature was seized and the Kid-oot duty they were met by a group, rapped motorman released. for disgruntled employees who. me Subsequent to. this incident, all Formed them that if they started to omnibus service was suspended. work the next. morning. something vious would lippen to them. AS Skeleton Tramway Set fa result of this only about 25 men Resumed Feparted "yesterday morning and these were Feticent about commenc
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