The Archive · 1927

Rowdies in Chapei

Abovt 9 am. on Sunday a large number of men gathered at the 'Hyichow Guild, Chapei, for the pur-pore of raising the' flag of the the opposite side of Government of Shai Shanghai General Labour Union, found aidaitional bors of which were, al th, eral in Shanghai informing] creek, as wel ome a for the relief of Am [them that money will be forthcoming the creek where are Other than the actual raising and, institution, "ae few hot-headed speeches, nothing week, took place at the Hsin Wu Tai Theatre, in, Kin Mou Ti, Chinese Ihave come to. Shanghai refugees amply fortified by machine-gu untoward occurred.

City, oh Tuesday afternoon and wing to the unsettled conditions in sertrieg by men the Michelet. Another meeting was held at, the! proved to be nothi leas than othe interior of China, Lookouts on the roofs of the build- ffuehow Guild, when the greatest fiasco, 'The following is' the statement ings and vantage [effort td unite all Municipal em-'There were several hunted persona] istled on Monday afternoon by the} points along the Zikawei Creek) ployees was made.

A number, per-give military intelligence" people, met present, the majority of whom wero|Consulate:—students and labourers and a few!

"An American Emergency Relief the movements ' of organize the Shanghai Municipal women, Most of them, including the|Committee has been formed to Nationalist troops in this vicinity, Hanployees General Labour Union—and most important of these embers of the p-called govern assist Americans among the refugees ment, wore short coats and only allow arriving in Shanghi A limit. jon points is situated in the ipetoding workers, at, the power Hant and other Municipal in tower of the Observatory'. which fow were attired in long gowns.

Jed sum of money has been appro-commands a view for miley arcus ing. to information Among the members of the "Govern-printed by the American Red Cross} ment" who were absent were Mr. in Washington. This will be ex-the countryside, Timon the Dal Ya-ching, former chairman of. the] pended under the general supervise First Line of. Defence Tu addition to the main. meeting Chinese General Chamber of Com-fon of the American Consulate-at West Gate, several smaller meetmerce; Mr. Francis Zia, managit General.

A strong post of cofoniats is on! ings were held, in order to foment editor of tke "China Courie "Mr, julean Arnold has consented duty at. the beginning "of Avenue trouble among labourers, "China Tribune"; and Soumi to take charge of the Petain, the broad street which lends] Cheng, a hinese lady lawyer, who! itself as a conyeniert and start ap-'The Post Office studied in France and who is now proach into the Concession from, Postal employees in the main re-chief judge of the Sharghai Dis-Route de Zikawei 'A similar strong turned to work on Saturday but the trict Court.

Powell, who has had previous ex post ig found somewhat further mass of mail and the confusion Over the door, there hung a sheet in Red Cross work in down this avenue at the junction Salting from a four days' strike was of white cloth, an which were in-fof Route Joseph Frelupt which is Such that little was done, although scribed characters representing "I3] as possible, Americans] also a second barrier line of de-some mail Was eventually distribut-memory of the 72 martyrs" (those help will be expected to force. The first defence line fed. The workers returned, accord-who died in connexion with the Revse reimburse yments_ therefor. the southern boundary {ng to. oficial reports, after three volution at Wang Hua Kang, Can-he National City Bank has} Route de Zikawei of their number bad been released ton). "Hanging up in the middle of kindly granted the use of some space barbed wire barri from custody, where they were de-the platform was a portrait of the in their office building, where men! reinforcements at each bridge, dug-tained as. inciters of the original Into Dr, Sun Yat-sen and, crossed refugees who are unable to make] outs and sandbag embankment: for] strike, Those resuming now" de: above it, were two Kuomintang] jolt own arrangements can be acmachine-guns and snipers give a refund the release of a clerk, held flags. oom temporarily.

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