'A mob of infuriated Chinese mill comployees attacked two Japanese Police on duty at the entrance to the Dong Shing Mill between 1 and 2 pam, on Jan, 13, assaulting them so severely that the station stall at Pootoo Road and reserves from Gordon Road turned out to disperse them. Struck by bricks and stones, the Japanese police were sent to the Foo' Ming Hospital in a Fire Brigade ambulance. "One of them is. Seriously injured, having been struck on the head'with a missile:
The police charged the Chinese jand three were arrested. Considerable force had to be employed and one of these is also in hospital Tt had been arranged by 2xreement between the management and Jemployees, who are on strike as a result of 'a notice that a special bonus would no longer be paid, that conference would be "held. A. delegation of workers, escort ed "by. several "hundred—eom-Trades, appeared at the gates, 181 Garden Road, The delegation was admitted and negotiations were begun. in the] meantime, the remainder waited outside, The police requested them t0 move back from the entrance sell /This the crowd refused to do. Pers haps those in the rear did not under. stand, Further parleys between the But'the crowd did not move, ies and these' in front continued, "Then someone inthe middle of the mob' shouted "the "ery "Tang, Tang." ov "strike." "Others took the ety and soon' pandemonium ex isted," There, was. a general rush for bricks and stones and: the ™m0d reassembled with their. weapons, which they' proceeded to throw: a te "police The Late Mra. Baldwin,
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