The Archive · 1932

Avenue Joffre Riots

Police Fire Shots to Disperse Crowd this. widow and' seven children, the Jyoungest of whom is only two Years old, was a member of the [Charch and was m staunch ehurch-

Two shots were fired the Feench Police in order to disperse Ise accordance with, instructions Street fight which threatened to of the Ministry of Judicial Adfevelop.into x riot in front. of the ministration, the City G Paris Theatre, Avenue Joffre, of Greater Shangl 230, pin. 0 Shanghai Governmien The me the Discipline cent result of a wrestling match be: mittee is composed of nine members {ween @ Russian anda Chinese with Mr, Sun Shih-ching, president Mhich was carried oat on the Jvements.in Avenue Joe," The {ts chairman. the Nantao District" Gourt, as Russian proved the victor by two Bouts out of three, whereupon the to stop it. When the pol Chinese onlookers voiced their dis-fed, the crowd got excited proval og! made a rusk for the [shouted:—"Kill the foreign police!" losing and his friends Tu order to restore order, a con-'A'stroct fight immediately devestable fired two shots into the air, Fiber of the French Police, went the crowd Rursiedly to Gaperse She fforelgn and. Chinese these having' the effect of eaustag

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