The Archive · 1936

Police Evict Hundreds from Premises

'Rickshaw rioting sterted on Thursday morning in the International Set. tlement when @ mob raided the offices of the Pullers. 'Mutual Ald Associa~ on In' East Kashing Road, beat the General Secretary and, five of his assistants, "und engaged in a free ght, wilh "other rickshaw coolies. Forty-two demonstrators wore rested after the police had evicted the mob of several hundred men from "the ° premises. The Reserve Unit (riot personnel) was called into action shortly after the trouble Started, and stood by at. Kashing Road. Police Station Last night. was the first serious rickshaw disturb fane since August, 1094, when agita-tore attacked rickshaws on the arrests, slashing tyres and otherwise disabling the vehicles, Mob Evleted, A'pallee party from Kashing Rosd Station; headed by Insp. G. J. Ben-holt, aftived' as the invaders were

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