Further demonstra fat three more of the company's mills, Nos, 7, 13 and 14, situated in Robison Road, and here also offices were raided and furniture smashed up, while a number of machines were ut out of gear, completely stoping work. Several wok people were police detachment which went out, under Inspr. Foley, to restore order, cleared the mill and also dispersed a mob of some 400 strikers who were marching towards Pootoo Road station, some of them distributing pamphlets by the way. The pamphlets were of an inflammatory nature, prominence being given jon that the masters "slaves" and the operatives _as "beasts of burden." number these merchants were arrested, and also a youth of the student' class who, was among the crowd and carrying a.stick. Some two hours passed before something like order was restored in the neighbourhood. Very few of the operatives remained at "work, though the strikers wore but! a small minority of the mill hands. Extra police guards were placed at the mills and remained there for the rest of the day.
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