Serious trouble was averted at' the Nagai Wata Kaisha Mill No. GE on Tuesday night and yesterday by the presciice of mind of the management and the reinforcements of Municipat police, who were hurried to the scene at once, Till noon yesterday a large number of officers stood by when the workers resumed their posts at the machines, At 9 o'clock on Tuesday night some trouble arose and the workers refused to continue for " while, but later, being without a leader influenced by the management, _returned to work. 'The night' shift continued until' 5 am. an hour
ped, before quitting tine, and then stop-The trouble arose over the arrest upon a warrant of Chung Siao"Eetz, who took part in the assault on A Japanese police officer on June 2, 1025, during the early days of the summer It will be recalled that the mob attacked the officer, Who was on duty at the mill, and threw him into the Soochow Greek. Undeterred, the custodian of the Jaw got hold of a barge with one hand and drew his pistol with the other, To top it all he cocked the weapon with his teeth. When his assailants tried to break his hold ith fending poles and other missiles he fired, killing one and Wounding. several others, including Chung. "The mob dispersed, Chung, who is a noted leader among the workers in the Japanese mills, could not be found until Tuesday morning, at which time he wag arrested by Det.-Sergt. Grubb.
Word was apparently sent to the Workers who began to show signs of discontent,—but nothing radical was "done until nine that evening, when 370, men and 330 women stopped work, The morning shift went inside and "puttered" round the machines for time, to refuse to carry on after 9 am. They stayed on the prees, however, as a protest against the arrest of Chung. An order was sent to stations to detail reserves to the mills and men from Central, Louza, Sinza, Bubbling Well and Gordon Road stations took up posts Pootoo Road and at the mill against this display of readiness the workers could not start any trouble, Mixed Court Trial 'Tried at the Mixed Court yesterday morning on charge attempted murder, Chung Siao Er-tz entered a plea of not guilty' stating that he had been crossing the Creek, when the assault took place on the Japanese constable. He'also stated that he was unable to do any work since the time the Ddulle's struck him... Det.-Sergt. Grubb, in giving evidence, told the Court that the' dgetors at the, Red
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