of Machinery Because the manager of the mill had leased the machines of the factory to another group of workers, thus throwing them out of employment, several workers of the Teh Ho Weaving Fuctory, off Brenan Road, in Chinese territory, attacked with' knives Chao Ah-king, the owner of the factory, while the latter was in the vicinity of the factory on March 12. Chao sustained stab wounds at six places about "his body and head, and was removed to the Red Cross' Hospital for. treatment. No arrest was made by the Chapel Police when they arrived at the "scene. The factory usually employs over 40 workers, Labour troubles arose also in two other silk weaving mills not far from the Teh Ho Weaving Factory in the western district. Over 200 workers of the Ching Sen and Tien Cheng Sill Weaving Factories struck work on March 12 and presented eight demands for better treatment. Both factories am in Chinese controlled
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