Police Hurt: Engagement of Russians Resented Following the - two" disturbances staged by hooligan elements In the crowd thronging the street near the Race Course during the performances Jof the Coronation Tattoo, another Flot, this time the result of I
Leather Company, 59 Brenan Road, shortly after 830 a.m. on May 18,. The Jemployees of. the company, it Is understood, have been out oh: strike for, about a week, and the managers issued an' ultimatum stating that any workers who-wished to return to work were free: to do 40. IL they did not return, however, Rus-In_ Workers would be taken on in their stead, As the workers showed no. sign of resuming their duties," the man ment engaged a party of Russians, and it was when they arrived at the factory that the trouble bogan, body of workers started a riot, and a party of twenty policemen from Bubbling Well Station were sent 0 the scene. At that time,.the serious ness of the situation was not realized, and it was not until later that the Reserve Unit was summoned, The police party: were met by an angry mob, about 100 strong, and a fierce scuffle ensued. 'The strikers tore up [blocks of granite from in. between' the adjacent railway line, and: pelted the police party from close range. 'They also seized split' bamboo pol from coolies who were on their' way to market, and used them as weapon:
A riot call was sent out, and two vans of the Reserve Unit, under Assistant Commissioner Fairbairn, were soon on the scene to assist the police already dealing with the rloters. As the strikers heard the Red [Marios tearing through the streets, they made off in all directions. Peace reigned at the factory for ther Jmaindér of the day, with police from Bubbling Well Station standing by In ease of further trouble, Four police Jmen from Bubbling Well were in-Jjured in the riot, They included: one {foreign trooper, a foreign sub-inspec-or, a Sikh trooper: and a Sikh constable, who received serious head Injuries,' Five "workers were also
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