No sooner had they reached the roadway than they took advantage of the presence of piles of broken-up conerete left conveniently by road-workers. With this ammunition they renewed their attack on the comparatively small police party and inflicted the most serious injuries of the trouble. Det.: Sergt. Hare-Duke received the worst treatment, being struck on the head and over the left eye and badly gashed. Sergt. Smith suffered cuts of the scalp, and Det. Sub-Insp. Willgoss cuts and bruises of the arms. and legs.
A public omnibus was standing outside the factory as the concrete missiles started flying, The passengers fled in terror, but the bus itself did not escape altogether. A zooming chunk of concrete went crashing through one of the windows. In the factory, windows also had been broken during the battle.
As soon as the workers had been ejected, a lock-out was declared. The red vans of the Reserve Unit sped to the scene, but calm had then already been restored. After a short while the Reserve Unit returned to their barracks in Chemulpo Road.
Last night the factory was quiet, with men from Yangtszepoo Station guarding it. It was reported that the workers demand one month's pay a year for every year's service, as bonus.
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