The local situation took. a new, development when the. Frenelt Police surrounded and raided the School of Fine Arts, 87° Rug Dupleix, seized 20,000 communistic pamphlets, and made 86. are including one woman. The pams phiers bore on the tram strike and May 1, The Settlement Police, too, cama nto conflict with communist demons trators, and made 111 arrests Louza' District,. while Avenud Edward VIL was covered with thousands of pamphlets to the east! of Thibet Road, The demonstrators apparontyt intended to use violence, as. tha Police found and selzed.iton, horsy cubs, empty bottles and lime payeder, Fortonately, however, the affair waa tackled too early for any damage [be done, and the police managed eet hold. of the instruments of offence before they could be' used.
The weapons seized consisted principally of empty bottles, that wad once contained French mineral waters, and of these there word 100, There were about 40. iron bars, some 18° inches in lengthy which had been cut. from Jong lengths of malleable step! shears, and which would Proved nasty weapons of attad
taken, as well as 60 tins containing, Ten long wooden clubs were also [pebbles and sand, and a white unhelmet which was being used. receptacle for carrying Ime, Thera was also a large sack filled" wita communistic pamphlets.
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