The Archive · 1934

SAFETY BUREAU BESIEGED 700 Mill Workers Demand Release of Prisoners

Chinese police with drawn pi for several" hours on Synday hold ay a crowd of 700 workers of the Mayor silk mills who assembled out side the No. 2 district Public Safety Bureau, West Gate, demanding, the relent of one of the mill wankern arrested on charge of being Tate thai night the avowd, which nnd increased to, 1,000, wan still outside the building and threatened remain there indefinitely unfit the aman was released.

Having camped for a day and night in front o¢ the No, 2 District Bureau, West Gate, Jduringe which they."'threw ropes facroxs the main entrance, "thus cutting off access to the Bureau, fand stopped all tref in the imme: Slate vicinity, more than 800 work= fers of the Nayar silk Mills returned thole I in Nantao shortly' afte on Monday after their demand for the helen Of Liu King-san, one of hele. con Fades, had been complied with.

The Mayor workers were respon: sible for an attack on the French Police on Rue Breniet de Montmo and-on March 11, causing injuries Of varying degrees to. 25. members jot the police. They were also. 30° sponsible. for n demonstration front of the City Government at the Civie Centro two days Tator when petitions were presented demanding the punishment of, th Mga instigated the French Polfeoto inter: management. for having allegedly

fore with the workers,

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