The Archive · 1934

Bus Attacked by Crowd

Three Arrested by Police Outside Jessfield Park Nine windows of an omnibus were broken by a crowd outside Jessfeld Parke ina minor riot last Wednesday Mternoon, following the refusal of {wo rickshaw coolles to remove their

was stopped by Muntclpal police an Weniales ott at the, way The row onsiasles of" the" Public Safely Bureau who were. in the. vicinity, while three arrests were made

Bubbling WellStation.

Shnghal Municipal" Police from Shorily before 3 pan, bus 36001 of the China General Omnibus Ca, "driven by a Russian, Gourlef, was approaching the halt outside dessfeld Park when two rickshaws got in the way of tie vehicle, by refusing to move away from the offelal stopping Place. "Their pullers would not get But of the way of the bus, despite Fopeated horn-blowing by the fand the pullers made things worse by aking, remarks to. the driver.

Gourieft applied his brakes, got own from the bus, took the bat off ne of the coolies and threw it away, Roping by this manceuvre to clear The road." It did not prove successful, however, as the second rickshaw coolie tried to fight with Gourieff.

hostile. crowd gathered, and Gourietr was forced to. take another bus, 15123, which Hived in. the meantime. "The crowd Threw stones at this second bus and nonaged to brooke nine of its windows.

"The prompt arrival of a party from Bubbling, Well Police Station put an Gnd to the matter. A hire-car garage Chauffeur and. two tickihaw cools, leged to be those concerned in the Ieldent, were arrested by the Shang fiat Munisipal Police and, they made their "appearance "before the Sec-and Special District. Court next morning. "A. fire brigade ambulance {ook the two coolles to. Hospital that the minor cuts and. abrasions they Teeelved in the Tot might be

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