Accounts conflicted regarding what followed. Some said the mob rushed the station after one of the agitators hhuet been arrested. Others said. the mob grew violent when the police ealened to arrest the union del following the arrive Forcements, about $0 str lot vans "with bamboo poles, umbrellas, the mob rushed into station, The police ments were prevented from wetting hear the station as the alleyway was packed to overflowing Twice the agitators stormed and ransacked "the station and when they were finally dispersed by gun fire, the building. presented a" sorry scene with furniture wrecked, doors wrenched from their hinges and all lass panes broken. A Chinese brick wall in the inner court was smashed to provide handy ammunition for the rioters. All the desks were overs turned. Files were rifled and documents strewn over the floor. The portrait of the late Kuomintang Dr. Sun Yat-sen, was also fon the floor. The sign-board of the station, which was" newly ade, was broken in two pieces.
Communications Cut ial law was n the vicinity munications In Chinshing Street, St portant thoroughfares in the district Were suspended. The arrested men, alleged (0 be the ringleaders, were Sent to the Chinese Police Bureau in The Dagger Attack 'The workers' delegate, Sun Chi-tai, was attacked in his home in Chung Shan Road by. unidentified persons with a dagger on February 18.
workers cast suspicion on two. mill inspectors, and the Chapel Police were asked to arrest them. The re-'Quest was refused. Unrest was reported among the workers on Feb. 19. As the night shift workers came out of the mill at 6 am. on February 20, agitators urged both the doy and night shift workers to go on strike. Meanwhile, @ small. crowd surrounded the two mill inspectors.
Headed by Col. Tan, a contingent of police came to the rescue. Bye-
Nant When order was restored about hour ater, police found with relief that the siation's armoury, in which service rifles und pistols were kept Femained intact, The room is situated at the rear in a separate building and was not touched by the rioters.
Col, Tan was involved in snather mob violence a year ago wh he was kidnapped from the same station rioters. Bubbling Well police officers came to his rescue and barely: saved his life, 'Tur total number of visitors to the various' Municipal parks during January was 168,840,
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