In Protest Against Assault by Corps Members The omnibus service in Chapel was suspended for over two hours late on February 28 when conduct ors and drivers, in protest against the alleged assault of three of them by members of the "Peace Maintenance Corps, suspended work. Through the advice of the management which presented the workers' grievances to the authorities, the strikers resumed their duties, According to the workers, a mom-ber of the Corps boarded on omnibus in Paoshan Road, near the North Railway Station, shortly after 8 pin. Upon being asked to buy a ticket, the member only did with great reluctance. At San Hwa Chao dis {rlet, near Kiangwan, he left the vehicle, As the bus passed the place fon ite return trip, it wae surrounded by a group of men, believed to. be members of the Corps. In the ensue ing fight, Liu Welemin, conductor, Chu Shing-ling, driver, and Ma Shu-san, inspector, received Injuries.
'When additional buses arrived on the scene, the conductors and drivers alighted with the intention of helping their colleagues, "A contingent of' police soon arrived and prevented the incident from developing into s.rlous proportions,
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