Chinese Policemen Captured by the Crowd The fracas which took place at Connaught Road, "near Singapore Road, at midnight on May 3 fol~ Towed a fight between union and.
jen-union men at the Dah Tong silk weaving factory, in Chapel, earlier in the doy, resulting in a number of workers being injured. One faction, understood, accused the other of cing hired by. the management to assault their colleagues, members of the Shanghat Municipality Third Dis-trick Silk Weavers' Union. The lat~ ter complained to the Chapel police, and an official was dispatched 10 the factory to conduct an enquiry into the fight between the two factions.
Later,, a foreman employed at the factory, who was alleged to be ret ponsible for the assault on the union workers, was seized by the union men, The Jessfield Village branch police bureau, hearing thet he was Being Kept in custody, "despatched eight policemen to the otices of the tunfon,, When the policemen arrived, they were met by a large number of union workers, and a scuffle ensued, during which a quantity: of furniture was damaged. "It is also alleged that the union's funds were taken In: the course of the fight. Six constables were subsequently. detain-fed at the offices of the. union. As condition for their release, the Union: men presented three demands, tone being that these constables be Aismlssed, and severely punished.
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