Three Foreigners Among Those Injured: Men Want Still More Wage Increases Spurred on vy agitators, 300 coolies at the China Soap Company factory, '2310 Yangtszepoo Road, rioted on the afternoon of July 2 and fought a hhandtul of police from the Yangtszepoo Station, injuring three foreign policemen and three Chinese constables with pieces, of concrete. Ironically, the disturbance followed the announcement that a general Increase and various other benefits had been granted the workers fiom London, The men wanted stil morat The foreigners injured were Det. Sub-Insp. H. Willgoss, who is senior detective at Yangtszepoo Station; Det. Sergt. W. B. Hare-Duke, and Sergt. 'A. W, Smith, Hare-Duke and Smith both had to be taken to the General Hospital to be treated for face and scalp wounds. In addition, Chinese constables suffered body injuries and several rioters also were hurt. Nis the leaders in the. disturbance "were arrested and will be brought before Court to-day.
Sub-Insp, Willgoss cuts and bruises of the arms and legs.
'A public omnibus was standing! outside the factory as the concrete missiles started flying. The passenger fed in terror, but the bus itself did not escape altogether. A zooming chunk. of concrete went.erashing through one of the windows. In the factory, windows algo hed been broken' during the battle.
As soon as the workers had been ejected, a lock-out was declared. The Fed vans of the Reserve Unit sped 1 he scene, But calm, ed then already peep restored. After a shor while the Reserve Unit returned to their Varracks in Chemulpo Road.
Tt was reported that the workers demand one month's pay @ year for every year's service as bonus, Seven of the workers arrested on July 2 were sentenced by Judge Hsiao in the First. Special District Court on July 3 to. Imprisonment terms ranging from 20 days to six months.
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