About 30 Men Throw Stones, Then Smash All Windows: Driver Slightly Injured Shanghai, Dee. 12, SOUPLE suddenly flared up again last night in the extra-
Settlement road area in the western district when a Route!
7 bus of the China General Omnibus Company was victimized by ang of 30 men, who did not aim at robbery.
The bus was first stoned and its windows were then smashed.
The driver was manhandled and slightly injured.
When the bus was running in Edinburgh Road, near Avene Haig, at about 8.15 p.m. the men rushed up to it from' ambush and began smashing its windows with iron bars fand wooden slicks, after stoning it, They escaped before the police could anything. During the riot. the Univer, was injured slightly but passengers were hurt, Informed quarters took a very serious. view. of the the route traversed last night by the bus ly the only one open' to" the western district as far as the Settlement bus trifle is concerned since Both Vu Yuen and Great Western Roads have been blockaded. Settle~ ment' authorities have protested figainst the running of a Japanese-managed bus service in the district.
Asked whether o not the riot had any. political motive, authoritative Circles refused to comment merely answering "please put two and two together." OMeials of the traMe department of the kus company refused to sive information last night and a Chinese source reported that two Yuses were Involved.
The Shanghai Municipal yesterday was awaiting an official police report regarding the latest Gevelopments in. the Western area, Including. the erection of the new barrier by the Japanese authorities at the intersection of Changping Road and Yenping Road, preventing all vehicles from passing.
The Japanese buses continue to ply their trade on routes. formerly Covered by vehicles of the Settle~ ment from and bus companies, which connection representations were made by the Chairman of the Municipal Council a few days ago to the Japanese Consul-General here, alleging infringement of the fran-hises of the two Settlement utility companies.
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