Trouole occurred on Yates Road yesterday morning when the Municipal Police attempted to persuade a number of shopkeepers to haul down their Nationalist flags but were met with the retaliation of a hundred or more shopkeepers hoisting them as a protest. Six arrests were made before the incident vas settled. *These pictures show street scenes with police officers striving to obtain compliance with Council wishes.
In one, a Chinese shop assistant is seen haulingiown the flag.
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