Yesterday's riot was preceded by a strike of the coolles, who refused to continue with their work Monday, when they declared a, "sit. down" strike, Negotiations between the management and the coolies? Fopresentatives wore opened imme~ lately and continued on Tuesday, At 8 pan, on that day, the coolies Jeff the mill without 'n settlement waving been reached, 'The management informed the coolies' representatives that, while they. were prepared to continue negotiations with them, the main body of the coolies Were not to return to the mill unless they were willing to resume work, In spite of this, the coolies arrived at the mill. yesterday morning and proceeded to create a disturbance by smashing windows and intimidating other employees of the mill, The riot that followed was the biggest in which the Shanghai Muni~ cipal Police had participated for some time for, although small in number, the strikers offered strong resistance, necessitating a baton charge and then shooting, Calm was restored after a few minutes and when the Gordon Road Reserve Unit, some 30 mon strong, arrived at the scene, the compound of the mill was quist and injured" men were being taken to hospitals, The injured foreigners, taken to the General Hospital, were visited by Major K, M, Bourne, Commis. sioner of "Police, later the in morning, Australian Air Mails Now Operate Weekly Services Shanghai, Apr. 21.
Subject to steamship—facilities being available from here, air mail services to Australia now operate weekly. Ait malls to the Common-Wealth can be sent by. air from Hongkong to Rangoon," connecting! there will British Overseas Airways' services to Australia or by steamer to Singapore, connecting there with British Overseas Airways' service to Australi Letters should be marked "via Rangoon" if the frst route is taken and "via Singapore" it despatched by' the second route, The: rate for the former 1s, substantially higher than for the latter.
The picture shows some of thi Japan Parachute Demonstration Shanghai, Apr. 15.
Indications of Japanese expansion, in which direction unknown, were evidenced between 3 and 4.30 pin, yesterday when 30 new giant Japanese transport planes took part in a mass parachute demonstration, The sky north of the Civic Centre and towards Pootung was literally filled with Army parachutists. Although the huge Japanese aerodrome north and east of Kiangwan has been Japanese Fire at Foreigners in Cafe Shanghai, Apr. 16.
Two shots were fired by in~ toxieated Japanese in a cafe off East Broadway at about 12.40 'a.m, this morning, after a quar~ yel had been started by them with some foreigners. No details could be obtained at the time of going to press, but it was presumed, and this was more or less confirmed by policemen investigating the ease, that the Japanese, under influence of alcohol, entered the cafe and for some reason oF other picked an argument with the foreigners. The Japanese pulled out their pistols apd fired two shots. "No one was injured. It could not be learned whether the Japanese were de~ tained or not. barred to observers, these movements were a distinct reflection of what is being done in that area, inasmuch as these transport planes were accompanied by as many more pursuit and fighter planes, The entire lot few at a height of about 10,000 feet before the parachute ists made their jump, rom the Settlement boundaries it could not be ascertained whether the men carried rifles or special equipment such as machine-guns, Chinese peasantry in the neigh bourhood, however, who entered the Settlement reported that they were startled and in many cases frightened, The wind changed asthe "balloons foated"earthwards and some of them appeared to be in danger of falling into the Whangpoo. Eyewitnesses could give no information, however, regarding any loss of life. Needless to say there were no "parashooters"
the district.
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