Shanghai, Sept. 28. SHOWING that they meant business when they walked out on their jobs on September strikers of the Compagnie Francaise de Tramways et d'Ecl; lairage Electriques threw bottles with phosphorus at passing trams with the result that about ten persons were injured either by the phosphorus or hurt in rushing out of the vehicles, One of the throwers. in ex-employee of the company, was arrested by the French Police and taken {o the Poste Central.
The first incident took place at about noon when a tram, travelling along Avenue Joffre was attacked by a Chinese a few steps above Route des Soeurs, The man ran up to the vehicle and threw a bottle containing phosphorus inside the first class compartment.
A panic ensued with passengers attempting to get out of the car.
Two persons were asphyxiated by the phosphorus, while three were hurt in the following confusion, A small fire was also started, but it was soon put out. Meanwhile, the striker was stopped by the passengers an ud would have been lynched had it not been for the timely arrival of the police, who took him to the station.
'A few minutes tater a similar ese took place when another striker threw an Identical bottle with phos chorus at another tram at the corner Avenue Joffre and Route des Soeurs. Several persons were slight ly burned, but the criminal managed to escape' in the confusion, Although the strike in the French way has been going for three demands have x0 far been ble to Me riber of trams, and the cchicles in the streets yes mounted to over thirty.
Another strike was added tot Jong list of walk-outs in the city yesterday when about 1,000 coolles of the PWD. left their obs at the Shunteh Road depot. A demonstra tion was stated at the Markdam Road. depot when several garbage carts were overturned by the strikers. A similar incident took place in, the Penang Road district where ordure carts were upset by the coolies. Fire engines from the Ichang Road fire ation were called out to wash the streets after the coolies had been Aispersed.
Investigations carried cut by the French Police revealed that the ex-employee of the French Tramways Company, who threw the bottle of phosphoris into the tram at the corner of Avenue Joffre and Route des Sceurs, contested to have received the bottle in badlands where he was told to put some vehicle on fire, 'To avert any similar incidents in future, French' Police have detailed Policemen to every tram stop 'Avenue Joffre, Rue' clu Constlat and Avenue Dubail to reinforce precau tionary measures,
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