The Archive · 1941

Quell Trouble

Shanghai, Dee, 29

'The potice were called out. carly yesterday morning (0 quell a labour Shou Aisturbanee in the premises "of the "shun Pao," Chinese morning paper when' more than 200 members of its staff refused to work and {insisted on remaining behind in the "The men it was teamed, posed mainly of linotype members of the paper's tec staff, resorted to action when demands for higher wages were not promptly met During the disturbance eight members of the staff, who were on. the Diack list of the Nanking regime, "The rest of the crimes were of comparatively, minor nature, heini tmostiy armed hold-ups and the. bigest loot stolen bein taken from inmates of Room 318. of Dah Sing Lodging House at 103 Hoopeh, Road at 723 oan. veen ten, {vo of them reported een armed, intimidated the' oeet pants "and. foreed them "to "pari {wilh the money. The robbers, eho Spoke Shanghai lalect, then calmly lett the place.

Text 10 be reported was a hold the Wayside. district perpetrated thy three. Mighwa being armed with & pistol, wh stopped a Chinese pedestrian near the corner of East) Yuhang and Chaoufoong Road at 9 oan. Yet an-oilier of the trio war armed with small knife, and the robbers did their job thoroughly, taking awa: the vielim's Jong gown, his felt hat and $7 in cash, before' disappearing in one of the alleyways.

No other crimes were reported to the detectives until 5.30 pin. when 4 Chinese cyclist was robbed of his vehicle in Sinza Road, a few yards from Vu Ya Ching Road, by two criminals, one of whom intimidated the victim with a pistol, 'At the same time, five men, of whom two Were' armed," gained until the arrival of the police. They were not detained, but thei was blocked by the disgrur who refused to move.

The management of the paper. was learned, came to at least for the time being promise workmen it was learned, the Paper came ollt as usual yesterday morning.

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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