Stories from Deli

22-09-1913 The riot in Mabar. (Deli Courant)

In the reception room, bundles of sorted tobacco was cut open, the coolie, who had done the sorting, not satisfied with this judgment, got up and started screaming and swearing.
Other coolies followed yelling, one of them rushed into the reception room and to the reception assistant Mr. O. The coolie, who at first had nothing in his hands grabbed a shelf from a chest and hit
that to Mr. O. He took it which sparked off a fight.
Several coolies rushed their way to help, to which the attacked through a door dodged. Mr. S., also in the barn, in the the corridors present, colleagues rushed to help, but could it take the force majeure,
don’t hold out. From different sides he was hit with the ends of wood, causing some minor injuries. The third assistant, Mr. M.,. got involved in the skirmish and received a blow with a piece of wood against him leg. Then the fighting subsided a little,
The police were warned and two half eleven was civil lieutenant governor Franke with some keepers of Titi Papan at Mabar present. An hour later the assistant resident of Deli and Serdang,
Major of the Chinese Tjong A Fie and Mr. Schaeffer, division commander with armed police officers.
Shortly after the coolies are back in the shed were, a dozen or so spinners were taken into custody.
Their case is being investigated