hi anyone and eveyone, including Clivebenss (whom i presume
senior enough to be there)
were you at the period and place when this
particular riot happened:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maria_Hertogh_riots
what's your take and view on it ? (eg. was it biased?
who u support? etc.)
Feel free to point out, if any part of the Wikipedia article is
factually wrong, if you know some of the facts. Thanks
everyone.
gd morning.
I'm still studying in secondary school when this happened; being
delayed schooling due to WWII. So not too concern only knew that
there is a curfew and we weren't allowed to go out.
The main fighting was around Arab Street and Sultan Mosque. Some
buses of Singapore Tractions (green bus) were burnt.
I disagreed with wiki this:
The mob (largely consisted of Malay or
Indonesian Muslims but
local Chinese gangs were also reported to have joined
in) moved out to attack any
Europeans and even Eurasians in sight. They
overturned cars and burnt them.
Local Chinese were bystanders in this event.
