Whatever may be thought of the] 979" Shanghai tramway system, there are many people who would be seriously inconvenienced if the service were sas-pended even temporarily. This is what almost happened on March 13, bat fortunately, prompt measures were taken, and outside those immediately concerned, very few people knew that a strike among the tram conductors and drivers had takeo place until it was related at the Mixed Court on Wednesday morning. Like most strikes all over the world agitators were the cause of it. These men, whose names were Ssu Woo-foo, Ngaa Zaogkan, San Yang-chuo and Chee Kwetang, described astrain conductors, were before the Mixed Court on Wedaesday morning charged with having intimidated others for the purpose of preventing them from following their employment as tram conductors on March 13, thereby endeavouring to cease a general stoppage of work at the Tramway Company's works.
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