Owing to Gen. Chin Yun-ao dissolving the Railwaymen's Union headquarters at Chengchow, the railwaymen of the Peking-Hankow Railway struck this morning and no trains have been running on the line from Peking to the south. The Government has wired to Gen.
Chin Yun-ao ordering him not to interfere with the workmen's head quarters, hence it is expected that the strike wil] be speedily over.—Reuter.
Hankow, Feb. 5.
Owing to the strike on the king-Hankow Railway, no trains are running, The railway is stated to be anti-military, and it is understood that an attempt has been made to cal] a general strike to-morrow.—Reuter.
Peking, Feb. 7.
The strike situation has improved. It is semi-officially reported that the workmen of the northern seo tion have decided to return to duty pending a settlement.
The Minister of Communications has despatched three additional pacificators to the West.—Reuter.
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