Approximately 2,000 employees of the British-American Tobacco Co.'s Postung factory assembled at the entrance of the Old and New Mills yesterday morning at 6.80 a.m. to veeommence work. Their object, however, was frustrated by strike pickets, who intimidated them to such a extent that they dispersed. Fengtien soldiers were present, but they made no attempt to interfere with the pickets.
'Members of the Students' Union were forbidden by the Bureau for Martial Law to hold a demonstra tion "in memory of those who sacrificed their lives" in the recent troubles. They were (old that mar-Wal law was being enforced and that such a gathering would cause breaches of the pence, but it was mentioned that if they carried on their activities in a peaceful and patriotic manner, they would not he interfered with, However, no decision could be made without the approval of Gen. Shing Shiclien, who is at present in Nanking em: forting with Mr. Cheng Chien, the. Givil Governor and acting Tupan, Labour Union Denounced Simultaneously with a demonstra-ti in Chapei, in which more than 1000 strikers took part, some 700 1,000 cotton mill workers and wharf coolies assembled on Sunday afternoon at the Chi yese Reerea- yes tion Ground at Pont St. Catherine. ming into a procession, they rehed to West Gate and then dispersed, The demonstration phasize the com Haints fairness dis played by the General Labour Unio in connexion with the distribution day and everything is returning normal in' this. direction. Of course, the General Labour Union claim to have granted permission to these people before permitting them to resume their jobs.
Though there is a possibility that more funds will be forthcoming from the Chinese Chamber of Commerce und the Peking Government Prolong the strike and. the. anti-
dwindling and an urgent appeal has foreign campaign, strike funds are been sent out by the Provisional Relief Committee, a body appointed by the Chinese General Chamber of Commerce and five other organiza tions, for funds,
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