Large umber of employees in Japanese and Chinese mills returned to work yesterday morning:—Toong Wo 1,300; Dong Shing 1,400; Japan China 1,450; Shanghai Silk 1,050; Hung Vu 700; Hung Chang '400; Nagai Wata Kais! No. 9, 1,220; Kyung Wei 400, Onl 400 of the 3,300 employees of the! Dah Kong mill were accepted yesterday morning, the remainder, being told to report on Monday, while at the Yui Fong mill 2,006) were asked to return also on Monday. The Kong Dah and Wing On mills worked 1,890 and 2,000 respectively. The full staff of the} Hou Sung mill, 2,600, reported, terday morning and were Paid a bonus of $3 each. the Poo Yih Cotton Mill (Chinese) only 320 out of 720 appeared for work, the remainder demanding a onus of $3 (which they are to get on Monday) before they will return. Of 9,600 workers of the 'Toyoda Mill, only 870 reported, while at the Sung' Sing Mill (Chinese) 550 ut of 650 struck again on Thursday because the bonus was not mediately forth coming. Holding meeting in the afternoon, they received a letter from the Chamber of Commerce, in which they were advised to resume work, money would be paid and their union recognized as soon as the law wat promulgated in Peking. At one of the mills, the management told the workers they would shut down the mill for another three or six months if they did not come back. With promise of the bonus to be paid on Monday, they resumed their duties.
Gen. Shing Shi-lien, commander of troops in the Shanghai area, returned on Thursday evening from Nanking and went at once to hi headquarters at Lunghua, Twenty members of the newly organized Anti-Imperialistic League have resolved to solicit the support of the General Union of Labour, Now that the Chinese capitalists! have seen the folly of permitting: processions and demonstrations, they have prevailed on the Woosung and Shanghai Constabulary to Prevent such in future. Detectives were joned at all labour]
also, organizations to suppress meetings A One-day Tram Strike MONDAY.
On Saturday trouble was experienced at the Chinese Native Electric Power Station, Nantao, where employees of the Nantas tramways went on strike. The dis-pate appears to have arisen through no connexion with the local labour situation, but on account of the arrest of three tramway workers who were charged with the murder of Teeu Hon-san, who disappeared on September 6 and concerning whom nothing has since been heard.
The management were able to deal with the situation and persuaded their employees to return after agreeing that the three arrested men would Be justly dealt with, Later the men returned and by 3 p.m normal service had been resumed.
A Case for Ceremon:
A. rather farcical sit arose at the Toyoda Mill on Friday where workers were about return at 6 p.m. 1,800 of the men marched in process sion to the mill headed by a brass iband amid a display of fire works. [The management refused to open the front gates for the procession to enter maintain that they should entered by the back entrance. This appears to have annoyed the workers sufficiently to have caused them to have seriously considered the question of not resuming work at all. They thereupon went to Jessfield Village, where they held a meeting. The management however, dadded to change their tactics and when the workers again attempted to enter the mill they were allowed to do with, all the necessary ceremony.
After the trouble which occured at the Hong Foong Cotton Mill (Chinese) on Thursday peace reigned, and following negotiations the employees resumed work on Saturday svaning. The Chinese press reported Dah Mills as a result of the dismissal of a dozen employees, but this statement however, could not be' confirmed yesterday.
Jwhich has been reached over the terms for: the men's resumption of work. A lockout has been declared jin the hope of forcing the men to subit. The General Labour Union i to havel agreed te affair Chinese lithographers and bookbinders are still out.
The chairman of the Chinese Seamen's Union has issued an official denial of the rumours which have been circulated to the effect. that, after signing the Chinese seamen on again, several Japanese shipping companies have declined to make use lof their services, The chairman of ithe Union says that all Chinese seamen of Japanese ships have resumed their jobs and not a single instance has been reported to him of the contrary.
Tramwaymen's Petition It is understood that the former employees of the Shanghai Tramway (Ca, (of the International Settlement) thave addressed a petition to the [Commissioner of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Hsu Yuan, requesting him to Inotify the company that they have ino further desire to return to their Jobs and that they propose 20 leave for their native homes. Mvirwhil they request the- Commissioner Jask the company to return to them it services guarantee bonds, Teachers at local primary schools thave put in demands for increased wages and shorter hours. Increases ranging from 30 to 40 per cent. have been asked for and a suggestion has been made that at the end of each school term an extra month's salary should be granted. Primary school teachers at present receive between '$15 and $30.
While a section of the employees of the British Cigarette Factory! have returned, the B.-A.T, mill in Pootung is still closed.
Work was resumed at the Sung Sing Mill in Ward Road on Saturday morning when some 300 employees showed up. Night work also recom-
Efforts continue to be made to [bring about a settlement in connexion with the British mills, and mien. apparently are anxious and would ibe glad to recommence their work, but the agitators continue to inti: jmidate them with the result that ithe number returning is not big.
The Honan Road Riot The attitude of the students in connexion with the Honan Road affair last Monday has aroused no Nittle displeasure with the Chinese, authorities (especially Gen, Shing /Shi-lien, Gen. Chang Tz-ying and Mr. Hsu Yuan), who say that that the students fooled them.
The "Shunpao" of Saurday gives statement relative to the incident ing attention to the fact that the Chinese authorities obtained _permission for workers to return from a meeting in Chinese territory through the French Conces: sion, promising to keep a watch on the activities of the workers. The French Consul-General agreed only Jon condition that the men kept in ismail parties and did not carry any [banners or cause a disturbance.
Gen. Shing called a conference of local officials during the week-end to consider the matter and all were of the unanimous opinion that the students had failed to tell the truth [with regard to their intentions on Monday last when they applied for [permission to hold a meeting. The letter made no mention of any procession or demonstration and in the opinion of the officials they had deliberately played a game of bluff. It was decided therefore that in future no public meetings or dem-monstrations would be allowed with-Jout oficial permission from the authorities, either in Chapel, the City, lor Nantao, An application of the General [Labour Union to hold a meeting yesterday was refused by Gen. Shing, and Gen. Chang Tz-ying has order the police and militia to suppress all junathorized meetings, processions and demonstrations "in Chinese territory and arrest all ringleaders. Detectives have been sent out to {investigation in this connexion, while {in Chapei yesterday reinforcements were despatched to patrol the Mr. Hsu Yuan has telegraphed to Peking asking the Waichiaopu to instruct him as to whether the Government desires to take up the Honan Road affair with the Leg tions in Peking, as was done in the case of the Nanking Road incident, or whether it is their desire that mes ration of Street Unions. They lat in connexion with the strike atled' eats oats Mie the settlement has been arrived he should negotiate with tre Cansey Consular
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