The Archive · 1925

Strikes in Chinese Concerns

Of the 500 female workers of the No. 1 mill of the Shanghai Cotton Manutecturing Ca. at 68 Yangtszepoo Road, who walked out on Monday, about 100 resumed work unconditionally yesterday. Their demand was for 2 10 per cent. increase. The full demands were for (1) full pay for the period of the strike; (2) a 10 per cent. increase; and (8) prompt payment of wages on the due date, Employees of the repairing department of the Tao Jute Factory (108 in all) at 64 Robison Road stopped work shortly after midnight on Monday when a demand was made for double the usual bonus. The trouble was settled when the management promised to grant all operators affected an increase ranging according to the quality of their work—from two to five cents a day. The men then resumed work, It estimated that half the employees of the factory—1500 _altogether—will benefit by this promise, but arrangements have been made for the remaining operatives.

Boy and girl students of the M. G. A. schools have invited number of prominent Chinese give lectures at the Kiangsu ducotional Association at specified times on subjects such as "The Pacific. Conference and China", "China's Foreign Diplomacy" "Chinese Customs Tariff Problems", "Consular Jurisdiction in China" and "Unequal Treatie

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