The General Chamber of Commerce of Canton and the Associated Chambers of Commerce of Kuangtung, in a joint statement to the Press dated December 4, explained that the Kuomintang Political Commission had asked the four principal trade guilds in Canton to appoint a representative to a responsible delegation to meet a similarly constituted body from Hongkong to open conversations with a view to end the boycott and strike now interfering with the trade and traffic between the two ports, The Chambers of Commerce went on to explain that they were genuine in their desire to promote the resumption of Hongkong-Canton traffic and that they hoped the Hongkong merchants would assist the Chinese workers to attain their aspiration While no formal demands have yet been presented by the Strike Committee in Canton to the merchants in Hongkong, they will i clude, in general, that (1) strikers shall'be allowed to return to their former employment; (2) wages for the period on strike shall be paid as during employment; (3) Chinese shall be given the privilege of electing their own representatives to the Legislative Council of Hongkony (A) Chinese shall have uncondition to freedom of speech, publiention, and assembly; (5) landlords in Hongkong shall reduce the rentals; and (6) 0 Chinese may be deported from Hongkong.
During the period between the overtures to conference and the final settlement of the difficulty, the doyeott is expected to be much relaxed,
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