TUESDAY, According to an official report which our readers will recall, it Jhad been intended to cancel, the order enforcing martial law in the Shanghai district, as military operntions had come to an end. However, as a consequence of conferences with the authorities during his visit "to Shanghai, Marchal Sun Chuan-fang has decided to enforce the strictest rieasures for the suppression of agitation in any form and he has irected that the provisions of the order shall remain in force.
Coincident with this, Wong Ya: tee, Commander of the Woosung and Shanghai martial law forces, has made it known that, since the recent outbreaks in Jepanese cotton mills, when much damage was done, persons having the appearance of students have been conducting Gemonstrativ> processions and de: livering open-air lectures in Chapei. He, therefore, by a circular telephone message to the _police authorities of all districts, warned them to keep a strict watch on the activities of students and others, This had immediate results, for the police, knowing that it had Leen the intention to-hold-a number of Ps meetings in Chapei on Sunday—some were held—detailed special detectives for the express purpose of controlling the agitators. The polies were reinforced by many members of the Chapei Peace Maintenance Corps, fully armed, who patrolled all districts, and the tending demonstrators were prevented from taking part in any.
the meetings, Twenty representatives of various Inbour organizations met at 5 p.m. on Sunday at the General Labour Union—which, according to an order published Inst week, was immediately to be suppressed—to consider a proposal to call a general strike to emphasize the indignation of the workers at the execution of Liu Hua, the notorious agitator. Te appears now that there is a doubt as to whether Liu has been executed and this doubt is shared by some of the Settlement authorities, The proposal for a strike was withdrawn in consequence of the oppos tion Of the acting chairman of the General Labour Union, who said that the reported execution lacked confirmation. He promised to institute inquiries and to taker stopa appropriate to the times and cit~ cumstances, in ease the report proved to be correct.
Thousands Out of Work At another meeting, which was attended by 50 or 60 representatives of various industrial groups, demand was made for the immediate Uberation of Liu Hua, Other meets index held in various unions appear te have been concerned mainly with attempts to raise funds wherewith to provide relief tap the thousands of men and women who lost employment during the strikes in the summer and have been unable to secure work elsewhere.
'The wer-increasing price of rice causing further apprehension, Yesterday it ranged from $12.80 to $11.90 yer picul. The Shanghai ara Woosung Rice Dealers' A\ ciation has informed its members that a meeting will be held at 4 pan sonss any possible adjustment of the matter,
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