The local labour situation, vepting at the Nagai Wata Kaisha mills, seems to be favourable toward 1 resumption of all hands. " Yeéter. jay and on Sunday numerous parties worked in Japanese and British plants.
The lockout of 2,760 workers at she Ewo No, 1 Mill continues, but Sunday, although it was a holi-jay, 300 of 1,286 on the night shift same to their places, while yester-Jay morning 600 of 1,915 employees were back at work.
The Dong Shing Mill has be losed since August 31. Yesterday morning mote than half—563 957—resumed operations. The Nikko Mill in Pootung is closed, while yesterday more than 250 gold and silver smiths, who had been out about three weeks, went back to} york unconditionally.
The Agitato More vigorous issued, at one mill, their product was forced to close, certain of the labourers using' trickery to draw a few days' pay. After several more mills had closed down, the agitators seemed to meet with no more success, but, after a week or ten days, other of the company's mills were involved until about the first of the month when 1 of the 12 N. W. K. mills, together with the Dong Shing, were forced to close. This state of strike continued until the last 48 hours, when the break in the ice was made by the Dong Shing workers, those of ithe N. W. K. following suit yester-Jday morning.
Although the return of the work-lers was unconditional, an authority! Jon mill matters is reported to have said yesterday that the mimge-
AvrumN sacrifices wore offered on Tuesday to the spirit of China's Sage, Confucius.
THE Chinese press says that the depreciation of copper coins is due to unauthorized importation, speculation, and secret minting.
Havine learned that the French Concession authorities had decided to close all ledging houses on the stroke 2£ midnight, after which how: no guests can be received, as a Fr2- cautiovry measure against the altaittance of bad characters, the Chinese owners of these places, whose cliewtéle are mostly from the coolie class, have formed an assojciatiom with 2 membership of more than 600 and deciled to lodge a vigorous protest with the French Consul-General ang appeal to him for permission to extend the hour tit 2 am,
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