The owners of certain Chivese steamers, agreed apparently to those {terms after approaching the strikers jand the Seamen's Union, and it is understood that not only have they] re-instated the old crews but have agreed to employ only such men as ithe Seamen's Union recommend.
The old crews have been dismissed, though it is understood that they] were given bonuses.
On the water-front it is believed!
Steamboat, Company's vessels, {tacitly supported in some quarters leven in Hongkong. Competent] observers of the situation have gone] 30 far as to say that payments have been made to keet, th pickets on tthe spot, the object, it is alleged, being the depression of the share Work of "Prince Clique"
Our Canton correspondent attributes the present situation in part the "Prince Clique."
Genvral Chiang Kai-shek, the Kuomintang Chairman and ' Com. mander-in-Chief, had more to do Jwith the end of the boycott than Janyone else, he points out. General Chiang ordered tle restoration of Canton-Hongkong traffic, fearing] that further picket outrages would lereate an unpleasant situation in the South tending to divert his atten-
{paign. "Prince Clique," always tion from the, Central, China. cam Jopposed to an early ending of the boycott, have renewed their activity ies now that General Chiang is) leither indisposed, or is buried in his inow plans of campaign. It is certain! that General Chiang has participate in an extremely small degree in Canton affairs during the past 14 days or The "Prince Clique" fncreasea in boldness every day. sod the Police have apparently tala 9 notice of the order of the Foreiga Ipickets with freedom of passage.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.