Labour Union Strongly Demuring to Orders to Call Off the Strike Large employers of labour had formation ko, Although some of the Tabources had only gone out For two days, they hud not yesterday notified their employers that they would return to-day. There coins already to be some difference of opinion between General Pei Chung-hsi_and the labour unions. On Taesday, representatives of the General Labour Union called por: General Poi at Langhua and wers told that he would maintain Inw and; order and be responsible to tie 'Nationalist Government and that the' hour unions should consult him nil not aet independently.
In the course of the afternoon-it came known that there wi harp divergence of opinion Guncral Pei and the Communists of the Labour Union, he ordering them to call the strike off, they strongly demurring. The issue practically amounts to a trial of strength between them of which the issue will Be awaited with keen interest, The Larger Industries Although the strike situation amongst the smaller shops was considerably better yesterday the larger industries such as the cotton mills, public utilities, about the same. The number of workers on strike in these industries rose from about 160,000 to 155,000. the figures for Yangtszepoo 38,046, Pootoo Road 35,327, Wayside ' 16,643, Bubbling Well 15,252, Gordon " Road 15,900. Hongkew 2,000, Marbin Road 2,395, Chinese City and Chapel 16,500, French Concession 400 and Pootung. 12,700.
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