A lightning strike occurred on the French Concession Tramway system on Thursday, and resulted in a complete stoppage of trafic on all routes. Many dwellers in the French Concession unable to obtain cars were obliged to endure long riesha rides in the cold northwest wind.
The whole personnel of the running department of the tramway" company are involved in the strike. Every motorman, conductor and ticket inspector has come out. is the first time on record that a strike has occurred on the tramways, and for this reason the surprise was the more unwelcome.
Some time ago there was_ talk among the men of "direct action," and eight demands were put forward to the company. Seven of tae demands were for improved working conditions, while the eighth was for a 20 to 30 per cent. increase in wages. All the demands were met with the exception of the one involving increased pay.
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