Not content with molesting peace-'a3 they are doing and stealing their milk-the Chapel [Volunteers and a gang of cooties last night dug a trench across Great Western Road Extension about 6.90, Tt has not been ascertained how deep they dug the trench or whether motor traffic has been blocked. But whether it is a serious obstacle or a matter of protest it is am infringe. ment on a Municipal road and should not be tolerated for a minute by the newly arrived Fengtien chet or the Munfeipal authorities.
'A further informant states that the British "Marines, who heard of the incident, went out w)th lanterns and warned motorists of the trench, The shiping strike is without Jchange—some 32 British boats be: ing tied up and between six and ten Japanese, It was rumoured last ight that a Standard Oil boat had been deserted by the crew, though this had not been definitely determined, On the other hand the Seamen's Union held a mee according to the vernacular pres, fat which they decided upon the' fol: lowing pofhts:—There shall be dmluctions or dismissals, no inter terence with their meetings, they are to have a 400 per cent. increase in wages from British and Japanese owners and further compensation, The three seamen, who had beea Toft on board each of the ships tied up, have now been called out.
How similar are the rantings of te Chinese papers who declare that the Legation envoys have sanctiond tite following ftems:—that the State of Emergency shall be dissolved; that the Chinese riaters shall be released from custody that the strikers are to be re stated with no deductions; that la hourers are to be afforded better treatment; that the Ciinese shall have the right of holding meetings And pointing what they wish; an: that the assailants of the Caines are to be dismissed. 4
On Sunday morning some cooties who were discharigag cargo from the P. & O. 8, Kashmir, were persuaded ey members of the Stu-cents' Union to stop being bribed with $1 iwas no violence but much walla, It is reported that Col. Chang Tzying, enief of the Woosung-Shang-fai Constabulary, has approached the local gentry for a contribution of $40,000 to pay his men one month's salary—the men must ba well paid.
Agitators paid 3,000 female em Dloyees of the B. A. T. factory in Pootung #1 each as strike money, while 7,000 workers from the Nikko Is and the Dong Shing received liar amount,
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