The Archive · 1925

And Intimidation of Newspapers

'The Generel Labour Union, on! JSatuzdny, broadcast an appeal to its members urging them to continue the strike as it was a matter of life lard death to the workers. "Do not et us be five minutes warm-hearted', but tet us fight the matter out to's finish. Our Union is truly to foe congratulated on the way we thave handled matters and conducted a strike, which has lasted 50 days. [We have fought and liberty is in says the appeal, so we must! later points out that been made as to the losses sustained by Chinese mer-Jehants, but in comparison with those of foreign merchants, these Jare nothing, they say.

'The Pawnshops' Union has been requested by the Labour Union not {to grant loans on British and Japan-jose clothing or other articles. A similar appeal has been sent to other The Commercial Press, which has, to a large extent, suspended busi: ness in Chapel, owing to the cutting lot of the electricity supply, has installed its own generator and busi-ress is expected to be resumed in the near future.

According to the Chinese newspapers, the "Chinese mill owners juave consented to pay their em-Iployees $1 per week during the time the electricity supply is cut off, but the workers are to report at the daily.

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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