Tt is no small wonder that the [Chinese strikers are becoming distressed at the failure of organizations to pay them strike funds, for the Chinese press reports that with-fin a period' of a week, less than [$3,500 in strike funds had been releeived. More than 1,000 Iaundrymen assaulted the committee of the Shanghai Laundrymen's Union on! Saturday, when their application for strike pay was refused. The disturbance became such that the Union loficials had to call in the nati constabulary to disperse the we Following their statement that to provide the daily kers, the Union of.
told the men that they would arrangements with the Shai hai Provisional Safety Preserv Society for payments to the laundry-Linen.
On the other hand, 1,700 ex-employees of the Shanghai Tug Lighter Ca, were paid $3 each in [Pootung on Saturday afternoon, while 5,000 employees of Japanese Jowned cotton mill received $3 each also.
The management of the Wing On Stitt in Seoul Road has promised pay 2,000 employees $2 each for 10 days! idleness. Of the workers, not Jemployed because the power "hi been cut off, 1,200 came for their money on Saturday, About 100 employees of the American Drug Ca., 83 Ward Road, who Jnave been on strike since July 14, returned to work after the manage-lenient had promised to pay them in big money instead of small—the other demands were ignored in the Ocean-going boats are arriving, jand leaving Shanghai with greater regularity than in the past, for on [Saturday 150 coolies discharged earlgo at the China Merchants' Lower Wharf, 160 coolies took up post on the str. Siberia Maru, 80 Japanese worked at the N.Y.K. Wharf and 40 Russians unloaded the P. & 0. S.
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