Six Other Unions Also Said to Have Been Closed The most hopeful development in he strike situation for some days ast was the closing on Thusday by the Fengtien military authorities of the offices of the Seamen's Union in Avenue des Deux Republiques as well as those of six other labour unions. At the hour at: which the news came the names of these could not be ascertained, The sealing of the Scamen's Union ought considerably to hamp-strike activities on the waters front.
Reports were also current last night that the General Union of Labour, Commerce and Education, land the Printers' Union were me ded among the seven union ed [Headquarters sealed, It is, however, fact that the General Labour [Union, which is the biggest labour organization in Shanghai, yesterday removed from its offices in Paoshan Road, Chapel, to an unknown jaddress—which' suggests that has also come under the ban of the Fengtien commander, Gen. Shing. The feeling in sober Chinese circles "df news Was this decidedly hopeful.
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