The strike situation during the weekend was more or less unchanged and no developments took 'The Foreigners' Employees' Union has not yet been reopened and, in spite of desperate efforts by Mr. Ya Yahching and others, there does' not to be much Jehance of Gen. Shing Shi-lien, ordering the removal of the seals—at least not for the present, According to the Chinese Press Gen, Shing and Mr. Cheng Chien, [Civil Governor of Kiangsu, have threatened to suppress the sociated Labour, Commercial and Educational Organizations again because the latter have not carried out the conditions laid down Gen, Shing for its reopening last Tuesday afternoon. The leaders of this association were called to the military Headquarters in Kungho Road (Chapel) on Saturday afternoon where they were received by Gen. Ching, chief aide-de-camp to Gen. Shing, who told them that the General was much dissatisfied Decause the Organizations' circular [telegram and petition for reopening made no mention of the fact that certain leaflets slandering the mili tarists had been circulated by bad characters of the Associated Organizations or that the Organiza tions would expel such bad jeharacters. If an amendment was linet made immediately to the satisfaction of the authorities, said the Chief aide-de-camp, the place would closed again.
The Rassian Delegates The four delegates of the Russian Labour Organizations, who arrived here on Friday night, called at the offices of the General Labour Union in Chapei on Saturday afternoon and were received by officers of the Union. 'They that they had been sent to China by the Russian Labour Organizations to investigate the anti-imperialistic campaign. They had first gone to Peking where they found the labourers inac.ive, but, having noticed the strength of the' movement here, they had come ito give any help possible. Prior to 1905, they said, Russian labourers were also under the yoke of oppress sion, but after a long struggle they had' Nherated themselves. Now, the Russian labourers hoped their brothers in'China would follow their About 1,000 wharf coshes turned: up at the headquarters of the. JGeneral Labour Union on Fridep: for strike-pay, but were told tha, jas there was no money available just then, it would be better if they came back on the Sth instant.
Some 300 male and female cotton Jmill strikers assembled outside the Provisional Safety Relief Associetion in Boulevard des Deux Re-publique on Saturday morning and demanded strike pay. Upon being: told that no payments would be made that day, the crowd became very ugly and, but for a squad of Chinese police protesting the build ing, would no doubt have smashed up the place. They remained im the vicinity until late in the after noon when they were persuaded to leave, angry. depressed and disap pointed.
Search for British and Japanese Goods Despite Gen. Shing's order forbiding a search for British and Japanese goods, it is reported that ithe Shanghai Students' Union haw arranged for parties to be sent out to search various godowns and other places for the goods: of those two countries, "to ensure that all strictly adhere to the boycott.
Students met on Saturday afternoon and decided, among other things, that (1) ' As the Britiats House' of Commons is quite in ace cord and sympathy with the Chinese movement, material evidence shoul® be provided the House; (2) drastic steps must be adopted to deal with the united attack of the imperialistie nations; and (3) wires shout bbe sent to the Government urging firm stand in the negotiations, Negotiations Fruitleas In a latter to the Associated Shanghai aeiy of Bay 30 doms with, foreigners rat while the Replying on behalf of the General Labour Union, Liu Sian-kee welcomed the delegates and informed them that the General Labour Union consisted of 128 Inbour organiza tons anti had a membership of 218,000.
The Russian delegates then asked for " list of those killed and wounded s well as a report on labour condi-Hons in China. They will. spend a week here "investigating," after [which they will go to Canton for the Fore requ 4 fore requested to tae he'convention "of" thie" meet" ing."
On Friday afternoon, at @ meeting of the Associated Organisations, it was resolved to send a telegram to the Waichiaopu demanding that 2 strong protest should be lodged with the Diplomatic Corps over the distribution of articles by foreigners under the title of "Read the Trutte [same purpose.
"Locomotion Allowances"
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