"Although the union leaders are determined to prosecute the strike detivities as long as they possibly] can, the strike situation along the water front is slightly improving daily.
With @ Russian crew on board, t N. 8, Wenchow left for Hankow on Wednesday and the Tungchow was to. have left Hankow for Shanghai with a crew of the same nationality yesterday. The I.-C. Suiwo was to have left for 1 same destination as the Wenchow yesterday evening with a crew of locally recruited Chinese, not me bers of the Seamen's Union. 0, 8. K. str. Alabama Maru hat arrived with a cargo of lumber from Japan and she is being unloaded by the usual wharf coolies.
More wharf coolies appeared for work yesterday, than on any other day since the strike started, The Customs board yesterday indicated that the same number of ships) departed as arrived—a favourable} Indication.
Owing to the exertion of the con-ule in the local shippin all cargo which' the students is to be tele near future. However the police have at present refused to release any seized cargo. without signed om the student body. ing forces were to have started a patrol on the upper and lower sections of the Huangpu yesterday. The patrol is to stop any students from seizing cargo boats.
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