Some 40 members of the New Engineering & Shipbuilding Works, who, have remained at work throughout the strike, did not put in an appearance on Tuesday as the result of two of their number being aysnulted by agitators Large groups of strikers of the! different unions are apparently willing to re being intima that they dare not return to their No kidnapping cases have been reported to the police during the, past few days, but propaganda is still being carried on rather actively. The "Ping Pong Pieter been put three hours. The success of this effort, it would seem, caused the women, and a few mei, from other filatures both in the Settlement and Chapei to do likewise, Then the successful strikers rejoined their comrades. At a meeting of owners—all Chinese—it was decided to approach the Inbourers and find out what they wished. It was hoped that all would return this morning. The 6,000. strikers asserted that they wished to better conditions—no connexion with the general strike.
Cabinet makers employed by Messrs, Weeks & Ca., returned to! during the week, and, hoped that similar mechanics in other foreign concerns will resume shortly.
Several hundred coolies, ow route from Hankow to Foochow, are now in Shanghai, awaiting a ship for the latter port.
Seventeen members of the General Union of Labour, Commerce Education, at a meeting yesterday resolved to petition Tuan Chi-jui to remove Gen, Shing Chi-lien from the Shanghai area, and, further to request all unions' to endeavour to raise more funds. is greatly to be doubted when ther the first-mentioned organization received as much as one-quarter of two lakhs, but, on the other hand money has come into their hams, for payment of strip doles on a small scale has been resumed. It is plausible to think that the one-half per cent. tax on Chinese goods which some are paying, is thus prolonging the strike. On' Tuesday $1 was given to 5,500) cotton mill workers, $3 to each of 1,000 tram coolies and others employed by foreign firms, $2 to each of 300 washermen and $.60 to 1.600 employees on tugs, lighters and Inunches, Total—$i0,100.
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