Further signs of dissension in the ranks of the strikers and dis. satisfaction at the action of the Provisional Relief Association are! noticeable.
Men are most anxious to return to work we are told, put the agitators, continue to intimidate them with the result that they are afraid to resume.
The Provisional Relief Assoc tion has issued a statement that from yesterday strike pay would be suspended owing to the fact that funds were in hand, but if, after week, cask were forthcoming, strikers would be given their doles before. The strikers are extremely dissatisfied at this state affairs and demand a proper accounting to see that the money has been used for its proper purpose.
One-hundred and 63 coolies in the employ of the Waterworks Ca, at their Kiangse Road workshops @eclined to begin work yesterday, It was apparently a demonstration of dissatisfaction with their present wages, The labour situation in the Wayside District on wharves was normal and quiet during the day, the eupply of labour being equal to the demand. All cargo on ships and wharves is being worked by the usual coolies, and 30 more men returned to work at the P.W.D. Workshops during the day, while 60 others reported for general work outside.
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