The strike situation at the Chung Zur general manager, at once] rug Book Co.'s printing department consented to wire to the Ministry of Communications on the subject and to recommend that special allow ances be paid to the Shanghai employees.
The Telephone Co.'s (Chinese) employees are also said to. be restless. continues, but' few if any. develop: ments have taken place in other No. developments have taken Face in connexion with the threat ened trouble at the Shanghai oilways and Tramways The management of the Shanghai-Narking Railway inform that there is no question of a strife fon that line and that the men have rot presented them with any '"demands." There might have been applications for increased wages, bat these were not demands. Such applications would, of course, be treated in the ordinary: manner, if put forward, The employees' representatives on the other hand, insist that they have sent in demands for the following:—(1) a genera. increase in wages for all employees of the traffic department; (2) a increase of the maximum amount of pay for the Chinese staff; (3) shortened hours; and (4) treat: ment on the same basis as the Cus. toms, é¢., a year's bonus every 10 years. They promise to carry on as usual and not to strike, and say further that they will not adopt extreme steps though they will fight passively for their demands.
The threatened strike of employees of the Nantas (Chineser Tramway Ca. did not eventuate, the management announcing that a general increase of 20 per cent, would be conceded in respect of the we' publish below, and staff of the Chinese Tele. graph Administration are now waiting for instractions from the Ministry of Communications with reference to their applications for increased wages before deciding on A new list of requirements has been drawn up by the Railway's Union as follows:
80, per cent. to those ree thave getting' employees getting more than $100. eiluerease in ihe "euasivum Incr raving leet Mrpectors'gd0""o) 9120 "with anneal increases porvern cee $16et8 $59 Fin Wise Thefeass taunt Prentices to. receive. $20. aa start to's day, or 4 hours a half dey.
Chinese doctor to be appointed to rive medical treatment "to. th their amilles not wages of the entire reauia Seepage feat of the fo ud shoes at cee gists that Sale omcinat Mid was suslactors tthe seen ts Seams and they consented cancel their demands.
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