The Oriental Cotton Mill, British concern, re-opened yesterday, practically all the 1,900 hands returning to work.
They. wore paid $1 each by the Chinese Chamber of Commerce, this being the first instalment of the gratuity. compensation. The iment will be paid in few days.
About 4,000 employees. of the Ewo Mills also returned yesterday 'A parade was organized in the Wayside District, shortly, after seven o'clock in the morning, the workers wending their way over a long route to the mills. Leading the procession w huge banner carried by several men and on this
Labourers Return to Work". ete characters representing "The in was flowed by a bronc baad which played popular tunes now well-known to the Chinese public. Mingled with the general body were other bands, playing different tunes. Thousands of crackers were Greil off and hundreds of paper bombs were thrown into the air.
The demonstration w perfectly orderly and the people very happy. Men and wonien, girls and beys, marched two and four deep into the mills.
Men in motor ears and on bicycle dashed to and fro to maintain order, Police patrols were stationed at numerous poi along the route, but had to interfer arrived at mills they they would be paid as usual but that they would not be wanted for work until Monday next.
Other mils resumed work yesterday and there hich did not will recommence before Sunday, or Monday at the Intest.
Labour Union Secretly At' Work FRIDAY.
Although the General Labour Union has been sealed and is to all intents and purposes closed, the belief in Chinese circles that
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factions a According for sources it has been ascertained thay Gen. Shing, Commander of the Martial Area, has become aware of their secret dealings and has ordered the local constabulary and la subordinates to find out the truth.
He proposes, according to our informant, to take stern steps toauppross any illegal transactions.
Forteen members of the National Chinese Students Union reported to have met secretly on Wednesday for the purpose of establishing monster general meeting on October 10, the founding of the Repul the gathering they urged that al! student organizations must support the interests of the Canton delegation to Peking.
Mills Almost Normal The British mills are now almost back to normal the majority of the cotton mill workers returned to work yesterday, including those of the Ewo Mi others in Yangtszepoo, ihe Oriental and Mackenaie & Ca. are still difficulty, it seems, for day the Shanghai Provis lief Society paid out as strike dole each of 100 female employees.
The Chinese pross states that the Chinese Chamber of Commerce hax advanced textile employees British" mills $1 each, with guarantee that the remainder of the memoranda will be complied with.
The workers of the B. A. mills in Pootung have on the whole taken up their labours again. Those in the minority who did not return to.work yesterday morning were replaced "by new hands. and published this paper a week ago, and 8,000 of the 10,000 took up their places at once.
understanding reached.by the striking lithogr exa, and their employers by the former will resume work after the Mid-Autumn Festi ax. Hu Han-ming. the notorious sting "'generalissimo" in Canton, hag arrived in Shanghai on hie way to. Soviet Russia to investigate alitigal conditions. Gen.
Hsu 'Tsung-chih, saic to be the late Dr. 'Sun. Yat-sen' blest military commander, "has also arrived here. Wang" Ching-wei, 's personalsogretary, is report formerly Dr. fed. by. the Chinese. press to have Deen taken into custody by the: Reds in Canton.
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