Three coast vessels which have been held up at Shanghai owing to the strike leave for Hongkong this morning. These are the Hsinwah (a. vessel which "escaped" from Hongkong Harbour about two weeks ago), the O.N.S. Huan and} the C.N.S. Chenan. The C.N.S. Luchow sails for the southern port on Sunday and the same company's str. Kwangse two days later.
The following is a translation of an item of news which appeared in the vernacular press yesterday Cantonese seamen in Shanghai state that pending official notice from their Union in South China they will not return to work. As soon as such notice is received they will resume their former duties.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.