Why Not Cut Their Pay? No Quorum: New Motor The Assembly is still amongst the unemployed; for lack of quorum no business can be done. Telegrams even do not bring the absenting members together. The next step is to cut their pay and see what effect that has, Preparations to welcome back Sun Chuang-fang still go on, and he is expected here on Monday.
'A motor road is soon to be opened from the River Head (Kiang-tou) to Shaohsing, which will be a great convenience till the railway is Built; we hear a special loan is being asked for, to complete the line, 30 that work' may commence on it without much further delay.
The silk merchants are planning big changes in their factories to meet the demand from foreign countries, Up till now only the raw Ik has been exported in large quantities, New machinery is being introduced, and the handlooms are falling into disuse. For some kinds, of silk the hand loom is preferable, and is not likely to be replaced by the machine made,
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