The following resolutions were passed at the mecting:—(1) That all dismissed workers be reinstated before the strike would be declared off; (2) that the action of the Chinese police in attempting to compel the labourers to resume uncondition ally be condemned; (3) that, the workers of all mil ed to render assistance to the strikers and, if necessary, call a general strike; (4) that public bodies be urge tke up the fight and force the mille to grant the strikers' demandi Yesterday morning 289 of the 1,600 workers of No, 9 mill turned up for work, They were given two! hours' wagelj and sent away. With the exception of about 20, none of the labourers reported for work yesterday morning at number 18 mill. They were given one hour's wages and likewise sent away. The mill employs about 1,200 persons.
The strike in the silk filatures started over a demand for a 10 per cent, increase and a reduction in working hours, About G00 women. employed in the Yung Yui filature at 209 Paoshan Road in Chapei struck on Sunday evening.—They] submitted the above two demands, Which the management refused grant. Two men, said to be employees of the Commercial Press, were arrested on Sunday evening by the Chapei police as strike agitators. They were released the same night on request of the filature foreman, Yesterday morning the wanton and children employed in the following tures declared a sympathetic strike:—The Teh Shing filature la Tientungan, Chapel, where 600 are] employed; the Hong Loong filature Chapel, where there are 400 employed; the Kin King]
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'A. second strike within a week! called at the Tao Jute factory on Monday night at 11 o'clock to enforce a demand that full wages be paid for the period of the strike which started last Friday and ended, on Sunday.—About 500 of the night shift walked out and were followed yesterday morning by the entire day shift, numbering 700. tion yesterday was much easier, and some of the workers were goi back, it is still somewhat tense in the mill districts, particularly in the Nai Wata Kaisha mills, the Tao and other smaller Japanese mills, Most of the trouble arose over the dismissal of a boy in the weaving department of the Naigai Wata Kaisha mill No, 9 'At 6 a.m. on Saturday 907 male and 52 female workers of the mill struck as a protest against the dismissal of a boy on Friday. The boy was discharged for wearing' clogs in the weaving room. As soon as the workers went out negotiations between the strikers and the mill management were started and progressed satisfactorily until 3 p.m. on Saturday when the management agreed to reinstate the boy.
Police, who had been called in to guard the mill compound, were informed at 3.30 that the workers were damaging the machinery and immediately entered the weaving, room to quell the trouble. No sooner had they entered than they were met by a volley of iron missiles. They were forced to use their pistols after every other means had proved futile. A volley of five shots was fired into the roof. This quieted workers, "Anger the Foreigners"
After the workers had been ejected, from the room several pieces of iron resembling baton: were picked up. There were found three pieces of sacking with the owing inscription in Chinese the running dogs and restore the International Settlement." There were also two pieces of brown paper with the following inscription written in Chinese characters in chalk:—"Anger the foreigners and commemorate the death of Koo Tsung-ong, who was killed in No. 7 mill, Ni Wata Kaisha, on May 13, 1925.
Twelve men were arrested subsequent to the disturbance, but were released after being cautioned as. the mill authorities did not wish to press charges The mill management places the amount of damage done to the machinery at about Tls. 760. The night shift turned up for work as usual on Saturday evening, but were sent away as it was impossible to operate the mill on account of the damage to machinery. The workers were, however, given two hours! wages.
About 600 employees mill, Naigai Wata Kaisha, who atruck at 2 a.m. on Friday, are still out, The day shift, numbering about the same, resumed on morning." A pamphlet with following demands was sent to the mill authorities: (1) That all dis missed workers be rei That no more workers be dismissed jour sufficient cause; (3) That the police shall not be allowed to timidate workers; (4) That full wages be paid for the period of the strike.
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