The Chinese Strikers Return Unconditionally The Strike of Chinese pilots on the Upper Yangtze, which has shown signs of breaking down for the past fortnight or so, came to Jan end on May 18, when the pilots at Fehang resumed work unconditionally, This strike started 07 February 18 when the pilots presented exorbitant demands to the companies, and at the time it also seemed possible that a general labour strike at Ichang might take place.
Through making concessions, some upper river ships have con: tinued to run through the period of the strike, though the British chipping companies did not give way"to the pilots. A short time ago, however, there was a split in the ranks of the strikers, the Szechuan men being perfectly willing to carry on at the old rate of pay which, incidentally, is good. The Hunanese insisted on carrying on with the strike.
Two or three weeks age the three China Navig snips, Wantung, Wanlia and Wanhsien, Jeff Shanghai for Ichang, and managed to pick up pilots for the run, while the Kiawo, of the Indor China Steam Navigation Cow has been running without any Chinese
harling the ship himself, pilot, the skipper, Capt." Hughes other ships of che Intter tine, the Fuwo and the Kingwo, arrived in Tehang from Shanghai two days before the strike ended, and will now be able to carry on normally.
"The water in the upper Yangtze ix still very low, the reason given being that the snow on the moun tains amidst which the river rises hax not yet melted. At Hankow, onthe lower river, the water is high, this being due to a great deal] of water coming from the Tungting Lake.
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