The local Inbour situation was marked on Tuesday by the return to work of about. 8;500"strikers at the 'Nikica cotton mill, a Japanese con corn in Pootung.' This is. the last of the Japanese mills to stay out turn. of thou-returned unconditionally, but the mill management has' agreed to increase each person's rice allowance by three cents a day and to increase their wages by §2 or §3
The lockout in the number one Ewo mill at 46 Yangtszepoo Road and the strike in the number two mill, in the same compound, still continue. There are about ' 6,000 persons employed in the two mills. The strike in the San Sing cotton mill at 87 Yangtszepoo Road, affect ing 9100 workers, is still in progress. Fifty worn workers of the Tung Yih cotton mill at 10 Mokanshan Road, who struck at 6 am. on September 23, to protest against the transfer of two fore-women, restimed unconditionally on Tuesday morning. The masters of the third class pawnshops held a meeting on Tuesday afternoon to consider an increase in wages and other demands presented to them by their employees, Women Angry over Transfer of Foreman Nothing of import over the week end happened to disturb the quietness of the local labour situation, with the exception of a minor brawl instituted by 50 Chinese female strikers at the Tung Yih cotton mill, 10 Mokanshan Road. These women struck over the transfer of their foreman, on 'Thursday and returned on Saturday to demand! their pay, but were told that they must wait. The Amazons, working themselves up,—started to damage the premises' and the Pootoo Road police were called in, They took 14 of them to the station, and, after some time cautioned them and turned them loose, The 400 silk filature workers of the Tien Lung Foh Kee filature, 51 North Soochow Road, who struck: work on Saturday morning, resumed on Sunday unconditionally. The Chapel barbers are still on strike.
The ex-workers of the Japanese mills distributed—handbills Saturday, which stated that they, the dismissed, workers, did not sacrifice in the cause Although the strike came to an end and it was a failure the workers should support the General Labour Union,
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