Then, as if by pro-arrangement, the men and women sot fire to the seotton in the various rooms of the Baitdiny in the carding and spinning yoome in particular, The Fire Brigade was called in and came upon rooms full of smoke. The smoke had driven the workers out But Ioyal foremen had seized the emergency hose and wore trying to the fires which, on later tion, amounted in number to about 50.
ase were not disturbed by the workers as they went from nine, from bai aisles. st forge quantities which were not in imnzed The fall quota of out the large spinning room which overs more than an cere and bit by bit put out the' smovllering, and smoking cotton. It was an hour afore the firemen bad completed their work but a detachment remained on duty until near mid-inthe body of foreign officers. Sighs, and, the emoreney squad algo Feinained on, the premises until Sunat the fine the Brigade left, after which, when sll seemed quiet, only the emergency squad Capt. Wahl took charge tions early in the evening.
The Work of Agitators Although the mob was turbulent wg the afternoon the police did not find it necessary to resort to such extreme measures as were] applied at the Ewo riot a weoh ago. One man was arrested andi hws charged with the larceny of leather belting. Those who broke open the safe and stole its contents have not been apprehended.
The management of the mill, in}the issuing a statement last night, attributed the whole trouble to, pro" {fessicnal agitators, whom they state fare in the service of the Cantonese. According to the manager of the mill, the loss to furniture, fixtures and office equipment will amount t9 Jabout Tis, 1,000. No estimate could [be made of the damage done to th: machinery or the material' Jdestroyed, It was announced last evening that the mills would remain, closed for about 30 days.
Opinions were voiced in semiofficial circles that, in view of the nature of the trouble; it being certain that radicals were back of it, that this disturbance is a foreranner of similar troubles which may be expected to occur within the next 10 days, 'The following is the translation' of a handbill which was found in the tramway she® at 120 Whashing "Lenin, the labour leader of the whole world died on January 21 three years ago. Lenin was the Teader of the whole world's proletarian, Though it has been three years since his death, the develop ment of the movement for world relution has. been continuous in, all countries, including China. "The! situation in Russia Ts becoming more! fettled daily. This is the fruit of Lenin's work.
"Let us to-day accept Leninism and promote the radical teachings fund "revolutionary movement China and throughout the whole world. "Let us study the doctrines of Lenin. Lot us. be energetic assisting the national "revolution." (Sgeh) The" Shanghat General Labour Union, Besides the tramway strike two other strikes were in progress yesterday. The 600 employees of the [Wing On department store still refuse to go back to work, but business being carried on inthe store by 200 who hol shaves of stock in the company. The management yester-Gay served an ultimatum on the [strikers that all of them would be! dismissed if they failed to show up) for, work this morning.
Fifty carpenters, masons and fitters of a Chinese concern at. 2
Whashing Road. struck yesterday' morning to enforce a demand for a. New Year bonus of a month's extra wages.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.