Wharf Coolies Demand for Increased Wages: Strike Pickets at Work Kivkiang, Dee. 28.
An anti-foreign strike has been started in this city and strike: pickets are arbitrary in their con-duet, Dec. 27.
The General Federation of Labour here held a mass meeting yesterday and passed a resolution demanding emancipation of labour from the capitalists. As a result of the meeting, the Federation pre-
Professional propagandists did not miss the opportunity to instigate anti-British feeling among the populace a 80 active that, more or less fenienco is. being elt in the concession. Pickets are checking the food stuffs to be taken fin the conecesion. It is understood that a general strike will be com~ Jmenced to-morrow for the purpose of obtaining an increase of wages, The authorities here headed by General Ho Yao-tse appear unable to deal with the situation which la becoming acute. Unceasing labour trouble, tyranny of pickets and domination of work-men are responsible for this—Toho,
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