Monpay, July 18.
Inquiries made yesterday. of. the China Coast Oficer' Guild and the 'Marine Engineers' of Ohina]
regards the officers, and of Messrs. Butterfield & Swire 8 regards the China Navigation Ca. show that there has been no. start-jung development to the strike: of officers which commenced on June 30 and which has since held up the majority of. the China Navigation Co's, fleet of 75. vessels.
The Guilds stated, that so far they. were concerned the most interesting happening during the week-end had: been the. receipt of telegram: from. Tientsin stating that the officers of the strs. Fengtien and Shuntien. had left fo. Shang hai and would arrive: here. to-mor~ row. According, to.the telegram, the officers. had: left Tientsin. "to: avoid criminal prosecution."
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