July 30, According to the Dah Wah News Agency the workmen of the British American Tobacco Company. about 7,000 of whom were turned out on: Thursday night when the Pootung factories were forced to close on account of over stocks, have submitted several demands to the! management of the company. There 1, That all the employees be paid] uring the term of cessation.
That the workmen's savings be doubled and refunded to them.
3. That the gratuity and superanpuation which was promised to all be enforced.
It is further reported that the management have promised to give 'a reply to the workmen's demands, representatives are said to ba been sent by the unemployed to i Jquire about the demands. but that there was no one of authority for them to negotiate with,—Chinese assistants, however, told them that} the demands were being considered. Te ig said that the labour unions have sent representatives to make the necessary inquiries.
It was further learned yesterday that many of the other foreign and Chinese tobacco manufacturers have begun to close down their factories fon account of the over stocks of the finished product, For two or hree days, according to officials of these companies, the staffs have been gradually cut down and it is expected that within the next week they! will have completely stopped manufacturing,
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