The seamen's strike at Hongkong has drawn marked attention to the labour unrest.in south China, and in view thereof the following report on strikes in Canton dur-Ing the year 1921 by the "Canton Times,"' amplifying details already given by our own correspondent, are of more than ordinary interest A summary gives a total of of) strikes, four of which had not been settled when the year ended. Only one strike failed io secure increases, that organized by the pot-iters who) were only 340 strong. Otherwise the smallest increase was 115 per cent. secured by the firecracker makers, 850 strong. and the highest 50 per cent. won by the tea-hofise waiters, 5,640 strong. In, ereases of 40 per cent. were gained "by the masons (9,400), tailors (2,200), makers of foreign shoed (3,200), barbers (3,430), and wooden box makers (1,326).
Increases of 35 per cent. were secured by the oil producers (5,450), jand the ox-butchers (1,200); 30 per leant. by the mechanics (3,400), Jaundrymen (620) and foreign dress makers (620); 25 per cent. by the painters (520), the tea pickers (2,500), and wine distillers (1,200) and 90 per cent by the matshed builders (2,500).
The four strikes not settled were those by the makers cof Chinese shoes (3,400), paper makers (1,400), package workers (150), and weavers (350). The shortest strike, was that of the tailors, lasting two days, and the longest that of the tex pickers, five months.
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