There is increasing tension among, industrial and labour circles general in Shanghai and its environs, although no new indications of serious strikes are apparent. Investigators, who have mingled with labourers during the past week, have come to, the conclusion that the workers, having no grudge against their employers, openly express their fears of the next moves of the red-Inspired terrorists.
The trams are still out, in spite of the efforts of the management to alleviate the fear which the agitators have managed to instill. The Municipal police are willing to afford every protection to motormen fand conductors, but, since the attempted murder of Chai Sing-fong, the inspector, on Wednesday morning whilst he sat at breakfast, employers have displayed a distinct reluctance to return. No trams were seen on the roads yesterday.
Increasing Strikers in Small Trades 'The number of strikers in several' smaller branches of trade has been increased by the second-hand cloth ing employees, who, yesterday, left their places ' of employment in Fokien Road and Sinza Road.
The situation at the B.A.T. factories in Pootung shows no change over that of a week ago, Cotton millls have not been affected directly, although on Weinesday the! Police arrested an agent on the premises of western district mill, Agitators are practising quiet and insidious intimidation, At the N.Y.K. Wharves, it is. reported in the Japanese press, there is a distinct improvement, in that] the company has engaged—strike-bronkers. It was hoped last evening that a complete solution would be arrived at, According to the "Nichi Nichi," 187 new hands were engaged at the Hongkew Wharf on Wednesday, and more _yesterday. About 80 per cent. of vacant posts had been filled yesterday, At the Wayside Wharf a different] situation exists, the journal adds, Because a compradore of Inbour is understood to be one of the six ringleaders. His home was visited on Wednesday, it is said, and the police arrested him, hoping to find either pistols or godown books in hig house,
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