1,500 Woosung and. Kiangwan, 1,500 Sungkiang.
1500 Nantao,—Kiangnan Pootung,—_ Siccawei and Jessfield.
3,000 Soochow, Wusieh and Changchow.
Tae end of the month saw Shanghai temporarily clear of disbanded troops.
Anti-Japanese Boycott—The boy-git movement shows no signs of waxing. In addition to the usual search for and confiscation of enemy" goods, two Chinese merchants were arbitrarily arrested and ignominiously parried through the nantao by pickets of the anti japanese Society on charges fof having dealt in Japanese goods. The search of shops by these pickets. was ina number of instances resented by shopkeepers acd resulted in free fights between shop ployees and the traders. The movement was furthered during the month by meetings of the anti-Japanese Society and the circulation by the local Kuomintang Propaganda Department of a booklet entitled "anti-Japanese Songs, Series No. 2."
Commuenisin.—The murder in the Settlement on August 2 of a Chinese Government Intelligence agent and the reported arrival here of four Chinese Communist leaders from Moscow indicate a revival of Communist activities locally, despite suppressive measures adopted by the Chinese Authorities, They were Jalso responsible for the circulation. of a handbill expressing sympathy with two Italian Communists who executed by the U.S.A. Hex on August 23, 1927, ing the overthrow of The Police arrested one Chinese Communist at the instance of the Chinese Authorities, to whom he was handed over on August 16 by order of the Pro-Court. Two Chinese arrested on July 28 for posting communistic handbills in Pootoo Road slistri: t were on August 1 at the Provisional Court sentenced to one monti's imprisonment each and a Court order; was subsequently made that they bandad over to the Chinese Authorities at the termination of their sentences. The Chinese Police during the month also arrested in Chapei and Pootung four persons suspected of being communists, Strikes and Labour Situation.—There were twelve strikes and one lock-out during' August, of which nine occurred in the Settlement. The disputes in the Settlement affected the following conserns:—
Name of Number 6f Concern Hands (2), China, Merchants' Cigs ette Cow 69, Ward Road, 1,600
Tang Wei Silk Filature, 1, Wachow Road 200 Thirty second-class silk satin shops, Louza district.
600)
Public riesha coolies, Har-. bin Road district, Dah Kong Cotton Mill, 2, Tengyueh Road.
330 Twelve silk" features, West Hongkew slistrict 4,450 Hua Chen Tobacco Factor~ fet, 11 and 30 Dixwell Road 360
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