Incensed by the determination of the Police and the Public Health Department to carry out vigorously their campaign cyaiast objecticaable fruit hawkers in the Settlement, the hawkers resumed their strike "last Wednesday and staged disorders in various parts of the municipality.
'With few disturbances reported during the day, the strike of, fruit hawkers in the International Settle~ ment' was apparently ended Thursday night, the hawkers having decided to return to work.
Last Wednesday afternoon, groups of the vendors who had suspended fas a protest against police action Visited "many streets and alleys the Settlement with the purpose of making all fruit hawkers join the movement. Six cases of intimidation were reported, hundreds of water melons. and.' other fruit being smashed in the gutters. Thirty-four strikers were arrested and. later released again after having been warned.
The remainder of the striking fruit hawkers in the International
day and the disagreement with the Settlement returned fo work on thorities which had caused the strike appeared to be composed. submitted to the Works Committee a plan showing a pool at the south end Jot Cad. Lot 5970, Singapore Park. He stated that it was not proposed to Jproceea with this provision during the current year, but that if his projposa} regarding the site were approved, the necessary appropriation for the construction of the pool would" be included in the 1835 estimates, He requested authority for the commencement of this work in December or January next in order [that the pool would be available for juse at the commencement of the 1935
[summer season.
After brief discussion, the Committee recommended the Council to Jadopt this proposal,
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