Vigorous action on the part of wood-oil dealers succeeded this week in breaking up the junkmen's embargo and renewing steamer shipments. Wood-oil cargo was taken by the steamers Shuhun, Wanhsien and Meiren.- Determined no longer to submit to the obstructionist tactics of the junkmen's union, the shippers employed military' guards for the protection of the ships while loading, and warned the union not to interfere. An attempt was made to deliver the ubiquitous death threat to the pilot of one of the vessels, but the coolie bearing the message wag caught and promptly arrested and gaoled. Further interference was prevented by carefully searching all suspicious per-gons coming aboard and by making a generous display of force.
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