Strikes in the Settlement totalled 65 as against 63 in 1993, The number of employees affected and the number of working days lost were 10487 and 27,075" respectively, compared with 22,613 and 202,171 in 1033. The enterprises affected included four textile factories, nineteen weaving factories, three tobacco factories, two printing works, four Public garages and their branche fand 36 other establishments including rubber factories, engineering firms, ete, Personnel of Force A number of interesting tacts in regard to the personnel of the Shang hhal Municipal Police are revealed in the Commissioner's Annual Report to the Council, During the past year the Police Distinguished Conduct Medal, Class 11, was awarded to Chie nese Police "Constable Wong Vuni shing for great courage and initiative displayed "in an encounter with farmed criminals whilst under fire. Seven foreigners, 23 Sikhs, and one Chinese were awarded long service medals; 210 foreigners, 48 Japanese, 107 Sikhs, and 1,802 Chinese were departmentally awarded, capacity crowds could be accommodate.
Three names were added to the Roll of Honour of the Police, the following having been kiled on duty.
London flocked to see it. "This, Mr. Gregory says, "was entirely bejeause it was packed with thrills, It iwas not a good play, and it changed the original Bram Stoker story to such an extent that it was almost The play was re-written for its JAmerican opening and played five years in the United States, where Mr. Gregory's brother made a name for himself in the role of Renfield, the The Shanghai version of "Dracula" was written from the original novel Mrs. L. R. Dooley, an ADE. member, after the Club had! made many unsuccessful attempts to secure from America the right to produce the play in China. According 10 Mr. "Gregory, the A.D.C's own dramatization is much more faithful to the book than either the London American productions and provides mich more thrilling entertainment. [The London production deleted many lof the real horror scenes of the [book and substituted stock theatrical {tricks common to the usual mystery lay.
The dramatization which Shanghai tiaygoers will see on February 27 includes the horror scenes: in Castle Dracula, and the graveyard scene, where @ stake is driven through the heart of the vampire, of Governments alt over the world. The Bureau of Public Safety of Grea. ter Shanghai, in stopping deliveries of the acid,"is only exercising its [police power in enforcing the tax—Chekial Agency.
Note—A foreign firm's experience] of this tax enforcement was described in last week's "North-China Herald,
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