The lock-out of employees of the factor} nce June 2 flowing a strike against the dismissal of se ers. On September 1, the man agement posted dtico say: ing that, owing to business depression, only 160° of 500 employees would be re-engaged fon resumption, 'Those not enzaget are to receive a retirement gratuity and 28 days' pay, all of which has been paid except that to 40 worl About 70 of these who have not been taken back met ix Chapei on Tuesday and resolved to demand medical compensation for two of their number who, it is alleged, received injuries on' August 21, when the management summoned the police to expel them from the sales office on Avenue Edward VII. Th also demand that the company should make good a sem of $500 which: the union advanced for ex penses. get advice at a comparatively low cost from untrained men who are frequently a danger owing to their ignorance of proficient methods. The Shanghai Dental College seeks to remedy this by training young men and sending them out to practice at charges which should be in the reach "of the average Chinese.
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