'Things have gone on very rapidly' here for some time, Unions have been established with alarming rapidity, and they have been taken advantage of. Some days ago the Bank avsistants determined on a strike for a rise of salary; they only asked 300 [per cent, struck for one day and received what they asked.
Ta a few more in the foreign goods stores, silk, and!
Iso struck for 100'per cent. rise of wages. This is not settled yet, but will no doubt be settled in the same way.
'A few nights ago the Mayor was} invited to help settle the dispute between masters and men io one of thee Unions. He arrived at -the otice, walked in and was set upon, got a fair chastisement, things be had taken with him, and departed. imagine a Hsien set upon 20 years ago. We.who remember these things rub our eyes, and it may be lift our hat to the mew China.
The changes come so fast, men rise to power and pass away, without a tear or a sigh from those over whom they have ruled. The father and mother officials have left for ever, ang an entirely new thing is being enacted. Our sincerest des that it may be more efficient, and ter blessing to the country scything that has gone before Trade in all lines is at a very low ebb, and most tradesmen as well as proprietors look ahead with very great misgivings. Just how they will make out is not clear to themselves nor to others. If some gond man or men would only start the making' of the long spoken of motor road, whether North or South from this city it would give work to many for some time, and like all other im. provements would bring along many new lines.
Strange things do come to one's notice at times. Some ahead person some years ago stalled a kerosine motor jand polishing rice. This glad to see, and thought in our innocence that the lead would be followed by many other but -al the poor fellow is prohibited using it now, as it does away with quite few men who do this work by the old tramping method.
TaxtNG a leaf out of the Kuomintang book, Gen, Chang Chung-ichang is reported to have organized Jo propaganda corps on the same Hines as the Kuomintang's pro-'Paganda corps, excepting that his men will have as their object the preaching of an anti-Bolshevik cam-[paign. Mr. Ho Hai-ming, member of the Peking Parliament, is said to have been appointed commander-in-chief of the corps, and a Mr. Chie Wo-chu is to take command fof "the local section and will establish his headquarters in neath this picture is a short article] explaining England's nearness to economic failure.
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