Interviewed on Thursday by a representative of this journal, both Mensrs. Butterfield & Swire' (loca! agents for the C. N. Ca.) and the Guild secretaries were non-com-mitral and were not prepared ive any opinion as to the probable th of the dispute.
It is expected that full information will be received from Hone. kong and const and river ports to-Jday in regard to what is happening to each vessel of the company's eet. The Guild secretaries stated that those vessels which were at sea when the strike came into effect on Thursday would cease to operate immediately they reached their next port of destination. It was not possible to ascertain exactly who" ships come under this heading.
The Hongkong Situation Hongkong, June 30.
The strike of foreign officers and Jengineers of the China Navigation Ca, is confined here in action to the floating staff refusing to take ships to sea. There is no intention to interfere with the discharge of cargo. [The China Navigation vessels at. present lying in Hongkong are the [Tungchow, Ichang, Soochow, Tean, Hanyang and Chinhua, It is understood that senior off-who qualify for their pensions shortly ave holding back white the} Jyounger men are in favour of the
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