Unrest exists amongst the piece Uevoted officers, Messrs, Schwyzer #00ds employees. Sixty-one persons trid Wei Dienyong; the'
Municipal stuck work on Thursday in the scotia Pat Louzn district, Other sections also are the regretted M. Legendre; the Public Works Department and their chiefs, Messrs, Verdier et Bois:
the Fire Brigade coupled with the notes of Mes and George Mayne; every" one of them had spent his energy without. bargaining; every one had given to the defence and the administration of the Concession help which could not be overestimated, and this, during many, many months. They were, therefore, entitled to the gratitude of the residents.
The Army and Navy "But their efforts would ha proved insuiffcient, had. they not been consolidated by the presence of the Army and Navy." The French Gonsul-General spoke at length on the essential part played by these time," he said, "and in numbers which were justified by the events. Those forces have given, to the combined action of the itipality and the Police, that ponsible help, that technical necessary adjustment, and fin ally that powerful material means. to which was added. the peculiar feeling of working again for our [colours, the image of glorious France. I am, therefore, very glad to salute the' Army and Navy in the person of their chiefs now in Shanghai, Colonel Mallet and Commandant de Villuine who represents Admiral Stotz, lar concluded by asking the guests to join and drink to the prosperity-of the French Concession Shanghai, During the morning, a reception Con- was given in the "Cercle eta Police. M. Taulier, chairman of this Club, told M. Naggiar how prod the members of the Police Staff were to have worked under his direction during the last two years. He asked the Consul-General's permission to present him with a souvenir from the Members of the Police. M. Naggiar, in his answer told the members' present how gratified he felt at the expression of their sympathy. affected, the men demanding better wages. "From a pamphlet found in the Wayside district, it is assert fed that the workers demand that their employers make their accounts public every year. They also wish know why certain members of their organization have been missed. Their attitude ix somewhat threatening. They allowed the hong. association only four hours in which to answer their letter, al~ though they did not state what the consequences would be should the party of the second. part, refri to answer them, The "China Times" reprinted on Thursday a communication sent by the employees of the China Merchants Steam Navigation 'Ca, to the firm, insisting that they should bbe paid' their wages, which they stated were long overdue. The circular ordered all sailors to present themselves at the company G2ices on Thursday and demand pay ent.
It concludes by saying that the men have no money, and that they would prote death on the company's ships, than their own homes.
The strike of grocer's assistants among. the Cantonese grocers nearly came to a conclusion on Thursday, when the majority returned to thei places of work unconditionally, The Government financed strike at the B.A.T. has not been settled, fand it is understood that the fifth ko payment of $5 will be made om Sunday.
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