main switch in the Chinese electric power station was sealed by the authorities, which made it impossible for the power station to comply with any emergency request for power by the French authorities. 'The Shanghai Waterworks Ca.' came to the aid of the French authorities and connections were made and normal pressure became again possible. Thus, the object apparently attempted by' certain parties in the Municipality of Greater Shanghai, i.e. a waterless French Concession, did not come off, Evidently people were annoyed ut their failure as clause 2 of the French Tramway Workers! demands reads as follows:—
"That all rules and conditions prepared by the company in controlling the workers be sent to the Social Bureau of the Municipality of Greater Shanghai for perusal and approval Comment is superfluous. Tt can be sid, however, that no signs of a strike were evident before the. feat of the Municipality in their water campaign."
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.