Armed Chinese Act Without Sanction Intra-Shanghai complications, were avoided on December 18, subsequent. port of Chinese armed officers, who went through their way to the Temple of Heaven on North Honan Road, to settle a. Gispute between members of the Chamber of Commerce and a party' of merchants who were in the mood to oust the present tenant original affair began about noon, In order to minimise matters an autho ted the offices of the official of the extra-Settlement
Commissioner of police and ex-Pressed his regrets concerning the intimating that their request (which was denied) had been tools of a certain political faction lieging that they were Tex: ponsible for the forcibis and Mega Esizure of the Chamber's "supreme control So years age when he was the chairman of that body. Since thems the statement. confines, the Chater tad been under the com Sot of Keomintang oficiis and no Longer an organ 16 look after the welfare of the merchants in gene ence the "necessity of ite Further troubles between the members, of the sozolicd Mere Shants, Movement Committee "and the present. Chamber authorities fre feared as, in his signed sate: feng, Mr. Fang says tht, despite their unesceesstal efforts to anaveh the reins of coutel of they Chem: ber Fast week, they are determined attain their object sooner oF later. Ur, Fung also claims to have obtained the Governments permis Sion "informing his "Merchants 'The labour unions, according. to 'The incident yrellinformed "Chinese," hal th signific-Canton leaders' return to power a ance, Shortly after 12 noon, a party of 30 members of the Shang-on, i being alleged that Nanking opportunity for thie crane: hai Municipal Merchants Move-ise boon aubprecting labels more: ments Committee, who have estab-monte, ished temporary' headquarters the Settlement, at 384 Kiukiang 'The Shanghai General Labour Road, according to reliable information, proceeded to the Chamber Uni, which ae dnsived several Saturday.' with "the Postal Em-a ages war re tmacgersted with the purpose in mind of ejecting the present occupa: lovees Union as its moving spirit, membership of this organisation i yhe inauguration of the General strictly Cantonese, compared Labour Uni with a mixed provincial affiliation of the prevent body, Tt is order that they might Indaanoe the that they wished to take over in ing
new in Nanking regarding financial matters, such as. loans ed by those present, which affect Shanghai and other many resolutions passed the arrangements regarding taxes, in-meeting was one demanding the terest, ete. abolition of present labour laws Information at hand is to the and the participation by labour delegates in the task of drafting effect that the body of Cantonese merchants proceeded to the Temple new labour regulations. of Heaven, in which the offices of Another resolution adopted by the Chamber are situated, demand-the meeting was to the effect that Ing that those present should the Government should be request draw and leave their documents in fed to. grant the labourers a right, the various safes. One of the com-ike without the authorimittee of those in the Chamber, ties" interference, and to punish t however, telephoned the Chapel authorities of the Shanghai Soci authorities, Affairs Bureau. The Offices of the During the interim while Mr.
Wang Heiao-lai, Chairman of the situated in an alleyway "00 (General Labour Union Chamber, interviewed the contest Song Road, Chay parties, the Chinese armed men appeared, having driven through the Settlement. They arrived at 115 p.m. Their number was soon augmented by a party, of armed
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