Men Refuse to Repair Japanese Gunboat In. spite of a decision of the! Bureau of Social Affairs for the City Government of Greater Shanghai recognising the validity of a contract entered into between the Japanese authorities "and the Shanghai Dock & Engineering, Works for the repair of Japanese gunboats, prior to the outbreak of the Sino-Japanese hostilities recently, and authorising the employees of the dock company to carry out repairs, some of the labourers have refused to carry out their work whilst others have been terrorised such a manner that they do not dare to work.
Interviewed by the "North-China Daily News" on May 5 with reference to the matter, Mr. W. S. Burns, managing director of the Shanghai Dock & Engineering Ca., said that the gunboat in question was a Japanese river gunboat which had been brought to Shanghai some time ago. The company had entered into an agreement with the Japanese authorities before the outbreak of the Sino-Japanese hostilities for the repair of Japanese gunboats and, in accordance with that agreement, the vessel had been brought to the company's docks, said Mr. Burns, prior to the recent troubles.
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