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With the partial strike on Christmas Day and a total strike of nearly 500 bus conductors on Dec. 26 fro 10.30 am., the Shanghai public wa deprived of the bus service.
One conductor was arrested, a Korean inspector was assaulted, several bus windows were broken, and lime was thrown into the face nother conductor.
cause of the strike became ut after the dismissal of ay, who' actordlag to the Chinese ang Yuin, on Thurs-
press, had an altercation with a lady passenger in the Hongkew district. Early on Friday, he incited 50 other conductors at the bus depot on Con-aught Road to strike, At this time pelisse from Gordon Road were call-fed in and he was arrested, This action, it is said, incensed 150 others who followed the police party to Gordon Road police station where they demanded his release, Having been informed by the inspector of the station. that this could not done, they left the place with slight police persuasion.
They resumed duty at 10 a.m, and anormal service was in operation Agitators began this time demanding that the conductor should be leased forthwith, that no inspectors should make reports regarding conductors without good reason, that Shey should be given an increase in wages, and that Mr R. H. Bee foreign employee should be dis missed.
'On. the morning, however, more serious assault occurred. While the buses on the Nos. 1 and 9 lines Were operating, four oF five men in company uniform, boarded a bus. about 9.30 o'clock, dragged the conductor, from the' vehicle on Avenue Foch near Seymour Road and threw a quantity of lime in his face. They decamped into the French Concession, as some foreigners approached. The crowd of 40 oF 50 persons likewise scattered.
Mr. 0. Avery, an employee of the bus company Yemoved the injured man to the Red Cross Hospital. tive "North-China Daily Inquiries made by a_ representa
that no move had been made to News' 27 elicited the fact draw the tramway employees into the strike, Nevertheless, all precautions have been taken in the event of such a call being made but it is unlikely: that it will meet with a ready response because the Yramoay men, who are working as usual, are quite happy and contentced with their lot.
The Bus Strike Settled Dee, 29. agement of the China. Genera Negotiations between the" mane
Onimibus Ca,, Ltd., bad reached such fa stage last evening, that it appeared as though the full comple. nent of striking. conductors would return this morning and it is ex: pected that complete service will erin order to-day.
Over the week-end prior to. terdag'e pence parley, the stzikery adopted a trust macing of about 100 held Sunday, they resolved to attack any as. of, conductor who might, be working, and further resolved that ste Similar treatment... The come #9 any definite understanding fas to. the demands they would pre-Sent to the Company.
Yesterday there were 14 buses in operation on each of Routes 1 and sander paige guard, They were Tanned by_ loyal conductors Inspectors, Korean and Chinese.
raring" the day, however, the negotiations were of a more amicable nature, and ae stated, is very probable that " compete service wit resumed to-day, 'A'sequel of the latest bus strike was heard in the Special District [Court yesterday when Chang Yuen, fan ex-conductor of the China Gen-feral Onmibus Ca,, was charged before. Judge Shen' with inciting the company's loyal workers. to go on strike. The charge was subsequent-changed into one of "obstructing, by Violence and threats, others from ferrying out their lawful duty."
The Court remanded the case until to-morrow to enable the police call more witness AT a meeting on. Sunday after. moon, the labour unions of Nanteo and Chapel. passed a resolution for amalgamation of all labour unions under the title of the The headquarters of the new or isation will be in the Shanghai Pei, gstal Employees Union in Chee
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