The Archive · 1934

FIVE-HOUR STRIKE BY MESSENGERS

The strike by more than 100 mes sengers of the Chinese Government telegraph and radio offices which [began at noon on Monday (Oct..5) was ended at 5 pin, when the authorities conceded the demand for a /$2 increase to the monthly salary of teach messenger and promised to take {nto consideration the other demand for an improvement of treatment.

The agitation of the mess started more than three months ago. When the strike was declared at the authorities "asked for the foreign tele~

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