Unknown persons developed a new. terror on Tuesday (June 12), When phosphorus was placed on the Seats of three empty hire-cars, two belonging to the Taylor Garage and tone 10 the Johnson Garage.
Tu each case the cars were empty, the drivers having left them by the roadside in order to call on the customers and inform them that the cars they had ordered had arrived, "The first case occurred outside the Shanghai Club, where a Russian river, returning to his car, found his front seat smouldering. Remov-ting it from his ear, he smothered it sand, The seat was handed over to a police car, which took it to Central Station compound, where, some time Tater, it burst into fa and had to be attended to. by engine {rom Central Fire Station, About the same time a Taylor [Garage car called to 203 Seymour Road was also treated with phosphorus, land had to receive Fire Brigade attention, while at 10.45 pin. a Johnson Garage car was also the subject of firemen's attendance for the same reason, at Taku and Chungking Roads.
Fifty-five Chinese chauffeurs of the Taylor Garage, dismissed after their walk-out of several weeks ago, at~ ended the garage office. yesterday land the day before to be paid off. Their places were taken by Russians immediately after they had gone on strike.
Taylor Car Window Smashed Stones thrown by three or four unidentified Chinese broke a window in a Taylor Garage hire-car at 1.10 O'clock on Wednesday afternoon when Russian chauffeur was. driving It fromthe "head ofice in Route Cardinal Mercier to the Rue Montauban station of the company. othe attack took place on Rue clu Consular. There was no passenger in the car Jat the time. Strike sympathizers were believed to be the instigators for the affair.
'A portion of the Chinese chautfours who left the employ of the Taylor Garage on strike about six weeks ago may return to their former positions soon, it was indicated on Friday, The Taylor management, howe Jemphasizes that the Russian drivers Jengaged as soon as the strike began will not be discharged in order to make room for former employees Practically all of the employees who went on strike have been pald Join, it was announced, and no trouble lof any kind is expected.
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