Major Disturbances in International Settlement for Three Days: Ring-Leaders Arrested IE Dove of Peace which was believed to have settled on the Shanghai rickshaw industry was rudely put to flight on Thursday when major disturbances occurred in various parts of the Settlement and hundreds of rickshaws were disabled, some of them seriously.
While the situ had somewhat calmed down last night, the authorities maintained a strict vigilance and special precautions were taken by the police to forestall fresh trouble.
Hired trouble-makers were held directly responsible for most of the disturbances, although in a few instances rickshaw coolies themselves were involved. Disgruntled "middlemen," who stand to lose a lucrative enterprise under the Council plan of rickshaw reform, were believed to stand behind the actual saboteurs.
However after further disturbances and arrests on Fridi the rickshaw "war" ceased on Saturday, as, with the arrest of the alleged ringleaders the Shanghai Municipal Police were convinced that they had struck at the root of the trouble and that the present agitation was ended. The fact that a majority of the 10,000 public rickshaws in the Settlement had returned to the streets during that morning and were still operating without interference that night confirmed this view.
Just as the tyre had been sound of Police arriving.
A sixth alleged leader of saboteurs was "arrested bythe. Munlelpat Police on Monday. and appeared. the Spectat District Court next morn: ing io rickshaw disturbances were reported on Monday and the work of fishing "ownership "corticates and Neenees continued. at the Richshaw Bourd ofoes and the S.V.C. Drill Hall respectively. Nine hundred and thirteen licences were Issued during the day, making a total of 6641 Heences to date. The number of registered owners who have taken out conces to date is 616, The issuance of both ownership certificates and licences will continue indefinitely this month until the pre~ seribed number of licences has been granted, Meanwhile the organization of the Pullers' Mutual Ald Association, one of the important reforms instituted by the Council in connection with the rickshaw problem, is progressing rapidly, Rickshaw owners and cooties are estimating. their combined losses in the "war" at $50,000, halt of which represents repairing charges, Many tyres and hoods were damaged and thousands of tyre valves stolen, The agreement between the owners and "Council provides for the pa ment of a maximum daily hire charge of 78 cents, big money, and an additional 7 cents, big money, may be collected by owners who ' contribute $1.50 per month in advance to the Pullers' Mutual Aid Association, The new hire charge is effective from August 15,
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