What might have resulted in a riot Ju the office of the Fourth District Cigarette Workers Union, Lane 376, off 42, Wayside. Road, following the fusden "appearance of Gommunit on Friday aternéon, was averted Pamphlets during a stormy" meetin
Quick action on the part of the Settlement Police, who earlier in the day had anticipated "wauble. "The meeting was called. by about 300 female workers of the Hwa Cheng 'Tobacco Factory, Wayside eud.) +rortiy atier 3 pin, 10, demonstrate iheir objection to the deduction by union authorities of $1 from an Jannual bonus of $10 each for" the maintenance of primary school for Workers' children. Following Serv speeches, leaflets of an inflammatory mature were distributed, causing. ah stood bravely throughout, fully dress-Jed according on the tradition of the Norwegian Navy. Someone, they knew not who, had salvaged a sultcase, which afforded great comfort, 'Their thrilling adventure over, th Chinese crews, some of whom' had saved a few of their things, stood on deck of the River Police hulk, apparently discussing their fate nonjchalantly with a touch of Oriental fatalism. That no one was lost seem-
Jed. the least of anyone's concern. Both groups—foreign and Chinese—exhibited a maximum of comfortable happiness, combined with a general relief and little dismay over the evident loss of their personal effects.
Their duty predominant, Capt. Sorlie, having handed his family over to Capt. Johnson, a licensed pilot and fellow national, returned "to the Hervar, leading' his foreign officers as they clambered over the after end With the decks awash, their efforts were nullified as far as any great salvage of their effects was concerned and with the holds running over with water, nothing could be done below, 'Their' efforts were centred on the bridge and superstructure. On the former were certain ship's docu ments, which were taken off together with instruments.
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