Nearly 4,000 workers of the Yani tszepoo Cotton Mill, Wetmore Road, who had been on strike since Feb-
Tuary 28, returned to their places on Monday, accepting the 10 per cent reduction in wages proposed by the management. Tt wae agreed that fractional amounts of a. dollar be counted as "big money" in the payment of wages.
The situation in the Ewo Cotton Mill, 670 Yangtszepoo Road, remains unchanged, 280 hands in the Woollen Thread. and Serge Departments operating as sui On Saturday afternoon about 100 foremen and forewoman of the Ewo Mill met on the premises of the plant at the request of the manager, when they were informed of his intention to close part of the mill, which Would Fesult in. some 2,000 out of the 4.200 hands being discharged. The reason given is that the machines in this part of the factory are out of date the output does not cover th expenditure. They were further to that should the strikers agree to ae cept the 10 per cent, reduction proposed, the remaining portion of the mill will be re-opened.
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