On Any Developments Over $1,000,000 Paid Out Up to a late hour that night, the' LSS. had paid out to depositors more than $1,000,000 local currency. All bondholders insisting on with: drawing their investments are being aid in cash. Since the run began. On Tuesday afternoon, more than 1,000 persons, the majority of whom were Chinese and Russians, have stormed the doors of the LSS, building, 7 Avenue Edward VIL A large portion of the crowd were pushing and pummelling before the doors were opened on Thursday at 9 am. and, when the closing ime came at 4 pam, there were so many sull standing" before the building that the management issued orders to bring them inside.
A committee composed of three embers of the Shunighal Munieipat Counc and Me. Stirting Fessenden, the Secretary General, hus been 9 pointed by ihe Couneit to keep that body conversant with developments the local rickshaw situation, "The Council members on the cin: mittes are Messrs. W. P. Lambe, J. 11, Liddell, and EY. B. Kiang, "They and Mr. Fessenden will confer with the Rickshaw Board from time to time and then report the results of the conferences to the Connell, Tt is felt that this is the best way lot keeping the entire Couneit formed of developments in the intricate rickshaw situation, whose pres: ent status is that of an' apparent impasse. 'The question of the fate of the Council-sponsored Pullers' Mutual Aid Association will not be decided On the first day of the run, men and women alike fought for places. "This;" explained Mr. Spelman, was because we were taken unawares But now we have a system." The system is this:—A_ capacity number are allowed in the building at one time. Last comers are given places in the rows of seats which fill the before July 1, the rickshaw owners having agreed' to collect the puller contributions through this month, Whereas the new committee wil function in a manner similar 10 thal of other Council committees itis not fendoved with the: permanent' quali= ties of the other bodies, lobby. "AS the crowd in the room where payments are made disperses, those waiting are permitted to replace them, fen at 2 time,
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