Meanwhile, a formal agreement was signed yesterday morning when the representatives of the Shanghai Elec: trio Construction Company called upon the management.
Mr, Vu Ya-ching, veteran member of the Shanghai Municipal Council, Was thanked by the employees of the: Shanghol Tramways and the China General Omnibus Company for the pert taken in bringing the dispute end, although it is stated that the bus employees have asked Mr. Vu to negotiate with their company for free passes to the workers going to and from work.
Change for the better way noted in the French tramways strike yes. terday and M. J. Favret, manager of the Compagnie Prangaise de Tram-Ways et d'Eclairaye Electriques, expressed hopey that a skeleton service Of buses might be put to work this morning. More than forty: trams are already in operation in ihe Concession, and with the return of more workers, who continue Ucily, transport service is slowly re-Nerting to normal, Approximately: half of the workers still: remain on sitike, which has been a week old how, but-no demands have yet been presented, No incidents whatever took place in the Concession in the rst two days, the reason being that French police are ever on the alert for trouble-makers.
Sinza Road shop to strike. They were sentenced to prison terms ranging from ten days to two months or paying Anes.
'The case may be traced to the general Tabour unrest in that it has its origin ina "union" which is. not directly under the control of author!- ties of foreign areas. Following the tramest workers' strike many tailors suddenly laid down their tools but was by no means a general strike, 'The outside force behind the strik-tailors became active on Sunday when, at about 1.30 p.m. 24 tailors, some of whom belong to the "Shang-hal Tailors Union" in Nantao suddenly made their" appearance. at the' Chu Hsui Hsing Tailor Shop, 1639) Sinza Road, and forced the' chief {ailor to lead his ce-workers to strike. They threatened to take him to the "union" headquarters if he refused to obey but the victim reported to the police before any harm could be done More Trams and Buses Shanghai, Oct. 2.
The strike situation in the French Concession took a turn for the better yesterday as a skeleton bus service Consisting of twelve route No. 22 Vehicles, was put on the roads while further return of" strikers allowed the administration to in-tease the number of trams along Avenue Joffre, bringing the total to 45—this being the normal service run on that route.
Torrential rainfall in the morning, however, forced the administratl to recall all the trams to the depot, since the corner of Avenue Joffre and Avenue Dubail was flooded to fan extent making it impossible for the vehicles to run, No incidents were reported yesterday since the French Police remain on the alert for, troublemakers, Jsearehing all suspicious-looking. per= sons entering trams and buses.
An official of the company. stated yesterday that a complete settlement of the dispute might be reached within the next fows days, since more and more strikers return dally to their work—less then half are out now—while it ig believed that Mr. Vu Yo-ching, who has been approached by he strikers to mediate may bring about. the long-awaited resumption of complete service.
Meanwhile, all but some fifteen P.W.D. coolles returned to work yesterday morning after being on strike for four days, No conditions have been Laid down by the workers who gradually returned to their! Jobs. No reason for the absence the remaining strikers was give yesterday, but it was presumed tha' they were unaware that the settle ment had been reached, P.W.D. Strike Terminates Shanghai, Oct. 3.
The strike of workers of the Pub-ie Works department of the Municipal Council came to an end yester-with the return of the remaining casual workers and following in the heels of the settlement of the strikes fof operatives of the Tramway Company and the China General Omnibus Company terminated one of the worst Labour upheavals in' the history" of the Settlement It way learned yesterday that many of the workers of the French Tramway Company were still absent, but the inconvenience caused to residents of the French Concession by the suspension of tram and bus services has been. considerably relaxed. by the company. pressing into service skeleton service which has beer, treatly auytmented by addition of a Humber of more trams.
Chinese circles believed! that the workers of the French tramways would also ask' Mr. Vu Ya-ching to mediate on their behalf. No con-inmation, however, could. be obtain-"a1 (rom the company officials.
Court Action Against "Union"
Settlement police will not tolerate any "union" workers. trying. force employees who are supposed to belonst to the "union" (9 strike Was revealed yesterday' when both Judge Mens of the First Sperial District Court took stern uttitu OMcials of the Public Works department were completely nonplussed by the at strike: bei acter, with the men walling out and returning to work without making ingle "demand on the employers. One official of the department stated that It was. inconceivable that. the men were dissatisfied over their earn ings as the terms of settlement of strike of workers not Tong ago paved the way for a permanent settlement of all differences between the men fund the department. tailors The incident of the French T-am-way Company was more a case of
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