GENERAL strike took place in the French Concession yesterday following intimidation of workers of the Tramways and electricity department by picketers. The skeleton tram service which have been operat: ing in the Concession since the strike on September 25 was entirely suspended, and the powerhouses are now being worked by a Russian staff called in by the Compagnie Francaise to meet the emergency. The waterworks department is the only utility service unaffected by the situation, the Chinese employed there still
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