The Archive · 1940

Accompany Vehicles

A "skeleton" service was maintained yesiérdáy by be China General Omnibus Ca., 2,000 of whose employees, are striking for large increases and other imprévérients in their conditions of work. Twenty-five buses, including many dóubjé-deckers, were run on Routes 1 and 9, the two most important lines of the system. Russian drivers took the place. of the striking Chinese, and Chinese inspectors acted as conductors. Russians also were employed as door-men. No trouble was reported either on the road or at the depot in Connatight Road, which Date for Establishment of New Govt. Uncertain Reports from n to the formed" regime at Nanking has signed an. agreement with. Japan which almost sells Central China to economic servitude and.that the agreement was accepted by Mr. Wang Ching-wei were denied yesterday by Chinese reports, quoting an official of the "orthodox" Kuomintang in Shanghai. it was said that Mr, Wang would readjust the economic relations between the two Countries on reciprocal and equal basis only and that the reports might have been circulated to offset Mr. Wangs efforts to establish a central the inauguration of the new central regime may be postponed, Mr. Wang Ka-min, chairman of the provisional government in Peiping, is reported to have resigned but it is) admitted that Tokyo has not accepted his resignation. The Pèiping esse tive may not go to Nanking but may! go to Japan for a long stay, it is stated. His representative sent tol Shanghai to negotiate with Mx, Wang Ching-wei has returned to Peiping, says the "Ta Mei. Pao."

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