Ordure coolies employed by the Public Department, S.M.C. spilled their odorous loads at the corner of Vu Ya Ching and Peking Roads shortly before 8 am., yesterday evidently to show their discontent with the rice allowance which they are now getting.
The fire brigade was summoned to the scene to wash the streets but when crews attempted to lay-on from hydrants near by, the disgruntled coolies threatened them and attempted to interfere with their work, with the result that police units from Sinza station were summoned to the scene, dispersing the demonstrators.
Apart from this incident, the 3,000 odd strikers of the P.W.D. remained yesterday. No demands have been forwarded to the Council as yet although, according to Chinese circles Mr. Vu Ya-ching has been asked to mediate. Initial conversations were believed to get urder way either late yesterday afternoon or sometime this morning.
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