Another Hair Dressing Saloon Intimidated Shanghai again experienced labour trouble, in a fairly enlarged way, yes-several barber shops ill were closed due to the strike of Chinese or-wielders, who had walked out on their jobs on Friday afternoon after their demands for better pay had been rejected by shop owners.
Less shops, however, were closed yesterday. The Dah Woo Hair Dressing saloon at 326 Shantung Road was still closed. At about 12 noon yesterday, several striking barbers went to a shop at 831 Medhurst Road where they attempted to force other workers to quit their work. When the owner of the shop interfered, the strikers tumed on him and beat him up.
The police were notified of the intimidation and four of the strikers were arrested. They will face the t Special District Court on Mon-y morning.
was also reported that the Chinese employees of the Shanghai Post Office had again submitted demands for an increase in pay tand allow-arces. No reply so far has been given, but it is believed that the Postal Guild Association will take a ind in the dispute.
The United Chemical Industries at 30 Penang Road, the scene of labour trouble on Friday when the police were forced to evict strikers from the remises, continued to be served by a skeleton staff of strike-breakers.
According to reports, the strikers' demands are considered too exorbitant by the management who, it ís id, are unwilling to increase the by the 30 per cent, demanded,
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