London, March 10.
Following the sharp German air attack on London on Saturday night, activity by the Luftwaffe over Britain in daylight yesterday was on a small scale, according to the Air Ministry, Bombs dropped on a few points in the south-east shortly "after dawn caused very little damage and no serious casualties, Some damage was done by single aircraft which dropped bombs in eastern England in the afternoon. A small number of people was killed, but casualties were not The P.W.D. strike ended yesterday morning when the coolies, who had been on strike since Saturday morning when they barricaded Messrs. G. W. Morris and V. A. Borzenko in the office of the P.W.D. Depot in Dixwell Road, returned to work. Two other strikes were settled yesterday, one at the Great Eastern Engineering Works at 849/146 Seymour Road. The other dispute was at the Tung Hwa Paint Ca. in Hart Road.
The dispute at the P.W.D. Dixwell Road depot originated on Saturday morning when coolies, engaged by the day, walked out, demanding that they be given more working days in the month. In the course of the trouble, they barricaded the tv foreigners, but released them an hour later.
The strike at the Great Eastern Engineering flared up on Friday morning when 120 workers of the concern stopped working because their demands for larger allowances had been turned down. A similar dispute was reported from the Tung Hwa Paint Ca. where 40 workers struck. Roth strikes were settled yesterday morning.
Meanwhile, drivers of small Chinese garages were still awaiting a reply to their demands for an increase of twenty cents a day. Four garages, it is reported, have agreed to the demands, but three have so far refused to comply. In this connection, a further meeting between the managements and chauffeurs was called for yesterday. The result was not known. but it was believed that a way would be found to avoid a strike.
The assistants of two small Chinese medicine shops returned to work on Sunday morning after being strike for several days. The ori of the dispute wag the usual demand for more pay. numerous.
Germen aircraft are reported to have made a daylight sortie in formation to the south-east coast early in the day. but appeared to have dispersed and retired efter meeting a terrific anti-aircraft barrage.
It is stated that the R.A.F. destroyed 50 enemy planes last week over Britain, the Continent and the Middle East While losing 16 themselves, It is authoritatively learned that nine German aircraft were lost over and around Britain during the week ended midnight March 8:9—one on March 2, three on March 3, three on March, 4, and two ai March 8. A! except one were bombers. Britain lost one fighter during the same period.
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