Several other subjects were raised by members and interesting. diseussions took place, Mrs. Dorothy Lee made an excellent speech onthe necessity for curtailment of such pleasures as cinemas, theatres, dancing fand expenditures on luxuries, ete, and the rendering of more help by alder and younger people alike to aid the men and women, in the services, at home, who were making such enormous aerifices. Her remarks were received with loud ap-
Probation.
Mr. C. W. Porter spoke on the proposed formation of a War Savings Association which was now being taken in hand and the meeting ter~ minated with a very hearty vote of thanks to the British Women's Asso-lation for Nie use of the hall mway Strike is bly Settled Shanghai, June 6.
Labour unrest which' "prevailed among 300 skilled workers of the Shanghai Electric Construction Ca. Ltd, during the past few days, was amicably settled on June 4 at a Ieeting of Workers" representatives and the management, when a slight Tnerease in wages. was agreed upon, "The men, it wilt be recalled, staged a sit-down' strike late last week but Fesumed work the following day pending the conclusion of negotiations. "The matter having been seitied, police guards which were placed on duty at the various depots belonging to the company, were withdrawn.
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