International Labour Day, it seems, reminded a number of strikers that all play and no work would not produce the desirable results, for approximately 1,500 workers resumed work yesterday morning, among them the garbage coolies of the French Concession, the employees of the Foh Shing Tobacco Ca, and ladies' shoemakers, The garbage coolies, 700 in number, struck on Sunday after their demands for higher wages had not been met by the administration, The measure, taken by the latter, to force the strikers to return to work by publishing an advertisement in local Chinese papers, announcing that the coolies would be dismissed if they would not report for work on the specified day, appears to have worked, for the majority went back, with the remaining resuming yesterday. Negotiations will be held in the near future, About 1,000 male and female workers of the Foh Shing Tobacco Ca. in Macao Road resumed work yesterday, although no settlement of the dispute had been reached, Talks will commence within the next few days and it is expected that gri understanding will be reached. The strike broke out exactly a month ago, after the management had refused to grant the demands submitted by the workers, The third dispute to end yesterday was the one involving about 200 to a close, a very colourful scene. shoemakers, employed by—the Chekiang Road shops. Although no actual settlement had been reached, it was reported that the managers of the shops had agreed to increase their employees' wages, Meanwhile, the strike at the Miller Transportation Ca. continued unchanged yesterday, ending its fourth day, It was said that a few days ago the chauffeurs and coolies of the company submitted several demands to the management, The latter accepted the one for an increase in wages, but refused to view the others, It was then that the employees walked out, The dispute between the employees and the management of the Commercial Press was also without a change yesterday, The ten-day-old labour trouble among the Chinese medicine shop workers is expected to end in the near future. Chinese reports stated yesterday that the managements had promised to grant an increase to their employees, The Shanghai Tailors' Union published an advertisement in the "Sin Wan Pao" yesterday to the effect that the union would be dissolved owing to dissension amongst its members, Hereafter, continued the advertisement, the union will not meddle in any affairs taking place between tailors and their employees,
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