More demands for better pay were made in the city in the past three days, the latest to be affected being the employees of the Second High Court and First Special District Court in the International Settlement, where unrest is brewing as the em= ployees have had no answer {o their three demands, made prior to the current representations.
The high cost of living caused even the Judges of the courts to demand more pay, the increases asked being approximately for sixty per cent: shove their present salary. Other employees are asking for a larger lee allowance.
It way also learned that the Ministry of Justice at Chungking had ordered the judges here to open a public restaurant where the families Of court employees could be fed in wholesome manner at less expense.
'The Chinese press reported yesterday that all grievances and dissatis factions are being still referred to Chungking for nal settlement. They also Feported that the employees had Eeen given a temporary' allowance, pending final orders from the war capital There was further labour unrest in Chinese cotton. mills, the atest, to bbe affected being the lising Sen Cot fon Mill in Tonquin Road and Hsin Vu Cotton Mill in Soochow Rest It was believed that political agit tors had been busy with the worl cers, and tried to prevent the on ployees from entering the factories. Many of the workers now live in the mills {o avoid trouble with the agitators, while work Is being: done normally pending a reply from the management for better pay.
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