A motor car parked in the compound of the Soochow Road P. W. D. depot was badly damaged, and doors and windows of the small office building were smashed shortly after pin. yesterday, when P.W.D. strikers attempted to interfere with faithful workers and coolies who were collecting their pay. Police reinforcements from Louza station and the Reserve Unit were summoned and soon had the crowd well under control.
Meanwhile, a conference was held yesterday between Mr. G. Godfrey Phillips, Secretary and Commissioner-General of the SMC; Mr, A. F. Gimson, Commissioner of Public Works; and Major K. M. Bourne, Commissioner of Police; regarding the Every effort is being made to settle the labour trouble and to minimize public inconvenience of the earliest possible moment, according to a Council press release.
Yesterday morning, strikers visited various shops on Sinza and Markham Road and ordered them to close. This demand was only complied with in a few cases, however, as police patrols intervened, dispersing the troublemakers. The latter succeeded, however, in smashing a few windows in buses passing the scene, said that he hoped that the municipal authorities in Shanghai would stabilize commodity prices to preserve peace and order.
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