Although slightly eased "by the return of coal and firewood coolies, the labour situation in the city mained tense as" further strikes, among Chinese tailors and. telegraph delivery coolles, broke out on Sunday. The concerns affected were the Grest Northern Telegraph, "the Eastern Extension," Australasia and China Telegraph, and the Commerial Pacific Cable Cos, The strike Is of a "go slow" nature and the demands in. each case. are! approximately the same, The Great Northern Telegraph Ca, is the most seriously affected, employing more {han 100 coolies, "When questioned, Mr. LIS, Poulsen expressed the! hope that' the employees would sume this moraing, This hope also was voiced by Mr, T. F,_ Bfullahey, the manager' of "the Commercial Pacific Cable Ca,, who stated yesterday that negotiations had been proceeding and the dispute may be ended today, 'The dispute between tailors and! shop owners was in the balance yesterday as some of the workers, particularly those in the Settlement beyond Vu Ya Ching Road, voiced their readiness to resume,' Others, in the French Concession and east of Vu Ya Ching Road, were unwilling to go to their work unless their demands for 40 per cent. increase had been made, The strikers are makers of foreign-style clothe.
"The strike of foal and Srewood coolies was settled when the managements. of briquette factories agreed fo Increase monthly wages by $18.
Shanghai, Mar, 28, During the past few' days the price of coal balls needed by the [Chinese for cooking has been quoted Jat $12 per picul, which has created Janother' record in the price-increasing campaign launched by manipular Ing merchants in Shanghai, It is Inow twelve times the price quoted the pre-war days, and most Chinese Jcannot afford to pay. The sudden Increase of price of this necessary has caused a great stir among Chinese housewives, and hope is express: ised again that the authorities will Recent Terrorism Denounced Shanghai, Mar. 30. It is learned that the British Chamber of Commerce and the American Chamber of Com-" merce at recent meetings adopted resolutions deploring the fresh outbreak of terroristle activities in Shanghai, The earnest hope was also expressed that such activities will cease and that the community will be left free to conduct its normal life and business without interference, pay attention to the alleged hoarding indulged in by coal merchants.
Chinese circles find evidence of hoarding in advertisements appearing the leading Chinese dailies pub-shed by. big) coal ball -manufacturing ring urging their customers to Femove large quantities of coal balls they ordered long ago. These cus. tomers who have ample means at their disposal have bought the coal, which is apparently much more that they can consume, and the advertise Jers urge the hoarders to take out the Jeargo, threatening to sell it to other Jcustomers who need it for immediate juse, "The advertisers promise to refund deposits from. big customers, giving a time-limit for the latter to remove the cargo they ordered, 'Small coal ball manufacturing' rms Jadmit that they are also hard hit by the strange situation, alleging " that [big factories have "been hoarding large quantities of coal needed for making coal balls. They have sent petition to the Shanghai Machine-made Coal Ball Manufacturers sociation, urging that big factories sell their coal to small "firms. The firms hoarding the material for making coal balls are mentioned in. the petition. These "charges. and. counter charges between coal. ball factories and their customers and be-{tween coal ball merchants themselves provide valuable data for official faction against hoarding, Robbers Steal $4,000
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