Approximately 150. Russians were engaged by the PWD, of the French Municipal. Connell yesterday to take place of the striking coolies in the Concession ior the duration of the dispute, with a dally pay of 'The strike of 709 garbage coolies in the French Concession broke out at Lam, on Sunday, after their demands for increases in pay and living allow~ ances remained unanswered, 'The dispute was started by the' casual coolles, who Were the frst to walk out, As a precautionary measure, every garbage truck has had a CPC, de-talled {0 It in order to avoid incidents With the strikers. Tt is learned that the coolies have already appointed a number of representatives to call on the. authorities to. negotiate, The labour situation at the Com= mercial Press" remained unchanged yesterday, although negotiations were understood to have been held for the Durpose of settling the wage-increase problem, strike was called by about 70 divers of "the Miller" Company godown in Thorburn Road yesterday following the alleged refusal on the part of the management to give satis factory answers to their demands for higher wages and allowances It was warned that negotiations were proceeding yesterday and that they would bbe resumed today. The company Which has its head oMmice at 106 Pel Road is engaged In truck, transporta~ tion and clearance brokerage busi-
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.