No Crimes by the Gang Reported in the Day Under Auspices of City Government Officials Two hire cars were commandeered by one' armed gang yesterday morning, the first car being recovered later in the morning by the police, Adding to the long list of Chinese while the driver of the second taxi public bodies which have sprung up was dismissed without being paid. under the protection of Chinese At 930 am., a chauffeur of the authorities in~occupied districts and Carter Garage, at 732 Burkill Road, the Japanese since the hostilities, two reported to the Bubbling Well police new organizations have just been station that his car had been hired inaugurated. One of them is the from the garage by five men, one "Shanghai Special District General of them dressed in a Johnson Garage Labour Union" which is trying to shirt. The five men had come up "centralize" labour movements in in Johnson taxi 18468, which they Shanghai and to increase the wages stated had broken down, The chauf-of workers, four was instructed to drive to the The inaugural meeting of the new corner of Brenan and Edinburgh labour union was held on Monday Roads, where the passengers left in the former Chinese Chamber of without paying their fare. The Commerce building in North Soochow Johnson taxi abandoned by the men Road, according to the "Sin Shun in Burkill Road was later found by Pao". In the presence of officials from the police, who circulated a message the Shanghai Special Municipality, in an effort to find the driver. leaders of the union met and resolved At 11.15 am, a Johnson Garage upon a number of questions includ-driver came to Bubbling Well police ing a circular telegram. station and reported that his car, Foreshadowing that the new union bearing licence No. 18468, had been will control Shanghai workers, the called out to Jessfield Road. When telegram expresses regret that in he got there, he was met by seven the past labour movement leaders men, three of them armed, and here have not done their best for the stripped of his uniform shirt, Five workers. More than 1,000 persons men then got into the taxi and drove including representatives of many away, while two remained to guard small labour unions, are said to have the detained man. At 10.20 a.m., the been present at the meeting.
Quintet came back and returned the Want Foreign Settlements chauffeur's shirt to him. He was then allowed to go.
The resolutions passed at the meet-No crimes had been reported to ing include a telegram to Nanking occur between the hours of 9 a.m. asking that the foreign settlements and 12 noon in that area, and the in China be taken over; a petition to mystery of the commandeered cars Nanking for a purging movement is under investigation. against bandits and for centralizing labour control in Shanghai; reduction of prices of rice through official are now said to have been closely efforts; conclusion of hostilities by united. The new corps will ce-operate Japan; the increase of wages of with the Shanghai Youths' Corps, workers through official efforts to be a Chinese organization. A preparatory made by the Shanghai Special committee meeting was recently held Municipality; and establishment of and at this meeting methods of factories to relieve the unemployed. organizing the corps were discussed.
'The Korean Youths' Corps was also The exact mission of the new corps recently organized here, states the is not mentioned but it is said that same paper, There are more than it will work for the "New Order" 7,000 Koreans in Shanghai and they in East Asia.
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