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Asked later if there was any conference yesterday M. Favret briefly replied: "Some people came without any authority to speak on behalf of the workmen so I did not discuss anything with them." He emphasized that the men were not de-ites of the operatives of his company.
An official of the company took exception to the word "Strike" being applied to the laying-off work of the operatives, He thought the term was derogatory to men who, he declared, had been intimidated into absenting themselves from work.
"Not So Bad"
Up traces had been dis-by the Municipal Police, al-used in the second kid-later recovered by jessfield. was reported to the police station shortly before 8 a.m. by the St. John's Middle School Jessfield Road. One of it pupils had been carried away Although immediate prospects of settling the deadlock in the French Tramway Company are remote M. Favret stated that the situation was not so bad, adding: "We have more cars running today than yesterday. Maybe tomorrow there will still be more cars". In these few words he expressed the permanent and inflexible policy of the company to maintain at all costs the essential services of the important utility company in the French Concession, responsible not only for its electricity and water supply, but also the tram and bus services. It will be recalled that in dred yards of his destination, he was approached by the abductors who hustled him into a alleyway near by, The crime was seen by some schoolboys, who reported the case to the school authorities. The latter communicated with the Police.
No political motive was attached victim's father is a Chinese business a strike of workers of the company some time ago, the management left no stone unturned to continue the maintenance of its electric and water supplies.
It was learned yesterday afternoon from a responsible Russian source that the company had engaged a Russian emergency crew the members of which would be paid eight dollars a day when their services were required and four dollars when they simply stand by.
Tron Merchant Carried Off Another kidnapping was reported to the Gordon Road police station two hours later after three armed men bad abducted Mr. Yung Chi-ting. manager of the New China Iron Works. ye Investigations showed that Mr. Yung was driving in his private car owe, which is situated at Lane
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