Stricken by labour disputes, Shanghai, it seems, just cannot get out of their- grip, for no sooner is one t settled than another flares up. It was learned yesterday that em-of the United Chemical Inwith a factory in Penang Road, would return to work this morning. Another dispute still to be settled was that of Chi: ese leather workers, who had been on strike for their employers to increase their The new concerns affected included the Vienna Knitting Factory 'sMpeMelur- at 475-491 Jansen Road -where 125 employees went on strike poe: the -management's refusal grant their demands. Another labour dispute affected Chinese fur dealers, whose employees were offered a 100 per cent. increase on their wages. The workers refused to accept this, claiming that "dt was not sufficient, When a leader Of the strikers was arrested by the police. the discontented workers "broke into 51-7 Tientsin Road ard smashed up the furniture. A small spinning ard weaving factory in Wetmore Road was yet another scene of a labour dispute.
Trouble flared up in the West Hongkew district yesterday morning at 730 o'clock when a. number of workers of a goat hair shop, who had walked out, entered 11 Ziang Shing Li, off Elgin Road. and 31 Ching Zang Li, off Cunningham Road, Created a disturbance and damaged the furniture. The shop is manufacturing Chinese pens.
Chinese reports stated yesterday that the entire body of employees of the Ford Hire, Johnsoo. Taylor and Silver Garages held a meeting on Sunday to discuss the labour dis-"pute between the management ofthe Taylor Garage ad its employees.
It was decided to submit the drivers' final demands to the management of the Taylor Garage yesterday morning. with a request for an ani swer by Thursday.
"According to Chínese reports, the employees of the Taylor Garage have submitted three demands to the ";'managemert These include an in crease of fifteen per cent, in wages and an allowance of eighteen dollars. "They also asked that they contribute five per cent, as superannuation and that, a corresponding amount be contributed by the management,
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